Not only do they revolve around that adorable cooing bundle of joy, they revolve around mountains of dirty baby clothes, messy, expensive diapers, possibly bottles, or leaking breasts, and fussy periods for baby and parents. There is exhaustion, tension, jealousy, and probably some feelings of utter panic. Postpartum depression is not a commonly talked about phenomena. We normally are told that postpartum will be joyful with our new baby, and perhaps you might be teary eyed for a day or two. Until recently not much thought was given to treating or preventing postpartum depression.
Some women find they feel weepy without any definite reason.
Some women notice a change in their appetites. In the first weeks after birth, lots of women speak of feeling overwhelmed with the work of caring for a baby. Some women say they felt their lives would never return to a normal routine. Researchers in England reached this conclusion from a study of 204 new mothers. But surprisingly, they say, almost all the significant causes of post-traumatic symptoms after childbirth appear not to be physical at all.