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My battle with postpartum depression

This is depression suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue. It can occur soon after delivery and can even last up to a year or longer.

Each time I come across a topic concerning postpartum depression, it makes me so emotional, almost feeling like tearing up. 28th October 2018 Midnight is the day I gave birth to my little girl. Two days prior, I walked myself into my hospital of choice accompanied by my husband and a friend, and I was booked in the hospital, and the doctor told me I would spend the night in the hospital. The doctors did lots of examinations on me. They monitored me, and unfortunately, they noted some complications, and I had to be transferred to a more equipped hospital facility to undergo a surgical delivery. A discharge sheet and a transfer letter was handed to us, and off we went.

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