Random Famous Women with Postpartum Depression (15 items)

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  (#3) Britney Spears

  • 1981-12-02

  Britney Spears reportedly suffered from postpartum depression after the births of both of her children. Many believe that Spears' erratic behavior in 2007 can be attributed to the disorder.
  
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  (#5) Courteney Cox

  • 1964-06-15

  Courteney Cox had a delayed case of postpartum depression after the birth of daughter Coco. She told USA Today, "I couldn't sleep. My heart was racing. And I got really depressed. I went to the doctor and found out my hormones had been pummeled."
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  (#10) Bryce Dallas Howard

  • 1981-03-02

  Bryce Dallas Howard suffered from postpartum depression after giving birth to her son Theo in 2007. She told GOOP, "For the sake of those around me, including my son, I pretended, but when I began showering again in the second week, I let loose in the privacy of the bathroom, water flowing over me as I heaved uncontrollable sobs,” she reveals."
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  (#6) Brooke Shields

  • 1965-05-31

  Brooke Shields has been very open about her struggles with postpartum depression.  She told Oprah Winfrey, "This gripped my heart to such an extent that I didn't even have the desire to try to overcome it. I mean, I was flattened by it. I was devastated by it. And it wasn't the "baby blues." And I was told it was the "baby blues" at first. And so then, what was wrong with me was even worse. I thought, "Well then I must epitomize failure if I can't even get past this."
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  (#7) Kendra Wilkinson

  • 1985-06-12

  Playmate Kendra Wilkinson described her postpartum depression to In Touch Weekly saying, "I felt devastated, helpless - like I was in a black hole."
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  (#14) Carnie Wilson

  • 1968-04-29

  Carnie Wilson suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter Lola in 2005. She says, "It's a physical feeling. I don't know how to describe it. You're overwhelmed with love and joy, then sadness and fear. You're so afraid you're going to fail this baby. What if you drop her or hurt her? She's totally dependent on you and it's scary."

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