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Blogust Update: We Did It!

I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for your participation in the UN Foundation’s Shot At Life campaign last weekend. Your support was incredible and I have to say I was beyond thrilled at how many of you commented on my post to help save...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 6:30 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Shot At Life, UN Foundation, Blogust

Grieving Over An Unnatural Childbirth

Today’s guest Warrior Mom is Sierra R., who blogs at Everything Is Coming Up Roses. She’s sharing her frustration and disappointment with not having the natural childbirth she hoped for, and it’s contribution to her postpartum depression...

Published Thu, Aug 30 2012 7:05 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, childbirth, natural childbirth, childbirth trauma

Good Morning America Misses The Mark on PPD

So everyone makes a big deal, because Alanis Morrissette is going to be on ABC’s “Good Morning America” talking about her experience with postpartum depression. Which is a good thing. She’s using her voice to talk about something...

Published Wed, Aug 29 2012 9:44 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, Alanis Morissette, good morning america

Warrior Mom Book Club Gearing Up For Its Next Selection

From our fearless Warrior Mom Book Club leader Amber Koter-Puline … Lots of you are already signed up, but in case you missed this post, here’s some more information about the new Warrior Mom Book Club which brings together moms with perinatal...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2012 7:15 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Book Club, postpartum depression book

The Blurred Lines Between Postpartum Depression & Grief After A Loss

Today’s Warrior Mom is Jessica Watson. Jessica Watson is a mom to five, four in her arms and one in her heart, and today she’s sharing her experience with the blurred lines between grief and postpartum depression after perinatal loss. You...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2012 6:48 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, perinatal loss, Jessica Watson

Postpartum Depression & the Affordable Care Act

Prevention. How much suffering could we prevent if we screened all moms for postpartum depression? I believe in preventive medicine, so I was very interested when I received an online newsletter from the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition a week...

Published Mon, Aug 27 2012 8:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression screening, PPD screening, Affordable Care Act

Saving A Mother & Child’s Life Takes So Little Effort

Postpartum Progress is a place for moms who are in a mighty struggle — whether during pregnancy, postpartum, or after a loss or an adoption — to regain their emotional health. We work so damn hard and endure so much pain to get to the point...

Published Sun, Aug 26 2012 6:10 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Shot At Life, immunization, Shot@Life, UN Foundation, Blogust

Alanis Morissette Opens Up About Postpartum Depression

The entertainment media world has exploded this week with news that singer Alanis Morissette struggled with postpartum depression. Hundreds of thousands of women have PPD at any one time, of course, but whenever a celebrity shares her story my Twitter...

Published Fri, Aug 24 2012 9:47 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Celebrities With PPD, PPD, Alanis Morissette, Alanis Morissette postpartum

Struggling Against the Currents of Postpartum Depression

Today I’m so pleased to share an interview with postpartum depression survivor Sara Binkley-Tow from Moms Bloom. She’s the Warrior Mom who, with her husband, recently attempted to swim 50 miles across Lake Michigan to raise awareness of postpartum...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 7:15 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum depression awareness, Through the Blue, Sara Tow

8 Ways to Be A Good Mother Instead Of A Perfect One

I think it’s fair to say that each one of us enters motherhood with a set of beliefs or expectations about what it means to be a good mother. We develop these beliefs from the pressure of our communities and society as a whole, the experiences with...

Published Wed, Aug 22 2012 7:43 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, good mother, good mom, how to be a good mother, good enough mom

BBC Focuses on Postpartum Psychosis

The BBC aired a program last night on BBC Newsnight on postpartum psychosis, featuring two mothers who had it and one father who lost his wife and child to the illness. This is such an important topic. All too often tragedies happen because people just...

Published Wed, Aug 22 2012 6:42 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum psychosis, Action on Postpartum Psychosis, BBC Newsnight, puerperal psychosis

On the Sacrifices of Motherhood

Today I’m very pleased to have author Paula Bomer as a guest contributor to Postpartum Progress. Her new book, Nine Months, a novel about coming to love the sacrifices inherent in motherhood, comes out this week from Soho Press. Bomer also is publisher...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 7:17 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression Survivor Among Top 10 Canadian Mom Bloggers

So happy for and proud of Robin Farr, who is a postpartum depression survivor, Warrior Mom, Postpartum Progress contributor and author of the blog Farewell Stranger, for being selected among the top 10 Canadian “Mommy Bloggers” by Reader’s...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2012 8:03 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Awareness, Robin Farr, Farewell Stranger, Canadian mommy bloggers

Pregnancy Depression Was Like Running A Marathon With A Broken Leg

Today’s Warrior Mom is Lindsay H. She was and still is very frustrated that there’s so little information out there about pregnancy depression, also called antenatal depression or prenatal depression. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2012 6:45 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: pregnancy depression, antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, prenatal depression

One Great Experience Doesn’t Mean You’ll Never Get Postpartum Depression

Today’s Warrior Mom is Jennifer Seagraves, who blogs at Everyday Miracles. She wants you to know that postpartum depression and antenatal depression can still occur even after you’ve had great previous experiences with pregnancy and the postpartum...

Published Fri, Aug 17 2012 6:25 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, antenatal depression

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