Jodi Hillebrand
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So postpartum depression can't be diagnosed until six weeks postpartum.
So she's going to have to be suffering for a while.
What do you mean suffering?
Suffering out of pain or because of the disconnection of a child?
This is a great question.
So people think postpartum depression.
OK, that is one.
However, it doesn't necessarily mean sitting around crying.
OK, women can have it can manifest as anxiety.
So fear of being alone with the baby or some fear of your person leaving the house and leaving you alone with the baby.
Fear of other people being around the baby so they don't want to have the baby around other people or let grandma hold the baby or things like this.
A lot of anxiety.
It can be just a sense of complete overwhelm.
Inability to make decisions.
Like, what do you want?
Like, you can't think clearly.
Right.
Like, I don't know what I want.
And so it's in offering support during this time, you need to try and make it as easy on the person as as possible.