Cardi B Fights Postpartum Depression Amid Divorce.

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PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 26: Cardi B attends the Rick Owens Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images)

Cardi B is taking proactive steps to prevent postpartum depression as she navigates her recent separation from Offset.

Recently, she addressed criticism from social media users who questioned her commitment to spending time with her newborn daughter after she was spotted out with friends in New York City.

While attending an event at The Stafford Room on Saturday night, Cardi was briefly at the same venue as her ex, Offset, although sources from TMZ reported that they arrived and left separately.

During an Instagram Live session, Cardi defended her decision to socialize, stating, “I be with my baby all day…I need to go out.”

She elaborated on her current emotional state, saying, “I’m going through a divorce right now. If I stay home and fcking depress myself, that sht’s gonna drive me crazy. That’s why I’m working, and the weekends, I’m going out with my girls. So, stop. I don’t ever wanna go through a f*cking postpartum depression ever again, and I’m avoiding that.”

Cardi filed for divorce from Offset earlier this year, marking the second time since their marriage in 2017. She has confirmed that this separation is final, explaining, “Slowly but surely, everybody gotta go their separate ways.”

She added, “My kids gotta get used to that, ‘No, you’re not going to come home every single day and your dad is gonna be here.’”

Cardi acknowledged the difficulty of adjusting to this new lifestyle for both herself and her children, noting, “It’s kinda hard — I don’t wanna talk about it ’cause I don’t wanna get emotional — but it’s kinda hard, as an adult, you gonna get used to a certain type of lifestyle without being with somebody.”