And for a good reason — up to 1 in 7 mothers deal with postpartum
mood disorders which can lead to
severe depression, anxiety, loss in appetite, inability to care for oneself or one's new baby,
mood swings, and
even sometimes thoughts of suicide.
The symptoms can range from mild to
severe, but typically there tends to be an unstable sense of self, risky or impulsive behaviors (often including things like spending, sex, suicide / self - injury or
even substance abuse), significant
mood swings, a chronic feeling of emptiness, frequent anger and outbursts and sometimes paranoia or feeling disconnected from the present moment.