POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

6 Surprising Symptoms of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

The woman is sitting on the side of her bed. She’s wearing rumpled sweatpants and a t-shirt. Her hair is mussed and she’s not wearing makeup. On her face is a look of sadness and a faraway stare. Or maybe a few tears streaming down. That is the picture...

My Journey with Postpartum Anxiety and a High Needs Baby

by Katherine Stone | 13 comments

[Editor’s Note: My son had colic, so I know how much it can impact a mother with postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety, believe me. It was awful. I clung to the words my pediatrician told me: that it would resolve when he was around four months old. Those...

Good News on Postpartum Psychosis & Postpartum OCD

by Katherine Stone | 3 comments

It’s Friday and there’s lots of news going on out there about postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, postpartum OCD and postpartum PTSD, so let’s do a news roundup, shall we? 1.. Postpartum Psychosis Can Be Prevented in High Risk Women –...

Childbirth Outcomes and Postpartum Depression: Are They Linked?

by Kate Kripke | 56 comments

So many of you have asked about birth plans, your childbirth experience and postpartum depression, that I asked our fabulous Kate Kripke to write about how these things may or may not impact PPD or postpartum PTSD. Oh, the pressure around childbirth! Do we try for a...