Postpartum depression (PPD) is just the baby blues, a short-lived internal firestorm of hormones after childbirth, right? And hormones are just punchlines in late-night sitcoms. So what’s the big deal? Two years after having my second child, I’m still looking in the rearview mirror — sitting on the couch, freshly molten and raw, holding a newborn — and processing. Slowly. With hindsight, this is the one thing I wish someone had told me about PPD when I was in the thick of it.After my first child, I rode a wave of adrenaline as high and far-reaching as a tsunami. I was hyperactive and giddy. In...
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