Causes Of Postpartum Depression
Even though there’s no specific reason why Postpartum Depression happens, a mothers emotional and physical issues have a big role in why it will happen. Physical changes after birth can be traumatic for a mother, especially if they aren’t used to seeing themselves that way. For example, if the mother was super thin before becoming pregnant and gains weight while being pregnant, but later on after giving birth can’t lose all the weight she gains, that can cause her to feel sad and depress about her body. Another physical change is that after a mother gives birth her hormones drop like your estrogen and progesterone which contribute to your depression. The article Mayo Clinic states “other hormones produced by your thyroid gland also may drop