Postpartum Progress

Not Today: My Catalyst in Healing from PPD

The show Game of Thrones had not yet released the episodes, but when I started watching the year after I gave birth, there was one scene that stuck with me. Arya is learning the fine art of elegant sword fighting. She is hesitant and clumsy on her feet...

Published Thu, Aug 04 2016 5:19 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Healing

A Long History of Breastfeeding, Anxiety, and Forgiveness

I’ve never shared my entire journey with breastfeeding in one place, at one time. It’s a topic that makes my heart race a little, catches my breath in six different ways. It’s World Breastfeeding Week, and it feels like the right time...

Published Wed, Aug 03 2016 7:36 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, breastfeeding, breastfeeding and depression, breastfeeding and postpartum depression, bad feelings breastfeeding, breastfeeding and anxiety, world breastfeeding week

The Non-Stop Intrusive Thoughts of Postpartum OCD

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from a Warrior Mom who experienced Postpartum OCD. She shares her journey with intrusive thoughts so that other moms might feel less alone—and also so others will understand that side of OCD....

Published Wed, Jul 06 2016 6:35 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum OCD, intrusive thoughts, postpartum intrusive thoughts

Fighting Stigma with Climb Out of the Darkness

As I spend time talking to folks around the country about why they should support the efforts of Climb Out of the Darkness, I’ve been asked the same question. But why fight stigma? Stigma is a public and collective perception of something that often...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2016 8:17 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Climb Out of the Darkness, #climbout, Climb Out

4 Things I Wish I’d Known About Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Warrior Mom Catherine Barber. She lists the things she wish she’d known more about postpartum depression before experiencing it first hand. -Jenna] Our culture celebrates the joys of motherhood...

Published Tue, May 17 2016 9:55 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Depression Symptoms, Warrior Moms, anxiety, guest post, postpartum depression symptom

I Didn’t Want My Baby

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Jessica LaBonte. She bravely admits what many mothers only think in their darkest moments. -Jenna] Sleep when the baby sleeps. The advice given to women around the world since the beginning of...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2016 8:26 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, breastfeeding, anxiety symptoms, postpartum insomnia, insomnia, birth control

The Necessity of Boundaries

There is something that I have to do with someone in my life, and it makes me anxious. As much as I know that what I have to do is necessary, I am nervous. But I know that for us to continue to have a relationship, our interaction must change. When I...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2015 7:58 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, mental health, relationship problems, boundaries, postpartum depression relationships

Minority Mothers: Will You Tell Us About Your Postpartum Mental Health Experience?

Attention Warrior Moms of Color: Did you know Postpartum Progress wants to hear from you? We do! We are currently conducting a survey to find out how we can better support and serve women of color who are pregnant and new moms. Our goal with the survey...

Published Mon, Dec 29 2014 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal health, pregnancy, minority mental health, survey, minority mothers, minority women

Warrior Mom Book Club: Inconsolable by Marrit Ingman

The following is a conversation between members of the Warrior Mom Book Club after reading Inconsolable by Marrit Ingman, the latest in our maternal-mental-health-related reads. You can visit the author’s website at http://www.marrit.info/. Welcome...

Published Wed, Nov 05 2014 10:06 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, motherhood, support

Why Americans Don’t Want To Discuss Depression With Their Doctors

A fascinating new study finds that a large chunk of Americans would rather not discuss symptoms of depression with their doctors. According to Health.com, “43% of people would keep their depression symptoms to themselves during a doctor’s appointment...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2011 8:55 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Treatment, Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, Postpartum Progress News, Medication and Postpartum Depression, antidepressants, effects of depression, depression

Does Postpartum Depression Lead to Bipolar Disorder?

Does postpartum depression lead to bipolar disorder? No, but you might mistakenly think that if you read some of the headlines this week. Lots of media outlets reported that severe postpartum mental illness, including postpartum depression, is linked...

Published Fri, Dec 09 2011 9:08 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Postpartum Bipolar, postpartum psychosis, bipolar

Struggling Against the Currents of Postpartum Depression

Today I’m so pleased to share an interview with postpartum depression survivor Sara Binkley-Tow from Moms Bloom. She’s the Warrior Mom who, with her husband, recently attempted to swim 50 miles across Lake Michigan to raise awareness of postpartum...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 7:15 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum depression awareness, Through the Blue, Sara Tow

Couple To Tackle 50 Mile Swim To Raise Postpartum Depression Awareness

In just a few weeks, Sara Binkley-Tow and her husband Jeff will be putting their lives on the line and tackling a massive challenge to raise awareness for postpartum depression and money for PPD support organizations. They will be swimming more than 50...

Published Fri, Jul 20 2012 8:21 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Sara Binkley-Tow, Through the Blue

My Journey with Postpartum Anxiety And A High Need Baby

My son had colic, so I know how much it can impact a mother with postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety, believe me. It was awful. I clung to the words my pediatrician told me: that it would resolve when he was around four months old. Those may have...

Published Tue, Jun 19 2012 5:41 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, colic, high need baby

Lindsay Maloan: On Why A Mother’s Arms Are Home

Dear New Mom, Those shiny sitcoms and commercials that are flashing before you right now? They aren’t real. You are real. These waves of emotions rushing over you, pulling you along like a current…happy, sad, overwhelmed, uncomfortable, tired...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 6:00 PM by Postpartum Progress

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

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