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What I Would Tell My Pre-Baby Self About PPD

There are so many things I wish I could tell my naive, pre-baby self — like that I didn’t have to be the only one getting up for feeds, that it was OK when my nine-month-old quit nursing, or that offering solids with salt wasn’t a health violation. All of this hindsight falls under one all-encompassing umbrella: postpartum depression (PPD). The massive physical and emotional changes that come with childbirth and parenthood catapulted me into a mental health crisis I didn't even realize I was in. Five years later, here is what I would tell my pre-baby self about PPD.Hormones Are No JokeSo much...