Post Partum Depression

I am fortunate not to have had much more than regular "baby blues" and feelings of being exhausted and overwhelmed, but many women will have this at some point in their life. I have several good friends who have had severe post-partum depression (PPD). I wrote an article here explaining how a pediatrician approaches PPD and what to expect your pediatrician to do. If you are a mom reading this and your pediatrician doesn't screen for it in the first two months of well checks, ask why not.