Here's your weekly update of just a few of the brave and wonderful moms around the internet who are writing about their experiences with postpartum depression and related illnesses. Thank you Warrior Moms!
The mom at Annaleigh Designs shares a picture of the quilt she made when she recovered from PPD — read the story, it's very brief and really cool
The mom at Uncommon Grace writes about how she's still struggles now and then
Here's a piece from Therese Borchard's Beyond Blue blog about male postpartum depression
The mom at Time Out writes about her PPD experience — here's an excerpt:
"I loved my son. However, I couldn’t connect with him. He was a foreign object to me. I was jealous of him and the love he was getting from my husband. I was upset because he had turned my life upside down. Sound ridiculous? I thought I was ridiculous too. I wanted to know why I couldn’t snap out of it. Why I couldn’t wake up from the fog. I kept thinking, 'this isn’t fair. I know I shouldn’t feel this way. I know I should be happy. What is wrong with me?!!'”
Thank You for your website. Blogs like yours have helped me shine some light on what I am feeling. No one, no matter how caring can ever understand. Except someone who has gone through it. I don't have the words yet to explain where I have been or where I am right now. So I look to the writings of others to sort all of my thoughts. They all seem to have a window into my mind and soul. One day, I hope to also write about my journey and give a survivors story of this thing called PPD.
Thank you for the link, Katherine!