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With Dr. Jana Rundle · Clinical Psychologist
Postpartum recovery is a slow return, body and mind together, over months. A perinatal psychologist and mom on what helps in the first weeks, what's worth a call to your doctor, and why the six-week checkup isn't a finish line.
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You did this before, so why is it so much harder now? What's known about postpartum depression with a second or third baby, what it looks like with a toddler at home, and how to ask for help.
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Not sure if what you're feeling is an emergency? A simple guide from a perinatal psychologist: when to call 911, when to call your doctor today, and when to make an appointment this week.
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How to tell a true perinatal mental health specialist from someone who added "postpartum" to a long list: where to look, the 10 questions to ask on the consult call, and the red flags that mean keep looking.
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Most new moms get the baby blues. Here is how a perinatal psychologist tells them apart from postpartum depression: the timeline, the two-week rule, the symptoms that do not look like sadness, and what to do if you are functioning but not yourself.
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Having scary, intrusive thoughts about your baby? Learn why this happens, what it means, and how postpartum OCD is treated. You're not alone.
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