Identifying Signs of Perinatal Mood Disorder If you’re pregnant, or your partner is, then you’ve probably looked into the different kinds of problems one might develop during pregnancy. Maybe you’re familiar with postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety. You might...
When Does Postpartum Anxiety Usually Kick In Having a child is a wonderful, special experience. We bring a baby into the world, and we raise them. We nurture them so they can become their own person. Is there anything more wonderful than that? But raising a child...
The Effect Infertility Can Have on Your Mental Wellbeing Infertility is not uncommon, yet that doesn’t make it unimportant. While infertility doesn’t necessarily mean we won’t ever have kids, it doesn’t erase the fact that it can turn pregnancy into a real struggle....
How to Care for Someone Who Has Experienced a Traumatic Birth or Pregnancy We all want to help the people we love when they’re going through a difficult time. But having good intentions doesn’t mean we know to help them in the way they need, especially if we haven’t...
When Does Postpartum Depression Begin For a lot of us, giving birth is complicated. Birth might not go as planned, or we find ourselves experiencing new, distressing feelings after giving birth. Maybe we’re prone to bursts of unexplained anxiety, or maybe we’ve...
