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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Under Cover: What's Masquerading as Postpartum Depression? So you"™ve read through the signs and symptoms of stress, baby blues and postpartum depression. Fatigue, mood swings, weepiness, irritability, guilt, anxiety, forgetfulness and despondency are high on your list. Maybe disappointment, numbness, lack of interest in your baby and yourself, hypersensitivity to criticism and feelings of vulnerability are...... -
Hot from the Presses: The Week's Best Postpartum Depression Posts Have you seen this week's best of the web PPD posts? Get 'em while they're hot! I LOVE the encouragement in the first post from Dr. Shosh's blog to SPEAK UP when you hear ignorant comments about postpartum depression. And I am particularly grateful for the post on surrogacy...... -
Mommy-Muse.com Favorites: This Week's Postpartum Depression Blog Posts These bloggers have been hard at work bringing you excellent information while I was moving. Check out these links for empowering information and thought-provoking ideas on postpartum mood disorders: Postpartum Progress: Does Postpartum Depression Only Occur in the ... - I received the following email from a reader of Postpartum...... -
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...... -
Postpartum Mood Disorders: Are You Crazy or Normal? New mothers rarely admit to the full extent of their stress level or to the difficult emotions they live with. After all, women with new babies are supposed to feel blissful, loving and grateful for the miracle of new life in their care, right? Many women are scared to......
