My wife may be depressed and our son only wants me - help

Fellow parents, I could use some advice involving depression, the child favoring one parent, and stress. Bear with me, this is a long one.When my wife was four months pregnant, her father unexpectedly passed away. As you can imagine, this put a great deal of stress on her. Furthering her stress, we were in the process of moving across the country and planning our wedding.Fast forward to today. Our little guy is now 1.5 years old and a little wild child. For the past few months he's been incredibly clingy with me, and less so with his mother. My wife is a stay at home mom and I work remote, so him favoring me so much has put a great deal of stress on me, as he often wants me and only me during nap time, etc.Not only has this added pressure on me, it's really taking its toll on my wife. She asked me a few days ago if I think she might be depressed, to which I told her there's definitely a chance and I don't think anyone would blame her - she's been through a lot. We've talked about the possibility of her talking to a professional, as she's simply not feeling like herself. She's tired, distant at times, and struggling to feel happy during moments that would otherwise bring joy.She's read countless articles on children favoring their dads over the mom, but they haven't brought her the comfort she was looking for. She still feels really bad about him wanting me all the time, and in turn it makes me feel guilty as well. (I know I'm not doing something wrong, but I can't help feeling bad in this situation.) She also opened up to me about how her needing a C-section and inability to breastfeed (none of the women in her family could produce enough) have made her feel like a failure as a mother. I've reassured her this isn't the case at all, but my words can only do so much.Is there anything I can do on my end to help? Any advice on how to handle him favoring me so much? Is that really a phase like many others say? Any tips on her fighting her inner-battles? I'm just at a loss here. I want her to be happy again, and I want my little guy to cling to his mom from time to time. Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2KEVjaz