To protect yourself and your baby from PPD, it is necessary to start with early treatments to cure PPD and the sooner you start with it, the chances that you recover from it quickly increases. If a depressed mother is having a baby then there are chances that the baby will not closely get attached to the mother and will lack development of mental and behavioral ability. Counseling is a form of treatment where you and your partner both have to participate. For the women suffering from mild postpartum depression, cognitive behavioral therapy is proved to be effective as an antidepressant. Another counseling method known as intercounseling is also one good curative method. Intake of anti-depressant medicines have also proved their effectiveness in treating PPD but for the mother breast feeding their child need to consult their doctors to find out if the medicines can cause adverse effect on her child. Hormone therapy in the terms of estrogen therapy can be used for treating PPD. This is because many anti-depressants contain estrogen as their major constituents. Marriage counseling can also help if you are facing problems related to lack of support at home. Psychotherapy is also one good choice as it does not lead to any side effects as compared to medicine therapy.