Postpartum Progress

Join Your Sisters & Raise Your Voice for Maternal Mental Health

We’re getting closer ladies! It’s almost time for our 3rd annual Climb Out of the Darkness®. We already have more than 150 teams in 44 states and 3 countries. More than 1,000 Climbers, many of them mothers just like you who know what it’s...

Published Fri, May 15 2015 10:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Sarah Bregel – Growing Roots Through Metal & Mud

At 24, home meant a rundown farm house, a bit off the grid in the Maryland countryside. My partner and I had been together only a few months and hastily moved there when I discovered I was pregnant. The house belonged to my grandfather, a wealthy lawyer...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 1:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health

The Racial & Ethnic Disparities of Identifying & Treating Postpartum Depression

Did you ever wonder if you were suffering from postpartum depression because a friend talked to you about their experience? Did you read a book that reflected your experiences? If you found a narrative that fit with your experience, did you have access...

Published Thu, May 28 2015 8:45 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, women of color, postpartum depression., mental health disparity

Moments

“Enjoy every moment, won’t you?” I offer a watery smile and nod but inside my blood freezes and my heart pounds with the anxiety that has come to constantly plague me like an unwelcome guest. Because how can I? How can I enjoy every moment of what is...

Published Fri, Apr 10 2015 10:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postnatal depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression., postnatal anxiety

A Long Journey with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from a Warrior Mom in Australia. She said that this site helped her understand more about postnatal depression and anxiety (PND), which is how they refer to postpartum depression and anxiety Down Under...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2016 7:41 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Maria Shireen Partners To Support Maternal Mental Health

We’re so excited to tell you about a brand new maternal mental health partnership between Postpartum Progress and Maria Shireen™, the fashion accessories company famous for developing the Hair Tie Bracelet. The company was co-founded...

Published Tue, May 24 2016 11:54 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Shireen Thor, Maria Shireen, cause marketing, Charity Ties

Call of the Warrior Mom

[Editor’s Note: We have something special for you today. It’s a poem from Postpartum Progress board member, Deborah Rimmler. Maybe it’s just what you need to read today, coming off the high or low of Mother’s Day. -Jenna] Call...

Published Mon, May 09 2016 1:46 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Warrior Moms, poems, poetry, guest post, postpartum depression poem

Thank You, Warrior Moms

I’ve spent the week in San Jose at the NTEN Non-Profit Technology Conference learning all sorts of ways to utilize technology to help mamas in need. I’ve learned so much in these three days, let me tell you. My brain is full of new forms of...

Published Fri, Mar 25 2016 4:32 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Warrior Moms

I Wish I Had Asked for Help

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Laura Birks, a freelance writer in New Jersey and mom to twins. You might identify with her story in the way that she refused to ask for help. Too many of us won’t let go of our pride to...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2016 7:47 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, having twins, pregnancy with twins, moms of multiples, multiple birth, mothers of multiples, postpartum depression multiples, multiples, twins

Both Sides Now: Having a Baby After a PMAD

[Editor’s Note: Today we have a beautiful, encouraging post from Graeme Seabrook who recently had another baby after experiencing a postpartum mood and anxiety disorder after her first child’s birth. Many moms wonder how they’ll feel...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2015 8:49 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, having a baby, Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders, second child after postpartum depression, Second Baby, having child after PPD, having another baby

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

Bed Rest and Depression

Last month the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a list of “Five More Things Physicians and Patients Should Question” when it comes to OBGYN procedures. It’s an addition to their Choose Wisely campaign...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2016 8:30 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: pregnancy depression, antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, depression during pregnancy, bed rest

Postpartum Progress Gave Me Hope

[Editor’s Note: Today we have a post from Keely. I’ll include this little note from her before I send you off to read her piece. It warmed my heart. Maybe yours, too. “I just wanted to say THANK YOU for creating this safe haven for us...

Published Thu, May 19 2016 9:25 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, guest post

The Sun Will Shine: A Poem on Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Stephanie, and she brings a little something different today: a poem on postpartum depression. It’s beautifully written. It’s also a piece many mamas who have suffered postpartum depression...

Published Fri, May 20 2016 9:45 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, poems, poetry, guest post, postpartum depression poem

Cristi Comes: Happy Mother’s Day

Dear New Mom, “Happy Mother’s Day! Today, it probably feels like you’re treading water, or even drowning. Motherhood is not what you expected. Inside you feel like Mother’s Day is absolutely not the holiday for you. It’s...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Mother's Day, mother's day rally, mother's day rally for moms' mental health. #momsdayrally, Mother's Day Online Rally for Moms' Mental Health

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