Hyperfocus: Did my ADHD make me more likely to have postpartum depression?
Episode description
Rae had heard that there was a link between ADHD and postpartum depression. But with a tiny baby to care for and a life to navigate, she had more pressing things to deal with.
But the question kept bugging her: Does ADHD make you more likely to have postpartum depression?
This week on Hyperfocus, Rae finally gets some answers to questions she has had for years. Her guest is Dr. Catherine Birndorf, a reproductive psychiatrist, co-founder of The Motherhood Center, and an expert on postpartum mood disorders.
Related resources
- Catherine’s book: What No One Tells You
- 3 things I’m learning as a new mom with ADHD
- 72 hours in the life of a working mom with ADHD
- Parenting tips when you and your child have ADHD
Timestamps
(02:55) ADHD as a postpartum concern
(09:47) PMADs: Not just the ‘baby blues’
(14:21) What can struggling parents do?
(21:07) Medication and pregnancy
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