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Monday, August 6, 2018
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Audrey Roloff: Postpartum Symptoms Revealed, but Tori Roloff to the Rescue!
Audrey Roloff’s mastitis is no joke, but that’s not the only health problem that she’s facing after welcoming Ember Jean into the world.
As it turns out, that is just a small part of a larger complication that Audrey is having after giving birth.
The one bright side is that Audrey has loving relatives to pitch in and help out, including Tori Roloff. What else is family for?
We had already heard about Audrey’s mastitis.
As you can probably guess from the word, Audrey’s experienced painful breast-swelling linked to lactation. But breast-feeding is supposed to help relieve symptoms and resolve it.
So we’d all hoped that Audrey’s post-partum issues would resolve themselves.
Instead, we learned through an Instagram post of Audrey’s that things are so much harder on her than she’d imagined.
The post starts off positive, though.
“Our little Ember is two weeks old today! She’s likes cuddling on our chests, swaying, and when her daddy sings to her.”
That is so nice to hear! But … obviously, it’s not all good news.
“While I am overflowing with love for my daughter and husband, I won’t sugar coat it… these past two weeks have been HARD.”
Becoming a new parent is never easy, but Audrey’s experience is above and beyond what’s normal.
“The first 24 hours with Ember were bliss, but after that it was as if I went back into labor again… I was well prepared for the pain and suffering that comes with childbirth, but I was not prepared for the pain and suffering that comes afterwards.”
Okay, so those are postpartum contractions. Basically, she’s having hormonal imbalances after giving birth that are giving her a slew of problems.
“I got all the things… the common ‘TMI’ postpartum hurts, along with severe engorgement, too much milk, not enough milk, blisters, bruises, clogged ducts, and mastitis.”
What your health class probably never mentioned is that there is a huge amount of bleeding after childbirth and a high chance for various types of tearing.
Plus, you know, childbirth itself is such an ordeal under the best of circumstances.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but the pain that I’ve experienced while breast feeding has been comparable to unmedicated labor contractions. Inevitably, all of this has left me feeling like I am failing my baby, frustrated, discouraged, and heart ached.”
She’s not failing Ember and she knows that, but knowing and feeling something are different experiences.
“But even though the tearful sleepless nights persist, so will I. I will continue to pour myself out in sacrificial love for this baby girl who makes every hurt worth enduring.”
As you might imagine, Audrey is drawing upon her particular religious faith in this crisis.
“And not by my strength or striving, but in Christ alone. I’ve been humming the these lyrics while I nurse and pump through the nights, ‘Lord, I come, I confess, Bowing here I find my rest, Without You I fall apart, You’re the One that guides my heart, Lord I need you oh I need you, Every hour I need you, My one defense, my righteousness, Oh God, how I need you…"”
I’ve never heard that one, but I’m glad that she’s finding comfort.
“Motherhood is already refining me so much and I am blessed.”
Tori Roloff just gave birth herself — four months ago. She left a supportive comment under that post:
“You’re a warrior mama! Love you so much, sister!”
Tori also shared via her Instagram story that she’s baking lactation cookies for Audrey.
Before your mind goes to a dark place, human breast milk is not a standard ingredient in lactation cookies. They just have specific yeasts or whatever that are designed to encourage lactation.
We hope that they help!
Monday, March 6, 2017
Chrissy Teigen Admits to Postpartum Depression: Read Her Essay
Those who follow Chrissy Teigen on social media likely think of the model as a generally funny and upbeat individual.
She has no problem getting drunk and Tweeting a photo of her stretch marks, for instance.
Or grabbing her boobs for all to see while on board one of the most famous amusement park rides on the planet.
But Teigen opens way up in the new issue of Glamour, admitting that she has suffered from an illness that afflicts millions of women every year… even if you’d never know by looking at her.
“I’ll just say it: I have post partum depression,” Teigen wrote on Instagram as a preview of this cover story, adding:
“So much love to @glamourmag for letting me share something that was eating me up inside for months and months.
“One of the most amazing things about social media is the ability to interact candidly with friends and fans and it felt so weird knowing what I was going through but not really feeling like it was the right place to speak on it.
“I’ve always felt genuinely close to all of you and I’m insanely relieved you now know something that has been such a huge part of me for so long.”
Teigen then linked to the Glamour article itself.
At the outset of the piece, the wife of John Legend explains how she felt an unexpected sadness soon after giving birth to daughter Luna last year.
She initially chalked this feeling up to her living situation; she, Legend and their child were residing in a hotel while their home was under construction.
“But I was different than before,” she wrote.
“Getting out of bed to get to set on time was painful. My lower back throbbed; my shoulders – even my wrists – hurt. I didn’t have an appetite.
“I would go two days without a bite of food, and you know how big of a deal food is for me. One thing that really got me was just how short I was with people.”
Typically a nice person and an outgoing person, “I couldn’t figure out why I was so unhappy,” Teigen shares.
She went on to detail her experience as follows:
I blamed it on being tired and possibly growing out of the role: ‘Maybe I’m just not a goofy person anymore. Maybe I’m just supposed to be a mom.’
John would sleep on the couch with me, sometimes four nights in a row. I started keeping robes and comfy clothes in the pantry so I wouldn’t have to go upstairs when John went to work.
There was a lot of spontaneous crying.
Teigen couldn’t figure out why she was in so much physical pain, either.
“John sat next to me. I looked at my doctor, and my eyes welled up because I was so tired of being in pain. Of sleeping on the couch. Of waking up throughout the night. Of throwing up. Of taking things out on the wrong people. Of not enjoying life. Of not seeing my friends.
“Of not having the energy to take my baby for a stroll.”
Because this subject matter is so personal, we’re just going to keep quoting Teige word for word.
“My doctor pulled out a book and started listing symptoms. And I was like, ‘Yep, yep, yep.’ I got my diagnosis: postpartum depression and anxiety. (The anxiety explains some of my physical symptoms.)”.
Finally diagnosed, Teigen started to take an antidepressant and to be honest with people when asked what was the matter.
“I felt like everyone deserved an explanation, and I didn’t know how else to say it other than the only way I know: just saying it.
“It got easier and easier to say it aloud every time. (I still don’t really like to say, ‘I have postpartum depression,’ because the word depression scares a lot of people. I often just call it ‘postpartum.’ Maybe I should say it, though. Maybe it will lessen the stigma a bit.).”
Concluded the model, hoping to send a positive message to other new mothers:
“I just didn’t think it could happen to me. I have a great life. I have all the help I could need: John, my mother (who lives with us), a nanny. But postpartum does not discriminate. I couldn’t control it.
“And that’s part of the reason it took me so long to speak up: I felt selfish, icky, and weird saying aloud that I’m struggling. Sometimes I still do…
“I know I might sound like a whiny, entitled girl. Plenty of people around the world in my situation have no help, no family, no access to medical care. I can’t imagine not being able to go to the doctors that I need…
“I look around every day and I don’t know how people do it. I’ve never had more respect for mothers, especially mothers with postpartum depression.”
In the end, Teigen says she still goes some days without leaving the house.
She knows she’s lucky. She knows she’s well off and living in somewhat of a Hollywood bubble.
But she’s just like millions of other women when it comes to this deeply personal health issue.
“Physically, I still don’t have energy for a lot of things, but a lot of new moms deal with this,” she writes.
“Just crawling around with Luna can be hard. My back pain has gotten better, but my hands and wrists still hurt. And it can still be tough for me to stomach food some days.
“But I’m dealing.”
We admire Chrissy Teigen for being so open and honest and we wish her the best.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Adele Opens Up About Postpartum Depression, Binge Drinking
Adele is one of those celebrities who generally keeps her personal life very private.
She’s got one of the best voices on the planet and is one of the most relatable celebrities out there.
The 28-year-old is currently touring North America as part of her world tour in support of her album, “25.”
The star opened up in the December issue of Vanity Fair about her personal life and what it’s like to live in the spotlight.
One of the things that came up was Adele chatting about her having postpartum depression.
“I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my son, and it frightened me,” she tells the magazine.
“One day I said to a friend, ‘I f**kin’ hate this,’ and she just burst into tears and said, ‘I f**kin’ hate this, too.’ And it was done. It lifted,” she explains.
“My knowledge of postpartum—or post-natal, as we call it in England—is that you don’t want to be with your child; you’re worried you might hurt your child; you’re worried you weren’t doing a good job,” Adele says.
“But I was obsessed with my child. I felt very inadequate; I felt like I’d made the worst decision of my life. It can come in many different forms. Eventually I just said, I’m going to give myself an afternoon a week, just to do whatever the f**k I want without my baby. A friend of mine said, ‘Really? Don’t you feel bad?’ I said, I do, but not as bad as I’d feel if I didn’t do it.”
Adele also chatted about what made her cut back on drinking alcohol.
“Having a hangover with a child is torture,” she says, referring to herself as once a “massive drinker.”
“Just imagine an annoying three-year-old who knows something’s wrong; it’s hell,” the global superstar adds.
“I used to love to be drunk, but as I got more famous I would wake up the next morning and think, What the f**k did I say and who the f**k did I say it to?” Adele recalls.
“I can see from an outsider’s perspective that I will never write songs as good as the ones that are on 21, but I’m not as indulgent as I was then, and I don’t have time to fall apart like I did then. I was completely off my face writing that album, and a drunk tongue is an honest one.”
“I would drink two bottles of wine, and I would chain-smoke. Then I’d write the lyrics down and the next morning think, F**k, that’s quite good. Then I’d find the melody. But since I’ve had my baby, I’m not as carefree as I used to be.”
However, with things changing over the past few years, Adele may not be rushing to expand on her family.
“I think it’s the bravest thing not to have a child; all my friends and I felt pressurized into having kids, because that’s what adults do,” she says.
“I love my son more than anything,” Adele insists,”but on a daily basis, if I have a minute or two, I wish I could do whatever the f**k I wanted, whenever I want. Every single day I feel like that.”
“I’ve always been pretty melancholy,” she explains.
“Obviously not as much in my real life as the songs are, but I have a very dark side. I’m very available to depression. I can slip in and out of it quite easily,” she shares.
“It started when my granddad died when I was about 10, and while I never had a suicidal thought, I have been in therapy, lots. But, I haven’t had that feeling since I had my son and snapped out of my postpartum depression.”
Postpartum must be a scary thing for any mother to go through.
What do you think about all of this?
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016
13 Celebrities Who Have Suffered From Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is debilitating, and some new mothers feel ashamed if they"re affected by it.
The reality is that PPD can happen to any woman who gave birth.
Thanks to these celebs, the stigma of PPD is a thing of the past.
1. Gwyneth Paltrow
Paltrow experienced PPD after having son Moses in 2006. “I expected to have another period of euphoria following his birth, much the way I had when my daughter was born two years earlier,” Paltrow wrote on GOOP. “Instead I was confronted with one of the darkest and most painfully debilitating chapters of my life.”
2. Hayden Panettiere
The Nashville star sought treatment twice for post-partum depression. “I’m really happy that I can stand up for the women who are out there suffering from this and let them know it’s okay,” Panettiere told People at the 2016 Critics Choice Awards. “They’re not alone. It doesn’t mean they’re weak. It doesn’t mean they’re a bad mom. It doesn’t mean they’re strange. They can get help if they need it, and that’s okay.”
3. Brooke Shields
Shields wrote a book on her post-partum depression, ‘Down Came The Rain: My Journey With Postpartum Depression.’ In the book, Shields talked about feeling disconnected from her infant, Rowan. “Rowan kept crying, and I began to dread the moment when Chris would bring her back to me. I started to experience a sick sensation in my stomach; it was as if a vise were tightening around my chest. Instead of the nervous anxiety that often accompanies panic, a feeling of devastation overcame me,” Shields recalled. “I also didn’t feel like I wanted to get too close to Rowan. I wasn’t afraid she was too fragile; I just felt no desire to pick her up. Every time I have ever been near a baby, any baby, I have always wanted to hold the child. It shocked me that I didn’t want to hold my own daughter.”
4. Amanda Peet
Peet told Gotham Magazine that she was “sleep-deprived beyond belief” after giving birth, and felt that everything “came crashing down” when her daughter was born. “I want to be honest about it because I think there’s still so much shame when you have mixed feelings about being a mom instead of feeling this sort of ‘bliss,’” she said. “I think a lot of people still really struggle with that, but it’s hard to find other people who are willing to talk about it.”
5. Courteney Cox
Cox’s PPD didn’t settle in until her daughter, Coco was around six months old. “I couldn’t sleep. My heart was racing. And I got really depressed,” she admitted to USA Today.
6. Marie Osmond
In her memoir, ‘Behind The Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression,’ Osmond talked about her own struggle. After giving birth to her youngest child, she had been warned by her doctor to take it easy. “I thought his advice was for somebody else. It couldn’t be for anyone as tough as me. I could handle it,” Osmond wrote. “I could have a baby and get right back to work. I could get my family moved, make business decisions, get back in shape. I could get past the ‘baby blues.’ I could do whatever needed to be done. Five minutes later, I was sitting on the kitchen floor, heaving with sobs and all I could think was, ‘This can’t be happening to me.’ This couldn’t be me, collapsing in hysteria, not even recognizing my own wails.”
13 Celebrities Who Have Suffered From Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is debilitating, and some new mothers feel ashamed if they"re affected by it.
The reality is that PPD can happen to any woman who gave birth.
Thanks to these celebs, the stigma of PPD is a thing of the past.
1. Gwyneth Paltrow
Paltrow experienced PPD after having son Moses in 2006. “I expected to have another period of euphoria following his birth, much the way I had when my daughter was born two years earlier,” Paltrow wrote on GOOP. “Instead I was confronted with one of the darkest and most painfully debilitating chapters of my life.”
2. Hayden Panettiere
The Nashville star sought treatment twice for post-partum depression. “I’m really happy that I can stand up for the women who are out there suffering from this and let them know it’s okay,” Panettiere told People at the 2016 Critics Choice Awards. “They’re not alone. It doesn’t mean they’re weak. It doesn’t mean they’re a bad mom. It doesn’t mean they’re strange. They can get help if they need it, and that’s okay.”
3. Brooke Shields
Shields wrote a book on her post-partum depression, ‘Down Came The Rain: My Journey With Postpartum Depression.’ In the book, Shields talked about feeling disconnected from her infant, Rowan. “Rowan kept crying, and I began to dread the moment when Chris would bring her back to me. I started to experience a sick sensation in my stomach; it was as if a vise were tightening around my chest. Instead of the nervous anxiety that often accompanies panic, a feeling of devastation overcame me,” Shields recalled. “I also didn’t feel like I wanted to get too close to Rowan. I wasn’t afraid she was too fragile; I just felt no desire to pick her up. Every time I have ever been near a baby, any baby, I have always wanted to hold the child. It shocked me that I didn’t want to hold my own daughter.”
4. Amanda Peet
Peet told Gotham Magazine that she was “sleep-deprived beyond belief” after giving birth, and felt that everything “came crashing down” when her daughter was born. “I want to be honest about it because I think there’s still so much shame when you have mixed feelings about being a mom instead of feeling this sort of ‘bliss,’” she said. “I think a lot of people still really struggle with that, but it’s hard to find other people who are willing to talk about it.”
5. Courteney Cox
Cox’s PPD didn’t settle in until her daughter, Coco was around six months old. “I couldn’t sleep. My heart was racing. And I got really depressed,” she admitted to USA Today.
6. Marie Osmond
In her memoir, ‘Behind The Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression,’ Osmond talked about her own struggle. After giving birth to her youngest child, she had been warned by her doctor to take it easy. “I thought his advice was for somebody else. It couldn’t be for anyone as tough as me. I could handle it,” Osmond wrote. “I could have a baby and get right back to work. I could get my family moved, make business decisions, get back in shape. I could get past the ‘baby blues.’ I could do whatever needed to be done. Five minutes later, I was sitting on the kitchen floor, heaving with sobs and all I could think was, ‘This can’t be happening to me.’ This couldn’t be me, collapsing in hysteria, not even recognizing my own wails.”
Friday, May 13, 2016
Hayden Panettiere Enters Rehab for Postpartum Depression
Hayden Panettiere is seeking treatment once again for her longstanding struggle with postpartum depression.
On Thursday, the actress took to Twitter to inform fans that she’ll be taking time off to deal with the issue.
“The postpartum depression I have been experiencing has impacted every aspect of my life,” she wrote.
“Rather than stay stuck due to unhealthy coping mechanisms I have chosen to take time to reflect holistically on my health and life. Wish me luck!”
Sources told Us Weekly the Nashville star is seeking treatment in Utah.
Panettiere welcomed daughter Kaya with fiance Wladimir Klitschko in December 2014 and suffered from depression in the months following.
Last October, she sought help at an inpatient treatment center and her condition improved for a time, but as is common with depression, she relapsed.
She has been open about her battle with postpartum, hoping to destigmatize the disorder that affects so many women.
“You don’t realize how broad of a spectrum you can really experience that on,” Hayden said during an interview on Live! With Kelly & Michael.
“It’s something that needs to be talked about,” she continued.
“Women need to know that they’re not alone, and that it does heal.”
In March, Panettiere shared a sweet photo of her fiance with her daughter on the beach:
“The loves of my life,” she tweeted, along with a red heart emoji.
We’re sending Hayden and her family good vibes in her journey toward recovery.
Hayden Panettiere Enters Rehab for Postpartum Depression
Hayden Panettiere is seeking treatment once again for her longstanding struggle with postpartum depression.
On Thursday, the actress took to Twitter to inform fans that she’ll be taking time off to deal with the issue.
“The postpartum depression I have been experiencing has impacted every aspect of my life,” she wrote.
“Rather than stay stuck due to unhealthy coping mechanisms I have chosen to take time to reflect holistically on my health and life. Wish me luck!”
Sources told Us Weekly the Nashville star is seeking treatment in Utah.
Panettiere welcomed daughter Kaya with fiance Wladimir Klitschko in December 2014 and suffered from depression in the months following.
Last October, she sought help at an inpatient treatment center and her condition improved for a time, but as is common with depression, she relapsed.
She has been open about her battle with postpartum, hoping to destigmatize the disorder that affects so many women.
“You don’t realize how broad of a spectrum you can really experience that on,” Hayden said during an interview on Live! With Kelly & Michael.
“It’s something that needs to be talked about,” she continued.
“Women need to know that they’re not alone, and that it does heal.”
In March, Panettiere shared a sweet photo of her fiance with her daughter on the beach:
“The loves of my life,” she tweeted, along with a red heart emoji.
We’re sending Hayden and her family good vibes in her journey toward recovery.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Catelynn Lowell Opens Up About Postpartum Depression in Candid Interview
If you watch Teen Mom online, you know that Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra may well be the most stable couple and the most competent parents in the history of the franchise.
Naturally, this doesn’t mean that their lives are perfect.
In a new interview with Life & Style, Catelynn discusses her battle with postpartum depression in a remarkably candid interview.
The 23-year-old says she’s been struggling ever since giving birth to daughter Novalee in January of 2015.
“I didn’t really know and I still don’t know what’s going on with my postpartum,” she tells the tabloid. “For a while I felt fine, but I’ve always suffered from depression, anxiety and panic attacks.”
While Lowell laments that doctors have been unable to help her, she praises her husband, Baltierra, for standing by her side and helping to keep her symptoms at bay.
“Tyler is my backbone and helps me a lot,” Catelynn says. “He pushes me and will make me do things like go for a walk so [the depression] goes away.”
Catelynn says she’s optimistic for the future, but is well aware that it may be quite some time before she’s able to a more stable emotional state.
“It’s a daily struggle,” Lowell concludes.
Fortunately, she’s Catelynn seems to have a strong support network to help her through this difficult time.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Hayden Panettiere Enters Treatment for Postpartum Depression
Back in December Hayden Panettiere welcomed a baby girl.
It was the first child for both Hayden and her boxer fiance, Wladimir Klitschko, and the couple gushed with pride as they shared the first photos of baby Kaya.
Unfortunately, it now seems that Hayden;s well-publicized struggles with postpartum depression have shown no sign of relenting, and sources confirm she recently decided to check into an in-patient therapy center to receive treatment.
“Hayden Panettiere is voluntarily seeking professional help at a treatment center as she is currently battling postpartum depression,” says a statement issued by reps for the actress.
“She asks that the media respect her privacy during this time.”
Hayden has been remarkably candid about the emotional difficulties she endured in the months following her daughter’s birth:
“You don’t realize how broad of a spectrum you can really experience that on,” Hayden said during a recent appearance on Live! With Kelly & Michael. “It’s something that needs to be talked about. Women need to know that they’re not alone, and that it does heal.”
In recent weeks, it looked as though Panetierre was beginning to overcome her depression, as she frequently posted upbeat tweets, such as, “I feel like I’m finally coming into my own body!”
Sadly, as anyone who’s life has been touched by depression knows, and upswing can be followed by an abrupt downturn.
Interestingly, Hayden’s character on the ABC series Nashville also suffers from postpartum depression. Panettiere has stated that she drew from personal experience in depicting her characters emotional struggles.
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