Postpartum Depression for Moms

Are you a mom experiencing postpartum depression in Philadelphia? Are you feeling guilty, confused, angry, sad, depressed and happy all at once, if so, these tips were were designed for you. To help you identify if indeed you have postpartum depression, take our quiz, or forget the label and simply keep reading to learn about strategies that we recommend for new mothers: If you are at risk for postpartum depression, utilizing a doula can make a world of difference, developing a strategy for managing others who give unwanted advice during pregnancy or postpartum can be enormous, or learning how to manage unhelpful friends and family can take a major weight off your shoulders. Boundaries are critical.

Perinatal Depression Assessment

Perinatal Depression Assessment: Do you or your loved one suffer from Regular Depression or Perinatal Depression? If you are not sure, use this assessment to help you determine what type of depression you or a continue reading

Postpartum Depression and Expectations of Motherhood

Postpartum Depression and Expectations of Motherhood When experiences don’t meet our expectations — what we imagined something to be like or feel like—it is a big disappointment. And, when we have expectations for ourselves, and continue reading

Baby Blues Support Group in Philadelphia

Baby Blues Support Groups - Now Forming: Have you recently had a baby?

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Prepare for Motherhood Class

Pregnancy Class: Prepare for Motherhood Class / Group - Now Forming

Are you the only one you know who is pregnant? Do you want to make friends with other women who will have babies about continue reading

Strategies for New Moms

Strategies for New Moms to Survive the First Few Weeks After Delivery: during the first few weeks after delivery you might feel overwhelmed, exhausted, scared, sad, tired, happy, thrilled, energized and / or elated. It continue reading

Unwanted Advice

Pregnancy and Postpartum Therapy in Philadelphia , Ocean City, Santa Fe, Mechanicsville: Ways to Handle Unwanted Advice

During pregnancy, you might have noticed that random strangers started smiling more at you. The majority of people continue reading

Handling Unhelpful Friends after the Arrival of a Baby

Handling unhelpful friends and family after the birth of a baby: develop a strategy with your partner about ways to handle unhelpful friends and family. Then, while interfacing with the outside world, support each other.

Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression Therapy in Philadelphia, Ocean City, Mechanicsville, Santa Fe: Postpartum depression, or PPD is a common problem that should not be ignored.

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Postpartum Depression Support Group in Philadelphia

The Postpartum Depression Support Group: The Postpartum Depression Support Group is for you if your baby is less than six months old and you find yourself sometimes:

Feeling depressed or anxious
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Postpartum Depression Therapy

Here, at the Center for Growth, Postpartum Depression Therapy is

What you can expect? You can expect a therapist who has had specific training on postpartum depression and experience with other forms of adult depression continue reading

Postpartum Psychosis

Postpartum Psychosis: postpartum psychosis is a serious problem that can result in injury or death to the mother or child. This condition usually starts as postpartum depression that rapidly worsens to the point where the continue reading

Feeling Guilty about Experiencing Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression Therapy in Philadelphia: Feeling guilty about experiencing postpartum depression

Guilty feelings: throughout the months of pregnancy, women, along with their partners have fantasized about what life would be like after the birth of continue reading

Causes of Prenatal and Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression Therapy in Philadelphia: Prenatal and postpartum depression are considered to be a type of mood disorder.

Prenatal depression and postpartum depression are caused by a combination of hormonal changes and life stressors.

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What is a Doula?

What is a doula: A Doula is a coach to support parents-to-be during this transitionary period of labor & delivery as well as the few first few days after the baby is born. A doula continue reading