The postpartum blues
After the baby is born, many new mothers have the "postpartum blues" or the "baby blues." The word "blues" is not really correct since women with this condition are happy most of the time.
Postpartum blues following a previous pregnancy.
Lack of support from one's partner, family or friends.
Postpartum blues
A common (up to 70% of women) self limiting condition occurring within a few days of delivery. Characterized by mood lability, weeping, depression, fatigue, anxiety, confusion, difficulty concentrating, and depersonalization.
Postpartum blues - Mild depression after delivery.
Postpartum depression - Depression after delivery.
Postpartum hemorrhage - Bleeding greater than 17 ounces (500ml) at time of delivery.
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The "baby blues" or postpartum blues are actually a common biological response to childbirth, usually short in duration, and easily managed.
If you're like most women, you may also experience "maternity" blues (postpartum blues), a very mild form of depression. It begins three to six days after childbirth and lasts for up to two to six weeks.
Sometimes accompanying the mother's postpartum blues, and perhaps contributing to them, is her feeling she is a bad mother, unnatural and heartless, if she does not feel instant, ...
Depression has always been with us, whether it's been the masochism of the downtrodden or the common postpartum blues. But the safety of the SSRIs have made treatment easy and readily available.
New mothers sometimes experience "postpartum blues." This is understandable. Pregnancy and birth are very dramatic events for your body - both physically and emotionally.
If you suspect that you have postpartum blues, try making sleep a priority whenever possible. Join a parent support group and seek the help of friends, your spouse, relatives and neighbors.
Studies have shown that up to 85 percent of new moms experience feelings of sadness, or the "postpartum blues". These feelings typically last less than two weeks; new mother support groups and family members can often help alleviate these feelings.
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Today she is 4 days old and I love her with all my heart! But for some reason I cried, because I missed her being inside of me.I feel sad, but yet happy! Guess its just the postpartum blues!
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baby blues also are likely caused by changing levels of hormones, but they may be brought on by the demands of motherhood and the reality of pregnancy ending, or a combination of all three factors. Unlike postpartum depression, the postpartum blues ...
The likelyhood of developing postpartum blues is not related to a previous mental illness and is not caused by stress. However, stress and a history of depression may influence whether the baby blues go on to become major depression.
 See also: Postpartum, Depression, Pregnancy, Postpartum depression, Pregnant
  
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