tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post5423138929879760760..comments2023-07-08T09:44:11.520-04:00Comments on Going Mamarazzi: A Post Partum Storyterrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751280167534440357noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post-73825608557250626902010-07-30T20:54:11.594-04:002010-07-30T20:54:11.594-04:00Awwww! I can't even imagine how difficult and ...Awwww! I can't even imagine how difficult and terrifying that must have been....I'm so glad that Jasper is all big and strong and handsome now!!!terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751280167534440357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post-64804263438407124902010-07-28T13:00:20.387-04:002010-07-28T13:00:20.387-04:00I would usually be a little teary when we went in ...I would usually be a little teary when we went in for the 9 pm feeding, which was the last one we could do for the day, so the nurses always wanted to know if they were happy tears or sad tears. They were both. I remember one night I was super crying and I got so upset because my nose got stuffy and I couldn't smell him. I never let myself cry too hard after that. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940609903566616342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post-58357453841427877762010-07-27T15:14:33.706-04:002010-07-27T15:14:33.706-04:00I don't think I had any screenings either. I ...I don't think I had any screenings either. I think I was asked how I was doing when I went in for a checkup, but there wasn't much emphasis on it....That's interesting that there was so much emphasis in the NICU--I guess because premies are much more fragile??terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751280167534440357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post-77515913166319973802010-07-26T22:37:46.267-04:002010-07-26T22:37:46.267-04:00I don't know if Michigan does the screening th...I don't know if Michigan does the screening that Anna mentioned because nobody said anything to me when I was in the hospital (for the 2 weeks before he was born and the 2 days after), but every time we visited Jasper in the NICU I was asked over and over how I was doing. The NICU nurses and patient advocates/social workers who get involved with all the premie cases would always remind Evan to look for signs that I was feeling off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940609903566616342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post-33139781427879989282010-07-23T16:38:04.274-04:002010-07-23T16:38:04.274-04:00@Anna: I heard about Down Came the Rain and really...@Anna: I heard about Down Came the Rain and really want to read that. I didn't know about the Mothers Act health bill--I'll have to look that up! Thanks for sharing!!<br /><br />@The Mama: Ditto on blogging being the release valve!! Writing has always been my form of catharsis, and I love the community I formed as a result. I have a great real life community too who I can talk too, but I'm loving my growing cyber community as well! You can never have too many people on your team :)terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751280167534440357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post-13170035820791849722010-07-23T12:21:29.940-04:002010-07-23T12:21:29.940-04:00Ah! My last comment didn't make it through. He...Ah! My last comment didn't make it through. Here goes another try. <br />Well written post - I read the Goop post as well, a friend told me about it. I think the transition to being a mother is very difficult and I know I had some rough patches and most of my friends did too. It's so important to have a helpful support network that you can be honest with. For me writing my blog was a big release valve too.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000855909928637073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post-66678564358080033342010-07-23T00:31:30.137-04:002010-07-23T00:31:30.137-04:00Last semester I did extensive research on postpart...Last semester I did extensive research on postpartum depression and read Brooke Shields memoir "Down cam the rain". First I felt really sorry for her, and when I felt how lucky I was.<br /><br />As a part of new health bill Mothers Act requires doctors to screen pregnant women and women who recently given birth for postpartum depression. Some states, New Jersey for eg, already passed similar law.<br />However, there is a downfall to mandatory screening - many women can end up on really addictive antidepressants, since it is the most popular route of treatment used by doctors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343540001916446025.post-58181016810826659992010-07-23T00:30:27.353-04:002010-07-23T00:30:27.353-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com