Ivanka Trump Talks About Her Battle Against Postpartum Depression

The current First Family of the United States is indeed facing controversy in almost every single day of their lives the moment Donald Trump took his seat in the White House as the 45th president of the republic. It must be extremely hard to become a part of the family especially if the entire world is watching almost every family members move. One of Donald Trump’s daughter is indeed one of the very controversial one in the family. One of the reason is that she is actually now working with her father, as an appointed Advisor of the President, which means that she must have no salary and her husband, Jared Kushner, as the Senior White House Advisor. The Trump family rarely give the opportunity to actually get to know them, but last she actually made an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, where she revealed to have suffered from postpartum depression after each of her pregnancies.

Ivanka with daughter, Arabella, and son Joseph, while pregnant with third son, Theodore.

IVANKA TRUMP’S FAMILY

One of Donald Trump’s daughter is indeed one of the very controversial one in the family. One of the reason is that she is actually now working with her father, as an appointed Advisor of the President, which means that she must have no salary and her husband, Jared Kushner, as the Senior White House Advisor. Ivanka has been married to Jared Kushner since 2009, they have three children, Arabella Rose (6), Joseph Fredrick (3), and Theodore James (1).

The Trump family rarely give the opportunity to actually get to know them, but last she actually made an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, where she revealed to have suffered from postpartum depression after each of her pregnancies.

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Most people think that rich people don’t really have time to actually deal with this kind of problems since they don’t need to worry about anything. Looks like they are wrong because the First Daughter managed to share some of her thoughts and experience regarding her postpartum depression.

HER POST-PARTUM STRUGGLE

The 35-year-old First Daughter made an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, where she described her postnatal depression as a “very challenging emotional time”.

With every pregnancy, she admitted having different levels of postpartum depression. Ivanka even mentioned that she felt like she was not living up to her potential as a parent, a businesswoman or an executive.

When Dr. Mehmet Oz, the host of the show, asked her why she wanted to talk about postnatal depression, Ivanka replied: “It’s incredibly important. Look, I consider myself as a very hard-charging person. I am ambitious. I’m passionate. I’m driven, but this is something that affects parents all over the country.”

She was appointed by her father to be his official advisor, that would mean that she must focus on the set of issues that includes family leave and workforce development. “One thing that I continue to do is meditate. It’s been enormously helpful to me,” Ivanka said. The Trump administration is facing controversy on the health care act, she, unfortunately, didn’t make a stand regarding the matter, instead, she simply stated that she is against human trafficking, as well as racism and is actually in favor of “empowerment” and working women.

She, alongside her husband and their three children, moved to Washington D.C. from New York to work for the White House together with the president, who is her father.

POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

According to the American Psychological Association, 1 in 7 women actually experiences postpartum depression, some of them experience PPD even while they’re still pregnant. Experts believe that it is always best to seek professional help as early as you can, getting the right help will totally make a difference for the mother, the baby and the rest of the family.

Stress is one of the main causes of PPD, especially if the mother’s feel extremely overwhelmed with the newborn. A woman’s hormone levels also change after childbirth so it can really be a contributing factor as well.

Despite all the criticism towards her father’s presidency as well as her entire family, Ivanka’s revelation about her postnatal depression opened some eyes and minds with the fact that she is indeed just like any other mother out there. Struggles are definitely part of life, some women couldn’t really cope with their postnatal depression Ivanka speaking out could actually inspire mothers and other women regarding the said matter.