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Lean on others.

This is not a road to be traveled alone. “Be in nourishing relationships,” Sanford says. “Hopefully, you have a supportive spouse, but also, find a good friend or two who you can really talk to in a confiding way who won’t judge you. Have other people bring you meals. It’s really about having a nourishing life.”

Waller notes that although these therapies can work, if you don’t feel that you’re improving or you’re worried that you might harm yourself or your baby, you should seek medical attention.

“At our practice, we’re cautious with depression because it can be so serious, and undertreatment can have consequences,” Waller says. “While I encourage my clients to use any kind of self-care or alternative treatments available to them, I also want to make sure they’re being seen by a doctor and monitored medically. In the most severe cases, natural treatments are simply insufficient, and we don’t want to prolong a woman’s suffering.”