At the extreme level of the baby blues syndrome continued to deteriorate can also be fatal. After the causes of depression that affects the physical, at the extreme level of the baby blues can lead to puerperal psychosis or postpartum insanity. At this level the patient was not allowed to treat and care for the baby. The tendency to create dangerous conditions for the baby to be very large, even she could hurt her baby, including himself, to eliminate life.
Patients who experienced puerperal psychosis generally will experience hallucinations and delusion making it difficult to distinguish what is real and not, these cases are extremely rare. Only about 1 in 1000 cases of postpartum depression will experience a mother’s puerperal psychosis. Usually if it is developed into puerperal psychosis, there was no other way except for entrusting the care of this new mother to a psychiatrist or hospitalized in a mental hospital.
In the face of labor, it is also important for prospective fathers to support his mother. Here are suggestions for the birth process does not occur smoothly and psychological burden too heavy for the mother, which among others:
1. Position is always self-husband as companion in arms. The husband can try to participate in gymnastics classes accompanying his wife was pregnant and when to consult the gynecologist.
2. Show an attitude of responsibility, loyalty, and reliable, so that the wife feels safe and comfortable with her pregnancy.
3. The husband also needs to be a good mediator between certain parties such as nurses, doctors, and families.
4. As a companion in arms, the husband needs to show enthusiasm for wife’s pregnancy. For example, remind pregnancy exercise schedule, consult a doctor, and take vitamins and supplements as prescribed.
5. Help her to always think positively. Take also exchanged thoughts, and dismantle the existing concerns in the minds of his wife around the birth process.
Overcome emotional changes after childbirth
not being denied, a new chapter of life: becoming a parent for the first time will cause panic. Negative thoughts that arise because of confusion over this new role could develop into a psychological disorder, you know, if not anticipated soon!
1. Write diary, pour all the anxiety, fear, and confusion in order to help map the real problem.
2. Plan for positive change as a parent. Like to spend more time for children, providing education budget, a plan to send their children, meet the needs of children, and others.
3. Include parents / in-law in child care. Make them places studied to reduce feelings of anxiety experienced by a baby.
4. Make friends with other couples who already have children or are waiting for the presence of children. Make them a place to exchange thoughts and share complaints about child care and potential.
5. Establish contact with the child since she was in the womb to strengthen the bond the mother-child. So that new mothers are able to understand what they need even though he was a baby and can’t talk.
6. Involve and include the husband during pregnancy so that he is ready to rely on when a child has been born.