{"id":441,"date":"2014-07-16T08:43:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T08:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/?p=441"},"modified":"2015-07-10T08:34:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T08:34:32","slug":"postpartum-depression-baby-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliablerxpharmacy.com\/blog\/postpartum-depression-baby-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Postpartum Depression and the Baby Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Becoming a mother is an out of the world feeling and ladies prepare themselves for it for a long time. Women plan for it and always feel joyful, when she is expecting this wonderful gift from god. But, after giving birth, it has been studied that women sometimes lose their control on themselves and feel depressed, sad and irritated. This leads to postpartum depression<\/strong> and sometimes baby blues too, which is a type of clinical depression in which powerful emotions, from excitement and joy to fear and anxiety happens frequently.<\/p>\n

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It has been studied that up to 80 percent<\/strong> of new mothers experience the baby blues. There are varied possibilities of emotional weakness expected after childbirth including<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> mild depression and mood swings including<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> anxiety, sadness, irritability, crying and decreased concentration, that begins after giving birth, which lasts for a few days to a week but no longer than two weeks. The baby blues are now a normal part of new motherhood because of the hormonal changes that occur following birth. If you are suffering from this, there is no worry. You\u2019ll definitely feel better once your hormones level out.<\/p>\n

What are the changes that lead ladies to postpartum depression?<\/h1>\n

Postpartum depression generally refers to chemical, social and psychological changes associated right after having a baby. In this phase, a gamut of physical and emotional changes is experienced by new mothers. A rapid drop in hormones like oestrogen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> and progesterone after delivery is referred to as chemical change. After giving birth, within three days the levels of these hormones drop back to normal when the woman gets pregnant. <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, social and psychological changes increase the risk of baby blues, which is postpartum depression. These changes include exhaustion in which woman faces confusion, hallucinations and delusions, paranoia and attempts to harm herself or baby in psychological changes.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of postpartum depression:<\/h1>\n

If any problem is detected at an early stage then<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> the chances of curing it increases. In the case of postpartum depression, which is a serious problem and even severe<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> if not properly treated and detected early. It\u2019s not always easy to distinguish between postpartum depression and baby blues. Sometimes in postpartum depression, symptoms become more severe that lead someone to think suicidal thoughts or an inability to care for newborn) and are long lasting.<\/p>\n

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Some of the postpartum signs and symptoms, which women should not ignore, are as follows:<\/p>\n