7.How Is PPD Diagnosed?
If you’re having trouble coping with all the changes that new motherhood brings, see your doctor. They can determine if you’re experiencing postpartum depression or refer you to a mental health professional. Many new mothers feel embarrassed or ashamed and keep it to themselves, but having postpartum depression doesn’t make you a bad mother. Help is available, and there’s no reason to suffer.
8.PPD Treatment: Therapy
Many women with postpartum depression find relief through talk therapy. A therapist is there to listen and give you strategies to cope with the negative thoughts and feelings you’re having. One type, called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), has been tested and compared with the use of an antidepressant medicine. A short course of CBT worked as well as medicine in easing symptoms of postpartum depression.