Alexandra Rosas: On Reaching out
Dear New Mom: You’re finally a mom, and you’ve wanted this baby for so long. You’ve had dreams of what it would be like when you finally held the baby you’ve waited for, forever. Your plans included so much, like the colors of your nursery, and...Amiyrah Martin: On Being an Advocate for Your Mental Health
Dear New Mama, All I really wanted was to take a shower. My first born son was just days old, my husband was back at work, and it was just me and the kid. Everything was new for us all, even our 6-month-old kitten that had never seen a baby that wasn’t covered in fur....Story: On How it Will Be Okay
Dear Mama, If I could tell you one thing today, it would be this: No matter how you feel right now, you are at your very core already okay. After I had my first daughter, I was so lost. So alone. I remember lying on my couch watching the Food Network at 4 in the...Susan Petcher: On Getting Back to Yourself After Postpartum Anxiety
Dear New Moms, I’m sitting in my kitchen with the windows open. The springs here are cool and wet, and the breeze fills the house with a much-needed freshness. From my kitchen table, I can see my 2-year-old as she plays on the back deck with her water table and...
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.