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Dads Speak Out on Postpartum Depression, Part 6: Trying To Understand

It’s been an amazing week of input from the dads. I hope in the future we can continue to share stories from fathers so that dads seeking information and understanding can see they’re not alone. Today, we wrap up with a few brief comments...

Published Sun, Mar 18 2012 6:59 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Help For Fathers

How To Join The Postpartum Progress Conversation/Submit Posts

At Postpartum Progress, we want to make sure we represent many voices and many different stories on this site, so that any mom (or dad or healthcare provider) who comes here will find the information she is seeking. One of the ways we do that is by accepting...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 8:23 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Hope For Moms With Postpartum OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

To my postpartum OCD mamas, I know what you’re going through. I have been pounded, nearly decimated, by the intrusive thoughts of postpartum OCD. Chased into a corner by them. Beaten into submission by them. It’s hard to think of anything...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 7:30 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Newton’s Second Law by Kaly Sullivan

In high school physics, we learned Newton’s Second Law; the force of an object is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration. F = ma. After my second son was born, I started experimenting with physics. I started throwing things. I craved...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 4:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, postpartum depression., Effects on Children

What is postpartum depression, anxiety and OCD teaching me?

{The following is a guest post from Natalie} {photo credit – fotolia} The other day a friend told me that the Universe gives you the baby you need. She’d heard that from a friend who has a very fussy baby, who felt that he teaches her patience...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2015 7:06 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD, postpartum depression.

To the Mama with a Brand New Baby This Christmas

He’s beautiful. He’s just perfect, mama. You did such a great job. I’m so proud of you for enduring pregnancy and childbirth and bringing this perfect little being into the world. But, oh mama, be gentle with you this holiday. You’re...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2015 8:32 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: family, Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, holidays, newborns

3 Ways We Can Improve Maternal Mental Health Care For Women of Color

Earlier this week, I shared my growing concern with women of color and their maternal mental health being underserved by professionals and those in the mental health advocacy space. (Note: “Women of color” refers to women who are not considered...

Published Fri, Jan 09 2015 12:30 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, Warrior Moms of Color, women of color, minority mental health, Causes

Is Someone Holding Your Postpartum Depression Against You?

Postpartum depression changes you. There is no doubt about it. It can also change your partners, children, extended family and friends. Thankfully and for the most part, these changes are positive ones; although it is certainly difficult to see this side...

Published Mon, Feb 11 2013 9:01 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Everyday Portraits of Love and Loss: A Tribute to Aunt Kit

I come from a line of Katherine Sullivans. It all started with Katherine Sullivan Madden. Then there was Katherine Sullivan Gorman. Then me, Katherine Sullivan Stone. Katherine Sullivan Gorman was my Aunt Kit. Oh, how I loved Aunt Kit. She was my mother’s...

Published Mon, Oct 15 2012 8:29 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Everyday Portraits, Bank of America, Susan G. Komen

PPD Chat Transcript, Social Good Summit & More News

It’s easy for me to forget to let you know what’s going on or what I’m up to. Then again, I’m not sure you want to know. Or need to know. So if posts with me telling you what I’m doing out in the world related to PPD —...

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 6:57 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, colorado department of public health, social good summit

It’s Hard To Get Good Help for Postpartum Depression

It’s much more difficult to get the proper help and support for postpartum depression than most people recognize, even if you’re someone who works in the healthcare field. Today, Warrior Mom Rebecca S. shares her eight-month struggle to find...

Published Mon, Sep 17 2012 10:59 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

2012 WEGO Health Activist Awards

To whoever nominated Postpartum Progress for a 2012 WEGO Health Activist Award, thank you. That was mighty nice. I guess we’re up for the Best in Show: Blog Award category, awarded to someone who exemplifies the use of blogging to raise awareness...

Published Sun, Oct 07 2012 7:16 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Progress News, health blogging, WEGO Health Activist Awards

Dealing With the Anxiety Caused By The Ever-Changing Nature of Babies

The amount of gear a baby requires is mind-boggling. You can’t just use stuff you’ve already got laying around the house. Just for a start you need: stroller car seat diapers bottles crib burp cloths baby tub diaper pail changing table pacifiers...

Published Thu, Nov 08 2012 10:34 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, MAM, MAM Oral Care, teethers, baby stages, infant stages, training brush

The Postpartum Depression Medication Maze

I’ve been going through old files as I prepare to move to my new house this week … THIS WEEK!! … and I found something from my postpartum depression and OCD days — a medication list. I used it to keep track of what I had been taking...

Published Tue, Dec 04 2012 8:36 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum depression treatment

Postpartum Depression Stories: Maybe I Really Didn’t Want to Be A Mom

The more women who share their stories of postpartum depression, the more likely it is someone else will see it, recognize what is wrong and reach out for help. Recently, blogger Natalie Hoage shared her PPD story on MoonFrye.com, and I thought you’d...

Published Tue, Feb 12 2013 1:41 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, Postpartum OCD

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Dads Speak Out on Postpartum Depression, Part 6: Trying To Understand

How To Join The Postpartum Progress Conversation/Submit Posts

Hope For Moms With Postpartum OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

Newton’s Second Law by Kaly Sullivan

What is postpartum depression, anxiety and OCD teaching me?

To the Mama with a Brand New Baby This Christmas

3 Ways We Can Improve Maternal Mental Health Care For Women of Color

Is Someone Holding Your Postpartum Depression Against You?

Everyday Portraits of Love and Loss: A Tribute to Aunt Kit

PPD Chat Transcript, Social Good Summit & More News

It’s Hard To Get Good Help for Postpartum Depression

2012 WEGO Health Activist Awards

Dealing With the Anxiety Caused By The Ever-Changing Nature of Babies

The Postpartum Depression Medication Maze

Postpartum Depression Stories: Maybe I Really Didn’t Want to Be A Mom