If you are reading this you have probably recently had a baby. Are you feeling less joy than you expected to? One of the myths of motherhood is that we will enjoy every moment and also that as soon as you deliver, you will look down and bond with your little one. Yes, having a baby can be joyful, their … Read More
Is It Postpartum Depression Or Something Else?
Types of Pregnancy & Postpartum Mood Disorders In this article, which is a chapter from my free downloadable booklet called A Guide To Pregnancy & Postpartum Stress, Anxiety & Depression, I describe the different symptoms and types of mood disorders that can happen either during pregnancy or after having a baby. The most commonly known is Postpartum Depression but there … Read More
How To Support A New Mom Who Is Struggling With Postpartum Depression
Having a baby is a huge life transition and for approximately 1 in 7 women it can lead to them experiencing anxiety and/or depression. Less commonly, difficult childbirth can trigger post traumatic stress symptoms (PTSD) for approximately 6% of women and 3-5% of new moms experience obsessive-compulsive (OCD) symptoms. Read the entire article here.
Men Get Postpartum Depression, Too
When his son was about a year old, William’s* wife left him alone with the baby to run a few errands. She had been gone around a half hour when he called her, panicked, and begged her to come home. When she walked through the front door, she found him on the kitchen floor with his head between his knees, … Read More
When Your Childbirth Experience Wasn’t What You Hoped For
I think all pregnant women spend time imagining what their labor experience will be like. For first time moms, it feels a bit abstract because it will be unlike any other experience you have had before. Expectations can be based on stories from other people or perhaps movies or social media but I think there is usually the hope that … Read More
Top 10 Pregnancy & Postpartum Depression Blog Posts
Here are Dr. Sarah Allen’s top 10 most viewed blog posts about pregnancy and postpartum issues and rather than having to search though all my blogs, or only see the most recent ones, I thought it would be helpful to put them in one post. You can see the full list that includes a one sentence summary at drsarahallen.com 10 … Read More
Are You At Risk For Postpartum Anxiety Or Depression? Take The Quiz
Up to 20% of pregnant and new moms experience depression or anxiety. Yes, it’s that common! No one can say for definite that having specific stresses or experiences in your life, or perhaps having certain personality traits, causes postpartum anxiety or depression but we do know that there are quite a few factors that can increase your risk. Take the … Read More
Dads Are At Risk For Depression After A Baby Too!
We know that approximately 15 to 20 percent of new mothers experience depression in the first year after giving birth and also that maternal depression can negatively affect both a children’s cognitive and behavioral development. A new study out of Northwestern University shows that becoming a father increases a man’s risk of experiencing anxiety and depression as well and that … Read More
10 Tips For New Moms About Pregnancy & Postpartum Mood Disorders
We have this image of a smiling pregnant mom, hands resting on her “bump” and being radiant. Or perhaps our mental image of motherhood is a new mother looking lovingly at the infant she is cradling. Dad’s arm draped over her shoulder smiling down at the baby. Read more about the 10 tips for new moms about pregnancy & postpartum … Read More
The Facts About Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety
There has been a growing awareness about Postpartum Depression over the past decade and doctors offices now routinely screen moms for it but I think anxiety, during pregnancy and after having a baby, is nearly as common and just as debilitating. It is time to focus on how many women are effected by anxiety and educate our community so we … Read More
- Page 1 of 2
- 1
- 2