Postpartum Obesity

Mood changes after delivery are common, but if depression lasts more than 2 weeks, is severe enough to make daily life and childcare difficult, and especially if you have thoughts of harming yourself or your baby, this is a sign that definitely requires professional help. Postpartum depression is not a matter of willpower but a condition that needs treatment, and the sooner you seek counseling, the faster you recover. In such cases, it is safer to receive mental health care before weight management, and if you feel it is urgent, ask for help immediately.

Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective

At Dongjedang, we regard the state of the mind as just as important as the body in postpartum recovery. However, when there is severe depression or dangerous thoughts, mental health professional care takes priority over weight-loss management, and it is the safe order to help with the body's recovery and weight management together after that part has stabilized.