Bereavement is a process that can take years to come to terms with, so don't feel like you have to heal within a specific time period. Get strength from your loved ones.
The sadness is for the people who are left behind. It is important to try to be in the here and now so that you can see what you have around you.
Find creative ways to explore your feelings. Give yourself some credit for all that you manage to do.
If you are a new mother and you suspect you have Post Partum Depression, get some help. The
March of Dimes website has plenty of resources for PPD sufferers. It's normal to feel a bit under the weather for the few months after birth, but if you are having intrusive thoughts or feel as though you just cannot cope, please
get some help for yourself. Finally don't try to live up to a perfect image. Most women after giving birth have lackluster skin and limp hair for a while, it's perfectly normal, so pamper yourself! The reason that some celebs look so skinny straight after giving birth is more to do with being painfully underweight before they got pregnant and then having a few pounds of fat sucked out of them after! It's not an example that should be followed by any sane person!
If you have just given birth, give yourself a break, relax and enjoy your new baby!