Bringing home a new baby comes with mixed emotions.

Excitement for the new addition to the family and anxiety over what to do next.

Jennifer Whalen, a Mental Health Promotion Specialist for the Northern Health Region, talks here about something new mothers should be aware of.

“It is very common to have something called the baby blues and usually that is early on, like one, two or three days after a baby is born. Most women do experience the baby blues, they say anywhere from 75 to 85 percent of more.”

Whalen warns that if these feelings last longer than a few weeks, you may be experiencing post-partum depression.

In that case, she encourages moms to connect with their family doctor, nurse-practitioner, nursing station, their local hospital or Q-Docs.

There are also Mental health resources available throughout the Northern Health Region.