Is It Postpartum Depression or Bipolar Disorder? An Expert Weighs In
[Editor’s Note: A small segment of my readers who were initially diagnosed with postpartum depression have learned down the road that they have bipolar disorder. Other readers who have been treated for a year or more for postpartum depression but feel the...Ongoing Maternal Depression Can Lead To Later Child Behavior Problems
There’s a new study published in Maternal & Child Health’s March 2012 issue about the impact of maternal depression on the health of children. What interests me about the study is that it seems to indicate, to me anyway, that moms who get treated for...Seeking Help for Postpartum Depression: A Nurse Practitioner Saved My Life
Another in our open letter series to doctors. This OB told our letter writer that her postpartum depression symptoms were just part of being a new mom. I received a call two weeks postpartum from the lactation consultant within my OB practice. I immediately broke...Postpartum Depression Survivor Series, Day 5: Coming Together Around A New Baby
Seven women who had survived postpartum depression and anxiety all became pregnant around the same time and decided to support each other using social media and email as they navigated a pregnancy and childbirth after PPD. We have featured all seven this week in a...
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.