POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

Relapsing on The Road To Recovery From Postpartum Depression

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Alexa Lesa about the pitfalls and setbacks while recovering from postpartum depression. -Katherine] This week has been really, really difficult. To give a little backstory, I’m on medication right now for...

Pregnant & Quitting Meds Cold Turkey? MGH Says Not So Fast

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

How many of you with previous psychiatric illnesses have immediately stopped taking your psychiatric medication cold turkey the minute you found out you were pregnant? Many women with depression during pregnancy do just the same. Click here to find out why the...

Honoring The Fragile Nature of New Motherhood

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

There was a very interesting article in Tuesday’s USA Today about the ancient Chinese practice of postpartum confinement referred to as “cho yuet.” It honors the first month following childbirth as a critical time for a new mother’s health and so, she is expected to...

How To Get Rid of the Intrusive or Scary Thoughts of Postpartum OCD

by Katherine Stone | 9 comments

Ever had an intrusive thought? Diagnosed with postpartum OCD? Want to know how to STOP these awful images and thoughts? The prolific and amazing Karen Kleiman’s new book is now available for pre-ordering on Amazon.com. It’s called “Dropping the Baby...