What Causes Postpartum Depression? You’ve recently given birth. You find yourself feeling sad or empty, maybe a little restless. You don’t have energy during the day, no motivation to do anything. You might be eating too little or, on the contrary, more than you used...
Grieving After Abortion: Tips for Navigating Complicated Feelings Abortion is not an easy topic to talk about. But people get abortions for different reasons. Sometimes, of course, it’s because you’re just not ready to have a child at this point in your life. Other...
Your Birth Didn’t Go as Planned—How Do You Reconcile? A common piece of advice when preparing to give birth is to plan how the delivery is going to go. You could have done all the research in the world and have been very careful about your planning, but that doesn’t...
Bonding with Baby: What to Do If the Connection Isn’t Immediate We’ve all heard so much about childbirth and taking care of a baby that we already have an idea of what things are supposed to look like. One of these things is bonding with our baby. Do you think...
How Can You Tell If You’re Experiencing Postpartum Anxiety? Becoming a parent is a wonderful experience, but it can be pretty stressful at times. After all, you’ve got a child that depends on you now, and that’s a big responsibility. It doesn’t matter if you’re the...
