What is post-pregnancy depression?

Most pregnant women experience mild depression due to morning sickness and fatigue stress at the beginning of pregnancy, but almost disappear at the onset of birth. In the latter part of pregnancy, fear of childbirth and body becomes heavier and depressed emotions can be severe. Pregnancy depression occurring after 6 months of pregnancy is severe and continues until after the birth. Changes in emotion during pregnancy are natural, but if the emotional upsets are too severe or hysterical, you should take measures quickly. This is because it affects the mental health of the pregnant woman as well as prejudice and childcare. If symptoms are severe, you should seek professional help.
cause

Change of body

People who do not pay attention to the body usually do not care much, and when the stomach is getting more and more and the skin trouble such as spots or freckles occurs, the confidence about the appearance gradually disappears. However, the stress is getting worse because it can not even do an active diet.

When stress builds up, appetite increases, and excess appetite becomes fatter and vicious cycle repeats.
Changes in hormones

When pregnant women increase hormones, this hormone emotional ups and downs. This is why she reacts sensitively to minor things during pregnancy and becomes more nervous. People who are intrinsically sensitive or depressed may get worse.

Relationship with husband

If you become pregnant, you will feel that your relationship with your husband has become desperate because you will not have sex often. Especially pregnant women themselves feel that they have no feminine appeal because of their broken body, which makes them uneasy or irritable.

Fear of childbirth

If you are pregnant or do not know that you are pregnant or have had irregular life, pregnant women with natural abortion or birth defects will become more anxious as the birth approaches. In addition, if you have experienced experiences of labor, you may feel a fear of giving birth.

Burden on childcare

As much as the desire to meet the baby as soon as possible, the burden of childcare after childbirth is bound to increase. If there is no first childbirth or no experience of child-rearing, the burden is even worse.

Symptom

Insomnia gets worse.

It is easy to get insomnia even if it is pregnancy itself, and it becomes more insomnia when depression occurs. Even if you fall asleep, you will not be able to sleep deeply. It is also a symptom of depression that there is a lot of time that you have to linger without feeling enthusiastic about everything.
I'm always tired and irritable.

A typical symptom of depression is that the body gets tired easily and often annoys you. The judgment is blurred, there is no hope for the future, and the nervousness of the little things is felt.

I have guppy.

I do not want to show other people my belly and broken body due to my pregnancy. I am reluctant to meet people. There is also a feeling of consciousness that people think of their body as teasing and scratching.

Symptoms such as vomiting and neuralgia are present.

Depression can also occur as systemic symptoms as well as nerve symptoms. Vomiting, dizziness, blurred vision, abdominal pain, arthralgia, neuralgia, etc. appear on the whole body, and they may lose their appetite or eat too much.

Effective escape

Keep your health and body in proper exercise

Proper exercise during pregnancy can maintain health and weight control as well as emotional stability. Continuous exercise is also very helpful for postpartum recovery. In particular, if you take a 30-minute light walk and get sunshine, you will have a hormone called serotonin that helps prevent depression.

In addition, sweating through exercise, the metabolism becomes active and helps to sleep at night. I choose exercise that meets pregnant conditions such as swimming and pregnancy gymnastics steadily, and I am also concerned about food control not to become obese.
Gather information about pregnancy and childbirth

If you are pregnant, you can easily adapt to the changes that happen to your body and reduce the burden if you know what changes are coming to your body and how you will progress. It is good to participate in the maternity classroom prepared by the hospital or various organizations or to read the related books. It is also helpful to listen to the experiences of people who have experienced pregnancy and childbirth.

Live a consciously bright life

It is not good to be spreading to be pregnant or to live only in the house. Even if you wear loose pregnant clothes, you choose bright colors of cute designs. Also, make your makeup more careful and cover your skin with dull spots. Also, it is helpful to listen to your favorite bright and light music for the usual relaxation.

Enjoy hobbies

Be careful at first gestation during pregnancy, but do not stop all activities. A hobby without a lot of physical body makes the fact of pregnancy more pleasing and helps in preaching. During pregnancy, learn to learn calligraphy, piano, etc., or make baby goods with stencils, embroidery, and decorate the house. If you have a hobby that can be absorbed, it will be much more psychologically stable and faster.

Husband's affection is the best prescription

The most effective prescription for pregnancy depression is also her husband's affection. When a wife is pregnant, the husband also helps the housework with the heart to participate in the pregnancy and studies the pregnancy and childbirth together. It is good to show constant affection through frequent frequent skinning and full conversation.

Seek help from an expert

When pregnancy depression is found, it is recommended that you get help from an expert if you can not solve it by yourself or if your symptoms are worse. You can get counseling through the maternity clinic or you can get help through the Neuropsychiatric Department and the Mother-Safe Counseling Center, which is run by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.