Postpartum Progress

Lost Leave: A Tale of Taming Postpartum Anxiety & Depression

[Editor’s Note: In today’s guest post, Jen Bullet shares an encouraging story of how her doctors supported her through Postpartum Anxiety with medication, time, and reassurance. It’s important to share these success stories to ease the...

Published Thu, Feb 04 2016 8:20 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, anxiety, medication, postpartum depression doctor, cognitive therapy

Painful Postpartum Depression Memories Can Arise On Baby’s Birthday

Happiness exuberated from his tiny soul as our crowded kitchen full of loved ones belted out a very off-key “Happy Birthday”. He looked so grown up in a plaid shirt that he had chosen all by himself, sitting in a… Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 25 2011 7:31 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, postnatal depression, PPD, baby blues

Jenni Chiu: On Replacing the Judgy Pants With Talky Pants

Dear new mom, Your world is officially rocked. You have been handed a squishy, little, mewling babe. This baby is probably angelic and terrifying at the same time. Along with this baby, you have unknowingly been handed “judgy pants.” Unfortunately...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 5:00 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum psychosis, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Jenny Chiu, Mommy Nani Booboo

The Secret Companion of Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period After Loss: Perinatal and Postpartum Anxiety

Birth trauma, you could call it that. My first daughter was stillborn at full-term in December of 2012. I went into labor and delivery that night expecting to soon meet my little girl only to be told by the doctor while sitting in front of a still and...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2015 8:08 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, Postpartum PTSD, breastfeeding, stillbirth, grief, birth trauma, perinatal anxiety

Black with Postpartum Depression: My Therapist Had Never Treated A Black Woman

Lebogang, a South African mother, has blessed us today with another story for our series Warrior Moms of Color, where we focus on Asian-American, Latin-American and African-American — and today, African — moms with postpartum depression (or...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 6:02 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postnatal depression, PPD, mental health, Warrior Moms of Color, African-American, South Africa postnatal depression

Jasmine Banks: Prepare to Bloom

Dear New Mama, I love flowers. I especially love peonies. Do you know about these beautiful flowers? They don’t make much sense to me. They grow in these massive green bushes. Before their buds appear they are awkward and kind of ugly. Their buds...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 9:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, mother's day rally, #momsdayrally

On Bei Bei Shuai & How We Don’t Help Pregnant Mothers With Depression

A pregnant woman tries to commit suicide. She lives. Her baby does not. Now Bei Bei Shuai is being charged with murder. Yesterday on Babble, I wrote about how our society speaks out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to pregnant mothers and depression...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 7:02 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: suicide prevention, suicide, antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, Bei Bei Shuai, suicide attempt, depression during pregnancy

Susan Petcher: You Are Enough

Dear New Mom, From the moment I became pregnant, it felt like the world was whispering messages of “not enough.” I didn’t drink enough water, get enough sleep, consume enough leafy greens. The stack of pregnancy and parenting books...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 8:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum OCD, Warrior Moms, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, stories, mother's day rally, #momsdayrally

Researchers Say They Can Prevent Postpartum OCD

Psychologists say they have found a way to prevent or at least seriously reduce the incidence of postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Researchers from the University of Miami, Florida State University and the University of North Carolina found...

Published Mon, Aug 22 2011 6:57 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, postnatal depression, PPD, baby blues, Postpartum OCD

Goodbye Crap Sandwich!

For those of you who have had one crap sandwich of a year due to postpartum depression, take heart. You made it through. You’ll love this post from our guest contributor Kimberly Morand over at her blog All Work & No Play Makes Mommy Go Something...

Published Wed, Dec 14 2011 6:30 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Weighing The Risks of Treating Antenatal Depression

There’s a new study out this week, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, on the effect of taking antidepressants during pregnancy that essentially offers the same result as other studies we’ve reported on here: Women with untreated...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2012 6:12 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Treatment, pregnancy depression, antenatal depression, Depression and Pregnancy, maternal depression

Warrior Mom Conference – Need your Questions

We want to hear from our warrior mom community as we begin our first ever Warrior Mom Conference. The first morning of the conference is filled with an amazing panel of speakers. We will have a moderated question and answer session. Follow along with...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2015 12:11 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Warrior Moms, Awareness, Warrior Mom Conference

An Expert Weighs In On Treatment for Depression In Pregnancy

I wanted to share this letter with you, created by Dr. Laura Miller, a reproductive psychiatrist and the director of Women’s Mental Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Here’s the information she offered to her own patients...

Published Sat, Nov 10 2012 6:16 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: pregnancy depression, Depression and Pregnancy, depression during pregnancy, Antidepressants pregnancy, pregnancy and depression, depression in pregnancy

Getting Postpartum Anxiety to Back Off

Postpartum anxiety is probably the most common beast in my office. There are certainly differing shapes that this big, furry, gnarly-clawed beast takes — general anxiety, panic, OCD for example — but usually the annoying, mean, and seemingly...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2012 9:48 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, Postpartum Anxiety Symptoms

When Is It Okay Not To Breastfeed?

For some women with postpartum depression or anxiety — not all, thankfully, just some — breastfeeding doesn’t end up being the best choice. I quit, because I had to save my sanity. Many others with PPD, of course, don’t quit. Postpartum...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2012 8:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, breastfeeding, breast feeding, formula feeding, bottle feeding, breastfeed, Latch on NYC

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