The Hills alum Whitney Port admitted on Sunday that she might still be suffering from the effects of postnatal depression nearly a year after welcoming her first child.
Around 15 percent of women reportedly suffer from symptoms such as extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, crying episodes, irritability, and changes in sleeping or eating patterns after they give birth.
‘I think maybe a little bit. Yeah, I think so looking back on it. I think some of it even maybe plagues me still,’ the 33-year-old new mother confessed on her 47-minute YouTube live chat.
Confession: The Hills alum Whitney Port admitted on Sunday that she might still be suffering from the effects of postnatal depression nearly a year after welcoming her first child
Statistic: 15 percent of women reportedly suffer from symptoms such as extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, crying episodes, irritability, and changes in sleeping/eating after giving birth
‘I don’t think I’m overall depressed, but I think I have some anxieties about things that I don’t need to have anxieties about. But even before I had a baby, I was a pretty anxious person. After losing my dad five years ago, it just brought on a whole slew of issues that I never had.’
The LA-born socialite added: ‘So I became someone I didn’t know that I was going to be and I think that made me a more anxious person and then when you have a kid it adds on a whole other layer of responsibility.’
Elsewhere in Whitney’s bedside chat – which amassed 11K views – she revealed that she still hasn’t decided if she’s having anymore children with husband Tim Rosenman.
‘Everyone says two is insane, and I don’t know if I’m necessarily cut out for that,’ Port said.
The 33-year-old new mother confessed: ‘I think maybe a little bit. Yeah, I think so looking back on it. I think some of it even maybe plagues me still’
The LA-born socialite added: ‘I don’t think I’m overall depressed, but I think I have some anxieties about things that I don’t need to have anxieties about. But even before I had a baby, I was a pretty anxious person’
‘Everyone says two is insane’: Elsewhere in Whitney’s bedside chat she revealed that she still hasn’t decided if she’s having anymore children with husband Tim Rosenman (R)
Port said: ‘I don’t know if I’m necessarily cut out for that. Tim would like more if he had it his way, but…he’s not going to push me to have more if I’m not ready’
‘Tim would like more if he had it his way, but he will support whatever decision I make, kind of, I mean we’ll make the decision together but he wants me to feel fully comfortable with it. So, he’s not going to push me to have more if I’m not ready.’
The USC grad was feeling particularly moody because she’s been battling ‘some sort of stomach bug’ since Wednesday when she and her producer beau returned from their 10-day vacation to Prague and Italy.
The married couple of two years felt guilty about leaving their son Sonny Sanford back in Studio City, but they’re already planning his first birthday on July 27.
‘We were thinking just a simple BBQ/pool party in our backyard with a small, intimate crew,’ the Home & Family lifestyle expert told AOL.com last month.
‘Planning our next trip!’ The USC grad was feeling particularly moody because she’s been battling ‘some sort of stomach bug’ since Wednesday when she and her producer beau returned from their 10-day vacation to Prague and Italy
‘BBQ/pool party in our backyard’: The married couple of two years felt guilty about leaving their son Sonny back in Studio City, but they’re already planning his first birthday on July 27
Nicknamed ‘Chickens’: Port and Rosenman’s cherubic curly-haired child has already uttered words like ‘Whoa,’ ‘Wow,’ ‘Hi,’ and ‘Mama’
‘But we don’t have any set plans yet!’
Port and Rosenman’s cherubic curly-haired child – nicknamed ‘Chickens’ – has already uttered words like ‘Whoa,’ ‘Wow,’ ‘Hi,’ and ‘Mama.’
Whitney – who triumphantly put on ‘real clothes’ on Monday – is the co-founder of floral business Bloom2Bloom and she promotes products like Dreft detergent and Lactaid on social media.
As for Tim – whose last real producing credit was The X Factor back in 2012 – shoots and edits videos for his wife’s YouTube vlog titled ‘I Love My Baby, But…’
Triumphantly put on ‘real clothes’ on Monday: Whitney is the co-founder of floral business Bloom2Bloom and she promotes products like Dreft detergent and Lactaid