All posts tagged "Baby Blues"
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Baby Blues: I’m Getting Help For My Postpartum Depression, Finally
Overcoming postpartum (or regular) depression is a process, and every day should be a celebration. If you’re waiting...
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Baby Blues: I Am So Not Equipped To Handle My Daughter’s Tantrums
They say the terrible twos actually start around 18 months and don't end until...when do they end? Ever?...
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Baby Blues: I’m A Full-On Smoker Again And I’m Not Beating Myself Up About It
I am choosing to smoke again. It's strange wording it like that, because I've never felt like it was...
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Baby Blues: PPD Is Tricking Me Into Wanting Another Baby
Months ago, when we were going through a very rough patch in our relationship, my husband and I...
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Baby Blues: I Would Not Have Committed To Attachment Parenting If I Knew I Was At Risk For PPD
But if I could have taken this test, and a doctor or my midwife could have told me...
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Baby Blues: ‘Me Time’ Isn’t The Mommy Burnout Cure-All I Thought It Would Be
This is going to be a very unpopular opinion, but this column is about candor, so here goes....
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Baby Blues: As A PPD Mom, I Appreciate The Risk Christine Quinn Took In Coming Out As Mentally Ill
Though I am, by no means, in as powerful a position as Quinn, I can definitely relate to...
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Baby Blues: I Had ‘Baby Blues’ Before I Had PPD
I did have the "baby blues," for sure. But when my daughter was born, I didn’t just feel...
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Baby Blues: 10 Pick-Me-Ups That Help Me Cope With PPD
In no way is this medical advice. These are 10 of the pick-me-ups that actually made a difference...
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Baby Blues: As A Former Psych Ward Patient, I Don’t Condone Committing Women With Unwanted Pregnancies
Yesterday, Koa Beck wrote about the proposed change in Irish abortion laws that could deny abortions to...
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Baby Blues: I’m Trying Hippie Dippie Mood Therapy Instead Of Medication
If my home birth or eating my placenta didn't give it away, I'll say it...
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Baby Blues: Spending Time Away From My Baby Makes Me Feel Healthier
There was no toddler tugging at my leg. I didn’t have to tread softly lest I wake her...
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Baby Blues: Sometimes It’s Harder To Cope With The Manic Highs Of Motherhood Than The Lows
There’s this misconception about depressed people that we’re depressed all the time. I imagine some of you might...
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Baby Blues: I Tried To Make Good Changes For My PPD & All I Got Was This Lousy Emotional Breakdown
Days later, serious shit went down between me and my husband. We determined we could no longer afford...