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Article by Nelson Berry

An increasing number of women are now seeing for themselves the reality behind the concept of post-partum depression. Research shows that 10 percent of women experience major post partum depression after giving birth, and this has caused lasting effects on them. A greater percentage, at about 30 to 80 percent, experience a certain level of depression that, though mild, nevertheless affects their self-esteem and state of mind.

Post partum depression, also known as baby blues, is usually accompanied by a lot of weeping, fatigue, mood swings, and irritability. It has been attributed to many factors, such as hormonal changes. It can last anywhere between a few hours and a couple of weeks, although it occurs longer in some women. In fact, some women have had to seek treatment such as a medication or a therapy, or both, just to get past this difficult stage.

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Article by Nyrie and Tony Roos

With as many as twenty-five percent of new moms experiencing some form of postnatal depression (PND) symptoms. It has been shown that the inclusion of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) techniques can help to reduce the symptoms of postnatal depression. There are now many reports from parents, both men and women, who have used the Kangaroo Mother Care therapy as a means to avoiding and eliminating any symptoms of postnatal depression, and in almost all cases, this is exactly what has been achieved. It would seem that the practise is having huge success in terms of how Mothers are feeling after giving birth.Body:World leading experts in both pregnancy and postpartum depression have been looking very seriously at the cause and effect of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on the depressive illness known as PND for some years. By all accounts it would appear that the general consensus from the experts is that the technique can be extremely effective in reducing the onset of PND in new moms.Arising from the way that Kangaroos care for their new born Joey for around four months after birth, in a pouch positioned just below the mother’s chest, KMC is about skin-to-skin contact between mother and new born baby. This same technique used immediately after childbirth for women, is having a resounding effect on both Mothers and their newborn baby

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Article by James Pendergraft

Post partum depression can occur after any delivery of pregnancy. This is also called peripartum depression. After the pregnancy, a woman experiences different hormonal changes in the body which can in turn trigger the symptoms of depression. A high amount of estrogen and progesterone remain in a patient

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I went off medication almost a year ago and my daughter is now 2 and a half ( I didnt get it diagnosed til she was almost 1). Anyway lately I have noticed I am getting more short tempered with her and feeling stressed a lot, I am not sure if maybe the depression is coming back because I am pregnant again or if I am just stressed out from being pregnant, in a strange town (my fiance is currently in another state too) and having full time external uni to do and not being able to do it because im pregnant, tired and dont have help with the child. Should I go see the doctor? Is it likely to come back in my second pregnancy?

Since I have been pregnant life has been complete hell. Thoughout my pregnancy I have been very mean and having very irrational thoughts. I know that is somewhat normal, but i thought that the end of my pregnancy would be the happiest part because it would nearly be over. Im due March 21st and now i worry about my baby coming out a different race when my boyfriend and I are the same race. I worry that I will lose him and be stuck with a baby on my own. I have tried to make myself remember having sex with other people when I really havent! In the beginning of my pregnancy i KNEW he was the father and I still do… I dont know what has made me think about this obsessively. My doctor believes that I will have post pardum depression and he is going to put me on medication. Has anyone else ever been this way towards the end of their pregnancy? What kind of medication do they give you for post pardum depression?
Please no negative answers saying i must have slept with someone else. I know that i havent, but I cant seem to stop the excessive thoughts.