“I suffered from a case of post-weaning depression,” designer Nainika Karan talks about her post-pregnancy woes

#99ShadesOfGrey The designer thinks that the starting point to deal with depression is to have proper knowledge about the various kinds

After I stopped breast feeding my second child, I suffered from a mild case of something called ‘post weaning depression’ (PWD), which I never went through after I stopped feeding my first child. Everyone now knows about post-natal depression but post-weaning depression isn’t something I had ever heard about. I am sure it is the same with most people.

Nainika thinks being a new mum however joyous, comes with its challenges, and women need a good support structure around them during these phases

“Conversations led me to realise that what I was feeling was very normal and that loads of women have gone through this. That’s what helped me the most. To know that I wasn’t alone”