Postpartum Mental Health

A stunning memoir by writer and mental health advocate about motherhood, postpartum mental health, and finding ground when you lose all control. When writer and blogger Ayana Lage became pregnant, she prepared as any parent would: voraciously researching, Redditing, preparing for anything. And...

I am not claiming my illness has been cured for it would seem that once one’s nervous system is damaged there is always a slight chance of a relapse, but at least these days I rarely get pulled into that fearful darkness and when I do usually it only lasts a few minutes, whereas in the past sometimes my depression would haunt me for months before I was able to struggle back to the surface of life. Having successfully used these methods it is my hope that others dealing with the ravages of depression, physical pain, emotional torment and/or chronic illness might also gain some benefit.

Congratulations on your new baby! You probably have tons of things on your mind, from proper feeding techniques to postpartum doctor appointments. Becoming a parent is a beautiful thing, but it can certainly come with lots of stress, preparing, planning, and more stress—all on not enough sleep! The No B.S. Guide to Postpartum Care is here to answer all of your prayers for the tips, tricks, and need-to-knows to take care of yourself and your newborn without the stress.

Your body and mind go through many changes during and after pregnancy. Most women get the “baby blues”, or feel sad or empty, within a few days of giving birth. For many women, the baby blues go away in three to five days. If your baby blues don’t go away or you feel sad, hopeless, or empty for longer than two weeks, you may have postpartum depression. Feeling hopeless or empty after childbirth is not a regular or expected part of being a mother. Treatment for depression, such as therapy or medicine, works and will help you and your baby be as healthy as possible in the future.

Du hast eine schwere Geburt hinter dir und deine Gefühle spielen verrückt. Viele Frauen zweifeln nach schweren Geburten an sich und haben sehr viele negative Gefühle und Ängste in sich. Diese Hypnose hilft dir in dieser akuten Zeit zwischen Zweifeln, Ängsten, Wut und der Notwendigkeit als Mutter für das Baby funktionieren zu müssen. Du hast es verdient, auf dich stolz zu sein und mit deinem Kind eine glückliche Zeit zu erleben.