Letting Go of the Guilt About Not Breastfeeding During Postpartum Depression
In 2008, Lisa Sniderman wrote a compelling piece for Postpartum Progress about how she quit her bipolar medications so that she could breastfeed after the birth of her daughter, and ended up being hospitalized for severe postpartum depression. She wrote about what a...
On Postpartum Depression and Insomnia
I have a lot of symptoms when I’m depressed: mood swings, fatigue, memory problems, unreasonable anger, sensitivity to criticism, guilt, self-doubt, hopelessness, apathy. None of it’s particularly good, but some are worse than others. One of my worst symptoms has...Boston Home Visitor Program Helps Women Get Through Postpartum Depression
Kate Weldon Leblanc is guest posting today on Postpartum Progress to share her experience with PPD and about the program she works with in the Boston area to help other mothers: I recently celebrated my one year anniversary of working for theCenter for Early...Moms Who Understand Postpartum Depression
You should see my inbox. Many of the emails are from me to me, with subject lines like "Even More Stuff I Haven't Gotten To Yet". It's like the technological version of talking to myself. I send me links so that I won't forget about PPD stories...
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.