How long does it take for postpartum depression to heal on its own?

It usually takes 3-6 months for postpartum depression to heal on its own, but it can last 1-2 years. Because people's lives are now more stressful, marital discord is more common, and the family of origin is overly involved in the life of the nuclear family, the incidence of postpartum depression has increased significantly, and the time for self-healing has also been significantly lengthened.

Therefore, we must pay attention to postpartum depression, and family members must care, love, understand, and support the mother. When you find that a mother is prone to tears, is in a low mood, has fluctuating moods, loses her temper easily, is timid about taking care of the baby, is not confident, or even feels that she is not a good mother, you must provide timely counseling to the mother to prevent postpartum depression from developing to a serious level.