From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Short Blog Pause ’til July 6th

by mmuse on June 30, 2009

Welcome back!

orange flowerHello Beautiful Moms and Dads,

I am in the middle of a major household move, and will have an ever-so-brief pause on posts until July 6th. 

Mommy-Muse co-founder Linda Semrau is still here for you, ready and available to help.  She will continue to handle counseling and coaching requests within 24 hours, so feel free to write in!

Warmly,

Christy

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bright orangeHere are this week’s picks for great PPD posts on sister blogs.  These first two are straight from the heart, and I highly recommend them!

Discoveries About My Postpartum Depression Years Later | Family … – Today I came across an article by Susan Dowd Stone, reproductive mental health expert. The article was about the myths of postpartum depression that keep.

Mom Confessions: Postpartum Depression (part 1) | mymommymanual.com – This VIDEO (3:06) is the first in a series of three that we will be publishing over three weeks in which Heidi shares how it feels to have postpartum.

Postpartum Progress: For Moms Who Feel Bad Before Breastfeeding … – It doesn’t surprise me that women who have this experience would worry that it is related to postpartum depression. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett was kind enough to point me in the right direction by telling me about Dysphoric Milk Ejection …

Is it Baby Blues or Post-Partum Depression? – Eighty-five percent of women experience baby blues; ten to fifteen percent go on to have post-partum depression. Baby blues typically resolve within six weeks post-partum.; whereas post-partum depression can begin anytime in the first …

Do you have a favorite recent post on postpartum mood disorders?  Share it with me here for inclusion on next week’s Favorites post!  Also,  be sure to check out last week’s  Mommy-Muse.com Favorites: This Week’s Postpartum Depression Blog …

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