Suzanne Shaw
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The ex-Hearsay singer was battling post-natal depression after the birth of her son in December, when her fiancé Darren Day told her he was \'struggling to come to terms with being part of a family\', according to the Daily Mirror. Heartbroken Suzanne, 23, revealed Day dumped her on Mother\'s Day because he found it impossible to commit to being a dad. She says: \'He said he\'d be there for me, but he obviously wanted to live his own life\'
Brooke Shields
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The 39-year-old actress and her TV writer husband, Chris Henchy (40), were thrilled to become parents of a baby girl called Rowan in May 2003. Her famous spat with Tom Cruise, who criticised her for using anti-depresants has helped her to write a book, called
Down Came The Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression. Despite the dark days, and the rough time she had getting pregnant (Shields suffered a miscarriage and had six attempts at IVF), she remains an optimist, saying: \'I really want to have other children\'.
Sadie Frost
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Jude Law said of his ex-wife\'s depression, \'She has had so much on her plate recently and realises she needs help and to catch her breath.\' Ten months later court papers indicated Frost blamed Law for exacerbating her post-natal depression. Frost said Law\'s behaviour forced her to seek treatment three times following the birth of the couple\'s third child, Rudy
Natasha Hamilton
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The ex-Atomic Kitten singer says, \'My doctor diagnosed me with post-natal depression and ordered me to take time off work. I wondered why I was feeling so down; I was crying a lot and everything got on top of me. I was surprised when the doctor told me, but glad to know I wasn\'t losing the plot. I couldn\'t understand why I was losing weight, but it\'s common with depression. Now I will take care of myself and get better\'
Elle Macpherson
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Model and businesswoman Elle \'The Body\' Macpherson said in an interview after the birth of her second son, Cy, that she had suffered a \'sort of post-natal depression\'. She faced a \'ridiculous\' amount of pressure to lose weight after the birth of Cy. \'It\'s like there\'s this competition as to who can lose weight the quickest after a baby - it\'s unhealthy for both mother and child,\' she told Harper\'s Bazaar magazine
Fern Britton
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The 45-year-old TV presenter is one of the highest paid and most popular presenters on daytime TV. Fern has four children - twin boys and two daughters - and says of her post-natal depression: \'I\'ve had times when I\'ve wished I wouldn\'t wake up. Yes, I felt suicidal. It\'s a chemical imbalance. I have taken anti-depressants, but I\'ve been really well for ages\'
Zoe Ball
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The popular radio personality says she went \'a bit loopy\' after the birth of son Woody. She once said: \'I\'m not a natural, brilliant mother.\' Zoe said her own mother was not ready for marriage or motherhood, and she didn\'t see her between the ages of five and 18. \'She was young, didn\'t want to be a mum, so legged it. I can understand that. After I had Woody it was hard. I thought, "God, don\'t let me leg it like my mum"\'
Ruby Wax
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A friend of the comedienne told the Daily Mail: \'Off screen, Ruby is a very different person. She\'s not at all that hyper personality that you see on television. She can be really rather morose. I think Ruby relies a lot on her husband to keep things together.\' Wax is married to TV director Ed Bye, her third husband. They have a son and two daughters
Melinda Messenger
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The pint-sized TV presenter said she was \'unable to cope\' after the birth of second son, Flynn. She told Prima Baby magazine, \'Emotions are very powerful, but because they aren\'t physical you don\'t always want to admit to them. I think it is important that women realise that post- or pre-natal depression is not a weakness\'
Lisa Rinna
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The US actress says, \'I had severe post-natal depression after both births. With my first child, I didn\'t know what hit me. I felt horrible and didn\'t understand why. That first bout lasted about 15 months. With my second child, I was able to get help right away. So I\'d say that if you notice any signs, call your doctor immediately. You\'ve got to take care of yourself\'
Pearl Lowe
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Not long after singer Pearl Lowe had her third child Frankie she slid into a clinical depression, crying all the time, unable to get out of bed, feeling like \'wallpaper\'. It was so serious she ended up taking an overdose - waking up in a manic-depressive unit. It was a turning point, leading to a gruelling two-year recovery. Looking back, she feels her depression was partly postnatal and partly to do with losing her sense of identity
Gail Porter
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Edinburgh-born Gail, 34, has been struggling to cope since the break-up of her marriage to former Toploader guitarist Dan Hipgrave. Gail admitted she had been anorexic, and suffered post-natal depression following the birth of daughter Honey. A suicide attempt and consequent breakdown triggered alopecia, causing Gail to lose all her body hair, although she refused to wear a wig, and is now showing signs that her hair will grow back.
Courtney Cox
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The former Friends actress welcomed her first child into the world in June 2004 - but recently revealed: \'I went through a really hard time - not right after the baby, but when (Coco) turned six months. 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 pummelled.\' Taking the steroid hormone progesterone helped. Despite her battles, Courtney is desperate for another baby
