It is common to become depressed during pregnancy or when you have just become a parent.\u00a0For some, depression becomes a depression.\u00a0Then you feel bad for a long time.\u00a0There is a treatment to help with depression.\u00a0The earlier you seek help, the faster you can feel better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not only you who are or have been pregnant that can get depressed.\u00a0You who are co-parent or adoptive parents can also become depressed.\u00a0Often parents affect each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a few, depression can turn into a psychosis, so it is important to seek immediate care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During pregnancy or when you are a new parent, it is very common to become depressed, get mood swings, feel anxious and be very tired.\u00a0You may also wonder if you could harm your child.\u00a0It doesn’t have to mean you have depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is common for those who have been pregnant to be put down two to three days after the baby is born. It is usually called baby blues. It usually goes away within two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the event of depression, you are jammed almost every day for more than two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have depression<\/strong>, you may recognize one or more of the following statements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The symptoms can be different from person to person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seek care at a\u00a0health care center, midwife or bvc if you think you have depression.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you are going to have or have had children, it can be good to plan for a lot of peace and quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For some, visiting relatives can be a great help. For others, visiting involves stress. Think about what works best for you and talk about how you want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can be extra important to plan for a quiet first time with the child if you previously felt poorly mentally. You may need preventative call therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It may be easier to get depression if you have experienced a laborious or complicated birth.\u00a0Then it can be good to talk through it properly together with a midwife or doctor in the hospital where the baby was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are things you can do yourself that can help. Here are some tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a good treatment for depression<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may need to call therapy.\u00a0Then you meet either a nurse, a doctor, a psychologist or a curator.\u00a0You meet on several occasions and talk about what feels difficult.\u00a0You can get help finding solutions.\u00a0It can be good to get to the conversation without the child, if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are drugs that can help. Your doctor can help you with medicines that do not adversely affect your baby if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. Often you will receive medicines in combination with talk therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Six to eight weeks after childbirth, anyone who has given birth may fill out a form on bvc. The form is called the EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The form is designed to find signs of depression in the newly redeemed. The test is available in some 20 languages. After the test, you get to talk to a nurse. It can be a good opportunity to address things that feel difficult. If you need more help, bvc can mediate contact with a psychologist or a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You who have not been pregnant can seek care at a health care center.\u00a0There you can fill in a so-called tax form.\u00a0It contains various questions and response options and deals with how difficult you are in terms of, for example, depression, sleep, and concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depression<\/em> can be due to things in the body, such as hormones or lack of sleep. It can also depend on other things. Here are examples of things that can make you more easily depressed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usually, there are several different things that cause you depression.\u00a0Sometimes it is not possible to know what the depression is due to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depression can affect\u00a0attachment to the child.\u00a0It can be more difficult to take good care of the child if you are not receiving treatment.\u00a0It can affect a child’s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some people who have had a traumatic delivery or have previously had traumatic experiences may have\u00a0post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD.\u00a0It is important to get help then.\u00a0Treatment of PTSD can then also help against depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes a deep depression<\/span> can turn into\u00a0psychosis.\u00a0A birth psychosis usually comes within a month of the baby being born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A person who gets a birth psychosis can get delusions, hallucinate and get confused. One moment, the parent may seem normal. The next moment they can say strange things and be difficult to get in touch with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A birth psychosis is a serious condition where there is a risk of the parent committing suicide or harming the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the case of psychosis, the parent is not to be left alone but needs immediate care at an\u00a0emergency room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A depression usually resolves within six months. For some, it takes longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some blame themselves after a depression. You may be grieving not having been able to feel any joy, having missed much during the first time with the child. Maybe you are wondering if the child has been injured. It can be difficult to tell anyone about the thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then it is good to think ahead. Focus on how to do to feel better in the moment and in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is common to become depressed during pregnancy or when you have just become a parent. 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How can I prevent it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What can I do myself when I’m feeling ill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Treatment for depression during and after pregnancy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Talk therapy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Drug<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Form for you who have been pregnant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Form for those who have not been pregnant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What happens in the body?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
complications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Posttraumatic stressyndrome<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
postpartum Psychosis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How have I affected afterward?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Grieve afterward<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n