Sentences with phrase «women with baby blues»

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Northeast Doulas has found that women who connect with other women during pregnancy become more confident and are less likely to experience the baby blues or postpartum depression.

Of the myriad women who do suffer with «baby blues», about ten percent will develop postpartum depression, a condition in which a woman will exhibit symptoms such as:

It's good to hear that you're feeling better — thanks for your honesty about your struggle with something that too many women are silent about or brush off as «baby blues».

Although it's normal to go through a transition period of having some «baby blues» in the first few weeks after having a baby, any feelings of depression, mood swings, or irritability and anxiety that interfere with a woman's daily life beyond six weeks postpartum are not normal.

Once either considered to be a manifestation of severe baby blues that would sort themselves out in time or women failing to cope with the exigencies of new motherhood, we have a label, a checklist (the Edinburgh scale) and treatment (usually antidepressants and / or some CBT or counselling).

But is such a time of psyche reorganization for a woman and that involves a lot of emotions, a lot of processing, a lot of ups and down and there is often anxiety and depression that extends beyond the baby blues, but women are dealing with a great deal of loss internally even though there is the addition of this new person to live and care for.

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While a woman may experience a short period of tearfulness, irritability, and frustration soon after giving birth, the baby blues do not interfere with a mom's ability to care for her baby or herself.

With the baby blues, a woman might feel happy one minute and tearful or overwhelmed the next.

And as with all women recovering from pregnancy, mothers of preemies may experience the hormonal shifts of baby blues or more serious postpartum depression.

A lot of women struggle with bonding with their baby from the beginning and if they are also suffering from postpartum blues it...

The Mission of Baby Blues Connection is to provide support, information and resources to women and families coping with pregnancy and postpartum mood disorders and to the professionals who serve them.

The Mission of Baby Blues Connection is to provide support, information and resources to women and families coping with pregnancy and postpartum mood disorders and to the professionals who serve them.

Nancy is a founder and lead therapist of the new Evanston based program, Beyond the Baby Blues, a 6 week group for women who are struggling with postpartum mood disorders.