Postpartum Depression Research Roundup: Oxytocin, BDNF & the Value of Screening in the Hospital
There's been a lot of research coming down the pike lately. Can't tell you that any of it means anything significant to you who are suffering at this very moment. But offering it up for the researchey peeps among you … Link between oxytocin and...PSI Declares May National Maternal Depression Awareness Month
In what I think is a very smart move, Postpartum Support International has declared May National Maternal Depression Awareness Month. Who needs presidential proclamations or anybody else's permission, right? We deserve a month! From their press release: “On the...Katie Sluiter: On Finding Peace After Postpartum Depression
Dear new mom: Tonight my son and I rocked silently in his room. We didn’t need to rock. He wasn’t upset, and he didn’t need to wind down. I just wanted to rock him. And he let me. I wanted to share a quiet moment with him. And he with me. In the dark room we are one....Nish Weiseth: On Thinking Of Ending It All During Postpartum Depression
Hey mama. You look beautiful. Really, you do. I know you probably don’t feel that way, what with the lack of showering, lack of sleep and lack of any sense of normalcy. But, you look great, I promise. Motherhood suits you, even though you may not feel suited for...
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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.