Postpartum depression refers to a psychiatric disorder that occurs in women after childbirth, mainly depressed mood and behavioral changes.
So what are the dangers of postpartum depression:
1. The persistent emotional depression of the mother, resulting in inattention, will ignore the presence of the child or reduce the care;
2. Maternal emotions are excessively anxious, worried about the safety of the child and frequently take care of it, inadvertently causing harm to the child;
3. In severe maternal cases, cognitive impairment, such as guilt, delusions of persecution, auditory hallucinations, etc., often want to live without meaning, have the idea of abandoning the child, and even make dangerous behaviors of holding the child to commit suicide.
4. Maternal depression leads to poor sleep and appetite, affects the secretion of milk, causes insufficient milk consumption of newborns, and affects the normal development of the child's physique and intelligence.
To avoid maternal depression, prevention should be carried out from the beginning of pregnancy, and several suggestions are given for reference:
1. Pregnant women's minds should think from the beginning of pregnancy that once the child is born, in addition to expectation and excitement, it will also be accompanied by uneasiness, exhaustion, anxiety and hard work, etc., and it is necessary to be mentally prepared in advance.
2. Learn some parenting knowledge from the beginning of pregnancy, understand the nursing knowledge and operation process of newborns and young babies, understand that these are all over-the-clock work, and it will be much easier for the child to be a little older.
3. Strengthen your parenting confidence, let yourself believe that your baby is the best, and always be proud of your baby.
4. Relax your mood, such as asking your family for help in time when you feel tired, and try to make the process of parenting as easy as possible.
5. Be open-minded and don't force yourself. Control your own bad emotions and behaviors, pay attention to rest and listen to some soothing music at the right time, and prevent the occurrence of depression from the mind.
6. You can confide ideas to your family and friends, eliminate the buds of bad emotions in time, and if necessary, you can ask psychological experts for help.
7. Prepare for the new members with the family, and the family actively shares the burden of raising the baby. Fathers should be kind and considerate of the mother, and take the initiative to take on the responsibility of child-rearing and housework to reduce the burden.
Think of newborns who have just left the mother's body, from the body structure to physiological functions, are experiencing the process of adapting to changes in the external environment. For him, whether it is the mother's heartbeat and the mother's call that are familiar in the fetus, or the mother's abundant milk on which he depends, it has an extremely important impact on his quality of life, and the role is irreplaceable. At this time, the mother's physical and mental health and emotional investment will determine whether the child can grow and develop physically and mentally healthy and develop well.
As a mother, the mother is a period of physical and mental pressure throughout the child-rearing process. The power to evoke maternal love at this time is an effective weapon to combat postpartum depression. Seeing the expectant gaze of the baby in his arms, grateful for the precious mother-child relationship, and knowing that the hardships and hardships he faces are temporary phenomena and will soon pass away with the wind. The identity of the mother will allow herself to plunge into the state of self-forgetfulness, so that maternal love will become a spiritual pillar to give the baby a happy tomorrow and leave unforgettable childhood memories!
At the same time, we also call on everyone to care for every mother. Be more considerate, be less indifferent.