Sameera Reddy Opens Up On Struggle With Postpartum Depression, Says She Felt Disconnected With Son
Most new moms go through postpartum depression also called baby blues after childbirth. This includes mood swings anxiety crying spells as well as difficulty in sleeping. Usually begins two-three days after childbirth and can last up to weeks Sameera Reddy recently admitted she went through the same and said she felt completed disconnected with her own baby.
They might not admit it often, but most new moms go through postpartum depression, also called baby blues, after childbirth. This includes mood swings, anxiety, crying spells as well as difficulty in sleeping. It usually begins two-three days after childbirth and can last up to weeks.
Sameera Reddy recently admitted she went through the same and said that she felt "completed disconnected" with her own baby.
"When Hans came, I felt completely disconnected. I didn¡¯t know who he was. I gave him to my husband and said, ¡®I just don¡¯t feel good about this. Please take him.¡¯"
"It was the worst thing I did and I hope today I can make up for it. It took me a week to understand what was going on."
She revealed she was also going through a condition called placenta previa, which causes the placenta to tear away from the uterus. She was bedriddedn for a few months because of the same.
"I went from 72 kgs to 105 kgs. And when I gave birth, I was depressed as hell."
"I had a C-section. I didn¡¯t know what was happening¡I was very disillusioned when I gave birth. My husband kept telling me I was beautiful. I said, ¡®Thank you, but obviously, you are lying.¡¯ I was disillusioned to the point where I was disconnected. Nobody spoke to me about this. That is the reason I am talking today. Nobody told me, ¡®Sameera it could go wrong¡¯, ¡®Your hormones could go for a toss¡¯, ¡®You could have something called post-partum depression," she said.
Due to weight gain, Sameera Reddy started hating herself and wouldn't even look in the mirror. It became worse when other women reminded her of how she looked. "I had women judging me. They were mean".
But eventually, she came out of it and started loving herself again. She made peace with her body and asked husband Akshai that she wanted to have another baby.
The couple welcomed daughter Nyra in their lives last year in July. Sameera Reddy is indeed an inspiration for many women.
Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.
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