Meaning of Postpartum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The period immediately following childbirth.
   uncountable
2. Ellipsis of postpartum depression.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Postpartum was hard. When I first thought about having a baby, postpartum wasn't on my mind at all. I was just excited to have a brand-new baby that I could call mine.”

“Brooke made a face at her. “You've always been disgustingly resilient. I had postpartum with Geoffrey. It was grim. But I know you'll be up and singing Christmas carols by tomorrow morning, checking on the roof project, telling everyone what to do.””

“When you were two months old … I was having a really hard time. Out-of-my-mind hard. I probably had postpartum and I hadn't dealt with, well anything, regarding the rape. I had dropped out of school, my parents knew I was pregnant but that was all they knew so they were pissed. I was beyond alone.”

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