I Gave Birth, but My Husband Developed Postpartum Depression [nytimes.com]

Natalie Audage 7/21/2112:53 PM

By Kim Hooper, The New York Times, July 19, 2021

When I was pregnant with my daughter, my husband and I took a parent prep class in which they talked at length about the signs of maternal postpartum depression. My husband took detailed notes. After all, I had a history of depression and occasionally fell down dark, deep rabbit holes from which only medication and therapy could pull me out.

My husband, on the other hand, is the epitome of stable. When his parents died in our first few years of knowing each other, I required more comforting than he did. If I had taken bets on who between us would suffer depression following the birth of our daughter, every single one of our loved ones would have bet on me. And I wouldn’t have blamed them.

But it wasn’t me.

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