Question by scorpio: Is there any home remedies that work on prenatal depression?
I am 22 weeks pregnant and I constantly feel like crying. My BF, daddy to be, loves me very much, but I am in constant feeling that he doesn’t want anything to do with me or touch me. He swears its in my head but I can’t shake it. My children are preteens and very loving to me, so I think it is just me. But I need help through this because I don’t want to push anyone away. My kids and BF do get tired of my ups and downs as much as I do, but I can’t fix it. I just make it worse. I need help through it but the 1st time I mentioned it to my doc in the 1st trimester, he didn’t want to give me anything because I am having a high risk pregnancy. I went from a fulltime working mother living in my own home, with a great boyfriend not living with me to being an unemployed, expectant mother, girlfriend to loving boyfriend whom I’ve now moved in with due to job status and crazy exlandlord within the past 3 months. I always wanted to be a stay at home mom and I still do and I want this baby and a life with my boyfriend more than anything, so why in the world am I feeling so unhappy and lonely all the time????? I JUST CAN’T DEAL WITH IT!!!! UGH!!!!

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Question by Hannah Jones: does postnatal depression effect bonding?
my mates just had a baby 2 months ago and she scared that she going to get postnatal depression and that it will effect her bonding with her child. ( her mother has it so she thinks she might get it as well).
can anyone spread some light on it? please.

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Question by Ancient Wisdom: Male postnatal depression – is it a myth? How long does it last?
I was recently informed it can last as long as the child grows up and leaves the house (circa 20 years).

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Question by mummy: What does postnatal depression feel like? What am I suppose to be depressed about?
Experienced mums please share your experience
I am depressed, but I don’t know if its due to giving birth 8 weeks ago… That’s why I want to know for what reason are mothers depressed after birth…

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Question by two little kiddie winks: How to know if it’s baby blues or postnatal depression?
What are the differences between the two? When would you mention something to your doctor?
Can it come in waves? Like you may have a good day, but then the next be a wreck?
So if baby blues have lasted longer than the 10 days then it’s more likely to be post natal depression?
I think I should just talk to my doctor tomorrow

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Question by Sam J: what is the signs of Postnatal Depression or what ever it called while u are still pregnant.having despression?
i think i mite have that. im nearly 7months and i feel depressed about having bubs but at the same time i feel like i cant wait. more i feel like im going be a failure what if this happens etc. i don’t know if that is normal or what. so that why im asking what the signs of it.

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Question by papapam: What does maternal depression referrers to?
I’m doing research on the topic of “maternal depression” but I need clarification on something:some places defined maternal depression in four areas–prenatal depression; baby blues; postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Other places defined maternal depression as type of depression that comes after postpartum depression. In other words if postpartume depression last more than usual then it becomes maternal depression.
I want to know if the term maternal depression is used to define the four types of depression mentioned above or does maternal depression comes after postpartum depression?

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Inability to perform one’s own duties or to earn one’s own living is called disability. Various types of disabilities fall under the main categories of physical disability and mental disability. Physical disability can occur due to accidents at work places, accidents caused during travel or due to sudden illness such as paralysis. Mental disability can occur due to sudden mental shocks and various diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease that affect brain functioning.

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Postpartum Depression Information is truly vital to all pre and postpartum women. I describe Postpartum Depression, also called the “baby blues”, as the range of emotions, physical and behavioral, some mothers experience after the birth of a baby. Postpartum Symptoms can range from mild to severe.

According to scientific studies, a huge percentage of women experience postpartum depression after giving birth. Research has also proved that this psychological condition is more than just baby blues, instead it is a real illness that could affect a mother’s physiological and psychological functioning.

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Postpartum depression is a form of acute depression, which can affect women, and less frequently men, after childbirth.

Postpartum depression is suggested to be caused with hormonal changes in the woman’s body soon after blessed event. The fact is that fathers may also experience the postpartum depression. This form of depression may be as foudroyant so lengthy. It may last from a few hours to several days, sometimes weeks and gain momentum with lifestyle changes and a discomfort coming from it.

The problem with some descriptions can be called the maternity blues, but it is not so, that is not the same thing as postpartum depression. When the maternity blues is a mild case of the problem, the postpartum depression is suggested to be a kind of psychosis. As a rule, the postpartum depression lasts from some hours to 21 days and declines with getting adequate amounts of sleep.

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