They call it the Baby Blues, and it's what happens to a lot of women after they give birth. It can include crying, mild mood swings and some grouchiness.  But Postpartum Depression is something much more serious. It can include panic attacks, intense irritability and can prevent the mother from bonding with her baby. Some moms go untreated and actually hurt their babies as the result of their depression. We introduce you to a Sioux Falls mom who knew to get help, before that happened.

Lisa Blasen loves being a new mom to 3-month old Isaiah. She says, "Every day is really a new experience." But when Isaiah came a month early, things got off to a rough start. Lisa says, "He had to be under an oxygen tank, I couldn't hold him for the first day, I couldn't hold him for the first day. I could just look at him." Lisa wasn't sleeping, was worried about her son, and when he finally came home, the situation got even worse. Lisa says, "When he would cry, I would get such a cringing feeling that I would want to come out of my skin or like, I don't want to say, hurt him, but just not be around him or touch him or be the same room as him."

What Lisa was experiencing was caused by hormonal changes in her body after giving birth. It's a lot different than the regular Baby Blues that so many new moms have. OB/GYN Dr. Kimberlee McKay with McGreevy Clinic Avera says, "When you start having what we call scary thoughts and racing thoughts about harming yourself or your child, those are things that are difficult to talk about. They're difficult to bring up with your physician."

That's why some women don't get help, and it can lead to tragedy. Miranda Tran, a Sioux Falls woman who admitted slamming her baby son's head to the floor, said she was suffering from Postpartum Depression. The baby later died, and Tran is now in prison. Then there's the case of Andrea Yates, the Texas mom with a history of Postpartum Depression who went on to drown her 5 children. But now, some famous moms are working to put Postpartum Depression in the spotlight. Take actress Brooke Shields. She wrote about her own experience with Postpartum Depression in the book, "Down Came The Rain." Doctor McKay says by getting the word out, moms might be more likely to get help. She says, "It doesn't mean you're a bad mom. It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you. It's something pretty easy to fix, if you have the right intervention."

Lisa Blasen got the right intervention, by talking with Dr. McKay. Lisa says, "I tried Zoloft and it helped and it's still helping." Now she's able to enjoy her time with little Isaiah, even when he's fussy. She says, "I can listen to him cry without wanting to crawl out of my skin." She's thankful she got help when she did and urges other moms to stay in touch with their doctor, and to feel okay about sharing what they're going through. For her, it's made all the difference. Lisa says, "It's hard being a single, new mom. It's hard, you know, and help is wonderful."

Even though medication worked for Lisa, hat's not always necessary to fix the problem. Dr. McKay says sometimes just extra support, or a chance for mom to be away from the baby for maybe an hour a day is enough to help.