Postpartum Mood Disorder New Diagnosis
“I am experiencing a postpartum mood disorder, what now?”
Our #1 tip is: don’t focus on the diagnosis.
After you speak with a licensed health professional to diagnose and treat a postpartum mood disorder (who know you and your health history) let go of that specific diagnosis.
Postpartum mood disorders (PPMD) encompass a wide spectrum of disorders, the most common ones being:
postpartum depression (PPD)
postpartum anxiety (PPA)
postpartum post traumatic stress disorder (PPTSD)
postpartum rage
A diagnosis of a postpartum mood disorder is a big step and can often feel like a relief, or devastating or both at the same time.
BUT
Having a diagnosis does not change a thing. Your course of treatment options are very similar:
•therapy
•medications if prescribed
•practicing coping mechanisms
•accepting help from resources in your local or immediate community
•getting sleep
The fact that you, a loved one, or a trusted health care provider recognizes the fact that the huge postpartum hormonal shift is affecting your mood means you are already so far down the right path.
If you know 5 or more moms, you know someone who has worked through a postpartum mood disorder, whether they knew it or not.
The only way for us to work through postpartum mood disorders is to TALK about them.
to your provider
to your partner (but not only your partner)
to your friends
to ones you love and trust
TALK as a means to heal yourself and to help others heal.
Feel like now is the time to make a change? Postpartum Support International knows how to welcome you with open arms and assist you on your journey
PSI Hotline: 1-800-944-4773
Your postpartum nurses Meg and Carly here to prepare you for postpartum and beyond. We want to make sure you have the education you need to care for your own healing body after birth, not just your baby.
Postpartum prep courses occurring virtually and regularly intended to be taken during pregnancy are now open for registration. Our return to work support group is pay what you can and supports that tough back to work transition. Then join us in our online community for the growth, support and empowerment to continue <3
