Symptoms of Postnatal Depression

Key symptoms are:

• a persistent feeling of sadness and low mood
• loss of interest in the world around you and no longer enjoying things that used to give pleasure
• lack of energy and feeling tired all the time

Other symptoms can include:

• disturbed sleep, such as not being able to fall asleep during the night and then being sleepy during the day
• difficulties with concentration and making decisions
• low self-confidence
• poor appetite or an increase in appetite/"comfort eating"
• feeling very agitated or alternatively very apathetic

• feelings of guilt
• thinking about suicide and self-harming
• feeling unable to look after the baby
• too anxious to leave the house
• thoughts about harming the baby