02/25/2026
These are not “just the baby blues.”
They are not personality flaws.
And they are not something you should have to push through alone.
One in five mothers experience a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder. Half go undiagnosed. And for many, symptoms do not just disappear when the baby gets older.
If you are still struggling months or even years later, that does not mean this is just motherhood. It does not mean you are ungrateful. And it does not mean you are just imagining it or should be over it by now.
It means you deserve support.