The Importance of Support

Great article in The Post and Courier today on PPD and highlighting the Moms’ Run: Postpartum Depression: Information, a supportive community critical to helping women

When Sarah Moore’s husband pointedly asked her if she was having thoughts of hurting herself or her 2-month-old daughter, Moore could only nod.

“If he hadn’t asked me that, I wouldn’t have told him,” the West Ashley mom says.

Moore was trapped in a guilty spiral of worrisome thoughts that are common among women with postpartum depression, according to experts.

“I was super anxious. I would wake up in the morning with a knot in my stomach thinking about having to get through the day with her,” Moore says. “It’s not at all what I pictured it to be. I felt so guilty about that.”

While Moore felt she was the only woman to ever feel that way, an average of 15 percent of new moms experienced symptoms of postpartum depression between 2004 and ’08, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Selecting the Right Energy Gels

Holly Ortlund

We are so excited to welcome Holly Ortlund to the Moms’ Run this year as a guest runner. Holly is also going to be conducting a runners’ clinic on the topic of energy gels.

Runners’ Clinic: Selecting the Right Energy Gels

6-7 p.m. Friday, May 11 at TrySports, 1903 Highway 17 North in Mount Pleasant

This free clinic is being held in conjunction with race packet pickup for the ninth annual Moms’ Run May 12 on Daniel Island.

Speaker: Holly Ortlund of EnergyGelCentral.com, a website that provides reviews, comparisons and information on energy gels. Ortlund has degrees in exercise physiology and biology. She spent eight years as the director of research and development for a small sports nutrition startup where she formulated the gels and flavors.

Ortlund, who lives in Decatur, Ga., runs about 40 miles a week and competes in races once or twice a month. In 2011, she placed first overall in the Georgia State Trail Running Championships, Big Peach 5K, Heart & Soles 5K and the Cantrell Center 5K. She also placed first with a time of 17:59 in the 2010 Atlanta Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon & 5K.

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Moms’ Run is Coming

April 12, 2012

We are one month away from the ninth annual Moms’ Run and we are getting excited. We have some amazing sponsors this year: Trident Health, Deplin and Dr. Randy Pediatric Dentist. Look for these posters around town and get signed up!

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What Not to Say

April 9, 2012

Check out this great post from our supporter and friend Angie Mizzell about shattering parenting taboos. I’m that person who delivers a baby and falls instantly in love. I’m like, “Hello there. So you’re the one who’s been turning somersaults in my belly. I had a feeling it was you.” About a week before I [...]

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One State Makes Progress on PPD

January 30, 2012

Ellen Story, a Democratic state representative from Amherst, Mass., is working on a state bill that addresses postpartum depression. Through her research and meetings with leaders in women’s health, Story found that all new mothers to be screened for PPD. While she received strong support and the legislation passed in 2010, it has hit some roadblocks [...]

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Child Care Resources

January 16, 2012

Here’s a great post from PostpartumProgress.com with ideas for moms who need some child care resources. Taking a break can be so critical for moms going through PPD. A mother may be in crisis for all sorts of reasons, whether it’s postpartum depression, a debilitating illness, economic turmoil, problems of addiction or abuse, or something [...]

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Homicide, suicide outpace traditional causes of death in pregnant, postpartum women

October 28, 2011

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Violent deaths are outpacing traditional causes of maternal mortality, such as hemorrhage and preeclampsia, and conflicts with intimate partner are often a factor, researchers report. “We found that the mortality rate from homicide and suicide were more common than what we think of as traditional causes of maternal mortality,” said Dr. Christie L. Palladino, [...]

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Moving Into Motherhood – Getting Organized

October 19, 2011

Moving Into Motherhood will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Center for Women, 129 Cannon St. in downtown Charleston. Parking is available in the lot at 30 Bee St., directly behind the Center for Women office building. Hosted by the Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation, Moving Into Motherhood offers support and education for new moms [...]

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Moving Into Motherhood

October 7, 2011

If we believe the books, movies and websites, babies are all swaddled bundles of joy leaving new moms swooning. But new moms know after the swooning, there’s the lack of sleep, showers and sanity. No full-time job is as demanding as caring for a newborn, especially if it’s the first one. Moms have tons of [...]

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Making a Difference

August 31, 2011

In addition to education and outreach, our Foundation exists to help women struggling with PPD – plain and simple. We host support groups twice a month and give grants to women who can’t otherwise afford medical treatment for PPD. This woman recently received a grant and we sent us this note: Thank you so much [...]

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