Perinatal depression can be emotionally devastating. The symptoms can crop up towards the end of the third trimester.
Mothers can have vastly different experiences giving birth. Many are not fully prepared for everything that will occur once they go into labor, or the lasting impact of the experience.
Today, parenting can feel relentless. On top of the typical demands of raising children, you’re constantly exposed to “picture-perfect” images of parenthood on social media.
Perhaps you have recently given birth, and you simply haven’t bonded with your baby in how you expected. You’ve been caring for your child 24/7.
Maybe you can’t help but engage in negative self-talk. You constantly criticize yourself and define yourself by your worst moments. At times, you end up assuming the worst of others, and you might shy away from potential friendships or relationships because of your negative perceptions of the world.
