The last straw was Xiaomei who gave birth to a daughter. As a single-generation family of his husband, it is certain that he prefers boys over girls, so the whole family was not very happy and even expressed displeasure, but he didn't know that it was this point that made Xiaomei give up her life.
It’s actually a pity to think about it, after all, she is still so young. When it comes to postpartum depression, we are actually all familiar with it, and postpartum depression events are often reported.
so, where does postpartum depression come from?
1. Natural physiological changes: During childbirth, the endocrine environment in the mother's body has undergone great changes, especially within 24 hours after delivery, the sharp changes in hormone levels in the body are the basis of biology for the occurrence of postpartum depression.
study found that the release of placental steroids before delivery reached the highest value, and the patient showed happy mood; the patient showed depression when the placental steroid secretion suddenly decreased after secretion.
2. Experience of giving birth: The childbirth process causes excessive fear and panic, especially when you encounter illnesses between yourself and your child during the child’s production process, the mother’s mood is more likely to be depressed.
3. Changes in life pattern: The arrival of new members makes new parents suddenly face some changes in life that they have never experienced before.
Feeding, crying, taking a bath, sleeping... all kinds of challenges, new mothers have to be on standby 24 hours a day, almost completely giving up their personal life.
4. Changes in parental relationship: After having children, many family members will also intervene in the lives of small families, such as ancestors participating in children's care.
This makes the original relationship between a couple very complicated at once, and the new mother may have to face several family members and the opinions given at the same time. This is a consumption in itself.
5. Amplified image of "mother":
Many people ignore this point. Traditional culture or social public opinion often brings an extremely noble halo to "mother". It seems that all the roles of "selfless dedication" when defining "mother".
This also makes many new mothers invisibly give pressure to themselves. If they don’t do anything well, they will feel that they are not a competent mother.
So, what are the symptoms of postpartum depression?
1. Depressed.
will feel depressed, depressed, unable to get happy, and may cry for no reason.
2. Loss of interest and pleasure.
loses interest in activities that were previously passionate about, cannot get a pleasant feeling from the things around you and daily life, nor can you experience the happiness of caring for a baby.
3. Energy exhaustion.
often feels tired, feels that everything is difficult, tired and powerless, difficult to take care of the baby, and cannot recover energy or physical strength even after rest or sleep.
How to treat postpartum depression?
1. First, the mother mediates herself to eliminate depression knots, calm down her emotions, and transfers her energy to care and love for the baby. This is very effective in eliminating postpartum depression.
2. Strengthen family care, the mother has depression , which is largely related to not being mentally prepared to take care of the baby. Taking care of the baby is a laborious task, which aggravates the depression of the new mother.
If the family can free the mother from the burden of caring for the baby and allow the mother to have sufficient rest, it is very important to relieve the symptoms of depression.
Family members should learn more about this knowledge, give mothers enough attention and companionship, and accompany their mothers through this special period. Mothers should also divert their attention, adjust their mentality, and ask for help from doctors if necessary.
