Baby blues is just a few tears when the milk comes in, but postpartum depression... beta, it is a heavy blanket you cannot shake off even when the baby sleeps. It is not just worry, it is a fear that sits in your throat. I know because in this happy joint family, with all the aunties' advice ringing in my ears, I still felt utterly alone holding my son in the middle of the night. The obvious answer is that more hands mean more help, but sometimes more eyes mean you feel you cannot show the cracks.
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