对于一个家庭来说，通常一个新生命的出生总是带来喜悦和希望。 But for many women, having children often brings them some low emotions. Up to 15% of these women develop postpartum depression, which is more severe and lasting than the symptoms of "postpartum mood swings."
If you have suffered from depression during pregnancy, you are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression. If there is a family history of manic-depressive psychosis or if the mother has manic-depressive psychosis, postpartum depression is also more likely.
Postpartum depression is a treatable condition and, like other types of depression, treatments include physical therapy, medication, and self-adjustment therapy with meditation.
Here are 11 signs and symptoms of postpartum depression:
1. Intense emotional changes
产妇在一天的大部分时间里都会经历极度的悲伤，这种感觉似乎没有触发因素，也不会专门针对某个人。
2. Crying
New mothers may cry many times a day to release sadness and despair, and some new mothers cry because they feel that they have not taken good care of their children and feel that they have not fulfilled their responsibilities as parents.
3. Changes in eating habits
Eating too much or too little can be a sign of postpartum depression.
4. Anxiety
Anxiety (including feelings of shame, worthlessness, guilt, and inadequacy) is often associated with postpartum depression, which causes new mothers to develop self-doubt about parenting and confidence and reinforce this feeling. Anxiety may also disrupt a person's daily life.
5, sleep interruption
Mothers with postpartum depression may want to sleep more than usual to avoid taking on the responsibilities of parenthood. However, a new mom who can't relax or let go of feelings of guilt, shame, or incompetence can also have sleep problems.
6. Fatigue and weakness
Physical changes brought about by childbirth can lead to postpartum fatigue. 比如刚分娩的女性体内雌激素和孕激素的显著下降可能导致产后抑郁症；甲状腺产生的其他激素也可能急剧下降，从而引起抑郁、悲伤、低迷等感觉；此外因睡眠方面的问题也会带来疲惫感。
7. Irritability and anger increase
Depression can manifest as extreme sadness and hopelessness and may be associated with irritability, anger, agitation, and intermittent aggressive outbursts.
8. Loss of interest
抑郁症会干扰期待感，无欲无求。 Mothers with postpartum depression may feel responsible for parenthood, cannot play to the fullest, and feel isolated. 抑郁症还会削弱对以往对生活和工作的热情，不愿过夫妻生活，加剧疲倦、低落情绪和被孤立的感觉。
9, it is difficult to get along with the baby
A mother experiencing postpartum depression may feel so tired, miserable, and unmoved that she is disconnected from her newborn. Depression, in very severe cases, causes the new mom to be unable to raise and care for her children. The risk of neglect is high, but not because the new mother intentionally hurts the baby, but because of overwhelming, inevitable depression and despair.
10. Postpartum psychosis
Postpartum psychosis is relatively rare but can occur, especially if the new mother has a history of serious mental illness such as manic-depressive psychosis in the family.
11. Have the idea of hurting yourself or your baby
Having these thoughts that hurt your baby doesn't mean you don't love your child, nor does it mean you'll act on those thoughts. 但是她们都会因这些想法产生内疚和羞耻感，从而导致更强烈的孤立感。
Write at the end
The wife of my colleague next to me has self-harm behavior because of postpartum depression, so today I specially wrote a small science about the early symptoms of postpartum depression. I hope that every husband, even if he is busy at work, must make time every day to accompany his lover after giving birth and share her worries and difficulties. Once a tendency to depression is detected, early intervention seeks medical help.
Mother's Day is coming soon, and I wish all moms good health, beauty and beauty. Heartfelt feelings: women are not easy, mothers are great!