Here Comes Number Two: I'm Pregnant Again

Well, ladies. Here we go again. I’m 14 weeks pregnant. This was a BIG surprise. My husband and I did not plan on having any more children. We had a few different reasons, but of course one of them was that I didn’t want to go through a postpartum mood...

Paxil Linked to Birth Defects

This appeared in USA Today today:The Food and Drug Administration is warning that a study has suggested that the antidepressant Paxil might be associated with birth defects. Paxil’s manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, said it would include the results of the study in...

Why Does This Happen???

This is a very good article on postpartum depression from yesterday's New York times, written by Jane Brody: Don't Let Your Baby Blues Go Code Red. What really interested me was the following paragraph: Known risk factors include a personal or family history...