Fuji Television Network’s Yutaka Yamazaki, “crying alone in the middle of the night,” the most mentally depressed day in her postpartum care.

My mental health was at its lowest when I was in postpartum care

Hello everyone. I am Yutaka Yamazaki, an announcer for Fuji Television Network, Inc. The damage done to the body after childbirth is sometimes likened to “the same condition as being in a car accident with a total recovery time of one to two months,” and when I actually experienced it, the pain was beyond my imagination. I lost a lot of blood during childbirth, and my anemia was particularly severe. During my hospital stay, I was on an iron supplement menu and was even given an intravenous drip. However, the numbers did not get better. …… I was discharged from the hospital and entered a postpartum care facility. Click here to see a precious picture of me with my husband, Obata’s brother, and son shortly after the birth. I thought my health would improve a little while I was in the postpartum care, but my anemia got worse. The postpartum care I received was a facility for people who did not need “medical care” and could not receive medical treatment such as intravenous drips. If you need medical care, you have no choice but to leave the postpartum care facility and go to a hospital. However, once you get out, you are suddenly a one-person operation. …… With both my parents and my in-laws far away and my husband away at work most of the time, I was not confident that I could get through my first time raising a child without support. Even though my physical condition was terrible, I had no choice but to endure it anyway, thinking that it was better …… than being a one-parent operation. However, when I wasn’t feeling well, it gradually affected my mental health. When I was in postpartum care, I was probably the most mentally down. I often cried alone in the middle of the night because all I could think about was how I was going to make it. I also felt a lot of stress from the unfamiliar environment. If I stayed in postpartum care, I would have the support of a midwife, which would reduce the burden of childcare, and I would be able to rely on her in case something happened. However, the best place to feel “safe” is at home. I miss my bed at home. I wanted to go home as soon as possible,” but when I returned home, I found myself in the difficult situation of being a one-person operation. However, my husband, as well as many of my seniors and friends from work, came to see me, and that time was very refreshing. I was able to bring in food, so I asked them to bring me sushi. The time I spent with these people I loved was a great source of emotional support.