Postpartum Progress

Postpartum OCD & Intrusive Thoughts: When The Wheels Come Off

I haven’t had postpartum OCD since 2001/02. The further away you get from these experiences, I’m very happy to say, the easier it gets. I rarely if ever feel the heavy heart. I don’t look over my shoulder wondering when the hell is going...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2012 10:19 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD, intrusive thoughts, scary thoughts

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

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

Rethinking Antidepressants and Birth Defects

Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD, of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health, posted a very important blog post yesterday regarding a large new study published in the British Medical Journal regarding SSRI’s (the type of antidepressant...

Published Thu, May 07 2015 8:45 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Depression and Pregnancy, medication, research, MGH Center for Women's Mental Health, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders, SSRI exposure, antenatal mood disorders

Things That Don’t Matter When You Have a Newborn

It is easy in this day and age to get bogged down with what everyone else tells us we should be doing when we bring our baby home for the first time. As soon as we cross the threshold, we read and are told what should matter to us. It can be overwhelming...

Published Wed, Dec 16 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: parenting, Postpartum Depression, coping with stress, hormones, newborns, hormones mood, stress

Guest Post: Doing It All Again

I had the pleasure of meeting Graeme in Boston at the first ever Warrior Mom™ Conference this past July. She’s simply fabulous and her hugs are amazing. She’s also wholly dedicated to mamas with Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders. I’m...

Published Thu, Sep 03 2015 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, new mom, prevention, preparing for baby

Announcing the 2016 Warrior Mom™ Conference

Editor’s Note: We’ve got great news today, and we’ve asked Graeme Seabrook to share the good news with you. -Jenna It was somewhere in the middle of the first session on the first day of Warrior Mom™ Conference 2015 that I first started...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2015 6:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Mom Conference, WMC 16, Together Stronger

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

Hayden Panettiere, Famous Women & Postpartum Depression

My Twitter feed is going amileaminute right now with people tweeting about the fact that mother Hayden Panettiere, who also happens to be a Hollywood actress, has entered treatment for postpartum depression. So many of you are sending me Facebook messages...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2015 5:16 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Hayden Panettiere postpartum depression, Hayden Panettiere PPD

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

Kimberly Zapata – Fahrenheit

This post has an intense and abrupt ending. If you are fragile, you may want to skip this particular post as it may trigger you. It was 97 degrees when I went into labor as I waited on an underground subway platform for an uptown F train to the hospital...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 8:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: mental health, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Mother's Day

Announcing Homestead Warriors

Postpartum Progress’ first Warrior Mom Conference happens in less than 100 days. The first ever patient centered conference on maternal mental illness will take place in Boston, where 125 women will gather together and go through a ton of Kleenex...

Published Fri, Apr 03 2015 9:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, Postpartum Progress News, maternal mental health, Warrior Mom Conference, postpartum depression., Homestead Warriors

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

Please Help Us Reach Even More Moms With Postpartum Depression

Last year we held our first ever Strong Start Day, a fundraiser for Postpartum Progress Inc., the nonprofit organization that supports this blog and raises awareness for postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 8:07 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, strong start day, Postpartum Progress Inc.

The Two Scariest Moments of Her Postpartum OCD

Today is part 2 of Becky’s story of struggling with severe postpartum OCD, in which she shares the two scariest moments for her during that experience. (Please note: If you are currently vulnerable, you may want to skip this story because sometimes...

Published Tue, Nov 06 2012 7:00 AM by Postpartum Progress