You helped me when my daughter had postnatal depression

DEAR DEIDRE: After my beautiful, first granddaughter was born, my daughter suffered from terrible postnatal depression.

She’d had a traumatic birth and fell into a black hole of depression soon afterwards. I felt sick with worry for her.

I’m 60 and my daughter is 33.

I tried to help her as much as I could, babysitting for the child, talking to her and contacting the postnatal team, but she seemed so sad and lost that I felt helpless.

You reassured me I was being a great support to her and that things would get better.

You sent me your Depression pack and the details of the Association of Post-Natal Illness (apni.org) - which you said could help me too.