Integrating Women’s Health through OT

05/22/2019

I lost the fight with my son. I lost the fight with my husband. I lost the fight with myself.

05/04/2019

https://www.scarymommy.com/postpartum-depression-guilt/

“I am so overwhelmed by being a mother. Jesus, even typing that makes me feel guilty. There is a stigma about motherhood: We have to be happy because we wanted these kids, and every other bad feeling or sadness we experience, well, we just have to deal with that s**t on the back-burner, and that makes having depression so much harder.”

Postpartum depression hit me like a freight train after my second baby was born. I love my kids, I really do, but I am tired.

05/02/2019

One in five women will have mental health issues during and after pregnancy. Raising awareness matters for getting them the treatment they need.

03/13/2019

We love our kids, but there's one thing that nobody ever prepares us for: loneliness.

02/01/2019

A woman's health issues related to pregnancy don't always end at the baby's birth. Scientists say complications from childbirth, such as hypertension or diabetes, increase her risk of heart disease.

08/19/2018

Ante and postnatal anxiety is common yet often not spoken of. When you are ready, try talking through your experiences with someone you trust or a health professional.

Image from The Postpartum Stress Center.

05/05/2018

It’s ok to want to feel supported in your fourth trimester. Bringing baby home comes with it’s own feelings of uncertainty and emotions.

1. Be gentle with yourself

04/28/2018

http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-new-postpartum-guidelines-20180424-story.html

On the same day Kate Middleton left the hospital the day she gave birth, leaving many moms incredulous, in the U.S., the Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecologists released new guidelines about postpartum care, including that new mothers should see their doctors within three weeks of giving birth.