Comments on: Mental http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Two Stories of Postpartum Anxiety and A Commentary on Medication for Depression http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-135811 Two Stories of Postpartum Anxiety and A Commentary on Medication for Depression Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:37:34 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-135811 [...] Then there's Heather Spohr, at The Spohr's Are Multiplying, who wrote this week about her cu.... I don't know Heather yet, but maybe someday. Heather's daughter Maddie,passed away tragically last year. The combination of her previous experience with postpartum anxiety after having Maddie and her daughter's loss has led to a second bout of PPA after the birth of her new littlebaby Annabel. [...] [...] Then there's Heather Spohr, at The Spohr's Are Multiplying, who wrote this week about her cu…. I don't know Heather yet, but maybe someday. Heather's daughter Maddie,passed away tragically last year. The combination of her previous experience with postpartum anxiety after having Maddie and her daughter's loss has led to a second bout of PPA after the birth of her new littlebaby Annabel. [...]

]]> By: | The Spohrs Are Multiplying… | » Bottled Up http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-61115 | The Spohrs Are Multiplying… | » Bottled Up Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:27:57 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-61115 [...] the meantime, my mental health was precarious. I started a very low dose of anxiety medication after Annabel was born, but it didn’t [...] [...] the meantime, my mental health was precarious. I started a very low dose of anxiety medication after Annabel was born, but it didn’t [...]

]]> By: Al_Pal http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-50279 Al_Pal Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:32 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-50279 *HUGS* I'm so glad you've got a great team watching over you. You all deserve to be healthy and as happy as possible. *HUGS*
I’m so glad you’ve got a great team watching over you.
You all deserve to be healthy and as happy as possible.

]]> By: Bec http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-48962 Bec Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:31:22 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-48962 All of you absolutely do. I'm so glad you've found some people to help you. Lots of love :) .-= Bec´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BadMummy/~3/oWNRO3cdMVc/">Blogging Peeves</a> =-. All of you absolutely do. I’m so glad you’ve found some people to help you. Lots of love :)
.-= Bec´s last blog ..Blogging Peeves =-.

]]> By: TracyKM http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-48959 TracyKM Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:48:40 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-48959 I don't have time to read all 200 comments, but have you tried block feeding? Or perhaps you could give an elimination diet a try. The first to go would be casein protein. I know it's hard, but so many babies benefit when their mommies go dairy free (or gluten, or soy, or caffiene). I think every (new) mom should have a therapist to talk to :) .-= TracyKM´s last blog ..<a href="http://tracykm.blogspot.com/2010/02/hoot.html">Hoot!</a> =-. I don’t have time to read all 200 comments, but have you tried block feeding? Or perhaps you could give an elimination diet a try. The first to go would be casein protein. I know it’s hard, but so many babies benefit when their mommies go dairy free (or gluten, or soy, or caffiene).
I think every (new) mom should have a therapist to talk to :)
.-= TracyKM´s last blog ..Hoot! =-.

]]> By: Laura http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-48858 Laura Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:25:09 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-48858 I know this was for Heather (duh), but I have to say that your comment was very powerful, Jess. Supportive, empathetic, thoughtful, and it is so interesting to hear your perspective, being a grown-up that is in Annabel's position. It seems like you have great parents, just as Annie does. It is so great that Heather and Mike have so much support from readers like you!!! I know this was for Heather (duh), but I have to say that your comment was very powerful, Jess. Supportive, empathetic, thoughtful, and it is so interesting to hear your perspective, being a grown-up that is in Annabel’s position. It seems like you have great parents, just as Annie does. It is so great that Heather and Mike have so much support from readers like you!!!

]]> By: Lisa http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-48833 Lisa Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:20:16 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-48833 I'm a little slow on my blog reading this week and am late to this one. It is a wonderful thing that you have found people that you're able to talk to. I am glad to hear that even though it's hard, that it does help you. .-= Lisa´s last blog ..<a href="http://earlymorningrun.blogspot.com/2010/02/where-is-sun.html">Where is the Sun?</a> =-. I’m a little slow on my blog reading this week and am late to this one. It is a wonderful thing that you have found people that you’re able to talk to. I am glad to hear that even though it’s hard, that it does help you.
.-= Lisa´s last blog ..Where is the Sun? =-.

]]> By: (another) karen http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-48825 (another) karen Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:15:00 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-48825 thinking of you..... karen thinking of you…..

karen

]]> By: Katherine from Postpartum Progress http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-48824 Katherine from Postpartum Progress Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:11:44 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-48824 There are a lot of people who know exactly how you are feeling. I had postpartum anxiety in the form of postpartum OCD after the birth of my first child (which is why I started Postpartum Progress). It's a very tough thing to get through. After everything that has happened to you, by the way, it would have been a miracle for you not to suffer again after Annabel. So please don't feel bad to be in this spot again. Do you go to a support group in your area? I'd be happy to connect you. I find that moms who are suffering like being in an intimate group with other moms who are going through the same thing. They get it. They don't make you work like therapy (though that is important). They just lean on each other in a way they may not be able to with others. I think you live in LA, right? There are SO many resources there and I know many of them personally and would be happy to make suggestions. Either way, you made it through this before with Maddie and you know you'll do it again. You are doing ALL the right things, and Annabel will only benefit from that. .-= Katherine from Postpartum Progress´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PostpartumProgress/~3/MJ_h0Sr56Fw/how-do-you-feel-on-the-anniversary-of-your-postpartum-depression.html">How Do You Feel On the "Anniversary" of Your Postpartum Depression?</a> =-. There are a lot of people who know exactly how you are feeling. I had postpartum anxiety in the form of postpartum OCD after the birth of my first child (which is why I started Postpartum Progress). It’s a very tough thing to get through.

After everything that has happened to you, by the way, it would have been a miracle for you not to suffer again after Annabel. So please don’t feel bad to be in this spot again.

Do you go to a support group in your area? I’d be happy to connect you. I find that moms who are suffering like being in an intimate group with other moms who are going through the same thing. They get it. They don’t make you work like therapy (though that is important). They just lean on each other in a way they may not be able to with others. I think you live in LA, right? There are SO many resources there and I know many of them personally and would be happy to make suggestions.

Either way, you made it through this before with Maddie and you know you’ll do it again. You are doing ALL the right things, and Annabel will only benefit from that.
.-= Katherine from Postpartum Progress´s last blog ..How Do You Feel On the "Anniversary" of Your Postpartum Depression? =-.

]]> By: marslo http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/heather/mental/#comment-48801 marslo Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:00:12 +0000 http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/?p=2345#comment-48801 Heather, your capacity for hope and love in the face of what you've gone through is incredibly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us. I think of you and your family often. I hope today is better. Heather, your capacity for hope and love in the face of what you’ve gone through is incredibly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us. I think of you and your family often. I hope today is better.

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