Postpartum Progress

Book Your Room for the 2nd Annual Warrior Mom Conference

We’ve heard your questions in the private Facebook group for Warrior Mom Conference Attendees. (You’ll be added to the group when you register.) We know you’ve all been chomping at the bit to book your hotel room at The Georgian Terrace...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2015 8:16 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Warrior Mom Conference, hotel reservations, Atlanta

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

Speaker Submissions Now Open for Warrior Mom™ Conference ’16

We’re looking for YOU… …to submit a speaker/presenter application for the 2016 Warrior Mom™ Conference happening in Atlanta next October 14-15. That’s right. We’re looking for you. We’re looking for speakers who...

Published Mon, Nov 23 2015 9:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Warrior Mom, Warrior Mom Conference, speaker submissions

It’s Okay to Stay Home on Thanksgiving

Having a baby around Thanksgiving feels so magical, doesn’t it? Pregnant with our first son, I remember feeling excited about his due date. While not due until the week after Thanksgiving, I delivered all three of my babies early due to health complications...

Published Tue, Nov 24 2015 11:28 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Thanksgiving, holidays, boundaries

You Don’t Have to Be Thankful on Thanksgiving

You don’t have to be thankful today. I know. It’s Thanksgiving. We’re all supposed to sit around the table, hold hands, sing “Kumbaya,” and say what we’re most thankful for while our stomachs growl and we think, “I’d...

Published Thu, Nov 26 2015 5:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, Thanksgiving, holidays

You Are Not Your Diagnosis

There is a saying, “You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” It doesn’t matter who said it. The words mean the same thing. When we are diagnosed—PPD, PTSD, Bipolar, Anxiety, OCD, etc—it is so easy to wear...

Published Fri, Nov 27 2015 5:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, mental illness, postpartum depression diagnosis

Dear Hayden, It’s Okay If You Don’t Feel Radiant

Current headline: “Hayden Pantierre Looks Radiant in First Appearance Since Entering Treatment for Postpartum Depression.” Dear Hayden, Hello. I am so glad that you’re looking radiant, though I don’t know what that means. Here’s...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2015 8:16 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Celebrities With PPD, Hayden Panettiere postpartum depression, Hayden Panettiere PPD, In the Media

We’re Researching ACEs and PPD, and We Need Your Help

Dear Warrior Moms, If you have been around these parts for awhile, you know that Postpartum Progress is an amazingly strong, supportive, ass-kicking group of women. We have all walked through incredibly dark times, are currently walking through them,...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2015 9:05 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, ACEs and PMADs, ACEs and PPD, Adverse Childhood Experiences and postpartum depression, ACEs, Adverse Childhood Experiences

#ILoveYourMotherhood: Because We Do Love Your Motherhood!

Today we’re launching a new hashtag on Instagram: #ILoveYourMotherhood! (Did you know we’re on Instagram? We are! Follow us!) As you may know, we’ve worked hard over the past month to grow our account on Instagram. Not just by numbers...

Published Wed, Dec 02 2015 1:42 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Awareness, postpartum depression awareness, mental health awareness, #ILoveYourMotherhood, PPD awareness

Battling PPD During the Holidays

[Editor’s Note: The holidays can feel hard for any new mom, but especially so for one in the throes of postpartum depression and anxiety. Kelly Bailey went through it last year and bravely shares her story here today. Thank you, Kelly. -Jenna] One...

Published Thu, Dec 03 2015 8:38 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, grief, holidays, PPD career, coping with postpartum anxiety

Cling to Something While Fighting PPD

I continuously see post after post on the internet of lists of things I don’t know about this disorder, that disorder, having a baby, going back to work after having a baby. I’m sure they’re all true. I’m sure no one told me these...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2015 10:22 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, coping, coping with postpartum depression

12 Adult Coloring Books for Moms with Postpartum Mood Disorders

If you’re looking for a quality, helpful gift for a mom in your life who is battling postpartum depression, let me suggest something: a coloring book. No, not one featuring the characters her kids’ favorite TV shows. Adult coloring books,...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2015 5:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, gifts

The Necessity of Boundaries

There is something that I have to do with someone in my life, and it makes me anxious. As much as I know that what I have to do is necessary, I am nervous. But I know that for us to continue to have a relationship, our interaction must change. When I...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2015 7:58 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, mental health, relationship problems, boundaries, postpartum depression relationships

When December Doesn’t Make You Merry

This time of year is one of the most difficult for anyone living with depression, anxiety, or other mood disorders. Expectations, along with reminders for what makes a wonderful holiday season surround us around the clock. Have you baked your cookies...

Published Mon, Dec 14 2015 9:27 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, holidays, tips for postpartum depression, surviving, postpartum depression tips, postpartum anxiety tips, tips

Antidepressants During Pregnancy & Autism: A New Study

Making the decision to get treatment for postpartum depression is hard. Making the decision whether to take antidepressants during pregnancy is even harder. I know. I’ve done both. Any time either of my kids has a problem or shows a vulnerability...

Published Tue, Dec 15 2015 9:01 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, antidepressants, autism

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