The “Octomom” (Nadya Suleman), has us talking about a lot of things these days relating to babies and childcare. Now, new research suggests that have multiple births can increase the mother’s risk of postpartum depression.

Researchers did not get into the specifics of why this happens, but with multiple births I’m sure the stress of handling so many babies at once certainly can add to things.
The study was out ” April 1 in the journal Pediatrics.” With Octomom in the news lately, it brings this information to the forefront. Postpartum is a serious disease and new moms should …read more

I have suffered from anxiety my entire life. I like to say I’m the melting pot for the assortment of issues that fall under the “anxiety disorder” hat – panic attacks, phobias, OCD, depression. You name it – I’ve experienced it. I’m not proud to admit it. It still lingers on me like soap scum and I am constantly trying to wash it off. But it is a part of me, a part of who I am whether I like it or not.
Months before I became pregnant with, well, with the “blighted ovum” that preceded my son, I weaned off …read more

The cold hard truth about postpartum depression is there are just as many men who suffer through this as there are women. Though women are the ones who get all the attention, men sit in silence and in pure agony not just seeing their loved ones go through this, but they actually take on the same exact symptoms.
Symptoms of postpartum depression are the same as clinical depression such as sadness, fatigue, hopelessness, and drastic changes in mood and appetite. It can be as excessive as preoccupation with a child’s health or as serious as inward thoughts of harming the …read more