Postpartum Progress

Kelly Andrews: Just Keep Showing Up

Dear Mama, As if adjusting to life with a new baby and dealing with painful postpartum physical healing wasn’t difficult enough, I’m sorry to hear that you’re also among the many mothers who are battling a peri-/postpartum mood disorder...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 6:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

One Week Until Climb Out of the Darkness #ClimbOut

Climb Out Is Almost Here You guys. Next Saturday, the majority of our Climb Out of the Darkness teams will gather in parks and on trails and Climb together. In their midst will be moms who have already survived postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, moms...

Published Fri, Jun 10 2016 8:53 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Climb Out of the Darkness, #climbout, Climb Out

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

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

Samantha Konikoff: You Are a Wonderful Mother

Dear new mom, It can be overwhelming to have a day where all the attention is on you. It seems to have been the exact opposite since your little one was born. I always felt like I could have been in a corner and no one would have noticed I was gone. You...

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

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, maternal mental health, mother's day rally, #momsdayrally

Lindsey Breitschaedel: When Things Don’t Go As Planned

Dear new mama, What I want to say, in a nutshell, is go easy on yourself. If you’re anything at all like me (i.e. a type-A teacher) you want to be great at being a mom from the get-go. Maybe you have read books about the nifty schedules you can...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 1:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, PPD, postpartum anxiety, motherhood, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, support, 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

UNC Opens First Freestanding Inpatient Perinatal Psychiatry Clinic in US

They already know this, because I talk to them quite a bit, but I couldn’t be more proud of or excited for the wonderful people at the University of North Carolina for opening the country’s first freestanding perinatal inpatient psychiatry…...

Published Mon, Aug 15 2011 12:00 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Treatment, During Pregnancy

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

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

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

You Can’t Make Everything Perfect: What Pregnant Moms Should Know

I’m very pleased to be a blogger for the Million Moms Challenge. They asked me to write today about one thing I wish every pregnant woman knew. There are many, but the first is that you simply cannot control everything. … Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 1:11 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, motherhood, imperfection, Million Moms Challenge, being pregnant, pregnant tips, having a baby

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

Circuit Overload

This is a guest post by Sharline Chiang, a writer based in Berkeley, originally from New Jersey. She is a proud, long-time member of VONA, an amazing community of writers of color. When my daughter was born I had no idea that I’d go from ecstatic to fighting...

Published Thu, Dec 18 2014 11:59 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, stigma, suicide, Warrior Moms of Color, medication, intrusive thoughts

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

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