Postpartum Progress

Melissa Anderson: When Your Smile Isn’t a Lie

Dear Momma, You just gave birth. You did it. No matter how that baby entered this world, you were amazing. Your mind is probably racing. This baby with soft, wrinkly skin, 10 fingers and 10 toes, and a grin that can break and then heal your heart all...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 12:00 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

Kylie Abrahams: Finding Mother’s Day

Dear Mamas, When I was young, Mother’s Day was a tough one. We would make or buy random things for her for the day, do whatever she desired, and she would soak it all in. The love, attention, the affirmation that she deserved to be celebrated on...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 11:00 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

Christy Douglas: Born Into Motherhood

Dear New Mamas, We are so happy you have been born into motherhood. We are also sorry we may not have prepped you properly for the challenge, but we are here now. We promise. We have been through some of it ourselves and will listen to all of it. ...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 10:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

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

Alyssa Roberts: The Sun Will Shine

“Perhaps you will wake up and find the sun shining and the birds singing…Perhaps it will be fine tomorrow.” Virginia Woolf, “To the Lighthouse” Dear mama, In the book, “To the Lighthouse,” one of the characters...

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

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

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

Bridget Croteau: You Will Get Better

Dear New Mom, Postpartum depression. I knew what it was. I knew I was at risk for it because of previous depression and anxiety. But I never thought it would *actually* happen. In fact, I suffered for months, making excuses for...

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

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

Alexandra Rosas: 7 Reasons to Cherish Yourself

Dear New Mama, Is there anything more jump-off-the-train-track of your life than having a baby? There wasn’t for me. When my first baby was born, my life was switch-tracked at 100 mph. If I had known there was a junction up ahead, I could have braced...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 5:00 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

Mariah Warren: Jedi Motherhood

Dear New Mama, How are you? Yes, YOU. I really want to know. I’m sure everyone else has been cooing over your new little one, as most people do, but not me. I’m here for you. Personally, I’d rather not be...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 4:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

Audra Barrick: You Are Not Alone

Dear New Mama, I see you. I see the love you have for your child, even if you don’t quite feel it yet. I see the exhaustion in your eyes. The questioning if you are doing things right. The worry. The fear. Some of these are normal new mama things...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 3:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

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

Kelly Bauer: Meeting the Mother I Am

Hey Mama, I see you. It’s hard, I know, I’ve been there. I’ve experienced the fear, the love, the panic. I’ve experienced the confusion and sense of failure. I’ve experienced the disappointment when motherhood wasn’t...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 2:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum OCD, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, #momsdayrally

Lesley Neadel: When The Light Comes Back On

Dear New Mom, I’ve been there. And I’m here to tell you that no matter how it feels right now, how all -consuming the darkness or anxiety or sadness or despair is, there is light that will soon be found. It isn’t a switch that you flick...

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

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

Kerry Neville: For Future Mother’s Days

Dear Mama, A few years ago, I wasn’t sure how many more Mother’s Days I would live to see—how many potted geraniums, hand print flowers, and crayoned cards I would receive from my two children. In fact, each May, I twisted myself into...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 12:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Bipolar Disorder, 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, bipolar breastfeeding

Shannon Hennig: This Isn’t Normal

Dear Mama, I see you there sitting in the dark; you’re shaking and terrified, left wondering how on earth a little baby, so small and harmless, could completely break you. Maybe your birth experience isn’t how you planned it. Or maybe you...

Published Sat, May 07 2016 11:00 PM 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

Katherine Stone: That’s a Lot of Hats

Dear New Mom, You might be sitting there right now, on Mother’s Day of all days, feeling like a total mom failure. I remember that feeling. I had only just gotten started, was at the very beginning of motherhood and I’d already blown it. I...

Published Sat, May 07 2016 10:00 PM 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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Melissa Anderson: When Your Smile Isn’t a Lie

Kylie Abrahams: Finding Mother’s Day

Christy Douglas: Born Into Motherhood

Jasmine Banks: Prepare to Bloom

Alyssa Roberts: The Sun Will Shine

Cristi Comes: Happy Mother’s Day

Bridget Croteau: You Will Get Better

Alexandra Rosas: 7 Reasons to Cherish Yourself

Mariah Warren: Jedi Motherhood

Audra Barrick: You Are Not Alone

Kelly Bauer: Meeting the Mother I Am

Lesley Neadel: When The Light Comes Back On

Kerry Neville: For Future Mother’s Days

Shannon Hennig: This Isn’t Normal

Katherine Stone: That’s a Lot of Hats