The Secret Companion of Pregnancy After Loss: 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 silent...
Triggers and How They Affect Recovery
Knowing is half the battle. I found this to ring true in my experience with managing my mental illness during my pregnancies and postpartum. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 1 in 2006. It took over a year for me to find the right psychiatrist, the right combination...
6 Ways You Can Be an Empowered Patient During Pregnancy When You Have Bipolar Disorder
When we found out I was pregnant (far sooner than we had planned), my husband and I decided right away that no matter what course of treatment we decided upon after speaking with my doctors, our number 1 priority was my mental health. Still absorbing the shock, I...
Let’s Rewind: The Isolation of Motherhood pt. 2
Parenthood is, in a lot of ways, just a bunch of sleepless nights bleeding into long days. That sounds kind of bleak, but I’m not sure there’s a more complex state of being than that of being a parent. You’re always being pulled in multiple directions and overcome...
Reward and Risk: Choosing to Stay on an SSRI During Pregnancy
Nearly two years to the day after my overdue diagnosis of postpartum depression and anxiety, I found myself pregnant and still on an SSRI antidepressant. We had been trying; I had done my research and consulted my OB and pediatrician for their thoughts on whether or...
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.