Wellness Initiative

So many people think that postpartum depression is just lots of crying and wanting to harm yourself or your baby. But it's so much more than that, and we do parents a disservice when all the symptoms aren't disclosed. Postpartum Depression can also look like:
🔷 Feelings of anger or irritability
🔷 Lack of interest in the baby
🔷 Appetite and sleep disturbances
🔷 Crying and sadness
🔷 Feelings of guilt, shame, or hopelessness
🔷 Loss of interest, joy, or pleasure in things you used to enjoy
🔷 Possible thoughts of harming yourself or your baby

You are not alone. You are not to blame. You can get better. If you need help, call or text HELP to 800-944-4773. You do not need a diagnosis to reach out to our HelpLine. We're here for you 💙

Inspired by Maternal Mental Health Utah

📸: Postpartum Support International - Indiana Chapter

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You matter. 💓

The mental health of mothers matters so much. To the woman herself, to her baby, family and the world. Taking care of moms is caring for our society.

A resourced and supported mother has better outcomes for her baby, family and community. A woman who is struggling, under resourced, without access to care and alone is not the goal, but unfortunately all too common. We can do better.

Education, resources, perinatal care from the start and removing the stigma of mental health issues are what we need.

I always appreciated these Tupac lyrics, they apply here:
"And since we all came from a woman
Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
I wonder why we take from our women
Why we r**e our women, do we hate our women?...
Time to heal our women, be real to our women"

"Keep ya head up" AND get the help you deserve. 💜

P.S. most perinatal statistics are far worse for women of color