If you’re feeling depressed after your baby’s birth, you may be reluctant or embarrassed to admit it. Postpartum depression isn’t a character flaw or a weakness., If you or someone close to you thinks you may be depressed, talk to your healthcare professional or a mental health professional. It's a sign of strength to ask for advice or seek help when you need it., Sometimes, clues of this mood disorder get overlooked in pregnant people. Find out why, and learn what risk factors and symptoms to be aware of., Experiencing a low mood or feeling sad or down is common. Many situational stressors can lead to low mood: your kid struggling in school, conflict at work, caring for an aging parent., Grief can cause all sorts of feelings. Anything that you feel right now is normal so try not to think of things as normal or abnormal. Just take the time that you need to mourn your dad. Now is the time for you to take care of yourself. Do you have a therapist that might help you in the future?, Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual *.