Can natural progesterone cream help with postpartum depression? If so, what are the recommendations?
Yes. As soon as the placenta is delivered after the birth of the baby, progesterone production falls from 350-400 mg a day to nearly zero. The adrenals are the sole source of progesterone at this point, and if a woman had an exhausting and stressful birth experience, her adrenals may be exhausted, too. Women with the highest progesterone levels during pregnancy and the lowest postnatal progesterone levels are at greatest risk for severe postpartum depression. Natural progesterone may be helpful for women who suffer from PPD. Many women report no difficulties with postpartum depression while using natural progesterone cream. Women who suffer postpartum depression can use the same dosage, three weeks on and one week off. Since most will not resume normal menstrual cycles for at least a few months after giving birth, you may have to wing it to figure out when to start. Or, if your cycles were normal before you conceived, you can look back at your calendar and figure out where you’d be in
