AFLW star Moana Hope speaks about her battle with postpartum depression

Moana Hope has revealed she is struggling with postpartum depression following the birth of her son Ahi in June.

The AFLW star, 34, recalled “approaching her psychiatrist” because her birth experience was “traumatic.”

“This is the first time I’ve given birth,” she said on The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show. ‘Belle’ [her wife Isabella] would say I have postpartum depression.”

‘I’ve certainly been through it. And that’s why I had to contact my psychiatrist.

“I wanted to make sure I had that mental support because there were things I didn’t think I was good enough for.

My birth was very traumatic for me. It really was something I cried about for days.’

The AFLW star, 34, recalled how she ‘approached her psychiatrist’ because her birth experience was ‘traumatic’

Moana said she struggled to come to terms with her childbirth experience, but she no longer feels that fear.

She previously revealed that she had cried every day since her second child was born.

Moana and wife Isabella Clastrom have a daughter, Svea, whom Isabella gave birth to in 2020, and Moana says there should be more discussion about what life is like after birth.

Moana said she struggled to come to terms with her childbirth experience, but she no longer feels that fear. (Pictured with wife Isabella and daughter Svea)

“I think it really hit me mentally, I think I’ve cried almost every day if we want to be real and honest,” she said. News Corp in August.

“I think that’s part of it and the wave I’m on. I wouldn’t change it and I love him and I’m in love with him and I don’t care much about sleep.’

Being at the side of wife Belle when she gave birth to Svea, Moana believed she had a good understanding of what life is like as an expectant mother, but it wasn’t until she went through her pregnancy with Ahi that her knowledge grew.

She previously revealed that she cried every day after her second child was born

She was going through a 24-hour labor and there were concerns about Ahi’s health with a falling heart rate. He was also under stress and needed help to breathe.

“I knew right away that something was wrong, I didn’t even try to hug him or enjoy it,” she added.

“I said fix it, something isn’t right. I already had a few emergency doctors there. They took him. This was really complete and hard for me to go through.”

Moana and wife Isabella Clastrom have a daughter, Svea, whom Isabella gave birth to in 2020, and Moana says there should be more discussion about what life is like after birth