My Postpartum OCD Baby Grows Up, While I Have An Anxiety Attack
He walks off the bus yesterday with a scowl on his face. His mouth is all scrunched up and his eyes are narrowed. This is not a face I’ve seen before. Thoughts race through my mind. Did he get in a fight? Did he get in trouble with his teacher?...Julie Hersh: The Fine Print of Motherhood
Note: the following is excerpted from Julie's new book "Struck by Living" I lay on our carpet, exhausted, brain-bent, eyes pasted on my one-year-old son. Andrew stood with his back to me, palms pressed against the window. He gazed at the branches...Can Simple Blood Test Identify Women At Risk for PPD?
Could a blood test identify postpartum depression? A study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that a blood test may be able to identify women at risk for postpartum depression. From Scientific American: “We found a hormone that is produced...Mom Shares Her Postpartum Depression Story
This is from a mom out there who shared her postpartum depression story with me, and I thought you'd want to read it. I highlighted my favorite sentence, since it is so descriptive about how many of us feel while we're experiencing postpartum mood disorders....
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.