If you recognize any of the following symptoms, you are at higher risk for developing perinatal adjustment problems.
Michelle Lacy, MA, LPC, PMH-C
Michelle Lacy
480-220-0582
3303 S. Lindsay Rd. Bldg. 4 Ste. 108
Gilbert AZ 85297
Located at Lindsay and Pecos
Women's emotional changes during pregnancy
Usually during the first year after the baby is born
Symptoms can very from mild to severe.
What mothers think and feel...
"I feel like running away."
"I'm a rotten mother."
"I feel like I'm going crazy."
"I think of hurting myself or the baby."
Perinatal Adjustment Symptoms Are Treatable
Remember....
You are not alone!
You are not to blame!
You will be well!
Perinatal means symptoms can occur in pregnancy and any time is the first year postpartum.
Mild depression, anxiety, crying lasting up to two weeks.
Postpartum Depression
Sad mood, irritability, hopelessness. Symptoms are more severe and longer lasting than Baby Blues.
Postpartum Panic Disorder
Excessive worry and fears
Anxiety, panic attacks
Postpartum OCD
Repetitive, disturbing thoughts
Compulsive behaviors to reduce the thoughts
Horror about having those thoughts
Postpartum Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Recurring nightmares, excessive anxiety, reliving of past traumatic events
Postpartum Psychosis
Delusions and hallucinations that require immediate medical attention