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When a new parent says they are having a tough time, we often don t know what to say or do.
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Although she expected difficult moments, it felt like more than adjusting to motherhood. [I remember] calling my mum desperate for her to come over, asking my husband to finish work early every day, counting down the hours until I wasn t with the baby on my own, the Sydneysider says. I remember feeling very scared and alone and needed people around me.
After speaking to her GP and psychologist, Anna was diagnosed with postnatal depression.
When a new parent says they are having a tough time, we often don t know what to say or do.