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POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

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Can I Take Antidepressants While I'm Pregnant? [VIDEO]
Don't let your depression go untreated during pregnancy!

How Can I Manage My Depression While I'm Pregnant? [VIDEO]

Depression is dangerous to pregnant moms and unborn babies. Dr. Shosh is here to help!

In this video, hypnotherapist, psychologist and YourTango Expert Dr. Shoshana Bennett addresses the complicated issue of how to manage your depression during pregnancy.

Does Your Baby's Father Have Postpartum? [EXPERT]
Postpartum depression doesn't only affect new moms.

Does Your Baby's Father Have Postpartum? [EXPERT]

There are five signs of postpartum depression in men and seven things you can do to help.

A new Australian study, published in the Journal of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, shows mothers and fathers are equally likely to experience postnatal depression after the birth of their baby. Men show different signs of depression than women do. While men tend to process anger more externally, women tend to process depression more internally. You could miss the symptoms unless you read on.

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Baby Bytes: More Than Just A Mom

This year, make a resolution to cut yourself some slack.

Here at LoveMom, we bring you the love. Our weekly Baby Bytes bring you everything else. This week, Gwyneth Paltrow opened up about her feelings of failure during her experience with postpartum depression while the governor of New Jersey went on vacation during a statewide emergency. These stories, along with 20 resolutions for taking care of Mom, show that women can—and should— take a time out and cut themselves some slack.

Sadie Frost and Jude Law

Sadie Frost Dishes On Jude Law & Depression

Sadie Frost says that postpartum depression and Jude Law's neglect drove her to cut herself.

In 2006, not long after divorcing her first husband to indulge in her "out of control" love for Jude, seven years her junior, Sadie became pregnant with the couple's first child. Sadie claims that Jude continued to shirk his daddy duties after son Rafferty was born, leaving Sadie alone and confused—and a danger to herself.

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Confession: I Was A Reluctant Mother

This reluctant mother found that motherhood was exactly what she needed.

Other women had it. Even my husband had it: the desire to spawn. Yup. It's true: my husband wanted kids more than I did. Wanted them in the way it seemed other (normal?) women did, with a longing, a yearning, a confidence that parenthood was vital to adult life. Me? I figured we'd have a pretty good life either with children or without.

kendra postpartum depression

Postpartum Depression: How To Beat The Baby Blues

Postpartum depression shouldn't be taken lightly. Here's how to head it off at the pass.

Kendra Wilkinson, the star of reality show Kendra, recently revealed her struggles with postpartum depression, a topic she plans on covering during Season 2 of the show. The baby blues: It's a condition that has been gaining greater visibility over the years and, hopefully, its inclusion on shows like Kendra will convince even more would-be and recent parents that it's something to be both watched our for and taken seriously. So how can you tell if what you're experiencing is more than just short-term blues and irritability?

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Kendra Wilkinson Fighting Postpartum

Hank Baskett and Kendra Wilkinson have had a few bad months since having their baby.

The Super Bowl loss was not fun for Hank Baskett but his family is suffering, per OK! magazine, from a bigger problem: postpartum depression. Since the birth of Hank Baskett Jr., Kendra Wilkinson has been incredibly depressed and wants to talk about it.