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The Joy of Breastfeeding the Second Time Around

My daughter’s name is Eleanor, but no one really calls her that. Her big brother calls her “baby seeter” and melts my heart with his constant excitement to see her and his toddler accent. Her dad and I call her Rory (yes, I love Gilmore...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2016 4:39 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

Six Quick Self-Care Ideas for Moms

I’m a big fan of self-care. BIG. FAN. Every week I share the tag #selfcaresaturday on Facebook and Twitter, telling people what my plans are for the day and asking, “What are you doing for you today?” Without fail someone will say that...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2016 8:24 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, self care, postpartum depression self care, postpartum self care, self, PPD self care, Living Self Care, self care PPD

Postpartum Depression Is Real #meditateonthis

In response to the news that screening for perinatal depression is now recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force, New York Times bestselling author Marianne Williamson took to Facebook to tell her followers that the recommendation is simply...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2016 3:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: In the Media

Working Through Postpartum PTSD at the Same Hospital

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from a Warrior Mom who experienced postpartum PTSD after a traumatic birth—and then had to finish her senior capstone at the same hospital with the same doctors in the same room. She wants those...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2016 9:02 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum PTSD, post traumatic stress, PTSD, post traumatic syndrome, traumatic childbirth, post-traumatic stress syndrome, PTSD after childbirth, post-traumatic stress disorder childbirth, what is postpartum PTSD, traumatic birth, postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder

NICHD Moms’ Mental Health Matters Initiative Launches

We’re so pleased to welcome Dr. Triesta Fowler to Postpartum Progress today. Triesta runs the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s (NICHD) National Child and Maternal Health Education...

Published Wed, Oct 05 2016 8:51 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, NICHD, Triesta Fowler Lee, Moms' Mental Health Matters, National Child and Maternal Health Education Program

Warrior Mom Strong with Cotton Babies

Only a few weeks ago, almost 200 Warrior Moms recently joined together in Atlanta for the 2nd Annual Warrior Mom® Conference, showing the world they are #warriormomstrong, thanks to the support of companies like Cotton Babies. Inspired...

Published Tue, Nov 01 2016 8:15 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: PPD, Warrior Moms, Postpartum Progress News, Warrior Mom Conference, Cotton Babies

Weaning and PPD: I Didn’t Know You Could Get Postpartum Depression Any Time During the First Year

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Jessica. She writes about the depression she experienced after weaning her baby. -Jenna] Post-weaning depression, huh? That’s a thing. A very real thing, with physical manifestations, anxiety...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2016 10:05 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, breastfeeding, weaning and hormones, weaning depression, weaning, breastfeeding and postpartum depression, breastfeeding postpartum depression, breastfeeding PPD

A Working Model of OBGYN & Pediatrician Screening for Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today we’re excited to have an amazing post by Lucy J Puryear, M.D., Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. With all the talk we’ve had regarding the US Preventive Task Force’s recommendation to screen...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2016 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, screening, postpartum depression treatment, postpartum depression screening, PPD screening, pediatricians, postpartum depression pediatricians, universal screening, mandatory screening, Postpartum Depression Screening Scale, pediatrician, postpartum depression pediatrician

A Takeaway from NatCon16: The Continued Conversation of Patient Experience & Peer Support

[Editor’s Note: Last week, Postpartum Progress attended NatCon16, held March 7-9th in Las Vegas. Our Program Manager for Education and Training was invited by the National Council for Behavioral Health to attend as a “Twitter Ambassador,”...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2016 10:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, mental health, peer support, National Council for Behavioral Health

An Unplanned C-Section Sets Off Postpartum Depression for One Mom

[Editor’s Note: Today we’re running a two-post series on c-sections and how they affected two moms differently. First up we have Contributing Writer Carrie London. Her c-section wasn’t planned and left her feeling all kinds of things...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2016 9:31 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum PTSD, traumatic childbirth, c-section

Postpartum Progress Impact Report 2014

If you’re like me, Postpartum Progress has impacted your life in more ways than one. After having my daughter in 2010, I discovered this powerful community of Warrior Moms at a time when I needed it most. I not only found invaluable information...

Published Tue, Apr 07 2015 5:33 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, Awareness, Postpartum Progress News, Causes, impact report, 2014

You Are Never Alone

When I first became depressed and anxious after my oldest daughter was born four years ago, I kept it bottled up inside – but its devastating effects on me were all too visible anyway. I wasn’t eating, couldn’t sleep, was mute and crying at the...

Published Fri, Jul 17 2015 8:33 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, Warrior Mom, guest post

Sign up Now: Postcards of Hope

Do you want a postcard with a handwritten message of hope and encouragement from an attendee of the Warrior Mom Conference, the first ever patient centered maternal mental health conference being held on July 11-12 in Boston? Of course you do! Starting...

Published Mon, Jun 08 2015 9:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Conference

You Are Not Your Diagnosis

There is a saying, “You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” It doesn’t matter who said it. The words mean the same thing. When we are diagnosed—PPD, PTSD, Bipolar, Anxiety, OCD, etc—it is so easy to wear...

Published Fri, Nov 27 2015 5:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, mental illness, postpartum depression diagnosis

A New Day’s Resolution for Moms with PPD

It is the first week of a new year. It is the time for resolutions, and if you are sitting alone in your house with a crying child clutched to your bosom and unsure what this year will hold for you, it can a terrifying thought. What does a mother promise...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2016 10:24 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, new year, survive postpartum depression

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