I had no clue it was a "thing", I thought I was just a bad person and mother. I am just sharing this because it took almost hitting bottom before I had the courage to talk to my midwife. If there is more discussion out there, like this article, then hopefully other women won't have to feel so isolated if it hits them.
www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/baby/74340364/perinatal-depression-in-just-a-few-short-weeks-i-went-mad