postnatal depression after natural birth?
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 at
12:18 pm
I have heard that postnatal depression is far less likely after giving birth without any intervention…..can anyone support this theory?? I know all pain relief and induction and caesareans have side effects so it make sense but just wondering about people’s personal experiences……
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Filed under: Postnatal Depression
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I think it just depends on the woman. I had 2 caesarean sections and I didn’t get depressed after either one.
I gave birth naturally and didnt have ppd…. despite the terible things that happend a few days after she was born ( I had my upper lobe (lung) removed) was very sick
infact giving birth naturally is such an empowering feeling cant believe I did it kinda thing its not a punishment, its a gift!
want to do it again as soon as am able!
Postnatal depression happens because of the hormones in your body. I don’t think c-section or epidural affects it. I had an epidural and no depression. Good luck on your findings!
I had postpartum depression after my first child was born. It was a very painful birth. We didn’t bond right away. He also had allergies and never slept much. Took a long time to iron it all out, and change my life to accomodate a baby. Part of the reason I had no interventions and no drugs in my birth was because I am a bit of a control freak. Lol. Did not have any meds or intervention with birth number two or three, and there was no depression either. I was better prepared as a mom and I also learned to trust my self (dr.s were kind of dumb about the allergy thing.) I am very happy I had unmedicated births, and intend the same for my fourth baby in November. Babies were all awake for about 8 hours after the birth. That wouldn’t have happened if I had narcotics during birth. Email if you have any questions.
The increase in epidurals supports this theory since there is also a drastic increase in ppd. The needle is injected into the spine which has nerves attached to the brain. It has also caused psychosis in women years after giving birth.
I looked all over the web and tried to find anything linking the type of delivery with postpartum depression, and didn’t find anything. The only thing I saw, again & again, was a refernce to a “traumatic birth experience” contributing to postpartum depression. I could find no definitions of what that means, so I imagine that it varies from person to person.