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Postpartum depression is the most common complication women experience after childbirth — nearly 700,000 new moms suffer from it each year. Yet this serious mood disorder, characterized by sadness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness and guilt, insomnia, and thoughts of harming the baby or oneself, continues to be widely misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed. In Postpartum Depression Demystified, renowned PPD authority Joyce Venis and Suzanne McCloskey, both PPD… More >>

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Ok so heres the deal, me and my girlfriend had sex last saturday, i wore a condom and everything and even pulled out as i came. I dont think there was anything with the condom because as i pulled it off there was a very tight suction (like it was air tight and hard to pull off), but anyways less than four days later she started throwing up and feeling nausea, and now she has me all worried cause shes been feeling sick ever since that fourth day, we took a pregnancy test about 2 days ago and the results came back negative, this was the first time that we ever had sex and she was a virgin. im a little concerned because she says one second that she thinks shes pregnant and then another second shes not. she says shes feeling nauseous all day long. She was taking medication for depression and anxiety but she stopped almost right after she had sex because “if she was pregnant” she didnt want to hurt anything. its now been 8 days and she still feels sick from the fourth day. Does anyone think its way too soon for her to be showing signs that she is pregnant? Im really concerned and on edge. Shes do for her period within the next few days but im just stressin out.

It’s been since 12-3-06 and I still cry whenever I see commercials about babies or when someone is in the grocery store and have their baby in the stroller. Normal? or Post-Partum Depression?

My hormones are OUT OF CONTROL. Please tell me this will go with pregnancy!!!!!!!!! I am a wreak and my poor husband thinks I am crazy. I just cry, cry, cry. I am 36weeks and the baby is always hurting me (ALWAYS) and I hate being pregnant. I lose sleep and have the worst day the next day! HELP!

I had a miscarriage 6 weeks ago. I had some depression afterwards, but I am doing better. I have always been an active person and have a normal weight for my height, but in the last six weeks I have gained 12 pounds. I am working hard to get the weight off, so we can start to try again. However, for the 4 weeks that I have been working out and eating better, I have yet to drop a pound. My question is, is this normal for my body to hold onto the weight or could it be something else? Has anyone else experienced this? I just want to lose some of the pounds and be healthier before the next pregnancy.

I miscarried four years ago and I still feel guilty and depressed about it every day. I’m begining to think it’s time to get help. I have two other children to think abotu and I still think abotu the one I lost. It has gotten to the point where I get aggitated easily, I have trouble sleeping, and I feel that because I lost a child, I don’t deserve the two children I do have. Another thing, after I had my youngest I had severe Post Partum Depression. I stopped taking my meds cold turkey when she was abotu 9 months old. She’ll be two next month. I’m wondering if I could still be suffering from PPD or if it’s deeper than that. I know I need to get back to the doctor and I will as soon as possible. I just wanted to get some opinions first.

I had a miscarriage in July and have been ttc since all the bleeding stopped, but what can I do to overcome depression after I dont see the postive line on hpt? thanks

I had a missed miscarriage at 8/12 weeks, 7 weeks ago. I am getting married in three months and my husband to be constantly talks about the wedding night and how we will try for a baby , I have nearly lost all the weight I gained and my wedding ring wont fit and I said lets get it altered and he said no cos you will be pregnant before you know it. To be honest I am totally put off pregnancy the thought makes me feel sick. they found no heartbeat and I had to be given pills in hospital and I saw everything and the pain was horrendous. I cant imagine ever wanting to try again because I dont want to go through that again and all the worry but it did not happen to him and he wants a kid straight away. how can I tell him and will I get over my fear of miscarriage? I would love to have a kid but I am so scared of it and I said I dont even want a scan untiI I can feel it move everyday but right now I cant see me wanting any children – well I got a son from a previous relationship and he wants one of his own. Pregnancy before this was a happy time but not now pregnancy now to me means sadness and misery and tears and worry I cant move on I dont think. My mother told me to get some help but why I go to work everyday where I work with y1 children I adore my job to bits.

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Postnatal depression can have devastating effects on a new mother and her family. It is often thought to be psychological in nature, caused by factors such as sleeplessness, lack of outside contacts, and loss of independence, when in fact, the problem has physical origins. In this book, Dr. Katharina Dalton draws on case histories from her own controversial and successful work in order to reeducate the medical profession and general public. She argues that in or… More >>

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There are numerous books on post-partum depression, the experience of motherhood, nutrition and exercise after childbirth. But there hasn’t been a book that provides the extensive descriptions of what a mother experiences both physically and emotionally after childbirth AND gives throughly researched practical tips and advice–until now. From Sylvia Gaussen, a mother, and Mary Dowd Struck, RN, MS, CNM, and ob/gyn nurse,comes THE POST-PREGNANCY HANDBOOK, a wonderfull… More >>

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