Browsing the "postpartum" Tag
Who Needs the Diagnosis?
September 19th, 2019 | by Jericho Vincent
1 in 7 mothers experiences postpartum depression. And yet, naming it still makes me uneasy. Women used to be given the diagnosis of "Hysteria" if their minds or bodies rebelled.
I Don’t Blame You: An Excerpt from the Novel by Frances Badalmenti
May 28th, 2019 | by Frances Badalamenti
I thought back to when she was dying. When she had said to me, “You got so mad that you bit me once.”
A New Mother’s Dilemma: Does Asking Your Doctor for Help Make It Better or Worse?
July 13th, 2018 | by The Post Partum Stress Center
As part of The Postpartum Stress Center’s #speakthesecret campaign, author and international perinatal expert Karen Kleiman teamed up with artist Molly
THROUGH THE WINDOW
June 30th, 2014 | by Jess D. Taylor
On our daughter’s second night outside of the womb, I sat crying as I watched my husband squeeze an eyedropper
Beginning’s End: A Comic by Rina Ayuyang
June 19th, 2014 | by Rina Ayuyang
Rina has finally found the time to draw her own comics again, but now with her son as chief collaborator
Rachael Inciarte on Being an MFA Mom
May 19th, 2014 | by Rachael Inciarte
When I decided to pursue an MFA out of college, I didn’t intend to get pregnant in the second semester
Shannon Keough SAYS NO TO THE DIET
April 17th, 2014 | by Shannon Keough
I recently had a second baby, and this time around I decided to go wild and splurge on a home
MISTI RAINWATER-LITES on When The Mother Leaves
March 12th, 2014 | by Misti Rainwater-Lites
I first became a mother on December 8, 1996 when I gave birth to a daughter I knew I could