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...Arianne Segerman: On A Journey of Transformation Through Faith
Dear new mom (or second time mom, or 5th time mom), I don’t really know where to begin to help you be more prepared for what you’re about to go through. I could start by telling you that if you, like me, are prone to depression, you need to ask those you...
Becky Harks: On Not Having To Love Every Second of Motherhood
Dear New Moms, In 2001, I was a freshly-turned-twenty-one-year-old discharged from the hospital with a baby. My baby, I should add, in case you think I’m some kind of baby-stealer. Single-parenthood looming on the horizon, I’d moved back in with my...
Molly Shalz: On How It Feels To Be Depressed During Pregnancy
Dear new mom: I remember seeing the blue plus sign on the pregnancy test. It was positive. I waited for the happiness. It didn’t come. Instead of happy tears I had a panic attack right there in the bathroom. The sting from the guilt that I felt in that moment has...
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.