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A Look at Pregnancy And Suicide During National Suicide Prevention Week

Since it’s National Suicide Prevention Week, I’d like to focus on a very critical issue: childbirth, pregnancy and suicide. (Trigger warning: If you are feeling fragile right now and think a discussion about the loss of new...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2016 8:27 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal mortality, maternal suicide, pregnancy associated suicide, pregnancy associated deaths, pregnancy related suicide

Sign Up: Postcards of Hope

One of our favorite activities at last year’s conference was writing Postcards of Hope to send to all the Warrior Moms at home. We heard from you for weeks after the conference in 2015, thanking us for sending a little love and light your...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2016 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Your Story Isn’t Over Yet

I love semi-colons. True, not everyone uses them right. Sometimes I don’t even use them properly. I just like them; they’re the prettiest punctuation. It’s really powerful punctuation, too. As an editor, I appreciate powerful punctuation...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2016 9:25 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum suicide, PPD suicide, postpartum depression suicide, project semi-colon

My Postpartum Anxiety Started With My Boobs

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is by Hilary Covil. She tells a story many moms feel familiar with; one of how her postpartum anxiety began with a difficult breastfeeding relationship. We know she’s not alone in this, and neither...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2016 10:46 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, panic attack, breastfeeding, bottle feeding

Parenting After Childhood Trauma

Did you experience childhood trauma? It’s worth thinking about if you are pregnant or postpartum and struggling with symptoms of depression, anxiety or PTSD. Or even, actually, if you’re just a mom out there reading this and...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2016 10:45 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, childhood trauma in adults, mothers with childhood trauma, parenting childhood trauma, mothering after childhood trauma, childhood trauma

Postpartum Depression In Other Languages: Spanish & Chinese

One of our goals at Postpartum Progress this year has been to start translating our resources for postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression in other languages. We’ve chosen to focus at the beginning on our New Mom Mental Health Checklist...

Published Thu, Sep 22 2016 6:09 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression simplified chinese, postpartum depression in other languages, postpartum depression Chinese, postpartum depression spanish, postpartum depression translation

Dealing with Postpartum Sleep Deprivation

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post covers a topic near and dear to every mom’s heart: Dealing with postpartum sleep deprivation. Know that you’re not alone in your exhausted state of being. We’re here for you. -Jenna] New...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2016 7:17 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, sleep, sleep deprivation, guest post, postpartum depression and sleep, postpartum sleep deprivation, breastfeeding and sleep, PPD and sleep, postpartum sleep

Mantraband Giveaway

We hope you all are loving the giveaways we’ve been able to do the last week. We’ve got more to give-away and we’re especially excited about this next one! Mantraband is a company that makes simply designed bracelets that speak volumes...

Published Fri, Dec 19 2014 6:59 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, giveaway

Postpartum Depression Book Review: A Ghost in the House

Welcome to Volume 2 of the Postpartum Progress Warrior Moms Book Club! Earlier this year we began The Warrior Mom Book Club, a partnership between Beyond Postpartum and Postpartum Progress. Katherine Stone and I have learned over the years of providing...

Published Tue, Dec 04 2012 8:53 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

6 Kickass Reasons Why You Should Support Postpartum Progress

Today is Strong Start Day, the day we raise funds to support the operations of Postpartum Progress the nonprofit. Here are six kickass reasons why you should support the work of Postpartum Progress the nonprofit (a 501c3 organization) with a donation...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 7:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Progress News, strong start day

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

Underserved Women & PPD: 5 Things You Should Know

In July, I had the privilege of speaking to over 100 survivors of PPD and other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders at the first Warrior Mom™ Conference about expanding outreach to underserved communities. When those of us who are survivors expand our...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2015 6:27 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms of Color, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, african american women with postpartum depression, underserved women, mental health disparities, low-income women, mothers of color, latina postpartum depression

PPD in the News: What to Do When Tragedy Strikes

If you ever have the radio on, a television on in your vicinity, or follow social media at any point during any given day, you will hear stories of tragedy. Sadly, sometimes those stories involve moms with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. We know...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2015 10:59 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum suicide, In the Media, tragedy, maternal suicide, PPD suicide, postpartum depression suicide

Sprinkles of Self-Care

I push self-care a lot in the #PPDChat world. Why? Because it was one of the biggest things that helped me and also because as mothers, we often forget to mother the most important person in our lives -ourselves. This week’s #PPDChat focused on...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2015 7:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Uncategorized, moms, self care

Depression In Men: A Dad’s Story of Male Postpartum Depression

Men get depressed in the first year postpartum, too. Whether you call it paternal postpartum depression or something else, what we do know is that new fathers’ suffering can impact the health of their children just as the depression of new mothers...

Published Tue, Apr 24 2012 6:41 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Help For Fathers, postpartum depression dads, paternal postpartum depression, father depression, men depression, postpartum depression fathers, male postpartum depression, depression in men

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