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We tend to have a general familiarity with the concept of Postpartum Depression (PPD), but perhaps the reason many mothers do not identify with having experienced it is because of a misunderstanding of its full scope and definition.

Depression, in some form, has dipped in and out of my adult life, like an old boyfriend who, every couple of years, sends you an email or a text that ends up derailing your entire day.

In a New York Times article published earlier this year, titled: “Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit” the authors detail how the withdrawal effects can be so severe,

Before there were apps to track your baby’s feeding, nursing, and sleep sessions – there were good, old fashioned notebooks.