May 2012 - Postpartum Progress - The Network of Care

Miranda Wicker: On Bad Moments Not Making You A Bad Mother

Dear Mamas, I was still pregnant with my second baby when Katherine asked me to write to you today. I was so excited to have been asked. And then, as the final weeks of my pregnancy passed and I began to think of what my life would soon be like, fear...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 5:58 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Miranda Wicker

Kathleen Schmidt: On Feeling Like You Can’t Be A Mother

Dear New Mom, I wish someone had written a letter like this to me after the birth of my son (now and daughter (now 4). Right now, it may feel as though you are trapped in someone else’s body, mourning the version of yourself that existed before your baby...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 11:10 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Kathleen Schmidt

Jill Williams Krause: On The Impending Doom of Postpartum Anxiety

Dear New Momma, Wow. Are you tired, or what? This mom thing, it is not for the weak… or those who can’t stomach coffee. I mean, I think eventually we all end up chugging a pot at some point, even if we hate the stuff. If you’re feeling...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 7:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Postpartum Anxiety Symptoms, Jill Williams Krause, Babyrabies

Lauren Hale: On The Journey of Postpartum Depression

Dear new moms: When you go on a journey, you have a starting point. Sometimes you have a destination, sometimes you don’t. Regardless of your destination or lack thereof, there is always a starting point. A place to which you hope to eventually...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 12:12 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Lauren Hale

Social Good: How Much Can A Blog Really Help People?

I’m asked all the time what kind of impact Postpartum Progress has had. It may be advertisers or brands, deciding whether they should partner with us. Media people wondering whether we have any credibility. Donors trying to decide whether to fund...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 10:46 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, social good

Ilina Ewen: On Hearing the Words “Postpartum Depression” Too Late

Dear New Mom (or 2nd or 3rd time Mom…): I never heard the words “postpartum depression” until it was too late. I had no idea such a thing existed except in extreme cases of mothers drowning their children that the media covered in National Enquirer...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 2:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Ilina Ewen

Stephanie Precourt: On Letting The Words Out

Dear new mom: You wear the armor, the bandage, even though you feel raw and weak and exposed. It’s there. The wall is up so that you can take a breath, so you can feel safe when others are around and even when they are not. And you might not even know...

Published Sat, May 12 2012 11:00 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Stephanie Precourt

Special Discount on Daily Hope Throughout May

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Soon it will be Women’s Health Awareness Week. Plus Mother’s Day. So … Hopeful World Publishing is helping us celebrate by offering a discount for subscriptions to the year-long series Daily...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 6:37 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Progress News, Daily Hope

Fadra Nally: On Not Admitting She Had Postpartum Depression

Dear New Mom: If you’re anything like me, you know you can handle a baby. You’ve had a successful career. You’ve worked hard. You’re ambitious, determined, reliable, dependable, diligent, and you always have a sense of humor. Plus...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 8:03 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Fadra Nally

Katie Sluiter: On Hating Yourself During Postpartum Depression

Dear You: I know you. Whether you are a brand new mom, or a fifth-time mom, have feelings that something is not quite right … Where you are a dad or spouse searching for answers or resources for why your lovely wife is being so damn mean or angry...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 1:15 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Katie Sluiter

Mothers & Postpartum Depression: Our Children’s Future At Stake

One of my biggest concerns is how little people pay attention to the mental health of mothers. We talk about breastfeeding. We talk about postpartum hemorrhage. We talk about vaginal births versus c-sections. We talk about OBs and midwives and doulas...

Published Tue, May 08 2012 10:31 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal depression, Well blog

Welcome to the 4th Annual Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health

Welcome y’all!! It’s our fourth year in a row of celebrating Mother’s Day by speaking out about the mental health of mothers everywhere. Maybe you are a new mom and you are dreading Mother’s Day 2012. You don’t feel like...

Published Sat, May 12 2012 9:01 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health

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