3. Panic attacks and severe anxiety are possible symptoms a woman may experience when she has postpartum depression.
The smallest thing will cause her to have a panic attack or have anxiety. For instance, if the baby starts crying she may have a panic attack because she may not know what to do. It will even be worse if the baby continuously cries. When this happens, counseling and antidepressants need to be given immediately.
The new mother needs to know that babies will cry. Sometimes babies cry because they want to be held, fed, or changed. There are a number of reasons for a baby crying. Sometimes a crying baby could be sick. A new mother may be so anxious that whenever the baby cries she immediately takes the baby to the doctor’s office. Once her anxiety is controlled, she’ll be able to handle her crying baby without stressing herself out.