There has been a lot written on Lacnet recently about fish oil 
supplements, but another excellent way of helping new moms with PPD is 
to teach them the 5 S's.

PPD is complex and certainly is in large part hormonally based, but I 
have had a few moms whose severe depressions were exacerbated by their 
feeling exhausted and demoralized because of their babies' poor sleep 
routine and prolonged crying.  Just helping their babies sleep an extra 
1-2 hours /night and helping them feel skilled at calming their crying 
pulled them from deep depression back into balance...in a matter of 2-3 
days.

Harvey Karp

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