Why do some moms suffer from postpartum mood disorders (depression, anxiety, OCD) and not others?
Why do moms suffer from mood disorders with one child and not another?

What is most confusing is that you don't know if its going to happen to you or if it will one child and not another or all of them!

Heightened sensitivity and anxiety is actually a product of postpartum (hormones and brain changes) in order to keep you focused on your baby and to keep the human race going. But what happens is this "heightened sensitivity" stays longer in some moms and can result in postpartum mood disorders and mood disorders after the postpartum stage as well.

What makes someone more susceptible though? Knowing that your life doesn't start anew when you have children. Your past is still a part of you and traumatic experiences and events can play a large role in PP mood changes and disorders.

Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/
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