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Warrior Moms of the Week 3/11/11

I'm going to start needing spotters to keep all with all the honesty about postpartum depression and related illnesses going on in the interwebz these days … here are just a few great stories … Pam from 2 Much Testosterone, on recovering from PPD and...

Post-Adoption Depression: On What Stopped This Mom From Leaving Her Baby At Target

by Katherine Stone | 10 comments

Today I am so happy to welcome mom Wendy from the blog Adoption & Fire, who is sharing her story of post-adoption depression for the very first time. I'm so proud of her for sharing her experience, as I know it will help other moms who go through this....

A Therapist Shares Her Personal Experience with Postpartum OCD

by Katherine Stone | 46 comments

[Editor’s Note: It’s turning out to be postpartum OCD/Intrusive Thoughts Week here at Postpartum Progress. This wasn’t planned, it’s just that I’m hearing from so many of you who are going through this illness, so I’m sharing just a...

Postpartum Anxiety: A Multitude of Fears

by Katherine Stone | 6 comments

Continuing with yesterday's theme of postpartum anxiety and OCD, thought I'd share this from reader Della P.: "I was never depressed. I didn’t feel despair or hopelessness. I didn’t lack the connection with my first baby or my second. I loved them. I also...