"What if I strangled him?" (1:45)
Katherine, 36, was rocking her baby son when she had terrifying visions of his death.
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"Baby blues" vs. Depression
Made worse by the sleep deprivation
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Postpartum Depression Risk
Odds go up on 2nd pregnancy
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Terrifying Postpartum Story
"I didn't tell anyone I had postpartum depression"
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I Was Devastated
But postpartum therapy took time
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Katherine, 36, was a new mother terrified by the thoughts she was having. Once, she imagined smothering her son with a burp cloth. Then she saw herself drowning him in the bathtub. "I didn't give him another bath for a year," she says. "I made my husband do it."
"Baby blues" vs. DepressionMade worse by the sleep deprivation
Postpartum Depression RiskOdds go up on 2nd pregnancy
Terrifying Postpartum Story"I didn't tell anyone I had postpartum depression"
I Was DevastatedBut postpartum therapy took time
