The Postpartum Chronicles
Sleepless nights, unwashed and unbrushed hair, sore nipples, the smell of spit up on almost every shirt you own. As mom's we are prepared for this part of motherhood, we know that it comes with the mommy territory. However, what we are never prepared for as a mom is the debilitating punch that comes with the evil presence of postpartum depression. What's even worse is our society isn't always prepared for it either. I think the biggest reason for that is unless you are a woman and a mother, only then can you begin to understand what it feels like. Therefore, the rest of the population doesn't see the seriousness and severity it can cause. It's not even a listed mental disorder in the DSM-5 for pete's sake! The DSM-5 describes it as major depression with peripartum onset or "peripartum depression" that includes a major depressive episode that occurs during pregnancy or within 4 weeks following the delivery of your baby. WRONG AGAIN! Did you
