{"id":185,"date":"2022-06-30T22:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T21:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2022-07-22T10:13:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:13:41","slug":"postnatal-depression-perinatal-ocd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/postnatal-depression-perinatal-ocd\/","title":{"rendered":"Perinatal Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/postnatal-depression-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-899\" srcset=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/postnatal-depression-2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/postnatal-depression-2-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Postnatal depression is the term used for depression that some women experience in the first year after having a baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms of postnatal depression may start as baby blues and then get worse. The symptoms may take some time to develop. Postnatal depression may be most obvious when your baby is 4 to 6 months old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postnatal depression can last for longer than three months. If not treated, it can last considerably longer. The earlier it is recognised, diagnosed and treated, the faster you will recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postnatal depression can have a broad range of symptoms. These can vary in how severe they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be feeling sad, anxious and alone. You may be feeling guilty, irritable and angry. You may be experiencing panic attacks. You may not enjoy being with people, even your baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other symptoms of postnatal depression include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>loss of appetite<\/li><li>poor concentration<\/li><li>tiredness all the time<\/li><li>problems sleeping<\/li><li>being agitated<\/li><li>crying easily<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Feelings and thoughts you might experience include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>feeling inadequate<\/li><li>feeling panicked<\/li><li>feeling rejected by your baby<\/li><li>worrying a lot about your baby<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perinatal OCD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a relatively common mental illness. It can affect men and women at any time of life. If a woman has OCD during pregnancy or after birth (known as the perinatal period) it is called Perinatal OCD. You may have had OCD before getting pregnant. 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