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Can Twitter & Facebook Identify Postpartum Depression?

The researchers are on to us, friends. They’ve started to become interested in the impact social media can have on postpartum depression and anxiety, in terms of both identifying moms who might suffer and supporting them when they do. The MGH Center...

Published Sat, Feb 09 2013 9:28 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Postpartum Depression, Facebook, Twitter

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

The Physical Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Today we welcome Warrior Mom Meri L. who shares how her postpartum depression manifested primarily in physical symptoms like dizziness and nausea: Whenever I prepare a list of symptoms of postpartum depression, I always include “unusual physical symptoms...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2012 6:50 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Depression Symptoms, postpartum depression signs

Help Us Drop Kick The Despair of Postpartum Depression: Strong Start Day 2012

What do you need to know to want to help? Postpartum depression is a real and very painful illness. Fifteen to 20% of all new mothers get postpartum depression or anxiety, nearly a million each year in the US alone. It could be you, your sister, your...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 6:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, strong start day, Postpartum Progress Inc.

Postpartum Anxiety Led Mom To Bury Herself In Her Work

Warrior Mom Tana W. shares how she buried herself even deeper in her work while going through postpartum anxiety just to feel a sense of purpose. After an unplanned c-section due to some medical complications and a four-day hospital stay, I was desperate...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2012 8:01 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, work

Here’s Where To Find Me, Warrior Moms

I figure I should just remind all of you every now and then where to find me. Because Postpartum Progress is in a lot of places. And so am I. And I love it when you hang out with me at all of them. If you’re on Twitter, please follow me at http...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 9:55 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

The Latest from MGH on Postpartum Depression Research

I’ve been meaning to let you know about a host of new research articles over at the MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health blog, so here’s a quick list: Folic Acid and Risk of Perinatal Depression: Is There An Association? Lithium Use...

Published Sat, Sep 22 2012 10:43 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research

A Letter To Her Son About Postpartum Anxiety

Warrior Mom Jill, who has been struggling with postpartum anxiety, wrote a letter to her son to give to him on his 18th birthday. She is our guest contributor today. Hudson, I finally feel like I’ll be able to be the mom you deserve to have. You...

Published Sat, Oct 20 2012 7:19 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum anxiety

Should You Have A Baby If You Struggle with Serious Mental Illness?

Let’s say you are in the high-risk category for developing a postpartum mood or anxiety disorder like postpartum depression. You have battled depression, anxiety, OCD, or bipolar throughout your lifetime, and you have been told that the major hormonal...

Published Thu, Feb 07 2013 7:18 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Bipolar Disorder, mental illness, pregnancy

Research uncovers various classes of PPD

Humans compare themselves to others around them. She has prettier hair. He has a nicer car. Why does she get the corner office when I have worked just as hard? Or the ever popular gym comparisons: I do the SAME exercises as her and yet, nothing. Then...

Published Tue, Jan 20 2015 6:36 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, PPD, research, Dr. Samantha Meltzer Brody

Climb Out of the Darkness Local Grant Applications Now Open!

Postpartum Progress’ Climb Out of the Darkness® is the world’s largest event raising awareness of maternal mental illnesses like postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety & OCD, postpartum PTSD, postpartum psychosis, postpartum bipolar disorder, and...

Published Fri, Oct 02 2015 7:50 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Climb Out of the Darkness, Postpartum Progress grants, Climb Out of the Darkness grants

Physical Symptoms of Anxiety

One of the main themes on our Patient Forum is the fear that something is physically wrong with the struggling mama. This fear can paralyze a mama from action. First things first, get a physical to make sure that you do not have any physical conditions...

Published Tue, Oct 06 2015 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, anxiety, panic attacks

Moms Needed for a Postpartum OCD Study

Becoming a mother should be one of the happiest moments in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, many women suffer from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders beginning in pregnancy through the first year postpartum. Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2015 10:50 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum OCD, research, research study, postpartum OCD resources, George Washington University

When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Go As Planned

As expectant mothers, all we can do is plan. We make labor plans, we plan the nursery, we plan how we will spend our maternity leave. We plan birthday parties, play dates, college graduations. All this planning before even giving birth. We thrive on a...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2015 11:16 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, breastfeeding problems, breastfeeding, breast feeding, breastfeeding and postpartum depression, postpartum depression and breastfeeding, bad feelings breastfeeding

Exercise and Recovery in Postpartum Depression

I remember my postpartum depression and anxiety. I was so overwhelmed fighting for survival day by day, that energy for anything other than that was non existent. On the rare days that I did have energy, my anxiety made me too scattered to focus. My depression...

Published Thu, Jul 02 2015 1:38 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

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