Kovixen

I suffered from PPD after giving birth to Andy. I'm sure it was pretty obvious to anyone who came into contact with me, but I had no clue for a few months. I knew that I hated life and wanted to run away and had more guilt than I even thought it was possible for a person to hold. But depression? That was something I refused to ever have. I have always had a wonderful life, one I've worked hard to get, and I have no reason to be depressed. So of course I blamed what was going on with me on lack of sleep and hormones and refused to acknowledge the downward spiral I was in.

It really doesn't have to be this way. If the medical community would take a bigger stance here and start screening new mothers for depression and make them aware of it before giving birth, I think a lot of this could be cleared up, and a lot of women could be helped. I wish my OB had at least asked me a few questions instead of being surprised that I was in her office at 6 weeks postpartum.

Today is Blog for the MOTHERS Act Day at Blogher. I ask of you to please consider calling your senators and asking him or her to sponsor this bill. This is an important topic, and even if you think you will never be affected like I did, it can still hit you and your family quite suddenly like a ton of bricks. Maybe women like Katie Corcoran from RI would have been saved if action had been taken sooner.