#Post Partum

[gnosisandtheosis]

Today is Mother's Day in the US, Canada, Australia, Aotearoa, and many other countries. Currently there is an estimated 50,000 thousand pregnant women trapped in Rafah, Palestine without access to perinatal care. Over 180 a day are giving birth. Today we have an opportunity to help some of them. Operation Olive Branch has been collating vetted and confirmed GoFundMe campaigns for people trying to escape the 7 month long assault on Gaza. Part of their spreadsheet is dedicated to families dealing with perinatal to postpartum needs. There are 154 families that fall under this category. This Mother's Day I'm asking you all to have a look down the list on the link below, read the descriptions of their circumstances, and pick a GoFundMe to donate to. I know times are tough but even $5 can help a family reach their goal. If you can't afford to donate, please consider spreading the word.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/edit#gid=280045434

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

'the reality of post partum life to the point where Love transcends her fame to become the everywoman.'

courtney 5 weeks + 5 days after giving birth.

[imrowanartist]

More Rosie AU doodles 🙌🏼

[cottagedeer]

Simon has been really excited for his child to “emerge from their wraps” soon, Simon has been closely monitoring Noxis and keeping them as comfortable as possible. He cannot wait to be an excellent parent to his and (Gol)Betty’s child.

[hellcheer-prompts]

ANGST AHEAD (but ideally with a HEA): Eddie and Chrissy have a baby pretty much right out of high school, but Chrissy ends up battling severe post-partum depression/unresolved psychiatric issues related to her traumatic upbringing and is in and out of (mostly in) hospitals and treatment centers for the next few years while Eddie is a single-but-always-pining dad who has to weigh his love for Chrissy/desire for the three of them to be a family against his fear of her instability and potential re-hospitalizations having an impact on their kid if he lets her back in. (THERE IS NEVER A QUESTION OF LOVE IN THIS STORY FROM EITHER OF THEM, Chrissy is just unwell and Eddie is a protective dad.)

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[victorias-victorious-nirvana]

I’m backkkkk!!! And no longer pregnant 😌😌

[catfur-and-greenscales]

I have finally finished it. My Obidala post order 66 fic in Tatooine where Padme survives and the twins are not seperated. With Beru and Owen.

I am so proud of myself. It took me way too long but it is finally DONE.

It has some heavy stuff and it might not be your cup of tea. But then move on.

[doulayogimama]

Hey everyone!

I’ve come to the end of my LC + PP Doula course and the final requirement is volunteering to help two families who are either about to have a baby or who just had a baby within the last 4 weeks.

If you or anyone you know fits into this criteria and you think they could benefit from Zooming with me to chat about whatever they want (when to breastfeed and why, what thrush looks like, when to reach out to a local LC for lip or tongue tie evaluations and referrals, someone to chat about statistics re: circumcision vaccines etc) I would genuinely love to help them and give any insight I can 🙏🏽

If they happen to be in the Miami / NYC area, I’m also happy to meet up IRL!

Would really appreciate if you could like, reblog this post, and spread the word. I’m offering F R E E counseling to any new parents ☺️🫶🏽

[aleesabella]

IG/ niykeeheaton

[dazedasian]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview?fbclid=IwAR2TMa4XNm-yEQ3dYq0nbGzBZGc8civQ4woVeUuJD47cXtC6WatQbRlIgM0#

[pony-boy21]

My little cashew finally got moved to NICU 2 , which is closer to discharge. We are having issues with emesis, he had 5 episodes within 24 hours. We must watch his weight closely, hoping he doesn't lose weight due to the emesis.

[imrowanartist]

Last Line Challenge

Rules: In a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or however many you like).

Been a while since I did one of these, phew! Thanks for the tag @to-a-merrier-world!

Since I’m still neckdeep into the Rosie AU, have a line from a snippet I started today:

Searching Kyle’s eyes for permission first and receiving it with a slow blink, John then leans forward to place a kiss on the soft bump that still graces Kyle’s lower belly.

“I think you’re fucking gorgeous,” he mutters against his partner’s skin.

Tagging @narcissosbythepool @frostbitebakery @ilikemymendarkandfictional @kaar-ne

[prettywhenyoustarve]

Okay, I can’t do this.

At the height of my ed, I was around 90lbs. I made a semi-full recovery and got up to 135. I was happy, confident, and mostly okay with my body. Although I relapsed quite a few times because, let’s face it, having an ed isn’t something that ever completely goes away, I always managed to bring myself back out of it and continue functioning like a normal person. When I got pregnant, I started having extreme body dysphoria the further along I got. When my son was born, I was 30lbs heavier than my pre pregnancy weight, had a ton of loose skin, stretch marks, hip dips, and every part of me just seemed wider. Having a history of anorexia left me vulnerable to relapse once I realized my body wouldn’t just “snap back” to normal after birth. And I did relapse, hard. It made me a bad mom. Time I could’ve been spending with my baby was spent obsessing over my weight, counting calories, body checking, and abusing myself in ways I haven’t since I was at my lowest weight. The last six months, I’ve hated myself, hated how I looked, hated that I was struggling with an eating disorder at my age, and HATED that my son wasn’t getting the kind of mother he deserves. So, I decided to change my mindset. I may not look how I did before, but my body did an incredible thing; it carried my baby. It allowed me to bring him into this world within minutes when he went into distress while I was in labor. It healed from a physically traumatic birth. It functioned on no sleep and complete neglect of my personal needs during the first month of his life. This body may not be the same skinny, “pretty” one I had before pregnancy, but THIS body gave me something I can’t imagine my life without now. I have the body of a mom, and it’s beautiful in its own right. I’ll continue trying to lose weight, but in a safe way. I won’t let my obsession with thinness consume my every thought and cause me to be less present with my son. My weight is the last thing deserving of my attention.

[zenaidamacrouras1]

Hey so about SPD - I think I have complications from it still, my kid is like a year old. Do you have any advice on dealing with that?

Hi yes! It's funny because so much of my tumblr is Marvel fandom but I forget how some of my "indignities of gestating" posts break containment. Hi friend! Congrats on your one year old. What a sweet age!

So, to everyone who may read: when you make a whole baby inside your musculoskeletal system and especially if you eject it vaginally (well probably c-sections too I just don't know about them) it's not surprising that some of your body parts end up in the wrong place as a side effect. I do NOT UNDERSTAND why assessing for such issues is not standard. It makes me SO ANGRy. So yes I will now overshare about my experience.

You may want a chiropractor to realign your pelvis/hips/spine/etc post partum, I did this and I believe it helped. It may take 2-3 visits if things are really out of whack. If the chiro doesn't give you exercises to strengthen in addition to realignment, then I would get thee to a physical therapist next. Or do PT first if you have to choose.

Physical therapy, specifically strengthening your thighs, hips and pelvic floor I would guess, may help. You (everyone!) should find a PT that knows things about post partum bodies, which is not every physical therapist. I ended up going to a person who specialized in pelvic floor weakness after my first kid and then I had diastasis recti, which is when your ab muscles separate, as well as pelvic floor drama, after the second.

Both times I was able to find a PT with post partum experience by just calling the larger PT places in town and asking for that.

Fyi: Diastasis recti: (If you tense your ab muscles and push down right above or below your belly button, those muscles should not have a gap wider than a finger or so there, if they do that's diastasis recti and physical therapy will help). (Fwiw I didn't know I had DR but I went to the PT for crippling back pain figuring something was broken and hey! that's what it was. Fun story but my second kid was born 10 lbs and then doubled in size like immediately and oh my god. Sometimes I see one year olds that are the size my monster was at 3 months. I still remember trying to fit him in a newborn size diaper at the hospital and he just busted out of it. The nurses were so excited to weigh him when he was born because they had bets on if he would top 10 lb. When the midwife was checking my abdomen to feel his position while I was in labor, she said in alarm, "how tall are you??" i said "about 6 ft." And she said, "wow! Your baby is really huge!"

That entire human was IN MY BODY and yes, he left a trail of damage. (I love him)

My point is, most of my issues were fixed within 8 physical therapy visits. EIGHT. Miracle.

Pelvic floor: My pelvic floor muscles were so fucked over after baby #1, which I think can link with SPD, that I couldn't feel that I couldn't exercise them. This caused me a lot of issues.

So the PT hooked me up to a machine that let me see when I actually was or was not stimulating those muscles and then I was eventually strong enough to be able to do kegels and a bunch of other things. It was miraculous. I should find that woman and send her flowers as I am grateful for her help literally every time I sneeze or cough or walk up stairs (because I don't pee or have severe pain when I do those things.)

If you don't have access to physical therapy, then you might look up the SPD exercise of squeezing a can between your knees, which was my favorite. The Yoga pose bridge (with can between your knees) was also great.

As well as doing anything to gently strengthen your thighs, hips and core. Gentle yoga will help a lot, and probably not make anything worse, and well as squats and leg lifts.

Everything is all wibbly wobbly and timey wimey (wait that's the tardis) and a safe bet is slowly making things from your knees to your belly button stronger.

The safest bet is to have an actual professional diagnose what's happening. If you are really out of alignment, the muscle strengthening isn't going to help, and if your muscles are off balance (like when my pelvic floor muscles were so weak) strengthening around it can exascerbate the imbalance and increase back pain.

I really hate taking care of myself and doing maintenance but a lot of this is fixable with just a couple visits.

So please don't suffer another year without checking in with a professional. Because you deserve to have answers and live pain free. ❤️❤️❤️ Please feel free to comment/chat if you have questions.

[coline7373]

Dawn by Serie11

Summary:

Obi-Wan had thought of many possibilities, of what his and Cody's life after the war would look like.

A child hadn't been among them.

[gabatelepsychiatry-blog]

Postpartum Depression Symptoms

Postpartum Depression is the onset of a depressed mood and its associated symptoms within the first year of childbirth, lasting more than two weeks with or without treatment.

It is vital to seek help and treatment for postpartum depression. Failure to do so may result in long-term negative consequences for both the mother and the baby.

What are the Symptoms of Postpartum Depression?

Since postpartum depression arises during a time in a mother's life when society expects her to be happy about the arrival of her new baby, it can be very isolating for mothers.

Postpartum depression symptoms can manifest in a variety of ways. It may affect one's emotions, perception, ideas, and bodily experiences. Postpartum depression can cause hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia in severe cases.

Symptoms of postpartum depression are usually classified as follows:

Physical Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Fatigue

Headache

Back pain

Muscle ache

Joint pain

GI upset

Abdominal pain

Low sex drive

Cognitive Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Inattention

Impaired executive functioning

Impaired problem solving

Impaired neuroplasticity

Memory loss

Slow reaction time

Mood Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Bad mood

Low motivation

Loss of ambition

Loss of enjoyment in activities

Loss of will to live

Sleep disturbance

Loss of appetite

Psychotic Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Hallucinations

Delusions

Loss of touch with reality

Paranoia

When psychotic symptoms occur together with postpartum depression, this is known as 'Postpartum Psychosis'. It is critical to seek immediate support if such a situation arises.

Thought Distortions with Depression

Negative thoughts about oneself

Negative thoughts about others

Pessimistic thoughts about the future

Excessive guilt about the past

Low confidence in abilities

Low self-worth

Angry thoughts

Nihilistic thoughts

Suicidal thoughts

Existential angst

How can untreated Postpartum Depression Symptoms impact your Career?

Mothers experiencing postpartum depression may experience problems with:

Energy levels

Motivation levels

Attention

Concentration

Irritability

Engagement with colleagues

Reasoning and problem-solving abilities

Frustration tolerance

Productivity

They may require help to complete tasks, meet deadlines, or take excessive time off work. They may find themselves in conflict with colleagues and supervisors with whom they previously worked well.

Similarly, colleagues and supervisors may be perplexed, frustrated, and unsure of how to address the issue of change in a beloved colleague and friend. After all, nobody wants to be a "workplace bully" or impolite to a new mother.

Working mothers who suffer from PPD are also more likely to be passed over for promotion or even fired from their current jobs.

What is the Treatment for Postpartum Depression?

Finally, treatment for postpartum depression must address the underlying cause.

Check for medical causes of postpartum depression, including anemia, thyroid disease, Sheehan's syndrome, nutritional deficiencies, and polycystic ovarian syndrome

Establish sleep hygiene and work with a partner to schedule catch-up sleep times

Educate both the mother and the partner

Document workplace accommodations

Consider what assistance is required so the mother can continue working if desired or needs to take time off

Use available resources, such as childcare, and, if possible, contact family members, including grandparents

Nutritional supplementation, if necessary

Counseling on breastfeeding and other issues

Psychotherapy

Individual Psychotherapy

Medications if symptoms persist and interfere with social and occupational functioning

Alternative treatments include meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and exercise

Why is it important to get Treatment for Postpartum Depression?

Untreated postpartum depression symptoms can disrupt both your personal and professional lives. Consequences for babies include disruption of attachment and bonding, anxiety, failure to thrive, feeding difficulties, developmental delay, long-term relationship difficulties, cognitive impairment, failure to meet milestones, and difficulty with social or occupational functioning.

Effects of Postpartum Depression on Health

Significant drop in energy and motivation levels

Feelings of restlessness

Disrupted sleep cycles

Insufficient or excessive sleep

Chronic stomach issues, headaches, or body pain

Poor self-care

Help for Postpartum Depression

It is critical to seek treatment for postpartum depression. Untreated depression can have long-term consequences for academic performance, careers, relationships, and physical health.

Call +1(833)312-4222 for Postpartum Depression help. For more information, visit https://gabapsychiatrist.com/postpartum-depression-treatment/

Seek effective and barrier-free treatment from a board-certified and licensed Online Psychiatrist at Gaba Telepsychiatry.