Volkswagen Health News · New Hunan Client July 7th (Correspondent Nie Xueqing) In recent years, the topic of "postpartum depression" appeared from time to time.In the psychological outpatient work, experts from Changsha Maternal and Child Health Hospital often encountered some maternal mothers asks: "Doctors, I am in a bad mood during this time, will I have depression?" "I am afraid that I will look like news like news.There are many misunderstandings for family members of maternal maternals as reports as reports. There are also many misunderstandings. The family lacks sufficient attention to the maternal changes in the mother, which may lead to aggravation of the symptoms.
Maternal Xiaoping (pseudonym) came to the psychological outpatient clinic of the Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Changsha City more than 40 days after production. As soon as she entered the clinic, she couldn’t stop falling into the consultation room.It turned out that because it was a cesarean section, the baby needs to be observed in the newborn department after birth. A few days after the child was born, Xiaoping could not meet the baby often.During this time, Xiaoping was very torment. He had to endure the pain of the injury and worried about the baby’s condition.She recalled the feeling at the time, as if a boulder was pressed on her chest, and her tears flowed down. She always imagined that all kinds of possible bad things happened, and they lost expectations for the future.
After being discharged from the hospital, the care of the newborn consumed most of the energy and time of the family. Xiaoping had a feeling of being ignored and neglected, which made her emotional fell to the trough.
During the confinement, the differences with her mother -in -law in terms of lifestyle and parenting concepts also brought invisible pressure on Xiaoping.Due to the work, Xiaoping’s husband was able to accompany him with limited time. What disappointed Xiaoping was that the husband didn’t seem to understand his feelings now, but just regarded her unstable emotions as a temper.This made her feel like she was struggling in depression alone, but she wanted to call for help but no one answered.It wasn’t until I came to the consultation room that Xiaoping realized that her feelings were understandable.At the end of the consultation, Xiaoping said: "I feel that the big stones pressed on the chest were lifted a little, and it was a lot easier."
The traditional concept feels that the mother’s temper is normal after giving birth to a child. It is not necessary to control it, just slowly, in fact, this is a misunderstanding.Family people lack sufficient attention to the mothers’ emotional changes and may lead to aggravation of symptoms.As a mother’s family, especially her husband, it is the most important thing to create a warm family environment.Make her wife feel enough care and support when she is fragile and helpless. The understanding of her husband is the greatest comfort to the mother.
So, how can we safely spend the postpartum depression period and avoid postpartum depression?Here are some very practical suggestions for novice mothers and family members:
1. Start learning how to take care of the baby during pregnancy.Prepare the required nursery rooms, clothes, bedding, diapers, etc., and often imagine the condition of your production, so that you will not be busy and emotional after your baby is born;
2. When you feel frustrated, pessimistic, and stressful, you must communicate with your husband, family, and friends, say your feelings, and let them encourage and comfort you;
3. It is really difficult to take care of the children alone, so it is necessary to take the initiative to seek help from others. As far as possible, please ask the experienced relatives and friends to help you share some jobs;
4. Keep enough sleep as much as possible, don’t let yourself be too tired. When your baby sleeps, you can take a rest or nick a while;
5. Don’t treat yourself as a super mother, don’t force yourself to give your child the best, don’t make a high requirement for yourself;
6. Proper some relaxed activities, such as walking;
7. Adhere to healthy and regular diet;
8. By chance to relax yourself and go back to the past life -go out with your husband to eat or watch movies, chat with good friends;
9. Develop the habit of writing a diary. Occasionally read the previous diary to make you know that you are getting better and better.
The "postpartum depression period" usually appears around one week after delivery. Under normal circumstances, after half a month to one month, as the body recovers and gradually adapts to the rhythm of the new life, the emotional state will slowly stabilize.
In addition, if expectant mothers and new mothers have symptoms such as low mood, obvious thinking, social obstacles, etc., they must go to the psychological outpatient clinic of regular hospitals in time to conduct psychological counseling and treatment under the guidance of a psychologist to avoid worsening the disease.EssenceActively responding to "postpartum depression" can allow pregnant women to get out of gray haze and see the color of life.
