Supporting Mother’s Day Act - BlogHer

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I realized a long time ago that having kids just wasn’t for me. This was a conscious decision based on my knowledge of my family’s genetics and not those of my neighbors (don’t get me started). That doesn’t mean I don’t like kids (I have two grandsons that I absolutely adore). However, I’ve watched my step-daughter go from a teenager, to a married woman, to a mother. There have a few bumps along the way, though. She had a rough time after her second son was born, just 19 months after her first, and was really fortunate to recognize it for what it was. She wasn’t a bad mother or a bad wife, she was suffering from postpartum depression. We’ve had some family experience with depression and my step-daughter was lucky enough to have access to a great doctor. I know, though, that not every woman is in that position.

BlogHer.com has set aside today to make people aware of postpartum depression and express their support for The Mother’s Day Act. Here’s a link to my step-daughter’s story Reflections on The Mother’s Day Act and please, take the time to check out BlogHer.com’s site, as well. With family support and maybe even medication, postpartum depression can be just another bump in the road of becoming a parent and the new moms suffering from it can go on to be the great moms they always knew they could be.