Postpartum Progress

Overwhelmed By Motherhood: The Anatomy of An Anxiety Attack

My husband’s not answering his phone. I know he’s probably in a meeting, but I’m desperate to talk to him. More desperate to talk to my kids, even. To hear their voices, which always sound so much smaller and innocent over the phone...

Published Fri, Jun 08 2012 8:50 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Bloggers Unite To Support Women With Postpartum Depression & Raise Funds

We’re getting ready for Strong Start Day tomorrow. So happy to tell you about all the wonderful bloggers who will be supporting us in this effort to raise money for Postpartum Progress Inc. I am really so humbled and thrilled they have agreed to...

Published Tue, Oct 04 2011 6:30 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, Awareness, Postpartum Progress News

The Intensity of Postpartum Depression

From Postpartum Progress contributor Robin Farr, author of Farewell Stranger and postpartum depression survivor … I’m going to ask you a question that might make you wonder whether I’ve gone nuts. Or maybe not. Maybe you’ll know exactly what I mean...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 11:01 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression

Dear PPD & Gang — A Poem About Surviving Postpartum Depression

The Postpartum Progress Private Forum is a special place. Hundreds of moms come together online, day in and day out, to support one another through their battles with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The conversations there are uplifting and full...

Published Thu, Feb 05 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression poem

Postpartum Depression Screening is More Than Just a Questionnaire

I was one of the lucky mothers who was screened for postpartum depression after the birth of my child. My daughter’s pediatrician administered the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to me at my daughter’s first few check-ups. Unfortunately, it wasn...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2014 7:49 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Awareness, postpartum depression screening

Perinatal Mental Health Hero

I recently was introduced to a Labor & Delivery nurse who is making a huge impact on the state of perinatal mental health care pathways. I could feel the passion come through in her voice as we spoke a few weeks ago on the phone for nearly two hours...

Published Fri, Oct 31 2014 6:20 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Awareness, stigma, Depression and Pregnancy, postpartum depression treatment, PMAD, perinatal mental health, nurses, hero

Moms with Postpartum OCD Discuss Target’s Obsessive Christmas Disorder Shirt

Yesterday, public scrutiny switched from Starbucks to Target when the retailer was accused of trivializing mental illness with a Christmas shirt. The shirt reads: OCD – Obsessive Christmas Disorder. Get it? Instead of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2015 7:32 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum OCD, postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder, postpartum OCD rate, postpartum OCD symptoms, postpartum depression OCD, OCD, obsessive christmas disorder

Don’t Be Silent: On Returning to Work with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

After the births of each of my sons, I returned to work with postpartum depression and anxiety. Each time it looked and felt different. Looking back at both of them, it’s evident how my silence only prolonged my suffering when returning to work...

Published Thu, Jan 14 2016 8:14 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression work, going back to work, working women, Women and Work, job

New Study Lends Hope to a Future with Universal Screening for PPD

We know that screening moms for symptoms of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) is key to identifying the mothers who need help and referrals. New York City recently announced they’re mandating screening for all moms. We celebrate that...

Published Fri, Dec 18 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, screening, postpartum depression screening, PPD screening, Edinburgh Postnatal, universal screening, mandatory screening, edinburgh postnatal depression scale, Postpartum Depression Screening Scale

National Adoption Month: Addressing Depression During Pregnancy

To say I felt depressed during my first pregnancy is an understatement. To say that my depression went untreated is also an understatement. However, considering I presented a number of risk factors for depression during pregnancy, the fact that my depression...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2015 10:57 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, depression during pregnancy, forgiveness, self-forgiveness, antenatal mood disorders, antenatal anxiety, unplanned pregnancy, National Adoption Month, anxiety during pregnancy, depression after adoption, birthmother depression

Passing the Bed

He has asked so many questions that don’t have answers and I’m just so tired. I ask him to help his brother. I say, “He’s going to get hurt, can you help him?” “Why will he get hurt?” I answer through gritted teeth, “He just will! Just help him!” Then...

Published Mon, Mar 30 2015 2:48 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression., Effects on Children, alcoholism

It Took an EKG in the ER for Me to Be Diagnosed with Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is from Melissa Jacobowitz. Her experience in searching for a diagnosis took her longer than it should have or could have. Maybe it mirrors your own. -Jenna] When my son was a baby, my husband and I always...

Published Wed, Apr 06 2016 9:40 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, panic attack, postpartum depression diagnosis

Postpartum-Onset Bipolar II Disorder & OCD

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Kristen Lautenbach. She shares about her journey to diagnosis. -Jenna] It’s the spring of 2015, and I’m outdoors with my four young children, breathing in the long awaited warm weather...

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

What It Feels Like to Live with Postpartum Anxiety

Sometimes when you take the stairs and get distracted your foot slips and you miss a step. Or you feel the lip of the stop on the heel of your foot and catch yourself before you stumble downwards. The second you either slip or recover, there is a quick...

Published Wed, Apr 20 2016 9:40 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, coping with postpartum anxiety, postpartum anxiety tips, postpartum anxiety recovery, postpartum anxiety signs

Healing Through C-Section

[Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two-part series on c-sections today. Contributing Writer Graeme Seabrook shares how her planned c-section helped heal her heart. You can part one of our c-section series here. -Jenna] The birth of our...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2016 10:01 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum PTSD, c-section

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