Postpartum Progress

Frelle: On The Variety of Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Dear New Mom, “Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone’s hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours.” ~Vera Nazarian One of the most misunderstood parts of motherhood is the emotional roller-coaster you...

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

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

Upcoming Strollerthon Supports NC Moms With Postpartum Depression

North Carolina’s postpartum depression support organization, Postpartum Education and Support (PES), will hold its 2nd annual StrollerThon and 5k on October 1 in Apex, NC. The event at Crowder Park will support the continued efforts of PES to reach...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 6:27 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, PPD, baby blues, Postpartum Education and Support

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

Learning to Swim: Life After Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today’s Guest Post comes from Julia Karas Parker. She wanted to share her story because sometimes she felt discouraged that it took her “so long” to get better. We share her story so other moms who are struggling...

Published Fri, Jun 03 2016 9:05 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, recovery, therapy, medication, guest post, OCD, recovery from postpartum depression, postpartum depression recovery, postpartum anxiety recovery, hospitalization, generalized anxiety disorder

Get Nosy: Be Direct When Asking Moms If They Have Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from a Warrior Mom who wants us to be more direct when we’re talking to new moms about postpartum depression. Her points are very valid and very helpful. -Jenna] Today I’m giving you permission...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2016 7:14 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, guest post, helping others

I Felt Punished for My Honesty

[Editor’s Note: Today’s Warrior Mom guest post comes from a mom who felt like she was punished for being honest about her feelings and struggles in the hospital. -Jenna] During my pregnancy, I worried that I was going to develop postpartum...

Published Wed, Aug 24 2016 11:10 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, NICU, NICU postpartum depression

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

Postpartum Depression: A Feminist Issue

Do not dismiss postpartum depression with a shrug and an eye roll, Ms. Albert. It affects one out of every seven women. Ms. Elisa Albert wrote a book After Birth that I will definitely not be reading. Her main premise is that women do not have enough...

Published Fri, Mar 27 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, Awareness, stigma, medication, postpartum depression., antepartum depression

Ours: A story of bringing home the first baby

I can’t. That’s what I thought. I can’t. We pulled in the driveway over four years ago, me in the back seat with this new foreign person, aching in every way. And I thought those words. I thought, I can’t. I asked his Daddy to take the baby in without...

Published Thu, Apr 02 2015 5:21 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, first baby, firstborn

When PPD Makes It Hard to Bond with Your Baby

In the delivery room back in 2005, I remember that blissful hour after our son was born when the doctors and nurses left the room to allow my husband and me to bond with our newborn baby boy. I was exhausted, but not in pain, thanks to my epidural. We’d...

Published Wed, Nov 05 2014 10:56 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, breastfeeding, depression during pregnancy, stories

Postpartum Depression: How To Find Emotional Balance

I have just returned from the annual Postpartum Support International Conference in Seattle. Amidst all of the outstanding talks and invaluable information that was passed along was an underlying message that, I know, we have all heard many, many times…...

Published Mon, Sep 19 2011 9:45 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, health, Alternative Treatments, health wellness, body balance, holistic health, mind body

Seeking Help for Postpartum Anxiety: What About Me, Dr. C?

Warrior Mom Stacey shares how little her obstetrician did to help her when she shared how much she was suffering from postpartum anxiety and panic attacks. Another in our series about reaching out for help and not getting much of it … Dear Dr. C...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 6:40 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, postpartum panic

Amber Koter-Puline: On Struggling With Motherhood After Postpartum Depression

Dear Mama, A little more than four-and-a-half years ago this guy ROCKED. MY. WORLD. From the moment the second pink line appeared I knew that my life was gonna change. I didn’t know why or how back then, but boy did the gut instinct that I was in...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 1:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Amber Koter-Puline: On Still Struggling With Motherhood After Postpartum Depression

Please Support Jenny’s Light

I need you to support Jenny’s Light, and here’s why: They are a major sponsor of Postpartum Progress. MAJOR. If they didn’t support us, we might not even be here. That’s how important they are. Thus far, their sponsorship has helped...

Published Mon, Jun 04 2012 6:50 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Jenny's Light

Facing the Loss Of A Loved One To Suicide

November 19 is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. On this day survivors of suicide loss gather at hundreds of simultaneous healing conferences around the world every year to connect with others who have survived the tragedy of suicide loss and...

Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 7:39 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, suicide

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