MOTHERS OF MULTIPLES AND POST PARTUM DEPRESSION (PPD)

Posted on May 12, 2017. Filed under: raising multiples | Tags: 28th May, Dionne Quintuplets, Multiple Birth Awareness Day, Multiple Births Canada, Post Partum Depression, post partum depression and multiples, post partum depression and partners, post partum depression and triplets, post partum depression and twins |

28th May is Canada’s Multiple Birth Awareness Day and Multiple Births Canada is leading the educational charge in making folks aware that parents with twins, triplets and more will very likely experience some degree of PPD after their babies are born. Yes, PPD can also occur when having a singleton child, but multiple-birth mothers are more likely to experience PPD because of all the hormones combined with caring for two, three or more infants simultaneously. Occasionally, due to extreme sleep deprivation and the on-call hard work, so will fathers/partners experience some degree of PPD.