Baby Ever After: Expanding Your Family After Postpartum Depression

Author:   Rebecca Fox Starr
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
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9781538127377


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 January 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Baby Ever After: Expanding Your Family After Postpartum Depression


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In Beyond the Baby Blues: Anxiety and Depression During and After Pregnancy Rebecca Fox Starr gives a candid account of her battle with prenatal and postpartum anxiety and depression. Rebecca’s story has touched readers deeply and, as her own journey has continued, so has her story, having veered in an unexpected direction: the decision about a future baby. What many people do not realize is that the idea of another pregnancy post-postpartum can be cripplingly frightening to a woman and her loved ones. Rebecca addresses this woefully in her first book, opening up about her sadness that her “shop is closed.” Having a baby was an option taken off the table, for a reason completely out of her control. Until it wasn’t. In 2017 Rebecca and her husband began exploring the idea of expanding their family, and, therefore consulted experts in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, perinatal mental health, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, and grief (in coping with the idea that, despite all of the options, the most sound of all could be to not have another child). Books on the topic of pregnancy after postpartum depression are scarce, making it difficult to find support or advice. This book, anchored in Rebecca’s story, offers an informative guide to the expert advice and insight, alongside current research, for women who want to explore pregnancy and other family expansion options after postpartum depression. With heartfelt stories, clinical data, and a consideration of the range of options and the emotions that along with them, Rebecca’s book fills a gaping hole in an area that leaves too many women feeling abjectly alone.

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Author:   Rebecca Fox Starr
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781538127377


ISBN 10:   1538127377
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 January 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: A Hard Story Prologue Chapter 1: My Shop is Closed Chapter 2: Or is it? Part II: A Hopeful Story Chapter 3: Grand Re-opening Chapter 4: Blueprints: Pregnancy After Postpartum Depression Chapter 5: 24/7, 365: Adoption after Postpartum Depression Chapter 6: Open for Occupancy: Surrogacy After Postpartum Depression Chapter 7: How to Hang the “Closed” Sign: Choosing Not to Expand the Family After Postpartum Depression Chapter 8. When You Leave the Door Ajar, the Weather is Always Windy: When You Just Aren’t Sure Chapter 9: Holding the Keys Bibliography

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Rebecca Fox Starr shares her intimate journey through severe postpartum depression related to childbearing and infertility, including voices from other moms when thinking about subsequent pregnancy. Her second book highlights the internal biological struggle of asking `maybe we can' balanced with questions about risks associated with medication regimens, adoption and possible surrogacy. A brilliantly written and straightforward lens of her internal journey to survive through two pregnancies while finding a way toward healing and health. -- Ginger Breedlove, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, March for Moms President, Author of Nobody Told Me About That: The First Six Weeks As a survivor and perinatal psychologist, I'm delighted that Rebecca has boldly broken new ground with Baby Every After. With beautiful detail, honesty, engaging scenarios and even humor, she sensitively raises the many valid options for families following postpartum depression, including surrogacy and choosing not to have another child. As a fellow advocate supporting whatever feels right for each survivor, I applaud Rebecca and her new book! -- Shoshana S. Bennett, PhD, Author of books including Postpartum Depression for Dummies , DrShosh.com


Rebecca Fox Starr shares her intimate journey through severe postpartum depression related to childbearing and infertility, including voices from other moms when thinking about subsequent pregnancy. Her second book highlights the internal biological struggle of asking `maybe we can' balanced with questions about risks associated with medication regimens, adoption and possible surrogacy. A brilliantly written and straightforward lens of her internal journey to survive through two pregnancies while finding a way toward healing and health. -- Ginger Breedlove, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, March for Moms President, Author of Nobody Told Me About That: The First Six Weeks


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Rebecca Fox Starr is an author, writer, blogger, mom, wife and mental health advocate. She created her internationally-read blog, Mommy, Ever After, in 2010, and her first book, “Beyond the Baby Blues: Anxiety and Depression During and After Pregnancy” was released in early 2018. Rebecca writes candidly about her life as a mother, survivor, advocate, singer/songwriter, dance-partier and studded-shoe collector. Her story has been featured in The New York Times, HuffPost, on ABC News and in all forms of media across the world. Rebecca lives and writes with her husband, daughter, son and two dogs in the suburbs of Philadelphia. More about Rebecca can be found on her blog at www.MommyEverAfter.com and on social media outlets @rebeccafoxstarr

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