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Are Control Freaks More Prone to Postpartum Depression?

Right before I went on maternity leave, a colleague asked me a very pointed question: “How do you think you’re going to find having a baby?” She was referring – and not especially subtly either – to my tendency to be a control freak. I thought I had hid that tendency...

Postpartum Depression Stories: On Failure & Parenting With Depression

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

So many people have been writing about postpartum depression lately that I can hardly keep up. When I started Postpartum Progress back in 2007, I was pretty much all on my own in writing publicly on the blogosphere about postpartum depression and anxiety. Now there...

I’m Not A Bad Mom Because I Had Postpartum Depression

by Cristi Comes | 25 comments

Uh what!?! Why in the world would anyone think they’re a bad mom because of a real and true illness like postpartum depression? Unfortunately when you’re trudging through the midst of it, you may not even know you need medical attention. Inside of the...

Postpartum Depression: When Dads & Partners Don’t Seem To Get It

by Kate Kripke | 27 comments

You are struggling—really struggling—and all you want (besides symptom relief) is for your partner to get it; for him to truly empathize, for him take you in his arms and just be there with you during postpartum depression. For there to be a gaze of...

When Moms With Postpartum Depression Discover They’re Bipolar

by Katherine Stone | 13 comments

I’ve spoken with quite a few moms recently who, through their experience with postpartum depression, found out they have bipolar disorder. Most often they find out they are bipolar because the typical medication treatment for postpartum depression,...