http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:17:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First off, let's make this perfectly clear: postpartum depression is very real. It is hard for most men to conceptualize, but it is an actual form of clinical depression which affects women both during and after childbirth. Minimizing it by dismissing it as hysterical overreaction or "baby blues" risks a ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2008/01/17/postpartum-depression-when-can-it-happen/ Postpartum depression relates to women who’ve recently given birth. Often times, women aren’t aware of their depressive state. Knowing how to confront postpartum depression and start taking action against it early could save the value of one’s life. Postpartum depression results from the act of giving birth to a child. Nearly ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/10/22/how-to-treat-postpartum-depression-succesfully/ What is post natal depression? There is no doubt that the introduction of a baby into your life, no matter how loved and wanted, can cause a lot of emotional and physical stress if you are not prepared. In our western culture, support for new mothers can be lacking because relatives often ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/08/05/post-natal-depression/ Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields are currently engaging in a word war against each other because of a type of depression, called postpartum depression. Cruise's and Brooke's debacle started when Tom Cruise openly disapproved of Brooke Shield's personal choice of opting to take prescribed medicines to cure her postpartum depression, ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/08/02/the-truth-about-postpartum-depression/ If you're currently feeling so out of it, totally out of your normal system and just basically hating and ignoring almost, everything and anyone that comes along, try to get yourself checked by a psychiatrist because those little mood swings and erratic Ally McBeal-ish behavior that you're trying to ignore ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/07/31/helping-yourself-with-depression-help/ Coming home with your newborn can be an emotional time. Leaving the safety of the hospital, not knowing what to do with this new little creature, and dealing with residual physical pain from birth can add up. Postpartum blues are caused by the drastic drop in your hormone levels after ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/07/26/keeping-the-postpartum-baby-blues-at-bay/ The joy of bringing a child into the world, a baby to love and cherish, may be the plan but to 50-80% of new mothers suffering from a form of depression known as the Baby Blues that dream is not the reality. While not serious, the baby blues can leave a ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/07/25/bigger-than-the-baby-blues-signs-of-postpartum-depression/ The first few days home from the hospital are important for both baby and parents. As parents you will have gone through intense birth process that is unlike anything else you have ever experienced. As a new mother you will be drained - both emotionally and physically. ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/07/23/your-newborn-babys-first-few-days-at-home-what-you-should-expect/ Postpartum depression or peripartum depression occurs after a woman gives birth. Within a few hours of giving birth the amount of the two female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, return to their pre pregnancy levels. Many researchers feel that this drop in hormone levels, much like the smaller changes in hormone ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/07/06/postpartum-depression-or-peripartum-depression/ It is not uncommon for women to have heavy mood swings just after pregnancy. If these swings are extremely severe, they may be caused by Postpartum Depression (PPD). If it seems serious, consult a counselor or psychiatrist who has experience with postpartum depression. Many people do not understand that postpartum depression ... http://postpartum-depression-assistance.com/2006/06/25/helping-a-loved-one-cope-with-postpartum-depression/