postpartum depression

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Any moms here also experienced postpartum depression?????????

lauriehomebusiness @lauriehomebusiness (656) • United States 24 Sep 08

Hi to all of the moms who gave birth to your own kids. I am a mom as well so I know how that goes. I am a mom to three girls and life right now with kids are making it harder for me to go after what I wanted. I was planning to...

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Zoloft while breastfeeding.

Anh3880 @Anh3880 (2) • United States 24 Jul 08

I have a 3 month old whom I am breastfeeding and I have just recently started taking Zoloft for postpartum depression. I'm concerned about exposing my son to the chemicals in this anti-depressant. I have done my research on it and...

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She Committed Triple Suicide

tjades @tjades (3590) • Jamaica 24 Mar 08

Sometime last year some disturbing news broke in my country of a mother (a nurse) who committed suicide killing not only herself but also her two daughters. If I can remember correctly the older child was about 11yrs old and the...

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The Tradegy of Postpartum Depression and Pregnancy

tjades @tjades (3590) • Jamaica 23 Mar 08

Sometime late last year some disturbimg news broke in my country of a mother (a nurse) who committed suicide killing not only herself but also her two daughters. If I remember correctly the oldest child was about 11 yrs old. The...

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New research, having a boy may increase risk of postpartum depression

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 20 Feb 08

Everyone has heard about postpartum depression, also known as 'the baby blues.' A new piece of research indicates that the mother's risk for postpartum depression is greater after having given birth to a boy. Have you or anyone...

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Postparum Depression

gene_jean9 @gene_jean9 (318) • Philippines 31 Jul 07

What is Pospartum Depression? I have read to an article that Postpartum depression (also postnatal depression) is a form of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, after childbirth. It is widely...

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Baby left in road, gift for Satan

KarenO52 @KarenO52 (2950) • United States 16 Jul 07

Lebanon, Ohio police found a 29 year old woman walking naked on the road, after leaving her baby lying on the double yellow lines Saturday morning. She said she was taking the baby to Satan. The police found evidence that she...

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psychological evaluation

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More Than Just the Baby Blues

momsunited @momsunited (61) • United States 12 Jun 07

The stigma in regards to PPD prevent many women from seeking the help and treatment they need. Those who have never experienced PPD often judge those who suffer from it for being weak, and feel that they should just snap out of it...

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Post partum depression?

mystic2mom @mystic2mom (346) • United States 25 Feb 07

Does anyone suffer from it? I did with my 1st and 3rd child, but not my second. I always wondered if that said something. I was in high school when I got pregnant with my first child, and I was not happy to be preg. My second...

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Postpartum Depression - is it an excuse to kill your child?

Foxxee @Foxxee (3650) • United States 15 Dec 06

How do you feel about parents out there, mainly mothers, who have murdered their child/children and then they cry that they suffer from postpartum depression and that is why they killed their child/children? Should they walk...

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Pitocin and Postpartum Depression

birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 30 Nov 06

If you had pitocin, did you also have postpartum depression? Do you think there's a connection? Please explain.

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Postpartum Depression

birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 6 Nov 06

Sometimes a pregnant mother in labor experiences unrelenting pain. Pain tolerance is different for each person, and is different in all circumstances. Sometimes the normal stresses of labor combine with lack of sleep, hunger, fear...

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RESEARCH: POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION & PAIN IN LABOR

birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 6 Nov 06

I'm researching for a book on postpartum depression and pain in labor. Please add your story here! Thank you!

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Postpartum Depression

birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 27 Oct 06

If you suffered postpartum depression, were you overwhelmed by pain in childbirth?

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