I had a lot of time lately to think, since there isn't much I can do anyway with a big tummy keeping me clumsy and tired all the time.
I thought about life and about our karma, the people around us, friends that come and go, and friends that came and stayed your best pals ever. Life is delicate, so are relationships and one moment you can be very happy, the next you can be really really upset.
My question is; how do we maintain sane and happy all the time? How do we not allow external factors / people affect you?
This pregnancy has made me experience a lot more roller coaster ups and downs in my emotions. It hasn't been easy emotionally with all the upsets I had. Looking ahead; I know postnatal blues will be another challenge.
I read online and got to know abit more about the difference between Post Natal Depression and Baby Blues:
Postnatal Depression:
Postnatal depression (PND) is a depressive illness that occurs after having a baby. It is common for women following childbirth to experience a period of 'low' mood. This can range in severity from a mild and normal period of mood disturbance ('baby blues'), through to PND and the most severe and rarest problem (postnatal psychosis).
* PND is common.
* It occurs in 10 to 15 per cent or one in seven to ten mothers.
* PND usually develops within the first month following childbirth.
* It may develop out of severe 'baby blues'.
* Episodes of depression may be more common in mothers for many months after having a baby. Where PND stops and ordinary depression begins is unclear
* PND is also more common in mothers who have experienced stressful life events during the pregnancy, those who do not have support at home, in those in whom the baby was unplanned or unwanted, and when the baby has been born with some problem.
'Baby blues'
* The commonest and mildest form of mood disturbance following childbirth.
* Experienced by half to two-thirds of all mothers - in other words it is normal for this to occur.
* Involves a period of a few days when mothers experience spells of irritability, feeling gloomy and episodes of crying.
* It is more common in mothers who have given birth for the first time and in those who have experienced problems with pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS or PMT).
* It is probably caused by the large and rapid changes in female hormone levels following childbirth.
* 'Baby blues' tends to sort itself out and usually does not require any specific treatment other than reassurance that what the mother is experiencing is normal.
Good to know more about avoiding the blues... but then again, how to avoid external stimulants that affect your internal hormones? Answers anyone?
