Exercise is good for PND. Lack of sleep caused by a newborn baby is bad
for PND. Take every chance you can to get some sleep. Definitely get
some exercise, initially by pushing a heavy pram around (baby isn't
heavy, it's the nappy change bag etc. that is heavy), then cycling when
you want to put some distance between you and the baby. Avoid the car
driving while you are chronically short on sleep.

One of the people in our ante-natal class said she took out her hearing
aids when she went to bed. That way she got more sleep at night, and
her husband woke up to settle the baby.


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