Warning Signs:
- problems with sleep such as difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, or having vivid nightmares
- feeling very low, or despondent, thinking that nothing is any good,
palpitations - obsessive fears about the baby’s health or wellbeing, or about yourself and other members of the family
- thoughts about death
- panicky feelings, panic attacks
- feeling like you are putting on a front
- forcing yourself to do things when all you want to do is sleep
- feeling of overwhelming exhaustion or even quite numb like you have gone past the point where a good night's sleep would make you feel better
- exhaustion following the birth which has developed into extreme fatigue rather than resolving itself within a few weeks following delivery
- bouts of crying or wanting to cry over things which would not normally provoke such a reaction
- being short tempered or snappy an overpowering anxiety, often about things that wouldn’t normally bother you, such as being alone in the house
- desperation for rest
- feeling trapped and unable to find a moment to relax
- feeling unable to cope and then guilty about not coping, or about not loving the baby enough
- headache, night sweats, stomach pains, blurred vision
- being hostile or indifferent to your husband or partner or the people around you
- difficulty in concentrating or making decisions
