http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/postpartum-depression Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-bonior/mommy-wars_b_1427371.html 2012-04-18T16:30:10Z 2012-04-18T16:34:24Z Andrea Bonior http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-bonior/ Call it whatever you want: the Mommy wars, Mean Girls growing up, cat (or Tiger!) fighting: American culture seems to delight in watching mothers tear each other down. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hilary-rosen">Hilary Rosen</a>, <a href="/tag/depression">Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/ann-romney">Ann Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/relationships">Relationships</a>, <a href="/tag/children">Children</a>, <a href="/tag/newborns">Newborns</a>, <a href="/tag/working-mothers">Working Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/social-networking">Social Networking</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/twitter">Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/status-updates">Status Updates</a>, <a href="/tag/media">Media</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/babies">Babies</a>, <a href="/tag/mommy-bloggers">Mommy Bloggers</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/tag/stay-at-home-mothers">Stay at Home Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/parenthood">Parenthood</a>, <a href="/tag/friendship">Friendship</a>, <a href="/tag/social-support">Social Support</a>, <a href="/tag/social-networks">Social Networks</a>, <a href="/tag/social-lives">Social Lives</a>, <a href="/tag/mommy-wars">Mommy Wars</a>, <a href="/tag/technology">Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/suicidal-ideation">Suicidal Ideation</a>, <a href="/tag/tiger-moms">Tiger Moms</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jodi-ciampa/motherhood_b_1428472.html 2012-04-16T18:09:19Z 2012-04-16T18:16:00Z Jodi Ciampa http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jodi-ciampa/ Don't sit back and suffer thinking you are wrong in the way you feel. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/advice-for-moms">Advice for Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/what-is-normal">What Is Normal</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/self-acceptance">Self-Acceptance</a>, <a href="/tag/finding-balance">Finding Balance</a>, <a href="/tag/advice-for-new-moms">Advice for New Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-time">Personal Time</a>, <a href="/tag/normal-motherhood">Normal Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/downtime">Downtime</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-advice">Parenting Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/me-time">Me Time</a>, <a href="/tag/mom-anxiety">Mom Anxiety</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-costello/depression-recovery_b_1332801.html 2012-03-13T17:16:00Z 2012-03-13T17:16:55Z Victoria Costello http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-costello/ People have different definitions for "recovery." Mine is doing what it takes to reduce one's worst symptoms and learn to manage the stubbornly-irritating ones that remain. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mental-illness">Mental Illness</a>, <a href="/tag/mental-health">Mental Health</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/alcoholism">Alcoholism</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/psychosis">Psychosis</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/maternal-depression">Maternal Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/depression-recover">Depression Recover</a>, <a href="/tag/recovering-from-depression">Recovering From Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/depression-recovery">Depression Recovery</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margaret-spinelli-md/antidepressants-pregnancy_b_1322055.html 2012-03-06T14:23:17Z 2012-03-06T14:23:40Z Margaret Spinelli, M.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margaret-spinelli-md/ As a psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of women during pregnancy, I am regularly consulted by pregnant women, their families and their obstetricians about whether or not to use medication to treat a clinical depression during pregnancy. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/antidepressants-during-pregnancy">Antidepressants During Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/antidepressants">Antidepressants</a>, <a href="/tag/post-partum-depression">Post-Partum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy-on-antidepressants">Pregnancy on Antidepressants</a>, <a href="/tag/depression-pregnancy">Depression Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/mental-health">Mental Health</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy">Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy-and-antidepressants">Pregnancy and Antidepressants</a>, <a href="/tag/antidepressants-pregnancy">Antidepressants Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/antidepressants-safe-pregnancy">Antidepressants Safe Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/26/weaning-depression-link-breastfeeding-postpartum-depression_n_1301233.html 2012-02-26T14:00:43Z 2012-02-27T01:00:16Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the days after Jane Roper stopped breastfeeding her 13-month-old twin girls, her mood slumped. She took no joy in the things she normally loved, lo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/weaning">Weaning</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/post-partum-depression">Post-Partum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/breastfeeding-depression">Breastfeeding Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/breastfeeding">Breastfeeding</a>, <a href="/tag/weaning-depression">Weaning Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/weaning-hormones">Weaning Hormones</a>, <a href="/tag/depression-after-weaning">Depression After Weaning</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/mothers-abandon-children_b_1249704.html 2012-02-06T10:21:15Z 2012-02-06T14:43:10Z Lisa Belkin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/ While the particulars were different, one thread was the same: each of these women, who were quickly labeled "bad mothers," turned out instead to be reminders of the burdens and obstacles faced by so many mothers. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/epilepsy">Epilepsy</a>, <a href="/tag/child-neglect">Child Neglect</a>, <a href="/tag/depression">Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/abandons-children">Abandons Children</a>, <a href="/tag/bad-mother">Bad Mother</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/neglectful-mother">Neglectful Mother</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/22/depression-pregnancy-child-development_n_1108356.html 2011-11-22T17:15:21Z 2011-11-22T17:15:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Developing infants can sense what their mothers are feeling, but in an unusual twist, authors of a new study suggest it isn't necessarily a woman's me... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/babies-depression">Babies Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/mom-depression">Mom Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy-antidepressants">Pregnancy Antidepressants</a>, <a href="/tag/moms-depression">Moms Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy-depression">Pregnancy Depression</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/26/older-first-time-moms-not_n_1033508.html 2011-10-26T16:26:08Z 2011-10-26T17:30:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Women who have their first baby at an older age aren't at greater risk of postpartum depression, according to a new report that contradicts earlier co... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/older-moms-depression">Older Moms Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy">Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/newborns">Newborns</a>, <a href="/tag/older-moms">Older Moms</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-sarkis-phd/parent-stress-management_b_905751.html 2011-09-07T12:00:00Z 2011-09-08T14:44:44Z Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-sarkis-phd/ I've noticed more moms making appointments with me because they feel their lives are out of control -- they feel burned out. If you don't take care of yourself, it's even more of a challenge to take care of anyone else. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/self-care">Self-Care</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum">Postpartum</a>, <a href="/tag/anxiety-and-motherhood">Anxiety and Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/stress-relief">Stress Relief</a>, <a href="/tag/parent-me-time">Parent Me-Time</a>, <a href="/tag/me-time">Me-Time</a>, <a href="/tag/parent-stress-managment">Parent Stress Managment</a>, <a href="/tag/parents-moms-on-the-go">Parents-Moms-on-the-Go</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/24/sonia-hermosillo-mom-who-_n_935092.html 2011-08-24T10:19:49Z 2011-08-24T10:19:51Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ORANGE, Calif. &mdash; The husband of a woman accused of tossing her disabled 7-month-old son off the fourth story of a hospital parking structure sai... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sonia-hermosillo">Sonia-Hermosillo</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/la-news">LA News</a>, <a href="/tag/sonia-hermosillo-baby">Sonia-Hermosillo-Baby</a>, <a href="/tag/baby-thrown-from-parking-structure">Baby Thrown From Parking Structure</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles-news">Los Angeles News</a>, <a href="/los-angeles">Los Angeles News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/19/americas-first-inpatient-postpartum-depression-unit_n_931179.html 2011-08-19T12:00:00Z 2011-08-19T12:00:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Some initiatives are so relevant, so beneficial to a population in need, that it's hard to believe they're new. One of these is the University of Nort... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/inpatient-postpartum-depression">Inpatient Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/samantha-meltzer-brody">Samantha Meltzer-Brody</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/unc-hospital-at-chapel-hill">UNC Hospital at Chapel Hill</a>, <a href="/tag/help-postpartum-depression">Help Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/inpatient-perinatal-psychiatry">Inpatient Perinatal Psychiatry</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy-depression">Pregnancy Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/kathie-wisner">Kathie Wisner</a>, <a href="/tag/parents">Parents</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/postpartum-reinvention_n_916335.html 2011-08-02T14:28:20Z 2011-08-02T15:08:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A scary and severe bout of postpartum depression spurred Katherine Stone to openly share her experiences online in an effort to save other moms from t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/babies">Babies</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/newborns">Newborns</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/01/postpartum-depression_n_890737.html 2011-07-01T17:30:43Z 2011-07-25T19:24:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Katherine Stone<br /> <br /> I don't do babies well.<br /> <br /> I'm not sure why. I love my children. I dare you to even question that. Double dog dare you. But the ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/symptoms-of-postpartum-depression">Symptoms of Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy">Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/babies">Babies</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression-symptoms">Postpartum Depression Symptoms</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/maternal-depression-helpi_b_879560.html 2011-06-17T17:34:58Z 2011-06-17T17:34:58Z Marian Wright Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/ Ellie Zuehlke and her husband had expected the birth of their long-awaited first child to be one of the happiest moments of their lives -- until, somehow, it wasn't. Instead, Ellie experienced severe postpartum depression. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/depression">Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care">Health Care</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-health">Women&#039;s Health</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-health">Children&#039;s Health</a>, <a href="/tag/children">Children</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/14/postpartum-depression-aff_n_822206.html 2011-02-14T08:41:59Z 2011-02-14T08:41:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Postpartum (or postnatal) depression is loosely defined as an episode of depressed mood that occurs in the weeks and months following the birth of a child, and, unlike the fleeting and more common "baby blues," persists for at least two weeks.<br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pregnancy">Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum-Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression-in-men">Postpartum Depression in Men</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/gwyneth-paltrow-on-postpa_n_804039.html 2011-01-04T06:50:35Z 2011-01-04T06:50:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Gwyneth Paltrow had a blissful time during daughter Apple's first few months of life in summer 2004. Two years later, when son Moses was born, things ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gwyneth-paltrow-postpartum-depression">Gwyneth Paltrow Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/gwyneth-paltrow">Gwyneth Paltrow</a>, <a href="/tag/gwyneth-paltrow-depression">Gwyneth Paltrow Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/gwyneth-paltrow-pregnancy">Gwyneth Paltrow Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-michael-j-breus/quality-vs-quantity_b_741731.html 2010-09-29T07:00:00Z 2010-09-29T07:32:28Z Dr. Michael J. Breus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-michael-j-breus/ According to a recent study new moms sleep patterns mimic those who suffer from sleep disorders like sleep apnea. They get enough hours asleep, but not enough hours in restorative sleep. <br /> <br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/napping">Napping</a>, <a href="/tag/nursing">Nursing</a>, <a href="/tag/breastfeeding">Breastfeeding</a>, <a href="/tag/newborns">Newborns</a>, <a href="/tag/moms">Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/naps">Naps</a>, <a href="/tag/new-moms">New Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/sleep">Sleep</a>, <a href="/tag/parents">Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/gwyneth-paltrow-bryce-dal_n_655462.html 2010-07-22T15:01:27Z 2010-07-22T09:36:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Gwyneth Paltrow's latest GOOP discusses postpartum depression, which Gwyneth believes she suffered after the birth of her second child. The newsletter... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/goop">Goop</a>, <a href="/tag/bryce-dallas-howard">Bryce Dallas Howard</a>, <a href="/tag/bryce-dallas-howard-postpartum-depression">Bryce Dallas Howard Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/gwyneth-paltrow">Gwyneth Paltrow</a>, <a href="/tag/gwyneth-paltrow-goop">Gwyneth Paltrow Goop</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-menendez/this-year-one-extra-mothe_b_568619.html 2010-05-07T19:39:40Z 2010-07-07T05:12:01Z Sen. Robert Menendez http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-menendez/ On this Mother's Day we should recognize our obligation to raise awareness, establish support services, and do the research necessary to provide a ray of sunshine to new mothers affected by postpartum depression. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/melanie-blocker-stokes-mothers-act">Melanie Blocker Stokes Mothers Act</a>, <a href="/tag/melanie-blocker-stokes">Melanie Blocker Stokes</a>, <a href="/tag/brooke-shields">Brooke SHields</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-menendez">Robert Menendez</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-vieten/riding-the-roller-coaster_b_562039.html 2010-05-05T10:20:04Z 2010-07-05T05:12:02Z Cassandra Vieten http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-vieten/ But mindfulness is more than just a skill, it is also an approach to life, an approach to parenting, that is already something you know how to do. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy">Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum-Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/moms">Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/babies">Babies</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-tips">Parenting Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/fathering">Fathering</a>, <a href="/tag/mothering">Mothering</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-advice">Parenting Advice</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jill-di-donato/sad-dad-new-interest-in-p_b_614626.html 2010-06-16T14:19:11Z 2010-06-16T14:22:48Z Jill Di Donato http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jill-di-donato/ About a month ago, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study investigating the incidence of paternal postpartum depression. Al... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/fatherhood">Fatherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/fathers-day">Father&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/parents-dads">Parents-Dads</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-zucker-phd/pbss-this-emotional-life_b_606756.html 2010-06-10T12:29:52Z 2010-06-10T12:30:14Z Jessica Zucker, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-zucker-phd/ Research reveals that perinatal and postpartum mood disorders are often linked to striving for perfection. Here are some psychological meditations for cultivating a conscious pregnancy. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pregnancy">Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/pbs-this-emotional-life">PBS&#039; This Emotional Life</a>, <a href="/tag/prenatal">Prenatal</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/pregnancy-advice">Pregnancy Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/prenatal-health">Prenatal Health</a>, <a href="/tag/prenatal-support">Prenatal Support</a>, <a href="/tag/prenatal-baby">Prenatal Baby</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-schwartzberg/10-coping-tactics-for-sud_b_527528.html 2010-04-06T17:01:18Z 2010-06-06T05:12:02Z Joel Schwartzberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-schwartzberg/ Do you remember what you were told being a new parent would be like?<br /> <br /> Your childless friends and family said having a baby would be endlessly blissful... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pregnancy">Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/mom">Mom</a>, <a href="/tag/dad">Dad</a>, <a href="/tag/parenthood">Parenthood</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/mother">Mother</a>, <a href="/tag/baby">Baby</a>, <a href="/tag/newborn">Newborn</a>, <a href="/tag/kids">Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/father">Father</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum-Depression</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/18/postpartum-depression-sym_n_580713.html 2010-05-18T16:14:38Z 2010-05-18T16:34:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ New dads, it turns out, also are vulnerable to postpartum depression, with as many as 25 percent of men experiencing symptoms three months after the b... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/ppd">Ppd</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression-symptoms">Postpartum Depression Symptoms</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression-men">Postpartum Depression Men</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression-support">Postpartum Depression Support</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-schwartzberg/post-partum-depression-in_b_580083.html 2010-05-18T10:36:32Z 2010-05-18T10:57:04Z Joel Schwartzberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-schwartzberg/ "Man up!"<br /> <br /> This is the essence of the backlash I got for revealing the suffocating depression I experienced when my first son was born in 1999. I wrot... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum-Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/parents-dads">Parents-Dads</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p>