A grieving father has issued a heartbreaking plea after his wife took her own life only nine days after giving birth to twins.

Tyler Sutton was ‘cautiously optimistic’ when his beloved wife, Ariana, revealed that she was expecting again less than five years after they welcomed their first child.

In 2018, Ariana was hospitalized after suffering from severe postpartum depression. Even though Tyler was excited to know that she was pregnant again, he was also extremely worried at the same time.

In an interview with TODAY, Tyler said: “I was very nervous. But being a mother was Ariana’s favorite thing in the world. And I thought if I stayed vigilant, everything would be OK the second time around.”

The couple prepared for the arrival of their twins, making sure her obstetrician knew about her previous battle with postpartum depression and making sure she was also speaking with a psychologist every week.

“We were both so excited to be having twins. I can’t even begin to describe how happy she was,” Tyler shared.

“There were no signs that anything was wrong. You’d never have a clue. She was always joking about her swollen ankles and how she couldn’t wait to drink a big cup of coffee.”

But only nine days after giving birth to Rowan and Everly, Ariana ended her life.

“I never dreamed this could happen. It came on so rapidly, and so suddenly,” Tyler said. “She started talking about how she wanted them back in her belly. I was like, ‘Honey, they’re going to be fine. They came early, but they’re healthy and they’ve got a great team of people watching them around the clock.

“But I couldn’t get through to her. No one could get through to her.”

The heartbroken husband recalled a conversation he had with Ariana, in which she said a ‘little person had taken up residence’ in her head.

“That little person would drown out all the positive things that people tell her. And it would be screaming at her, ‘You’re a bad mom! You’re not doing your job! This is your fault! Everything’s your fault!’” Tyler expressed.

“It was as if she couldn’t hear anything else over that voice.”

The mother-of-three also left Tyler a letter. “In her letter, it was clear that she was depressed. She said she felt like a burden. She was anything but a burden. She just needed some help. I wish she had just waited for me to get home so I could have helped her.”

Tyler is now urging pregnant women to learn about postpartum depression.

“When newly pregnant women walk into their first appointment and they’re talking to their OB, they should be learning about postpartum depression – the risks and the signs,” he said.

“And they should continue having these conversations throughout the pregnancy.”

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