Call us any time, day or night, on 0800 933 922, or call or text 1737 any time to speak with a trained counsellor.ĭepression is an illness – being depressed doesn’t mean you’ve failed as a parent, or as a person. If you want to talk, PlunketLine can help.
If you notice any of these feelings in yourself, or your whānau does, especially if they last for more than a few days, talk to your doctor, midwife, Plunket nurse, or Well Child provider right away.īecause postnatal depression can impact on how you feel about and care for your pēpi and other tamariki, your midwife or Plunket nurse will ask questions about your feelings when they visit, so they can make sure you get the support you need. It’s quite common to experience depression and anxiety together.Įach woman’s experience of postnatal depression is different, and your cultural background might also affect your experience of postnatal depression. While any woman with a baby will likely feel some of these things some of the time, postnatal depression is when these feelings don’t go away. think bad thoughts, or have thoughts of harming yourself or your baby.feel overly anxious or panicky about your baby.feel that the baby is your only source of pleasure or interest.don’t feel interested in or close to your baby or any other members of your whānau.feel that you are a bad mother, and blame yourself unnecessarily when things go wrong.get angry with the people around you, like your partner, other children or your whānau.don’t care about how you - or things around you - look.
don’t sleep well, even when your baby is asleep.feel angry or irritated and don’t know why.feel you just can’t cope with anything, even housework.feel sad, hopeless, worthless, and/or useless.lose your joy or feel an absence of pleasure.
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