Post Partum Denial
Post partum depression is supposed to mean you don't bond with your baby, you have thoughts of hurting your baby, or in many tragic cases you do hurt your baby, right? That's the post partum we hear about. We read shocking headlines about women drowning their babies or tales from our friends who know someone who thought about shaking their baby to death before she finally got help. We are told to try and understand these mothers. We are told that we need to raise awareness so that these mothers seek the help they need. But post partum depression is not always anger or difficulty bonding; it can look very different I learned. "There's no way I have post partum depression", I kept saying to myself. I knew that I would never hurt my baby, I loved her, I wanted her, and I never got angry with her no matter how much she cried or how tired I was. So obviously I couldn't have post partum depression. I was wrong. From the day I found out I was pregnant I worr...