Postpartum depression is a form of depression that occurs within a year after delivery. It is thought that rapid hormone changes after childbirth may lead to depression. Symptoms of postpartum depression include:
→crying a lot;
→ headaches, or chest pains;
→ eating too little or too much;
→ sleeping too little or too much;
→ withdrawal from friends and family;
→feeling irritable, sad, hopeless, worthless, [...]

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You are pregnant with your baby and you are not feeling right. You are supposed to be happy, excited, blah, blah, blah. The problem is – you don’t feel that way. What is wrong with you?
In case no one told you yet, your hormones have taken on a life of their own. Nothing feels exactly [...]

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Congratulations! You have made it to the second trimester, a period of time where symptoms from the first trimester generally begin to subside.
 
The second trimester begins at the end of the 12th week and lasts until the end of the 27th week. During this period of time, your baby is undergoing rapid change and growth, [...]

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There are many changes in your body that take place during early pregnancy, and that may leave you feeling as if your body has been invaded by an alien. In a sense, it has! There is a new life growing within you, and this new life is responsible for many of the symptoms you may [...]

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