Post Natal Depression: Self-care
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
Written and revised by
David Cohen, M.D.
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