First and the most common symptom is a feeling of loss and extreme sadness that never goes away. Even though the baby is in front of you, you can’t manage to be happy no matter how hard you try. Anxiety is another sign of early postpartum depression. You are all the time afraid of not caring enough for your baby, not getting approval from your husband or other relatives and that no one likes you as a mother. Anxiety can take on many forms; including the tension of how long would it be when you will regain your original body shape.

Lack of interest in things you should be doing at this stage is another symptom that shows you might be a victim of depression. Not wanting to love or care for your baby, not wanting to go out and meet people and not wanting to have sex are common consequences of childbirth. You want to be alone all the time. In the beginning this behavior is quite acceptable because after all you have gone through a difficult and traumatic time during pregnancy and labor, but if this behavior carries on for months then it’s alarming.

Other common signs of postpartum depression include sleeplessness, irregular diet patterns, having thoughts of committing suicide or killing someone else, lack of energy and constant fatigue, trouble in concentrating or remembering things and some other similar signs. Try to figure out the cause of these symptoms, and if all of them point to the same reason then immediately see a doctor or seek psychological help.