I got depressed after childbirth – Selina Boateng

Ghanaian gospel musician Selina Boateng has revealed that she suffered from postpartum depression after giving birth to her child in the United States.

In a recent interview with Deloris Frimpong Manso on the Delay Show, Selina stated that for about three weeks following her childbirth, she found herself crying and feeling very depressed without any apparent reason.

The singer attributed her weight gain to the depression she experienced after giving birth to her first child. According to her, she was not big prior to delivering her baby.

“I was depressed after I gave birth,” she said. “A week after I gave birth in the US, I became depressed. I was saddened and could cry unprovoked. It is called postpartum depression. It lasted for about three weeks. That was when the weight gain started; I don’t know how it all started.”

She also expressed her disappointment with social media comments that mocked her weight gain, often attributing it to excessive eating.”

“I feel very bad by the act of body-shaming, especially in the context of postpartum weight gain,” she said. “I am not alone in experiencing changes in my body after childbirth; it is a natural process. While some comments serve as motivation for me to embark on a weight loss journey, others are unnecessarily rude.”