Entries from Rebuild from Depression Blog tagged with 'postpartum depression'
Can nutrients alleviate your postpartum depression?
Our brains need fats, vitamins, and minerals to be healthy. At no point in our lives is our need for nutrients greater than it is in pregnancy, when we are creating a whole new life. Pregnancy may leave you deficient...
Zoloft and Breastfeeding
Zoloft and Breastfeeding Zoloft has been the most popular antidepressant medication used by new mothers because of studies that show lower concentration of Zoloft in the breast milk. But moms committed to breastfeeding are often skeptical about taking any...
The end of postpartum depression
It is officially "the end of postpartum depression," in this house in any case. This week my child turned one. Should my family find need to send me to the looney bin today, I would not be diagnosed with...
Depression in pregnancy
In my first pregnancy eight years ago, there was little said about "depression in pregnancy," and yet I found myself in a deep pit in the beginning of the third trimester. Other expectant moms are designing nurseries and enjoying baby...
Foods can fight depression: The Rebuild philosophy
Brains need the right dietary mix to be healthy. Too much or too little of a good thing can lead to an unhealthy brain and you could well end up depressed. While all nutrients are important in healthy brains...
Save money on gourmet items; latest giveaway results
For Nourishing Gourmet's weekly Pennywise Platter (which you should read for more money-saving food tips ~~ here is this week's post), I thought I would share one of my favorite frugal secrets -- The Grocery Outlet. If you are...
A Note to Pregnant Moms Closer to Forty Than To Twenty
A friend of mine is pregnant with her first child. She's my age - extremely close to forty and many years behind her since she was twenty. I have been thinking about the issues that older professional women face...
Nutrients and Depression: A Round-Up
Anything you are deficient in may cause or aggravate your depression, but there are the usual suspects. In the many nutrients that keep our brains healthy, some have a much more direct impact than others. There are also nutrients that...
Iron, Depression, and the Postpartum Woman
Women who have been pregnant receive fair warning from obstetricians and midwives that they need to watch their iron intake. Hemoglobin levels get monitored in pregnancy. And though the poking and prodding gets old if you are the pregnant woman,...
Laughter, Breast Milk, and Sleep
Researchers tell us that when we suffer from depression, laughter might actually help alleviate our mental state. When I struggled with depression postpartum, one of my doctors recommended that I watch funny movies. I remember feeling angry. I thought to...
Reflections on Birth, Five Years Later
This week is the 5th anniversary of the birth of my son Frederick. They say that motherhood changes you but I really was naïve about what was in store for me five years and nine months ago when I got...
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