We've just added a dedicated space for breastfeeding and lactation support forums.

http://www.olybabies.net/forum/categories/breastfeeding-lactation/listForCategory

So far we have a collection of 45 discussions about breastfeeding and it's many challenges and joys. So when you post a new discussion topic related to breastfeeding to the forum, you can now categorize it as such.

I hope this makes it easy for new mamas to find past breastfeeding-related discussions. And I hope new mamas and new members also feel welcome to post new discussions even if they've been talked about already. This is a living community where new experiences and perspectives are celebrated!

Hugs, Carolyn

OlyBabies is proud to offer a new discussion forum category for Cesarean Birth and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. This is a discussion area where families can share their birth stories and offer support and information about Cesarean births and vaginal births after Cesareans. I have inventoried past discussion forums and placed those dealing with Cesarean birth into this discussion category.

You will find this category in "OlyForum" (from the top menu) or at:

http://www.olybabies.net/forum/categories/cesarean-birth-and-vaginal/listForCategoryhttp://www.olybabies.net/forum/categories/cesarean-birth-and-vaginal/listForCategory.

In the future I'll work on creating more discussion forum categories to make it easier to find discussions that are of interest to you. Please send me a message if you'd like to suggest a category. Popular ones might include "Baby Poop" "Cloth Diapering" and "What on Earth are we gonna do with our active kiddo when it's raining nonstop outside?".

What a wonderful new resource for people experiencing Postpartum Mood Disorders - a daily email filled with supportive warmth from the most trusted American PPMD resource: http://www.postpartumprogress. com/weblog/2011/01/suffering-p pd-check-out-postpartum-progre ss-daily-hope.html

Suffering PPD? Announcing Postpartum Progress' Daily Hope - Postpartum Progress

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I am so excited to launch a new feature here at Postpartum Progress. It's called Daily Hope. This service is specifically for those of you who are currently suffering from postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, antenatal depression or related illnesses. I know that many of you don't have access to support groups or the best specialists.  You may not have people around you that understand.  Need some extra hope each day from people who DO get it?  Someone to shine a light towards the end of the tunnel?  That's Daily Hope!  Sign up at the link below, and starting on Monday, January 17th, you will receive an email each day with some inspiration and encouragement for getting through perinatal mood & anxiety disorders (PMADs).

 

 To sign up for Postpartum Progress Daily Hope, click here. 

Have a friend that you think could use this, or a patient?  Be sure to let them know!!  If you join, you can opt out (unsubscribe) at any time, and you are not required to give your last name.

 

Daily Hope and Postpartum Progress the Blog are services of Postpartum Progress Inc. the Nonprofit, which is working to vastly improve the support and services available to women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, primarily through the use of technology.