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Postpartum Depression

According to the American Psychiatric Association, as many as 10% of women experience moderate or severe depression shortly after giving birth, called postpartum depression. Studies point to several factors, including effects on the brain caused by fluctuating hormone levels before and after childbirth.

Dad's, this is not a time to get upset. Your wife may experience Post-Partum Depression. Watch the words you say. Be supportive but don't take control of the child either, this could leave the mother feeling inadequate as a parent. You instinct is to freak out when she accidentally under feeds him, or picks him up wrong, or something, but hold your control… You both are still learning.