January 2013 - Postpartum Progress

Warrior Mom Book Club Ready For Next Book – Join In!

Thanks to those of you who have participated in the first two Warrior Mom Book Club reads and to those of you who have read and commented on the reviews here. In case this is all new to you, check out this post. The Warrior Mom Book Club brings together...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2013 7:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Book Club

What Pediatricians Need To Know About Postpartum Depression

While the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests pediatricians screen for postpartum depression, not all of them do. I’m happy to have Natasha Sriraman, MD, MPH, FAAP, IBCLC as our guest today. Dr. Sriraman is a board-certified pediatrician in...

Published Tue, Jan 22 2013 7:02 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Pediatrics, pediatricians

Headed to LA for Maternal Mental Health

It’s going to be a busy travel week here at Postpartum Progress … headed out at the crack on Wednesday morning to Los Angeles. First, I’ll be filming a postpartum depression segment for Kids in the House, then seeing my dear friend Erin...

Published Mon, Jan 21 2013 10:21 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Moms With Postpartum Depression Talk About Gun Control Measures

Yesterday, President Obama unveiled his plan for gun control and improved mental health in this country, in response to the tragedy in Newtown. I’ve seen a lot of chatter about mental health on Facebook and Twitter ever since the shooting. Many...

Published Fri, Jan 18 2013 6:40 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Three Things That Put You At Risk for Postpartum Depression

The website Black and Married with Kids has a follow up post to the one I mentioned last week on postpartum depression: It’s Okay To Admit You Need Help. The newest article, also written by Christine St. Vil, is an interview with Dr. Joshua Johanssen...

Published Thu, Jan 17 2013 10:34 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD

Orangette Talks About Postpartum Depression

Molly Wizenberg, restaurateur & author of the blog Orangette and the book A Homemade Life, wrote in her blog this week about being diagnosed with postpartum depression: When I was diagnosed, and when I was first trying to make sense of it, what I...

Published Tue, Jan 15 2013 7:11 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Orangette

No Link Between Antidepressants During Pregnancy & Stillbirth

The New York Times reports on a large study finding no link between stillbirth and the use of antidepressants during pregnancy. According to the Times, the Danish study of 1.6 million births, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...

Published Sun, Jan 13 2013 7:42 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: PPD, antidepressants, stillbirth, antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, depression during pregnancy, depression in pregnancy

5 Ways To Connect With the Postpartum Depression Mom Community

Since it’s a fresh new year, I thought it important to share a reminder of how to connect with the postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety and postpartum psychosis community (and PTSD, and OCD, etc.) we’ve created here at Postpartum Progress...

Published Fri, Jan 11 2013 7:38 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression Twitter, postpartum depression community, postpartum depression Facebook, postpartum depression forum

The Link Between PMS and Postpartum Depression

I’ve said it more than once in speeches and been told I was wrong by an expert or two. There’s no data, they said. Yet it only makes sense to me that those of us who are highly sensitive to hormonal changes would be more likely to experience...

Published Fri, Jan 11 2013 7:15 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Postpartum Depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, postpartum depression risk, perimenopause, premenstrual syndrome

Black And Married With Kids Features Story on Postpartum Depression

The wonderful website Black and Married With Kids, created by couple Ronnie and Lamar Tyler, is featuring a 2-part series on postpartum depression written by Christine St. Vil. I wanted you to check out part 1, “Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2013 7:15 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms of Color, Ronnie Tyler, Lamar Tyler, Black and Married With Kids

No Action On Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act

It’s true. Nothing has happened. I remember standing there in the shadow of the United States Capitol in 2010 so excited that the Melanie Blocker Stokes Mothers Act had passed. We were getting somewhere. The federal government was officially recognizing...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2013 6:36 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression law, Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act, Melanie Blocker Stokes, MOTHERS Act

Perinatal Mental Health Conference in Virginia on Feb. 1

Postpartum Support Virginia and the Tidewater Perinatal Mental Health Consortium will be hosting a one-day conference called “Mental Health in Pregnancy and Beyond: Beyond the Basics.” The event will be held at the Hampton Roads Convention...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2013 6:08 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression education, Postpartum Support Virginia, postpartum depression Virginia

Why You Shouldn’t Compare Yourself To Other Moms Without PPD

Today I’m happy to share a story from Warrior Mom Jennifer Carney. She had postpartum depression after her first child was born and didn’t seek help because she felt guilty that she had PPD and other moms who she believed had situations much...

Published Wed, Jan 09 2013 6:42 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, HELLP syndrome, eclampsia

The Top 10 Postpartum Depression Stories of 2012

It was quite a year at Postpartum Progress. We had more than 1 million pageviews in 2012, most of which came from moms seeking help for postpartum depression. Not bad for the little blog that could!! The top ten most popular stories about postpartum depression...

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 9:15 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Depression Symptoms, postpartum anxiety

Is Postpartum Depression A Feminist Issue?

I don’t know that I consider myself a feminist, per se, but I have always believed that postpartum depression is a women’s issue and all women should take up the cause, not just those who’ve survived it. If 20% of all the women we know...

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 6:29 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

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Warrior Mom Book Club Ready For Next Book – Join In!

What Pediatricians Need To Know About Postpartum Depression

Headed to LA for Maternal Mental Health

Moms With Postpartum Depression Talk About Gun Control Measures

Three Things That Put You At Risk for Postpartum Depression

Orangette Talks About Postpartum Depression

No Link Between Antidepressants During Pregnancy & Stillbirth

5 Ways To Connect With the Postpartum Depression Mom Community

The Link Between PMS and Postpartum Depression

Black And Married With Kids Features Story on Postpartum Depression

No Action On Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act

Perinatal Mental Health Conference in Virginia on Feb. 1

Why You Shouldn’t Compare Yourself To Other Moms Without PPD

The Top 10 Postpartum Depression Stories of 2012

Is Postpartum Depression A Feminist Issue?