Off to Preschool: Postpartum Depression Milestones
I tearfully sent off my nearly four-year old PPD baby to preschool yesterday. She beamed with excitement and pride as she marched off to “big girl” school with her older sister, a first grader. I spent my day alternating between sorrow and happiness. My...Head Vs. Heart: Why Postpartum Feelings Matter
My (baby) cousin gave birth to a beautiful baby girl this week. The night before her delivery, I got a text from her: “Is it normal not to be excited?” My heart sank a little. Just a smidge. She was having a scheduled c-section for breech presentation and...
You Can’t Tell A Mom Has Postpartum Depression By Looking
You can’t tell when a mother has postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD or PTSD just by looking at her. People assume it should be fairly obvious, except it isn’t. We can get pretty good at hiding how we are feeling and what we are thinking. So to all the...
When Everything Is Unexpected: From Natural Birth Plan to C-Section
Today I’m happy to welcome Raivon Lee from Climb Out Team Atlanta to the Warrior Mom community and share her story with you. Raivon wanted a natural birth at home, but the stress of a breech baby and C-section were the start of her experience with postpartum...
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.