Kate Middleton, Lopez and 8 Other Famous Moms Who Survived Postpartum Depression

The Duchess of Cambridge went through one of the darkest times of her life following the birth of her first child, Prince George. She did not want to appear in public and usually crossed the threshold of the house.

“You feel alone and isolated, but many women feel the same. There is no guide that says what is right and what is wrong. You have to improvise. You have to try your best to take care of your family.

Kate believes that in any case you need to seek help from relatives, friends or a psychologist. The more caregivers there are, the easier it is to cope with the difficulties of motherhood.

Actress Drew Barrymore recalled that her first birth, surprisingly, passed without serious consequences, which she cannot say about the second experience.

“I didn’t have a postpartum period the first time and didn’t understand what it was. I had this unfortunate experience after Frankie was born. I felt like a complete failure. But soon a lot of things came together.

The actress also noted that after the birth of her second daughter, she underwent a drastic character change: “I didn’t understand this before, but now I’m literally going to fight like a lion to keep my family happy and untouchable. .”

Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar and actor Freddie Prinze Jr. have two children. Now Sarah is enjoying motherhood, but Miss Gellar recalls failing to avoid postpartum depression.

“Like many women, I struggled. They helped me and I did. Those who are going through this, know that you are not alone.

Sarah Michel even shared on Instagram (a social network recognized as extremist and banned in the territory of the Russian Federation) the contacts of the center, which helps women with a similar problem, for which her fans were very grateful to her .

For the sake of motherhood, the popular singer intended to leave the stage and devote herself to the baby. In 2012, Adele gave birth to a son with businessman Simon Konnecki. After giving birth, the actress felt depressed and couldn’t cope on her own: “Sometimes I regretted the birth of my son and thought I had made the worst decision of my life. I just hated everything what happened to me.”

The actress told how she was afraid to approach the child, so as not to harm him. I was afraid of not justifying myself and of becoming a bad mother.

“I didn’t take any antidepressants. Also, I did not discuss my problem with other women. My boyfriend advised me to do this.”

It couldn’t last long and Adele shared her feelings with her friend: “It got easier for me and that period started to pass.”

In 2014, Hayden gave birth to her husband, boxer Wladimir Klitschko, daughter Kaya Evdokia. Postnatal depression overwhelmed the actress with her head, she had to go to a rehabilitation clinic.

“It’s one of the most debilitating and frightening things you can feel. I never meant to hurt my child, but my condition was terrible. I was wracked with guilt. If anyone think postpartum depression is a whim and a fabrication, he’s gone crazy.

The actress is surprised at how tough women are and tries to be the same: “I overcame depression and now I appreciate my connection with my daughter. Plus she’s so cute! She’s very Looking at her, I think, “Have you been in my body all this time? This is so unusual, a real surreal experience.”

Famous actress and model Brooke Shields battled excruciating depression after giving birth to her first daughter in 2003. After surviving the stress, she wrote a book, As the Rain Fell: My Path Through Postpartum Depression. In it, Brook writes, “Our problem is that most of us are afraid to even admit we’re sick, and because of that we don’t act and it just gets worse.

Brooke really wanted to kill herself: “I wanted to swallow pills so I wouldn’t hear a child’s continuous cry, which I went crazy about.”

At one point, the actress deliberately almost sent the car at full speed into the wall in front. Only after that the star went to the clinic: “I found out what was going on in my body and my brain. And I realized that I shouldn’t blame myself. It’s a disease ! I am not guilty.”

Courtney gave birth to her first and only daughter, Coco, to actor David Arquette when she was 40. When the baby was six months old, the actress caught herself thinking she wanted to…kill herself by driving off a cliff. Without the treatment in the clinic and the help of relatives, the actress would not have coped.
The other day, Courtney announced her intention to give birth to a second child from her lover, actor Johnny McDaid: “I would really like to give birth. Of course, I will have to do IVF and use a donor egg. And as crazy as it sounds, I’m willing to do it for Johnny.”

After the birth of twins Max and Emma from her ex-husband Marc Anthony, Jennifer started to get really paranoid: “The symptoms of postpartum depression started a few days after the children were born. Sad thoughts, coming from nowhere part, led me to hysteria – I could cry for hours at a time. The worst thing was to think that I was a bad mother, and that the children, when they grow up, won’t like me.
The fears of the singer and actress did not materialize. For nine years she has been doing a great job with the role of a mother.

“My parents and friends helped me a lot not to put me in a critical state, they supported me and convinced me that everything was fine.”

After the birth of her second child with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, the actress descended into apathy.
“I have become a robot. I felt absolutely nothing. No maternal instinct! It was terrible! When I look at the photos now, where my son is 3 months old, I understand that I don’t remember that time at all.

Her ex-husband helped shake off the depression of Gwyneth, who noticed his wife’s downcast state: “After four months, Chris came to me with the words, ‘Something’s wrong your house. I assured him I was fine, but Chris suspected depression. The hardest part is admitting the problem. I thought postpartum depression meant you cried every day and couldn’t take care of the baby. But this disease has different forms, which is why it is so important for women to talk about it.

Celine Dion had a difficult experience of having children: for a long time she could not get pregnant, and it was only after several years of unsuccessful attempts at in vitro fertilization that Celine and her husband René Angelil had their first child, René-Charles. After a long wait, the couple should have enjoyed such happiness, but Celine felt inexplicably tired.
“I started crying for no reason. Frankly, I was a bit crazy. I lost my appetite and looked exhausted and lifeless. However, those around me assured me that it was normal .

Her mother gave great support to the singer: “Thanks to her help and participation, I quickly recovered. I can say accurately: after the birth of a baby, not only the child himself, but also his mother needs strong emotional support.