Loneliness? Check. Sleep deprivation? Check. Chris Illuminati reads up on women and postpartum depression—and realizes he has all the symptoms.
Recognizing Postpartum Mood Disorders
You arrive home to a very similar scene to the one you left – wife sits on couch, baby is in her arm, TV blares out the evening news theme song. Did she move? Did she get anything done? Just what DID she do today? She snaps at you for blocking the TV. You become increasingly upset as you move throughout the house. Dirty dishes litter the sink and kitchen. Laundry…
Postpartum Depression: What You Need to Know
Editor’s note: Having faced postpartum (“post-birth” in plain English) depression in both my mother and my wife, I’ve seen how difficult it is for a new mother to even recognize the problem, let alone determine what to do about it. […]