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How are you feeling after the birth of your baby?
I just feel so tired. I never thought I would be so exhausted.
Well, it is normal for a new mother to be tired after having a baby. Are you getting
enough sleep? Not really. I can't fall asleep at night.
And then I seem to wake up a few times a night. That must be difficult for you. Is tiredness
the only problem? I don't know. It's just.. is it normal to
feel so down? I thought the baby blues only lasted a few days.
It's normal to feel a bit down occasionally but not all the time. Do you feel unhappy
most of the day? It seems to be almost all day. I wake up feeling
sad and it gets worse until night-time. How are you managing with your baby?
Not well. I'm not coping well at all. I don't think that I'm a good mother.
I'm sorry you feel like that. It sounds like you may have post natal depression. I'm going
to refer you to someone who can help you. OK. Thank you for listening to me. I thought
I was going mad.