Postpartum Progress

A story of Postpartum OCD, intrusive thoughts, and hope

I remember each part of my OCD clearly. It began one night as I was nursing my son, Easton. I was home alone with the kids because my husband travels for work. I was looking at him and this random thought popped into my head– “What if I smothered...

Published Wed, Apr 01 2015 7:53 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD

The Harm of A One-Sided Story: Antidepressants and Pregnancy

Nothing infuriates me like ignoring the facts. Presenting only one side of the story. I hate it when people do that about maternal mental illness. This week, there was a study that came out on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy. The study authors...

Published Fri, Nov 09 2012 11:34 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: pregnancy depression, antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, depression during pregnancy, SSRIs pregnancy, Antidepressants pregnancy

5 Ways To Connect With the Postpartum Depression Mom Community

Since it’s a fresh new year, I thought it important to share a reminder of how to connect with the postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety and postpartum psychosis community (and PTSD, and OCD, etc.) we’ve created here at Postpartum Progress...

Published Fri, Jan 11 2013 7:38 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum depression Twitter, postpartum depression community, postpartum depression Facebook, postpartum depression forum

How Prepared Were You To Be A Mother?

Day three of the Warrior Mom Book Club (WMBC) review of The Ghost in the House. Amber: Welcome back to the WMBC latest’s review. Yesterday we talked about “Motherstress.” As we closed, I mentioned there was one sentence in the book that struck me...

Published Thu, Dec 06 2012 9:16 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD

5 Common Concerns About Therapy for Postpartum Depression

Ask any clinician who treats postpartum depression and related illnesses, there are many times when a mom who is struggling and in desperate need of support reaches out for an initial therapy session and then does not return. And while those of us who...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 6:06 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: PPD, therapy, postpartum depression treatment, postpartum depression therapy

Postpartum Depression Can Still Arise Late in the First Year

Since I can’t reinforce this enough, I want to remind you (and ALL the doctors out there) that postpartum depression can arise any time in the first year after your baby is born. Some moms recognize they have PPD pretty early on. For others, the...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 7:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD

A Postpartum Depression Brochure Just Isn’t Enough

We’ve been in a de-cluttering frenzy lately as we prepare to sell our house, and one of my recent tasks was going through old paperwork in my filing cabinet. I found our marriage certificate (whoops – guess I had better find a safe spot for that), put...

Published Sun, Oct 16 2011 9:35 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

A Culture of Emotional Restraint: Asian-American Mom Shares Her Perspective on PPD

Postpartum Progress is launching a new feature: Warrior Moms of Color. It is important to us to make sure that women of all backgrounds are represented here, so that everyone sees that any mother can get postpartum depression or a related illness, regardless...

Published Fri, Feb 03 2012 7:31 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Boston Postpartum Depression Event on Feb. 16 Open to Public – Come See Me!

I recently told you that I (Katherine Stone) will be speaking about postpartum depression in Boston (Needham, MA) on February 15 at the invitation of Isis Parenting. That event is for physicians only, and several people expressed disappointment that the...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 10:39 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Awareness

9 Ways To Beat Back The Winter Blues For Moms With Postpartum Depression

If you recognized yourself in my story about winter blues, seasonal affective disorder and postpartum depression this weekend, then my goal is to be able to offer you some hope. Here are nine things that can help you fight against seasonal depression...

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 11:19 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, seasonal affective disorder, seasonal depression, winter blues

Postpartum Depression Stories: On Failure & Parenting With Depression

So many people have been writing about postpartum depression lately that I can hardly keep up. When I started Postpartum Progress back in 2007, I was pretty much all on my own in writing publicly on the blogosphere about postpartum depression and anxiety...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2011 8:08 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Daily Hope Feedback

I’m noticing a whole heck of a lot of you haven’t been opening your Daily Hope emails lately. (Yes. I can see that. I get reports on what percentage are opened, which are opened, etc.) So … are you finding that they aren’t helpful...

Published Thu, Oct 13 2011 10:01 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Postpartum PTSD: Risk Factors & Symptoms

I have become especially interested in the phenomenon of Postpartum Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as of late. I live and work in a community where “natural” choices and Attachment Parenting are both respected and expected by many. Bradley Childbirth...

Published Wed, Oct 12 2011 6:38 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum PTSD, post traumatic stress, PTSD, post traumatic syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder

On Family History and Postpartum Depression

A family history of depression or other mental illness is a risk factor for postpartum depression, whether that history is known or unknown. For so many of us, the lives our parents have lived and also how they parented us plays a big role in our own...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 7:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Putting Off Help For Postpartum Depression

Even when you’ve got some idea you probably have postpartum depression, it’s easy to come up with a billion reasons why you shouldn’t call the doctor. Please welcome today’s guest contributor, Warrior Mom Rebecca J., who shares...

Published Tue, Sep 18 2012 7:29 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD

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A story of Postpartum OCD, intrusive thoughts, and hope

The Harm of A One-Sided Story: Antidepressants and Pregnancy

5 Ways To Connect With the Postpartum Depression Mom Community

How Prepared Were You To Be A Mother?

5 Common Concerns About Therapy for Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression Can Still Arise Late in the First Year

A Postpartum Depression Brochure Just Isn’t Enough

A Culture of Emotional Restraint: Asian-American Mom Shares Her Perspective on PPD

Boston Postpartum Depression Event on Feb. 16 Open to Public – Come See Me!

9 Ways To Beat Back The Winter Blues For Moms With Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression Stories: On Failure & Parenting With Depression

Daily Hope Feedback

Postpartum PTSD: Risk Factors & Symptoms

On Family History and Postpartum Depression

Putting Off Help For Postpartum Depression