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Your 10 Step Plan to Combat Post Natal Depression
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Look out for the signs and symptoms
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Acknowledge the problem
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Don’t feel guilty, don’t run away, take the bull by its horns
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Get help: consult with your doctor
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Be compliant with medication
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Get advice and guidance through counselling
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Get support: set up a support structure of family and friends
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Take me-time or time out
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Eat a healthy diet
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Exercise
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A mum needs to seek medical help if she feels that she may be experiencing postnatal depression as this is not 'just a phase'. Getting help can be life changing for mothers who have just given birth and for mums who are suffering with PND silently on a daily basis. It is a subject many people don't discuss openly as they have no platform to voice themselves and it is seen as a taboo in many societies.
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