Postpartum Depression

No matter how ready you thought you were when your precious little one arrived, your world was rocked. It’s hard to believe that you are a parent and that you are responsible for another person. Your baby may seem perfect, or they may have arrived with some challenges. Maybe your baby was born early, has a medical challenge, or has colic. Maybe your birth plan didn’t go the way you had planned. Perhaps you are struggling to feed your baby. 

If you are like most new parents, you are trying to figure out how to meet your expectations for yourself as a parent, the expectations of family and friends, and let’s not forget the expectations of society and social media.  It is HARD. The baby’s room may have been Pinterest perfect before they were born, and now it is strewn with little outfits, toys, burp rags, and diapers. 

Unfortunately, like most new parents you were not told the whole truth. Many new parents are afraid to talk about how they are feeling because they don’t want anyone to know how scared, broken, and tired they are. 1 in 5 women will experience postpartum depression or anxiety. 

Postpartum mood and anxiety disorders are the most common complication of pregnancy- more common than gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, or any of the other medical conditions that pregnant women are screened for. If you feel scared, are crying all the time or feel numb, are worried, are struggling to feel connected to your baby, are so tired but can’t sleep, or are so very angry you are not alone, and you don’t have to feel this way. 

Reach out for help! We want to help you feel better in a judgment-free space. We will provide you with a safe place to open up and feel your feelings. Getting help will not only help you to be the parent you want to be, but it will help your baby have the best chance at a mentally healthy life.

Be the parent you want to be. You don’t have to be alone. Take the first step, call, and make an appointment.