關於 who postpartum depression ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

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If I could do it again, I would not read the baby books written by experts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I would read journal pages written by mothers about their postpartum journey. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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About the blood, the ache, the tears. The depression, the anger, the fear, the loneliness, the grief, the moment when she looks in the mirror unable to recognize herself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I felt so lonely back then. So lost. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The moment a woman gives birth, she simultaneously gains everything and loses everything. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Her life, her identity come undone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And piece by piece, with her bare hands she needs to put it back together while caring for her baby. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Why did no one tell me this? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The identity crisis postpartum is more real than anything I know. I had to face my biggest fear: the fear of losing myself.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When you're no longer who you were but not yet who you're meant to become, who are you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I had to surrender my self-image, my control, my resistance. (I was also too tired to do anything else.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I had to learn to trust. ​⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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That everything will be okay. That this, too, shall pass. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you’re in the thick of motherhood too. I want to extend my hand to hold your hand. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s okay for your baby to cry. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It’s okay for you to cry too.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It will get easier. You will get stronger. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You will feel like yourself again. A different self, but also a truer, more beautiful self will emerge. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I promise. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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𝒥𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝒶 #𝓃𝑒𝓌𝒷𝑜𝓇𝓃𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇

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The world really has evolved several stages since 2020, and also since the beginning of my career- and that’s the beauty of it all. Nothings permanent, everything changes and newer, more exciting things keep coming into the mix.

Tomorrow my baby will turn 6 months. What a massive milestone, for her and for myself. As I am learning everyday to be a better mother, I am also learning to become a stronger me. I have been wanting to update fans and friends on how I am doing - and yet every time I try, I just feel like “oh gosh. Where do I even start?” And before that thought process is over, I would be busy either feeding my baby, changing a diaper, soothing her, or putting her to sleep.

The first few months of my baby’s life felt like it flew by so quickly yet at the same time pre-baby feels like a lifetime ago - everything in my world has shifted. My whole focus was her - I was breastfeeding, (which, by the way, is HEAPS harder than giving birth), making sure she’s eating well, sleeping well, and pooping well. And, understandably, paranoid about any kind of germs in the house. There was no difference between day and night, it’s just wake time and sleep time. It made no difference for me what day of the week it was, what weather it was, what’s happening with my industry, or with the world other than the daily Covid news, because I just needed to stay home make sure that my little newborn is far far far away from covid. I barely saw friends, and hadn’t eaten in a restaurant for north of half a year. As I took care of her, I barely had time to wash my own face, go to the bathroom, or sleep for a long stretch of time. I also didn’t have enough breastmilk, so I would sit there and try to pump the life out of me, just so I could provide half of a meal for my baby. I tried everything - but I do know that low supply isn’t uncommon. So- as glamorous as mom life can appear to be on social media, don’t be fooled. It’s humbling, but it’s also life-altering and the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.

Emotionally, I’ve been so over the moon and happy. I enjoy spending time with my newborn baby, she makes me giggle and smile - even though I wish my mother was here to share old baby stories of me, and experience all of this together. But having a daughter really makes you feel more connected to your mother on a completely different level - I just know she’s happy and proud of me from up above. I’ve taught her how to semi-feed herself, how to fall asleep by herself, teaching her still how to roll, sit, and semi-stand (crazy!!), and I’ve played her tunes on my guitar like she’s the only fan in my fan club.

I also consider myself blessed that I never had issues with postpartum depression, despite suffering from mommy’s wrist. I had an amazing relationship with my 陪月/月嫂 who helped me immensely more than words can say. I have not been able to see my side of the family for over a year, but I’m blessed to have amazing in-laws and fellow mommy friends to share experiences with.

Nothing has been easy, but I am the most grateful for my husband - he was always by my side when I needed him. We change diapers together, we bathe our daughter, we sing to her together, and read bedtime stories to her together. I can safely say, that I’m MUCH happier than when I was towards the end of my music label contract. There have been some dark years there.

Hitting 6 months is a big deal for me. I can safely pat myself on my back and reminisce on THE single most biggest achievement of my life, my daughter. Obviously, 6 months is not long in the grand scheme of things, ie. her entire life ahead, but it is a big milestone for me mentally, and finally I feel it’s time to really focus on my own personally healing. I completely lost myself in taking care of her, and yet I felt the most alive and the most needed - and I found a new me in the process. It’s a beautiful kind of chaos and I embraced all of it. But yes, now it’s time for me again. finally.

Hitting this 6 month mark, I have decided to now wean from breastfeeding, take care of my body better, drink some wine, and write more songs for real. (If my daughter allows, lol). I am choosing to give myself some more me-time, read a book, get my nails done, and eventually get a haircut too. And.. start to think about dieting and training. Moms don’t get enough credit for deciding consciously to not slim down yet because they gotta breastfeed. But- with that said, all moms have their own struggles that no one knows of, so never judge!

A part of the stress that comes with social media sometimes, is actually comments on moms’ sizes, even praises of “wow you slimmed down fast!” As though that’s the most important thing of all. The toxic culture pains me and I just know it’s not the point. For me, it really was a conscious decision, just to be a mother first, above all else, at least for these first six months of her little life. And looking at her, strong, happy and healthy, I am truly so so proud of her for her growth and development.

And finally.. I’m finally ready to think about myself again as a musician. I know I’m lucky to be able to have a choice of being with her for 6 months; I count my blessings everyday. But as songwriting wheels become rustier, and as the industry evolves, I’m quite frankly not sure yet what a singer-songwriter mom looks like. I struggle to name artists in the Chinese speaking world that I could reference from - but I promise I’ll continue to bring music to those ears that still choose to listen.

I still hope that one day - little Naomi can see mama on stage. Looking down at her as she sleeps, I always imagine what she would be like as she grows up - and I hope that one day she will be able to pursue what she loves to do and focus on the truly meaningful things in life.

Thank you for reading through this thinking-out-loud random catch-up session blog thing. I’m just so glad I survived 6 months of motherhood. This stuff ain’t easy! Sending love and thank you all for the support, as always. More updates later!

xRobynn

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對於計畫懷孕而喜獲麟兒的婦女來說，胎兒無疑是上天給的美好禮物，有時天不從人願，常在沒有預警下失去了腹中的小生命，這種無情的打擊造成孕婦及家人的傷痛。

懷孕中胚胎或胎兒沒有生命跡象，三個月前稱為流產，週數達三個月之後的流產稱為死胎或是胎死腹中，也有些學者定義20週以後為死胎。

媽媽通常是因為感覺不到胎動或者是在例行性產檢以超音波檢查的狀態下發現。有些死胎發生早在第一孕期，有些發生在接近臨盆甚至在待產中，顯示死胎發生的原因其實是非常多樣的。

發生的原因大致上可以分為與母體、胎兒或與胎盤有關。

與母體有關的原因如母親本身身體的疾病像是高血壓與糖尿病，感染、內分泌、免疫性疾病，與胎兒有關的原因如染色體、基因異常，發育不良，與胎盤有關的原因如病變或是血流不足，臍帶打結或扭轉等，但是約¼的死胎找不出原因。

其他的危險因子像是抽煙、酗酒、吸毒、肥胖與母親年齡等都被認為與死胎的發生有關係

死胎的發生對任何母親來說都是ㄧ件悲傷的事情，以醫生的立場除了安慰母親之外是需要找出最有可能的原因避免下次再發生類似的憾事 。另外如產後憂鬱症其實在這些傷心的母親身上也很可能會發生，家人也需要多注意。

印象中照片為紐西蘭的 Wakatipu 湖。是毛利傳說裡，被勇士殺死的巨人留下的跳動心臟。願傷心過的媽媽們保持勇氣與希望。

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For expecting mothers, babies are gifts from the God. However, some babies are lost unexpectedly, causing grievances for the mother and her families.

Babies that are spontaneously lost during the first trimester are called miscarriages, and those lost after the first trimester are called stillbirths. Although in some countries stillbirths are defined as fetal loss after 20 weeks.

Stillbirths are usually discovered mothers who don't feel fetal movements or incidentally during regular pregnancy ultrasound surveillances. Some still births occur early in 2nd trimester, whilst some occur towards the end of the pregnancy, suggesting different underlying mechanisms.

Causes of stillbirths can be classified as mother, fetus or placenta related. Examples of causes relating to the mother include diabetes and hypertension (or eclampsia), infection and autoimmunity; relating to the fetus include abnormal chromosomes, fetal growth retardation; relating to the placenta include blood flow insufficiency or twisted umbilical cord. Although about in 25% of cases no cause can be found.

Factors like smoking, alcohol and illicit drug, obesity and Mother's advanced age use are related to increased risk of fetal loss.

It is one of the saddest things to see a Mother who lost her child. From an obstetrician's point of view, identifying the cause may help to prevent recurrences of such tragedy. Carers' support and vigilance for mothers who lost their babies is important as postpartum depression can unfortunately also occur.

(Picture is taken at Lake Wakatipu, which from the Maori Legend it is the remaining beating heart of the Giant Matau, who was slain by a warrior to rescue his beloved girl. Hope mums keep hope and courage.)

SHARE & SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/joannasohofficial Some of you might have gone through depression or know someone who's going through it. It's never an easy issue to open up or talk about and it can be a secret you might have been hiding.

Kim Boey is a well-known and respected fitness educator who has taught for many years, but no one knew she's been battling depression for the past 7 years. Watch this video as she shares her story for the first time and how it made her a stronger mum and person.

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Here are the questions in the interview:
1) Can you let us know about what is Postpartum Depression? (0:26)

2) What are some of the symptoms of Postpartum Depression? (0:48)

3) Just for the audience to know, this is something that Kim has never spoken openly about, so you’re here today because you feel that this is an important topic to reach out to the other women out there who might be going through it but they are not aware of it, correct? (2:14)

4) Were you ashamed or are you still ashamed about having Postpartum Depression? (3:01)

5) Do you think Postpartum Depression happened to you because you are an older mum? And also do you feel that there was a lack of support? (3:44)

6) How long did you go through that before you decided to seek for help? (4:29)

7) Who save you from your suicide attempts? (5:58)

8) Did your husband understand what was going on at that time? (6:06)

9) Did you still continue teaching when you are having Postpartum Depression? (8:29)

10) Did you feel more in control the second time you experienced postpartum depression? (10:08)

11) At that time, did you look after two of your kids? (10:52)

12) You are a fitness educator, and you are always surrounded by people and you are someone that stay active all the time. Do you think that fitness help you in recovering from postpartum
depression at all? (11:44)

13) What was the mini breakthrough each time and how to you cope with that? (12:48)

14) Are you still dealing with it now? (13:16)

15) So, if a mother is watching this right now and she feels that she is going through postpartum depression or just depression in general, what would your first advice be? (15:46)

16) The support system is important, correct? Whether is from family or friends. (16:35)

17) What do you think could have happen to you if it has been left untreated? (17:17)

18) Do you think you could have done something to change the situation at that time? (18:13)