Jul
15
2010
Postpartum Depression-How long after baby is born can you get it?
Posted by: Alan in Postpartum Depression, tags: After, baby, born, Depression&how, Long, Postpartum
Question by Scared_Mommy: Postpartum Depression-How long after baby is born can you get it?
How long after your baby is born can you get post partum depression? My son is almost 17months old and I feel like I am having signs or symptoms of it. I mean it could be a lot of other things, I am just not sure. So I wanted to check this off my list of things that it could be before I go down the road of trying to fix it when it isn’t it.
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Answer by mrs garfield
it’s usually anywhere within the first few weeks to 3 or 4 months later after giving birth. you shouldn’t be having postpartum depression at 17 months old though. you could have regular clinical depression but i doubt postpartum
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July 15th, 2010 at 5:34 am
I believe that technically it is considered post partum up through the first year. After that, it’s just regular depression. Talk to your doc.
July 15th, 2010 at 5:57 am
It might just be regular depression, or depending on where you live, the winter blues… If youthink it could be the winter blues try going to the gym, and tanning a couple times a week. The tanning works miracles when it comes to boosting your mood, because in the snowy parts of the world, it is the lack of sunshine that causes us to be depressed. Or it could just be stress
July 15th, 2010 at 6:51 am
post partum can present anywhere up to 4 years after the birth, depending on your hormone levels.
Best to speak to your Doctor about it
July 15th, 2010 at 7:27 am
The expectant woman is now the mother of a newborn but after giving birth is more likely to suffer PostPartum Depression (PPD), particularly if you have any of the factors that increase the risk of developing this condition.
A healthy pregnant woman should not suffer from PostPartum depression but having a medical history of mental illness increases the risk to suffer it, the same as those women who already had any kind of clinical depression.
Emotions also take a direct part in developing this type of depression, particularly observed in women with perfectionist personalities that simply do not want to accept the baby as is but somewhat discouraged because the baby does not meet all their demands or expectations.
In addition, the difficulties experienced by the woman during her pregnancy increases a PostPartum Depression risk, including a death or illness in the family, marital stress, lose of confidence, moving to a new home, or any other issue that occurred during pregnancy when women are more vulnerable to stress, anxiety and depression.
A woman suffering PostPartum Depression should join a support group to reduce the stress and anxiety levels associated with this condition. In fact, there are groups for pregnant women organized by communities and hospitals in which the participants help each other to relief this pain and the isolation that comes after having given birth.
Communication with your husband, family and friends is also crucial to avoid depression or aiding in getting rid of it and getting back to your normal activities, including having sex plus caring for your newborn.