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Should I Take Medication For My Anxiety?

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Should I Take Medication For My Anxiety?

While I believe it is important for every woman to make this decision for herself and choose whether or not taking medication for anxiety is the right choice for her, too often I see people making the decision to avoid medication based on poor information.

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Breastfeeding and the Impact on Postpartum Depression & Anxiety

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Breastfeeding and the Impact on Postpartum Depression & Anxiety

“I knew the lengths to which I was going to try and do all the things (nurse, pump, bottle feed, formula feed) was not sustainable. I knew my mental and emotional health were suffering and would only get worse if I continued this cycle.”

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What is Postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

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What is Postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

Pregnancy is a time of expectation and dreaming. The anticipation of your baby’s arrival is typically filled with excitement about the moment when you will finally get to hold your little one in your arms. When your pregnancy or birth don’t go as expected, you may find yourself struggling emotionally and mentally. While the birth of a baby is a natural thing that the female body was designed to do, it is an experience that is ripe with opportunity for things to not go as planned. When things don’t go as expected, it can be traumatic.

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Is it Postpartum Depression or the Baby Blues?

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Is it Postpartum Depression or the Baby Blues?

So, is it normal to cry and feel sad after you’ve had a baby? The answer is yes – it is normal to be tearful after having a new baby. However, it is important to understand the difference between the “baby blues” and “postpartum depression” as they need to be treated differently.

Postpartum depression in the time of COVID-19

Postpartum depression in the time of COVID-19

Being a woman is hard. Being a new mom or adding another kiddo to your family is hard. Coping with the symptoms of postpartum depression is hard. Living through a global pandemic is hard.

Giving birth during COVID-19 left many mamas feeling sad. This was not the beautiful birth they thought they would have. They did not have the same experiences they or their friends had in pre-COVID times. They did not get to share their baby with their loved one the way they had always imagined.

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