This website contains a good bit of information on improving your status if you struggle with depression in pregnancy or postpartum. In the article on depression in pregnancy, learn about potential underlying nutritional causes:
Depression is complicated, but one key reason depression hits some of us in pregnancy is biological: it takes a whole lot of nutrients and fats to grow a baby. As baby uses our nutrients to grow, we are sometimes left short and one possible consequence is major depression.
I review the nutrient intake of U.S. women and suggest a key reason for depression is diet deficiencies, particularly in the third trimester when the growing baby needs high levels of nutrients to grow. I describe this information in detail in the book Rebuild from Depression.
In the postpartum period we have the same story: our bodies are depleted from the job of having grown the baby and, if we are breastfeeding, we continue to give of our nutrient stores. If you are not sure if you have postpartum depression, read about postpartum depression symptoms.
Many people find this website looking for an alternative to prescription anti-depressants. Some people do successfully avoid them, but the do work well for some. I say, work hard to find whatever works for you and let's call that a success. I discuss Zoloft and breastfeeding elsewhere.
Read the chronicle of my second pregnancy here on this blog in the pregnancy and postpartum archives. You can also find a recap article here on this blog written at six months postpartum.
Best of luck.
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