{"id":391,"date":"2021-11-04T10:29:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T10:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2021-11-05T10:35:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:35:47","slug":"postpartum-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/postpartum-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Postpartum Depression &#8211; What it is and How to handle it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #8c233b;color:#8c233b\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #8c233b;color:#8c233b\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/postpartum-depression\/#What_is_Postpartum_Depression\" >What is Postpartum Depression?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/postpartum-depression\/#Symptoms_of_postpartum_depression\" >Symptoms of postpartum depression<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/postpartum-depression\/#How_do_you_get_rid_of_Dark_Thoughts\" >How do you get rid of Dark Thoughts?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>As humans, we think dirty and weird sometimes, however, pregnant women often have dark thoughts and bad dreams.<\/p>\n<p>No matter the circumstances of pregnancy, when the due date approaches, every mother looks forward to the moment of delivery and fantasizes about it.<\/p>\n<p>This anticipation is often clouded by sudden postpartum depression after birth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Postpartum_Depression\"><\/span>What is Postpartum Depression?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Postpartum depression is a negative mood that can affect both mother and father after the birth of a child.<\/p>\n<p>This occurs immediately or later after the birth of a child because the affected person thinks a lot about the past and future life.<\/p>\n<p>Especially with the mother, hormones also play an important role here as the mother can get a little out of balance giving birth.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the child is born, everything will inevitably be different and many new parents do not even know how to deal with this change properly.<\/p>\n<p>Every 8 out of 10 new mothers feel worried and in bad moods for a few weeks after birth and about 15% of them even suffer from postpartum depression.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, postpartum depression should be taken seriously and treated properly, you don&#8217;t have to blame the affected person or ignore her worries, this can lead to more serious issues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/postpartum-depression\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Postpartum-Depression-by-sexpally.com_.png\" alt=\"What is Postpartum Depression all about and how to cure it\" width=\"696\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Postpartum-Depression-by-sexpally.com_.png 600w, https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Postpartum-Depression-by-sexpally.com_-300x245.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Symptoms_of_postpartum_depression\"><\/span>Symptoms of postpartum depression<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The signs of postpartum depression are similar to normal mood swings or bad mood, but it&#8217;s deeper and last much longer.<\/p>\n<p>How long postpartum depression lasts depends on how quickly you&#8217;re able to stop thinking about the past, and shut your mind off against disturbing things.<\/p>\n<p>Dirty thoughts can disrupt regular everyday life and also endanger your health.<\/p>\n<p>If something traumatic happens to you during childbirth and bothers you at night, you can talk to your doctor to help stop negative thoughts from entering your mind.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the signs of postpartum depression are the following.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Serious sadness<\/li>\n<li>Regular cry<\/li>\n<li>Exhaustion and insomnia<\/li>\n<li>Excessive need for sleep<\/li>\n<li>Disturbances in feeling hungry<\/li>\n<li>Frequent irritability and anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Severe mood swings<\/li>\n<li>A feeling of loss of control<\/li>\n<li>Being overstrained with the baby<\/li>\n<li>Being overstrained with things<\/li>\n<li>little or no relation to the baby<\/li>\n<li>Escape needs<\/li>\n<li>The feeling of being a bad mother<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts about harming yourself or hurting others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n<div id=\"container-8b4e5acc1483aec15f1e66c48060af49\"><\/div><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_get_rid_of_Dark_Thoughts\"><\/span>How do you get rid of Dark Thoughts?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Postpartum depression is a disease that has long been known and recognized in both mothers and fathers and requires treatment.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not easy to stop thinking about something that affects you forever, but you can get help to get something off your mind gradually.<\/p>\n<p>If the thoughts become cloudy and gloomy, talking to your gynecologist or the pediatrician makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>The first ste makes sensep is to consult your family doctor, and he can then refer you to a psychologist and after a few sessions, you&#8217;re much likely to feel much better again.<\/p>\n<p>It is by no means a shame to admit postpartum depression and seek help.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Above all, depressed parents should seek help when needed. This gives security that can often be lacking in the period after the birth.<\/p>\n<p>Neither of the two parents should burden themselves with the child more than they can cope with at the moment, instead, you should ask for help if you notice that everything is getting too much.<\/p>\n<p>The time together and, above all, the times when you can only do something for yourself are very important and you should find ways to handle it.<\/p>\n<script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '04a192e7868218ddb8ac92cc847dfd77',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 250,\r\n    'width' : 300,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As humans, we think dirty and weird sometimes, however, pregnant women often have dark thoughts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexpally.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}