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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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Having a baby is surely one of the pinnacle events of a woman’s life, full of joy, serenity, and contentment–or so society tells a new mother, who thus finds herself ill-prepared for the exhaustion, boredom, and isolation that can follow childbirth. The resulting depression–how it is experienced, and how it might be relieved–is the subject of Natasha Mauthner’s insightful and compassionate book, which recounts the stories of new mothers caught between a cultural … More >>

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Eighty percent of all pregnant women struggle with depression during or after their child’s birth. But there is good news about postpartum mood disorders—they are almost 100% treatable. In the definitive guide to postpartum depression, written from a Christian perspective by a team of experts including best-selling author and popular psychologist Dr. Paul Meier (Happiness Is a Choice), The Postpartum Survival Guide explains why this depression occurs, who’s at… More >>

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Sleepless Days is a brilliantly written, haunting memoir of one mother’s encounter with postpartum depression. It is a story for the other 400,000 women who are afflicted with PPD each year and are desperate for reassurance that others have felt their despair and recovered. It is a compelling narrative for anyone who has ever watched helplessly as a vulnerable woman fought against the weight of this mysterious disease…. More >>

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Offering an understanding of postpartum psychosis, this riveting book explains what happens and why during this temporary and dangerous disorder that develops for some women rapidly after childbirth. Most of us are familiar with the baby blues, a passing sadness that strikes 50 to 75 percent of new mothers after delivery. And most of us understand postpartum depression, a sadness post-delivery that lingers for weeks or months for an estimated one in every 10 new mot… More >>

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i have always had a history of mental health conditions i have depression and ocd but i have never been on medication because my parents didn’t believe in that sort of thing. while i have been pregnant i have been so depressed and anxious. i can’t even sleep and at 26 weeks i have started losing weight my boy friend of a few years, the father, said to me yesterday that i had changed so much over the past year and how im just sad all the time i know it hurts him to see me cry for no real reason so i try to hide it in front of him. im just wondering if it will get any worse after i give birth, are there any depression medications that are safe with breastfeeding. i am talking to my doctor of coarse just wanted some suggestions. Thanks

My friend was 21 weeks pregnant with twins & had a miscarriage April 15. She tells me that she’s depressed. Is this grief, postpartum, or a mixture of both? She told me that within the past 2 weeks, she had a CRAZED sexual desire, & then she feels guilty & wants to stop JUST before he gets ready to penetrate her, attempting to have sex again, & her partner gets frustrated because he thinks she’s playing with his emotions.

He loses his temper like a spoiled rotten child! She tries to explain to him that she’s feeling depressed or whatever, & he thinks she’s just making excuses to not have intercourse with him. She asked me for advice & said that it’s getting to be problematic in their relationship. I don’t know what to tell her. So she told me to ask people with experience on here.

What are the chances of getting postpartum depression?
If you’ve had clinical depression, what are the chances of getting postpartum depression, or depression during pregnancy?
Does postpartum depression ever require medication?
How long do the symptoms of PPD last, and how can it be prevented/ dealt with?
Thaanks!

Warning: The news story in this link is highly disturbing, but true….

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_o…

What do you think our mental/prenatal health systems could do to protect babies of mothers with mental health issues? If you search “mom kills baby” a hundred diffrent stories come up…. how many babies have to die these gruesome, horrible deaths before some laws are in place to protect them?

I think that babies shouldn’t be sent home with “sick” mothers… the mothers have to stay in a supervised atmosphere or an institution in order to be with her baby/babies. that way she’s under supervision, her baby is protected, and mom gets the help/medication she needs until she shows PROOF that she’s well.

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I have had several m/cs but it has been about 8-9 yrs since the last one. I just had a miscarriage that has been going on for over a month. I had a d&c yesterday. My husband is not very supportive, which doesn’t help, but I feel very depressed and lonely. Does m/c lead to postpartum depression? I was about 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 weeks along yesterday. Any idea how long it should last. I still have cramps and light bleeding too, they said that should be about gone now. Thanks.