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Kylie Kelce is in the middle of her second trimester of pregnancy. So far, she’s been candid about how miserable she is during pregnancy, the annoying intrusive questions that she gets from people, and the inevitability of a minivan in her future. She’s also pretty open about parenting in general. While appearing on a recent episode of the Sunday Sports Club podcast, Kylie spoke candidly about her experience with postpartum depression after her oldest daughter, Wyatt, five, was born. After she brought Wyatt home, she felt detached from her and struggled to make a connection early on.

The 32-year-old, who is expecting her fourth baby with husband Jason Kelce, revealed that she had an early experience with postpartum depression after welcoming her and Jason’s eldest daughter Wyatt, now 5.

“I have had periods of my life where I truly believe I was experiencing postpartum,” Kylie told Allison Kuch on the Sunday Sports Club podcast Jan. 12. “I know with Wyatt that I had severe baby blues. We left the hospital, and I was like, “So you’re telling me this is mine?’”

The Not Gonna Lie host, who also shares daughters Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 22 months with the former Philadelphia Eagles player, admitted that it took her baby girl reaching a particular milestone before she felt a sense of ease in motherhood.

“The biggest milestone for me with Wyatt was when she could smile on purpose,” she added. “Because it showed me there was a connection. Most people will take their baby home, and it’s sensationalized social media of, ‘Look at how cute my baby is.’ No my baby cried from bewitching hour at 8 p.m. until 4 a.m. if I wasn’t holding her or if she wasn’t on my boob.”

Quipping about her then-newborn, Kylie added, “We were not cool.”

[From E News Online]

It’s great that Kylie is speaking out about this, especially because she has such a big platform and following now. I also appreciate that she was specific in how she experienced it in the form of not feeling connected with Wyatt. There are so many women out there who feel the same and are beating themselves up over it. According to the National Institute of Health, 1 in 7 women will experience postpartum depression. The more public awareness about these more taboo subjects, the better, so that more women and men understand that PPD is real and shouldn’t just be dismissed as “hormones” or “baby blues.” If anyone out there is experiencing or has experienced it, please know that what you’re experiencing is real and you are not alone. Please talk to your doctor or a health professional about what resources are available in your area.