Postpartum Depression

Signs of postpartum depression include:

• Feelings of sadness or feeling down
• Crying easily
• Loss of interest in things that were previously enjoyable
• Irritability
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Trouble sleeping, including falling asleep and staying asleep
• Decreased energy
• Feeling less or more hungry than usual
• Weight gain or weight loss
• Feelings of guilt and/or shame
• Low self-esteem
• Frequent and intrusive thoughts of harming your baby
• Thoughts of hurting yourself