by Katherine Stone |
A poll conducted by the Royal College of Midwives in the United Kingdom finds that moms with depression in pregnancy, or antenatal depression, have very little information about the illness and are unlikely to seek help. According to the BBC, the poll of 260 mothers... by Katherine Stone |
I’ve been having a little bout of depression, as you know. This means my trusty sunglasses and baseball cap are doing overtime duty, just as they did when I had postpartum depression. When I’m depressed, I don’t care much about things like covering... by Katherine Stone |
One of the reasons it’s difficult to get people to start spending money and creating significant programs to combat postpartum depression is because it’s difficult to quantify the cost of postpartum depression to society. No one has really done it, at... by Kate Kripke |
“But I don’t have PPD anymore! I am not supposed to feel depressed or anxious! I should know better than to wake up and feel like I don’t want to face the day! What is wrong with me? Does this mean I am back to where I started?” Sound familiar? In the wake of... by Katherine Stone |
I’m happy to welcome Warrior Mom Becky G., who didn’t realize she had a telltale sign of postpartum OCD, those horrible “what if” thoughts called intrusive thoughts. Today is part 1 of her story. (Please note: If you are currently vulnerable,... by Katherine Stone |
I should have known depression was coming. The change in weather. My crazy perimenopause periods these days. The fact that I have been overwhelmed with work lately. The fact that on top of Postpartum Progress and Babble and taking care of two children I’m trying...