Ichii Sayaka reveals on Instagram that she suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her eldest daughter

Former Morning Musume member Ichii Sayaka is a proud mother of four children (4, 8, 14 and 17-years-old) and Ichii and the family celebrated the 17th birthday of her eldest daughter.

Ichii also revealed on the Instagram post that about two weeks after giving birth to her eldest child, she suffered from postpartum depression.

Ichii wrote, “I suddenly couldn’t stop crying while washing the baby bottles that had accumulated in the sink, and I felt I couldn’t accept reality. When I look at magazines, I recall painful feelings. I looked miserable and my hair hadn’t done for days”.

Ichii wrote about looking back, “If I look back on it now, you can talk to yourself in the past and see that you were doing your best at that time and doing your best everyday. Even though I was raising my child with great thoughts, I felt that the happiness given to my eldest daughter would be huge and being an active mom. I will continue to raise my child while finding joy each time”.