POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

Postpartum-Onset Bipolar II Disorder & OCD

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Kristen Lautenbach. She shares about her journey to diagnosis. -Jenna] It’s the spring of 2015, and I’m outdoors with my four young children, breathing in the long awaited warm weather as we walk to the...

Babies Are Not Anti-Depressants

by Carrie London | 0 comments

There seems to be a notion floating around the internet that babies fix broken people. They say that it surely must be impossible to be depressed while holding a bundle of joy. So. Wait. You’re basically saying that postpartum depression doesn’t exist. Did...

What It Feels Like to Live with Postpartum Anxiety

by Kylie Abrahams | 4 comments

Sometimes when you take the stairs and get distracted your foot slips and you miss a step. Or you feel the lip of the stop on the heel of your foot and catch yourself before you stumble downwards. The second you either slip or recover, there is a quick moment when...

A Note to My Facebook Friend Announcing Her Pregnancy

by Jenna Hatfield | 3 comments

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Stephanie Koch Pavol. She talks about her fears of having another baby after postpartum depression and how others’ pregnancy announcements make her feel. It’s a real post with real heart. -Jenna] As...