What is postpartum anxiety, (PPA) really? Is it the baby blues, is it like postpartum depression (PPD) or just a little worry about how to take care of your baby? In a lot of ways, it can include all three.

The baby blues affects about 80% of moms. It can start at about 2 or 3 days after delivery and can include mild anxiety. However, it only lasts about 2 -3 weeks.

Postpartum depression affects 1 in 5 new moms, and 1 in 10 new dads. Yep, I said dads! Anxiety and depression often go hand in hand before and after delivery.

I have yet to work with a client that doesn’t have some sort of combination of both.

Anxiety is a trademark symptom of postpartum depression.