May 2015 - Postpartum Progress - The Network of Care

Toxic Expectations for Birth

We build our expectations for birth and pregnancy from childhood; birth stories pervade our culture, from TV and movies to baby dolls. My own life always included lovely retellings of my birth, at home, peaceful and perfect. The trouble is that fear pervades...

Published Mon, May 11 2015 9:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: stigma, community, birth

Pregnancy Anxiety and Family History of Miscarriage

First-time mothers can find many things to be anxious about when they become pregnant. What will pregnancy be like? Will my baby be healthy? Did I start taking my prenatal vitamins early enough? Am I really ready for this? But some women may have an additional...

Published Wed, May 13 2015 1:08 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: mental health, miscarriage, anxiety, Depression and Pregnancy, pregnancy, maternal mental health, pregnancy anxiety

Stand Together for Moms With Postpartum Depression & Anxiety

Three years ago Postpartum Progress started an event called Climb Out of the Darkness®. We had no idea what it would become. We only knew we needed an event that would bring together moms from around the country and around the world who wanted to stand...

Published Tue, May 26 2015 9:31 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Climb Out of the Darkness

Susan Petcher – Before Kids

Before I had kids? I didn’t know I was suffering from debilitating anxiety. You see, I thought everyone lived like I did, felt like I did, thought like I did. I mean, doesn’t everybody cry in their car in the parking lot of the mall because they...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 12:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health

Raivon Lee: Mother’s Day — It’s MINE!

Mother’s Day — Oh how I’ve hated you, how I’ve misunderstood you. Since becoming a mom, Mother’s Day sends shivers up, down and around my spine. This will be my third — time flies. Prior to motherhood, when I was much younger,...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 3:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

It’s Okay To Say No

If you’ve ever found yourself overwhelmed by commitment and struggling with anxiety as a result, this post is for you. Dear Mamas everywhere, It’s OKAY to say NO. I’m in a place right now where I’m feeling pretty overwhelmed...

Published Tue, May 19 2015 8:22 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, mental health, anxiety

Help Save Massachusetts Program Helping Moms with PPD

I am twice blessed. Not only do I get to be on the board of directors of Postpartum Progress, Inc. and have the honor to work with Katherine, our other directors and an army of Warrior Mom volunteers to help educate and encourage moms suffering from postpartum...

Published Mon, May 11 2015 9:29 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Lauren Hale – A Different Breed

She sighs, in the penumbra of the small and softly lit lamp, as her baby snuggles closer to her neck, his chubby fists opening and closing. He exhales and relaxes his body with a small rattled whimper. She waits, her eyelids drooping more with every passing...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 10:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

The Connecting Threads Among Us

Did you catch the Mother’s Day Rally last Sunday? Since it’s Mother’s Day every day here, we wanted to be sure you were given the opportunity to read all the poignant and powerful essays that were published for this year’s Mother’s...

Published Sat, May 16 2015 5:31 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, mother's day rally

Newton’s Second Law by Kaly Sullivan

In high school physics, we learned Newton’s Second Law; the force of an object is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration. F = ma. After my second son was born, I started experimenting with physics. I started throwing things. I craved...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 4:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, postpartum depression., Effects on Children

Esther Dale – Happy Mother’s Day to ALL Moms

For all the mothers out there, of any variety, Happy Mother’s Day. If you are a mother, you are fierce and you are awesome. Whether you are a birth mom, adoptive mom, stay-at-home-mom, work-at-home-mom, employed outside the home mom, mom who goes...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 11:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health

Rethinking Antidepressants and Birth Defects

Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD, of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health, posted a very important blog post yesterday regarding a large new study published in the British Medical Journal regarding SSRI’s (the type of antidepressant...

Published Thu, May 07 2015 8:45 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Depression and Pregnancy, medication, research, MGH Center for Women's Mental Health, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders, SSRI exposure, antenatal mood disorders

Cultural Beliefs that May Affect Asian American Moms’ Emotions After Birth

The title of “Mother” is a universal label suggesting that women who identify as mothers share the same personalities, characteristics, and preferences. Yet when we think about mothers, it is important to remember that each mother is an individual. How...

Published Wed, May 06 2015 6:44 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum depression treatment, Postpartum Deression, Asian American Mothers, Cultural Considerations

Kimberly Zapata – Fahrenheit

This post has an intense and abrupt ending. If you are fragile, you may want to skip this particular post as it may trigger you. It was 97 degrees when I went into labor as I waited on an underground subway platform for an uptown F train to the hospital...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 8:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: mental health, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Mother's Day

Robin Niedorf: That July Afternoon

My baby and I were often alone together in the early days and weeks. My husband returned to work after a week, my mother returned home after two. Like many new mothers, I lacked confidence in my mothering skills. Is it easier for women who had younger...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

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Toxic Expectations for Birth

Pregnancy Anxiety and Family History of Miscarriage

Stand Together for Moms With Postpartum Depression & Anxiety

Susan Petcher – Before Kids

Raivon Lee: Mother’s Day — It’s MINE!

It’s Okay To Say No

Help Save Massachusetts Program Helping Moms with PPD

Lauren Hale – A Different Breed

The Connecting Threads Among Us

Newton’s Second Law by Kaly Sullivan

Esther Dale – Happy Mother’s Day to ALL Moms

Rethinking Antidepressants and Birth Defects

Cultural Beliefs that May Affect Asian American Moms’ Emotions After Birth

Kimberly Zapata – Fahrenheit

Robin Niedorf: That July Afternoon