Post Natal Depression: Self-care

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The Post Natal Depression Support Association has the following advice:

• Don’t be fobbed off with others telling you to “pull yourself together” or “you should be grateful …”
  
• Speak to someone - your clinic sister or doctor, a post natal support telephone network
  
• Speak to your partner or close friend
  
• Accept that this is not your fault
  
• Ask for help from others
  
• Don’t allow yourself to get exhausted
  
• Plan for enough rest and time off
  
• Prioritise and drop your standards. You can’t do as much as you used to around the home
  
• Join a support group where you can share this experience with others who understand how you feel
  
• Take one step at a time

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