What Kristen Howerton Wishes Someone Told Her About Postpartum Anxiety
Dear New Mom: First of all, I just want to tell you that it is normal to be anxious as a mom. It is the biggest life change any of us will ever face—followed by a massive change in hormones and fueled by exhaustion and lack of sleep. I think every mom feels a...Katie Sluiter: On Finding Peace After Postpartum Depression
Dear new mom: Tonight my son and I rocked silently in his room. We didn’t need to rock. He wasn’t upset, and he didn’t need to wind down. I just wanted to rock him. And he let me. I wanted to share a quiet moment with him. And he with me. In the dark room we are one....
Becky Harks: On Not Having To Love Every Second of Motherhood
Dear New Moms, In 2001, I was a freshly-turned-twenty-one-year-old discharged from the hospital with a baby. My baby, I should add, in case you think I’m some kind of baby-stealer. Single-parenthood looming on the horizon, I’d moved back in with my...Grace Parson: On The Transformation From PPD to Joy
Dear New Moms, Welcome to the most paradoxical experience of your life. Exhilarating … Exhausting. Mundane … Surprising. Rewarding … Excruciating. Fun … Boring. Wonderful … Difficult. Motherhood is all these things and so much more. The month of May is a very...Nish Weiseth: On Thinking Of Ending It All During Postpartum Depression
Hey mama. You look beautiful. Really, you do. I know you probably don’t feel that way, what with the lack of showering, lack of sleep and lack of any sense of normalcy. But, you look great, I promise. Motherhood suits you, even though you may not feel suited for...
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.