In the recent years after I had severe postpartum depression (PPD) and recovered, several of my best friends and my sister also became first-time moms. In addition to all the baby registry gifts or hand-me-downs I could pass on, I wanted to come up with a heartfelt gift that might help them ease into new… Read More The Best Personalized Gift for New Moms – What Might Have Helped Me With My PPD
Last year after Thanksgiving, I publicly shared my postpartum depression (PPD) story. It was scary to put it out there, but it was also liberating–as if talking about monsters makes them less scary. Since then, I have been extremely humbled by all the moms and moms-to-be (and even husbands of moms-to-be!) who have told me… Read More Beyond Pregnancy (4) – Getting Off Antidepressants for Postpartum Depression
Depression is not all-encompassing of the range of mental illnesses that 1 in 5 women experience either during pregnancy or after delivery. The better term to classify these changes in mood is less commonly known, but on the rise– Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, or PMADs. Postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety are the most common… Read More My Resources for Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia
This post is part two and a continuation of “Beyond Pregnancy – My Battle with Severe Postpartum Depression.” Again, I want to warn that these posts are long and text-heavy, as they contain a lot of detail and my thoughts in reflection. But my goal is to hopefully help someone who is going through postpartum… Read More Beyond Pregnancy (2) — My Struggle With Taking Antidepressants