Welcome back!
Once again, I bring you my favorite picks for this week’s posts from sister sites on baby blues and postpartum depression! If you have any updates to add to the Postpartum Progress PPD Support Group list, please pay special attention to the first link. It’s important to keep information current so new moms (and the people who love them!) can easily find to relevant resources to ease their lives.
Postpartum Progress: Send Your Updates On Postpartum Depression … – It’s that time of year again ladies — we need to take a look at the PPD Support Groups list here on Postpartum Progress and review what groups still exist, which ones are new and need to be listed and which are no longer held.
Poor Sleep Is Independently Associated With Depression In … – A study in the journal Sleep suggests that postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep is a symptom of depression. Twenty-one percent of depressed postpartum women …
This Is What The Baby Blues Looks Like – Postpartum Progress – Baby blues is not postpartum depression. You’ve heard me say this a million times before. But now I’ve said it again. 
People who don’t believe in postpartum depression love to talk about the “overmedicalization of motherhood”.
Baby blues explained to moms – Since 2007, Maria Zeitz has taught the Beyond Baby Blues class at Methodist Women’s Health.
Dear PPD—I’m So NOT That Into You | The Confused Homemaker – I mentioned before that I was going through a rough time & how writing here daily has been a lifeline of sorts. The reason for this is I have Postpartum.
As always, I love to see your notes at mommymuselive@gmail.com, and comments on this blog with great posts you would like to see included next time!
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Fresh Serving of The Week's Best Postpartum Mood Disorder Posts! Here you go! A fresh serving of great blog posts from sister blogs around the web. I ALWAYS appreciate the first hand accounts of postpartum depression. They can go a long way toward helping new parents recognize and seek treatment for postpartum issues they might be struggling with. Dealing with...... -
Do YOU Know The Startling Facts About Postpartum OCD? New Mom Alert: Lauren's honest story is not for the faint of heart! You already know about PPD, but what about Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Postpartum OCD has unique and often misunderstood symptoms. Guest Blogger Lauren Hale, of www.unexpectedblessing.wordpress.com is a self-described survivor of motherhood who has conquered postpartum OCD....twice! ...... -
PPD Risk Factors You Need To Know Dr. Shoshana Bennett, the delightfully down to earth "go-to" expert on postpartum depression, shared a wealth of information with me this week on The Mommy-Muse Is In. You may already know that hormones play a major biochemical role in postpartum depression, but do you know the additional risk factors involved? ...... -
Hot Serving of this Week's Best Postpartum Depression Posts Are you ready? Here are my top picks for postpartum depression posts, counting down to New Year's. Have I mentioned how much I appreciate the first hand accounts of PPD to take away the stigma of the experience? Thanks for the honest sharing! Can Fathers Get Postpartum Depression? | ExpectingWords.com...... -
Mommy-Muse.com Favorites: This Week's Best Postpartum Depression Posts There is surprisingly good press right now about postpartum depression. The Today Show, New York Times and even the Wall Street Journal are all talking about it... Today Show Airs Story on Postpartum Depression - Postpartum Progress - Nice piece on "The Today Show"this morning about postpartum depression done by Darlene......
