4. Depressed mood or mood swings are possible in postpartum depression.
While most new mothers are happy when they have a new baby, there are some women who are depressed. She will be happy one minute and the next angry.
When a person has mood swings it causes others to stay away from them because you don’t know when their mood will turn bad. If others are around the new mother expects she is having postpartum depression, they will know how to handle her mood swings. When she is suffering from a depressed mood or mood swings it can be difficult for the people around her.
The people around her may understand what she is going through, but after a while it will take a toll on them as well. Family and friends need to suggest to her to seek mental health treatment. She needs to find out why she is having these mood swings all of the time.