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Being Mindful by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility We've talked before on Beyond Postpartum about approaching life and especially motherhood with an attitude of living in the moment. In that regard, a few months ago I bought ... Read on »
Reminder about the Therapist-led PPD Group by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Where: Ridgeview Institute 3995 South Cobb Drive Pro North Building Group Room 6 Smyrna, GA 30080 When: 1 ... Read on »
Insomnia, and obsessions, and sadness, OH MY! by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Today I came across this GREAT article at Postpartum Progress about the signs and symptoms of Postpartum Deression and related disorders. Though I have done presentations, we ... Read on »
My PPD Video on WebMD by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility A couple of months ago I was contacted by the video production department at WebMD. They were seeking PPD Survivors to do a profile piece on Postpartum Depression. After a g ... Read on »
Kudos to another magazine for parents! by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility So a couple of days ago- just a few short weeks since I discovered the PPAnxiety piece in Cookie, I opened my mailbox to see another feature story on perinatal mood disorders! ... Read on »
Got Clutter? by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last week I decided that I REALLY did want to put the effort in beginning to prepare our home to put on the market in the hopes of selling it soon and purchasing a new (larger ... Read on »
Reminder: Free Postpartum Support Group Will Meet Twice a Month Starting Nov. 5th by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Where: Ridgeview Institute 3995 South Cobb Drive Pro North Building Group Room 6 Smyrna, GA 30080 When: Sta ... Read on »
Follow-up: How your Partner reacts to your PPMD by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Back in September, I posted about how your partner reacts to your PPMD. In this post, I asked the question of my readers and got some feedback. My hope is that this feedbac ... Read on »
Cookie Magazine features PP Anxiety Story in November Issue by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I was thrilled to open my mailbox on Thursday and see one of my favorite family magazines had chosen a perinatal mood disorder as a major topic in the most recent issue. Cook ... Read on »
Blog Award by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Recently, Penny Pinching Penguin, a fellow Survivor Mama, nominated me for this blog award. I am very grateful for her recognition of this blog related to Perinatal Mood Diso ... Read on »
MedEdPPD is seeking volunteers for a short survey on Maternal Depression by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility MedEdPPD is conducting a short survey to gauge interest in a potential university-based study of women of childbearing age who have a history of depression. Participation is c ... Read on »
One sizes does NOT fit all by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last night as I was rocking my son to sleep I was thinking about all the posts I had read yesterday related to the breastfeeding/bottlefeeding debate that seems to be a sign o ... Read on »
FREE Therapist led PPD Support Group in Smyrna begins in November by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Where: Ridgeview Institute 3995 South Cobb Drive Smyrna, Ga.30080 Pro North building Group Room 6 When: Starting November ... Read on »
Depression during Pregnancy by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility There has been lots of news out lately related to treatment for antepartum depression and the use of antidepressant medications while pregnant. Here are a couple of articles ... Read on »
Jinx! by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility So my last post was obviously either ill-timed or overzealous...Since I wrote it (a few days earlier than it posted) we've been having significant sleep issues with L. So sig ... Read on »
My favorite topic by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility So my favorite topic really is sleep now that I am getting it. I know that many of you are not, and for that I am sorry. Whether it's because you have a newborn or because y ... Read on »
Join me at the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of GA Annual Meeting and Conference by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility HMHB's Annual Membership Meeting and ConferenceTuesday, October 6, 2009 9:30 AM-4:00 PM State Bar of Georgia Auditorium 104 Marietta St., NW Atlanta, GA 30303 Keynote Speak ... Read on »
I have PPD: Has God abandoned me? by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I have received many inquiries on this topic throughout the time that I have been writing at Beyond Postpartum and facilitating the Support Group in Atlanta. It seems like a ... Read on »
Predicting Postpartum Depression by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility A study came out recently suggesting that most cases of Postpartum Depression can be detected in expectant women by examining risk factors such as social support and prior psy ... Read on »
Daring to Love by Atlanta Mom .. Patient ExpertPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I am beat. This weekend we had a HUGE event at church that I am primarily responsible for organizing and overseeing and I got a taste of the former full-time worker bee life ... Read on »