"I wish people knew that postpartum depression ____________ "

Postpartum progress asked readers to fill in the blank. Click here for their powerful responses. 

Facebook Peer Support

Postpartum Progress is offering regional peer support groups online for moms suffering from postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, postpartum psychosis, and postpartum PTSD. These groups are held on Facebook to make it easily accessible for most women. For more information click here. 

Classes and Groups

Seleni Institute is a great resource for groups that provide support through pregnancy, new parenthood, and infertility. Click here for current program offerings. 

Postpartum Dads

Paternal postnatal depression (PPND) is when dads experience something similar to postpartum depression. If you are a dad, read this article by Karen Kleiman that helps explain more about this type of depression. 

Real Life Motherhood Moments

Real life motherhood moments caught by photographer and postpartum depression survivor at eran jayne photography.

http://eranjayne.com/2016/09/motherhood-unfiltered-photography-series/

"I Wasn’t Happy as a Mom til I Was Something Else, Too"

 A stay at home mom's account of needing to find satisfaction outside of her role as a mother. 

"I missed out on so much joy in the first few years of motherhood because I expected it alone to satisfy me. . . . the best moms aren’t the most selfless ones, they are the personally-fulfilled ones."

Click here for article. 

Social media and postpartum depression

This blog post by Postpartum Progress shares some important reminders about being careful with social media support during the emotionally vulnerable postpartum period.  

Click here for article.