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Christy Douglas: Born Into Motherhood

Dear New Mamas, We are so happy you have been born into motherhood. We are also sorry we may not have prepped you properly for the challenge, but we are here now. We promise. We have been through some of it ourselves and will listen to all of it. ...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 10:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, mother's day rally, #momsdayrally

That Was Then, This Is Now: Postpartum-Onset Bipolar II Disorder & OCD

It’s the spring of 2015, and I’m outdoors with my four young children, breathing in the long awaited warm weather as we walk to the playground. Life is humming along at a hectic pace, just as I’d imagined it would be when I’d found...

Published Mon, Apr 25 2016 11:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Bipolar Disorder, Postpartum Bipolar, Postpartum OCD, bipolar, bipolar II, intrusive thoughts, postpartum OCD symptoms, postpartum intrusive thoughts, postpartum onset bipolar II disorder

Postpartum Depression And Social Media: 6 Things You Need to Know

You might be grateful, if that’s the right word, that at least you struggled with postpartum depression or anxiety in the age of social media. You probably haven’t met anyone in your neighborhood who has had a maternal...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2016 12:03 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression and social media, social media and mental health, maternal mental health social media, internet and mental health, postpartum depression internet

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

Warrior Moms of the Week – 8/26/11 Edition

I’ve decided to start asking you, dear readers, to give me suggestions for Warrior Moms of the Week. I am now finding it impossible to keep up with all the reading I’d like to be able to do, and it… Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 26 2011 7:12 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, postnatal depression, baby blues, women's health, Warrior Moms

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

BUY UNDERWEAR NOW & Support Postpartum Progress! Seriously!!

So this is crazy, but I just heard that 5% of the net proceeds all online sales of Hanky Panky underwear now through Dec. 31 will go to our nonprofit Postpartum Progress. Wow. Look at this!!!!: http://www.hankypanky.com/philanthropy_details.asp?pd=1053...

Published Fri, Dec 28 2012 10:26 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

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

Why These Women Are Climbing Out of the Darkness of PPD

This weekend, Postpartum Progress’ 3rd annual Climb Out of the Darkness will take place in cities in towns throughout the world. Some of the women participating, all of whom are survivors of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders like PPD, have shared...

Published Fri, Jun 19 2015 5:42 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum Progress News, Climb Out of the Darkness

The Many Steps of Postpartum Depression Recovery

Happy to welcome Warrior Mom Karen C. today, sharing her story of pregnancy depression and postpartum depression, and how recovery is like a marathon race. Like many mothers before me, I looked with anticipation toward the joys and challenges of raising...

Published Mon, Aug 19 2013 8:57 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, pregnancy depression

Anderson Cooper & Dr. Sanjay Gupta On Placentas & Postpartum Depression

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Ha ha ha. Laugh laugh. Giggle. Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta spent nearly four light-hearted minutes on the new talk show Anderson talking about new mothers eating their placentas. Dr. Gupta...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2011 7:44 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: PPD in the Media, Postpartum Depression, health, Anderson Cooper, Anderson, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, placentaphagy

Thyroid Problems in Women & Postpartum Depression

Do you know what your thyroid does? I didn’t, so I had to look it up before I could write about the fact that thyroiditis can cause symptoms that mimic postpartum depression. It turns out only a minority of women with postpartum depression have...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 9:37 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, thyroiditis, thyroid problems, TSH, thyroid

For Moms with Postpartum Depression: Launching The New & Improved Daily Hope

Daily Hope has been an absolute labor of love for me over the past year. I have watched as nearly 1,000 women signed on to receive hope, encouragement and understanding with this first-of-its-kind service for women with postpartum depression. At the same...

Published Mon, Dec 19 2011 11:34 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: 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

A Strong Woman’s Ongoing Battle With Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from an anonymous mother who wanted to share where she is in her journey. It’s an important piece because we so often only hear about the “after,” the success stories. This mom is...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2016 7:40 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, relationship, postpartum relationship, marriage postpartum, relationship problems, postpartum depression relationships, marriage, postpartum depression relationship, postpartum depression marriage

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