Here are excerpts from my upcoming book CONFESSIONS OF A CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR from Chapter 4: What Mothers want Women to Know Before Giving Birth. These are some segments on Postpartum. As for postpartum, it’s not talked about enough. I feel like women feel ashamed to admit they’re struggling with postpartum anxiety, depression, PTSD, rage, etc. […]
ADVICE FROM MOMS TO NEW MOMS ABOUT POSTPARTUM Read Post »
Nancy Wainer, author of Silent Knife, and Open Season, writes about her years as a birth advocate and midwife and the thousands of women she has helped to process their birth experiences, either in the wake of postpartum depression (PPD) or not. She also draws from her own 3 birth and postpartum experiences – an
Postpartum Depression and the Birth Experience Read Post »
As you read the two different symptoms lists for postpartum depression and for postpartum anxiety/OCD, please remember a few very important things: You may not be experiencing all of the symptoms listed below or even most of them. Postpartum depression and anxiety are not “one-size-fits-all” illnesses. Your experience may include just a few of the
Signs of Postpartum Depression Read Post »
