I breastfed like a champ with both of my kids, even nursing my daughter while I was pregnant with my son. It was not seamless, however, because when I initially started breastfeeding my first-born I felt like I had no idea what I was doing and spent a lot of time frantically trying to work through [...]
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Actress Lisa Rinna revealewd in her new book that she thought of killing her family when she had post partum depression.
Tags: baby blues, celebrity moms, Lisa Rinna, postpartum depression
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Diabetes and depression. As if we moms don’t have enough to handle, these two disorders seem to join forces and complicate things during and after pregnancy.
Postpartum depression is quite common among first-time moms, affecting about 10 to 12 % of these women. Both gestational diabetes and pre-pregnancy diabetes complicates 9% of pregnancies.
A recent research study [...]
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There’s now an easy way to tell. According to a new study which has been featured in Pediatrics’ September issue, just three key questions among a conventional questionnaire worked as well at identifying whether a new mother was suffering from postpartum depression.
The 3 Key Questions Are:
Have I blamed myself unnecessarily when things [...]
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Is postpartum depression a common thing?
One in five American women actually suffers from postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS). This is according to a survey recently published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The survey data was collected from 2004 to 2005 in 17 states. The highest incidence of PD was found in New Mexico (20.4%) and [...]
Tags: postpartum depression, risk factors, survey, symptoms
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