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PPD, short for postpartum depression, is the low mood, anxiety, guilt and emptiness that can settle in during the first year after a baby arrives. A free online PPD support group is a place to say how it actually feels to other new parents, from home, without having to arrange childcare to get there.

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Postpartum Support Group

Wed, Nov 11 | 11:00AM - 12:00PM UTC
The early months after having a baby can bring exhaustion, identity shifts, and feelings no one warned you about — alongside the joy. This group is a judgment-free space for new parents to talk honestly about postpartum depression, anxiety, and the adjustment to this new chapter, with people who won't just tell you to sleep when the baby sleeps.
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New Mom/Postpartum Peer support
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jazlinmontgomeryezell

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New Mom/Postpartum Peer support

first-time moms and moms balancing life after birth

Burnout
First-time parent
Postpartum depression
4/16
Thu, 11/12, 4:00 PM • 60 min
Holding Space After Baby: Postpartum Support
Ath

Ath

Holding Space After Baby: Postpartum Support

For parent's experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety

Anxiety
Postpartum depression
4/16
Fri, 11/13, 6:30 PM • 60 min
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Darknesstowings

Darknesstowings

The Motherhood Healing Circle

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Miscarriage
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy
1/10
Sat, 11/14, 1:00 AM • 60 min
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unicron21

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Postnatal parents

First-time parent
Parenthood
Postpartum depression
1/11
Mon, 11/16, 2:30 AM • 45 min
Topic context

Understanding ppd

Postpartum depression rarely looks like the word depression. It looks like crying in the car, rage at a partner over nothing, lying awake while the baby sleeps, or feeling nothing when everyone says you should feel joy. Many parents wait months to say any of it out loud because they are afraid of what it means about them. PPD groups are made of people in that same first year, or just past it, who know the difference between tired and this. Fathers and partners get PPD too, and they are welcome.

Why it helps

How peer support helps with ppd

Peer support helps with PPD because the people who could normally help, your parents, your friends with kids, your pediatrician, often get the cheerful version. A group of other postpartum parents does not need the cheerful version, and hearing someone else describe your exact week can be the first relief in months.

Inside the room

What ppd groups often cover

  • Low mood, rage, numbness and anxiety in the first year
  • Intrusive thoughts and the fear of saying them
  • Partners who do not understand, or who are struggling too
  • Feeding, sleep and the loss of who you were before the baby
Good fit for

Who these groups may help

  • New mothers in the first year who do not feel like themselves
  • Fathers and partners with postpartum depression or anxiety
  • Parents of a second or third child surprised that this time is harder
  • Anyone whose postpartum visit was too short to say the real thing
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Frequently asked questions

What does PPD stand for?

PPD stands for postpartum depression, depression that begins during pregnancy or in the first year after birth. PPA is the anxiety version, and the two often overlap. Both are welcome in these groups.

Can I bring the baby to an online PPD group?

Yes. Groups are on video from your home, so the baby can be on your lap, asleep next to you or being fed. Nobody minds a crying infant in a postpartum group.

Can dads and partners join a PPD support group?

Yes. Postpartum depression affects fathers and partners too, and they attend these groups. Some join with their partner, some on their own.

Is a PPD support group a replacement for treatment?

No. These are peer groups led by people with lived experience, not clinicians. Many members attend alongside a doctor or therapist, and if you have thoughts of harming yourself or the baby, call or text 988 or go to an emergency room.
1-on-1 support

Want to speak to someone one on one about ppd?

Connect with a trained Peer Specialist for a private ppd session.

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