Although she is breastfeeding her baby, the Chilean actress continues to take medically approved antidepressants
The singer moved to Mexico many years ago. (Photo: @monlaferte/Instagram)
Norma Monserrat Bustamante, better known as Mon Laferte, opened her heart to share one of the most difficult moments: the time she tried to take her own life due to severe depression. Without going into details, she confessed that she currently continues to take antidepressants under medical supervision while she continues to breastfeed her baby, who is only three months old .
The Chilean interpreter attended Netas Divinas as a special guest to talk about her upcoming return to the stage after becoming a mother for the first time. During the talk, Galilea Montijo, Paola Rojas, Daniela Magun, Natalia Téllez and Consuelo Duval questioned her about this new stage in her life and how she has managed to combine both her personal and professional lives.
Thus, the 39-year-old singer was honest about the difficulties she has gone through since Joel’s birth. To begin with, she commented that she came to think that she had postpartum depression , however, over time she ruled it out and did not explain whether she had a medical diagnosis or not. . But what caught the attention of the hosts of the Univision program is that Mon Laferte takes antidepressants.
During her pregnancy she shared some details with her social media followers and frequently bragged about her “baby bump”. (Photo: Instagram/@ monlaferte)
“I thought she might have depression. I have to tell you that I take antidepressants and I’m breastfeeding my baby, but my doctor let me”, he declared.
The interpreter of You lack of love, My good love, Tie me up, Complete love and If you loved me, among other successes, explained that her medication is not something recent -with which she ruled out that it is directly related to postpartum depression- but that it is the result of a problem that appeared years ago, when she went through a strong depression that led her to think about taking her own life.
“I got a horrible depression many years ago. I don’t know, I think it was the accumulation of life, I tried to commit suicide many years ago, so that’s why I’ve never stopped taking antidepressants because my psychiatrist tells me no, it’s not the time”, he said.
MON LAFERTE poses on the red carpet at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
Mon Laferte did not delve into the situation he experienced, but made it clear that he is currently better and continues to work on it every day. In addition to antidepressants, the singer also goes to therapy: “I’m super strict with that, sometimes I don’t even have anything to say to my therapist, but I’m still there, I think it’s very important.”
Regarding her motherhood, the Chilean commented that within Of the changes that her body has undergone, the one that surprises her the most is her memory, since she recently realized that she had already begun to remember things that she forgot during her pregnancy.
“I I feel like now I’m getting my brain back again… it was another, during the pregnancy I forgot everything, super clueless, and even now, since my head is only for my baby, it is very difficult for me even though I have a lot of creative work and I also have office work that I have to do” he commented.
The singer posed with her son in her arms. (Capture: @ monlaferte/Instagram)
However, she assured that she is very happy with Joel’s arrival and during these first three months she thoroughly enjoyed seeing him grow up. She also confessed that going back to work worries her, because she feels that she is “a bad mother” for not being able to be with her son all the time like other artists.
Las Netas Divinas expressed their solidarity with the process that the singer is undergoing and made some comments in support. Thus, Natalia Téllez recalled that after having her daughter she realized that her “filter” did not work well and she made hurtful comments.
“I started working on a project, in a movie, so I wanted to be me, how do you look for Natalia, where is Natalia Téllez? make that joke, girl. Then my joke went beyond, not funny, super offensive, super shit… I can’t say it on the air ”, she expressed.