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Anonymous experiences shared from mothers like you. Share your story today.

"I never felt down, depressed or hopeless. I never thought of hurting myself or my child...I just wished someone would place me in a hole in the ground and cover me with cool dirt and that I could stay there forever. I lived in terror that something would happen to my child. We need to normalize postpartum mental illness, not as acceptable, but as common, controllable (therapy, not just meds), and not a flaw in the mother."

"Postpartum anxiety was never talked about, even with my history of anxiety. It would have been nice to know more about, not just postpartum depression."
"Societal acceptance of mental health issues, even among health care workers, is missing. I am a nurse and my coworkers were not always understanding or helpful (though some were fantastic)."

"Mothers are pretty good at hiding how they feel."
"Postpartum moods disorders were not discussed at all with any of my pregnancies (3). Any information would have been helpful. During a postpartum check-up with one of my children, I mentioned to the doctor I was feeling “unusually down”. He brushed it off and responded “Completely normal, It will go away”. Unfortunately it did not just “go away” for months. Having been educated about postpartum mood disorders during prenatal visits , I would have known that my feeling “unusually down” was not entirely normal."

"I wish there was more education for my spouse. They went to every check up with me but had no idea I was suffering or how to help. It was a dark time for us."
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"I needed someone to recognize it. I had some post partum with my first but got pregnant again when she was 10 months old. So it all went away. Then by the time my second one was 6 months, it was in full force. No one asked me about depression, crying, or forcing myself to get out of bed to care for two small babies. This unfortunately went on until 9/11/2001 (my son was nearly 2 years old). During this terrible event I nearly came unglued. I remember sympathizing with Andrea Yates and understanding how that could happen. Eventually, I went to the doctor in a full blown anxiety attack. I was started on Celexa and within weeks, was feeling normal again. I spent over two years in all out depression. I also wish someone would have told my husband what to look for."

"I wasn’t really asked on follow up appointments & didn’t know how to reach out. Even when I was diagnosed with Postpartum Anxiety by my OB I was given very little info."
"In my case, the screening & assessment was missed. My Dr. assumed everything was fine since I was a nurse & I felt too ashamed to reach out for help. Also, anytime antidepressants are ordered, I feel that counseling should automatically be initiated."

"No one asked me about depression, crying, or forcing myself to get out of bed to care for two small babies."
"Someone should have talked to my partner about how much support, sleep, help, etc. I would need. I think talking to familial support is key!"
"I was diagnosed but never treated. My insurance didn’t cover the counseling they wanted me to have before they did meds. So they never treated me with meds because I didn’t attend the counseling."

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