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Developing Depression After Weaning From Breastfeeding

Over the years, I have heard from many women whose postpartum experiences were just fine until they stopped breastfeeding. It is rare, however, for me to find any research on the topic of depression after weaning, or a personal story about it. So I was happy to see...

Which Psychiatric Medications Are Safe During Breastfeeding?

by Katherine Stone | 8 comments

I’m often asked by mothers who want to breastfeed about which psychiatric medication is safe. First, I want you to know that it is a myth that you must quit breastfeeding if you are going to be treated for postpartum depression. I’m always saddened to hear...

“Toughing It Out” With Postpartum Depression To Breastfeed: An Expert Weighs In

by Katherine Stone | 13 comments

I’d say by the looks of it that this week’s earlier post “Should This Mom Tough It Out With PPD So She Can Breastfeed Her Baby?” was a hot topic. I knew it would be, since this breastfeeding during postpartum depression is an issue that so many...

Should This Mom “Tough It Out” With Postpartum Anxiety To Breastfeed Her New Baby?

by Katherine Stone | 101 comments

Okay Warrior Moms, this pregnant mom and postpartum anxiety survivor wants to know whether she should skip treatment for the second time so she can breastfeed her baby. Please share your thoughts via the comment section. My second baby is due to arrive fairly soon...

Letting Go of the Guilt About Not Breastfeeding During Postpartum Depression

by Katherine Stone | 56 comments

In 2008, Lisa Sniderman wrote a compelling piece for Postpartum Progress about how she quit her bipolar medications so that she could breastfeed after the birth of her daughter, and ended up being hospitalized for severe postpartum depression. She wrote about what a...

20 Things I NEVER Want To Hear Or Read Again, Postpartum Depression Edition

by Katherine Stone | 80 comments

Here are 20 things I don’t ever want to hear or read again about postpartum depression, and every other perinatal mood or anxiety disorder. (I have heard every single one of these, whether directed at me personally or in emails and comments from Postpartum...