You’ve just had a baby, one of the most important and happiest events in your life.

Postnatal depression is a form of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, after childbirth.

Depression can be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.

... worst fear is that you're going crazy,' she explains. 'But [at UNC], you don't feel like you're checking yourself into a place for crazy people. It's a place that's just for mothers, so it makes postpartum depression seem like just a part of life, something that can happen to anybody.'

Postpartum depression is not really a separate mood disorder from major depression or bipolar disorder.

The signs and symptoms of depression after childbirth vary depending on the form of depression. Signs and symptoms of the baby blues — which last only a few days or weeks — may include:...

Here are some symptoms of postpartum depression: Loss of interest or pleasure in life, Loss of appetite, Less energy and motivation to do things, A hard time falling asleep or staying asleep, Sleeping more than usual, Increased crying or tearfulness, Feeling worthless, hopeless or overly guilty, Feeling restless, irritable or anxious, Unexplained weight