In extracts from her new auto-biography, 'Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011' winner Stacy Solomon talks about her battle with postnatal depression.
Stacey reveals that she didn't want to be a mother at first and feels that may have contributed towards her postnatal depression.
"I hated every second of my long, long labour," she admitted." I didn't feel motherly. I felt so hopeless, like I was nothing. I didn't want a baby. I really didn't. I went on crying and crying. I cried my eyes out for days. I really didn't want this to be happening to me.
"Apparently, women forget how bad labour is once it's over. Well, I'm telling you now, I am never going to forget it. Never! No one said, 'It's the most horrendous thing you will ever go through and you will feel like you're going to die'.
"I felt totally disconnected, as if I was outside of my body. My thoughts and feelings didn't seem to be part of me, which I've since learned is a symptom of postnatal depression. I felt I was a hopeless mother."
Her book 'Stacey: My Story So Far' was released on 12 May and is available to buy through Amazon.
iMama expert Jo Tantum explains that lack of sleep can be a major driver for postnatal depression. She advises talking to a GP if you suspect that you might have postnatal depression.
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