MOTHERHOOD SURVIVAL

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FREE 5 STEPS TO PREVENT POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

Strategies to Prevent

Postpartum Depression

Studies have proven there are specific learnable skills that can maximize your enjoyment of motherhood.

Learn the tools to create life balance, be a great mom, & Thrive in Motherhood!

Download Five Steps to Prevent PPD for free

NICE TO MEET YOU

I'm Dr. Jill Zechowy, MS, MD

Perinatal Psychotherapist & Family Physician
Author of the Motherhood Survival Manual
Mother of two

Dr. Jill has been working with new moms & babies for over 25 years since she graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. Upon completion of her family medical training, she fulfilled her US Public Health Service Scholarship providing comprehensive medical care to families in an underserved community. While there she supervised the refugee medicine program, nine school-based health centers, and became acting Medical Director at Lynn Community Health Center. She then moved to California, started her family, and became an assistant professor of medicine at the Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency. In 2010 she completed her master's degree in counseling psychology from Dominican University of California and opened up her practice in Women's Mental Health. Dr. Jill is passionate about helping women navigate the transition to motherhood and both preventing and treating perinatal depression.

Read my story

Dr. Zechowy’s support and guidance helped me to feel like there was hope again. She gave me the tools I needed to get to the other side of my depression and for my kids to have their mommy back. Forever grateful for her.

- LS

Dr. Zechowy helped me and my spouse form a plan during my third pregnancy because of my history of PPD that educated and equipped us to prevent the situations that were likely to lead to another hard postpartum. I am 6 months postpartum and confident the plan we've followed is why I'm having the best of my three experiences.

- LA

I suffered from major post partum anxiety and depression, but with the support and guidance I received from Jill I was able to get out of the darkness and see my life as it is, sometimes challenging, but also so wonderful.

- MF

five Steps to Prevent Postpartum Depression

Step One

Get Good Sleep

Getting good sleep when you're pregnant or have a baby is easier said than done.

Lack of sleep is a major contributor to postpartum depression, anxiety, and even postpartum rage. No wonder sleep deprivation is a form of human torture!

Common advice given such as "sleep when the baby sleeps" is not enough. No single approach works for all moms or babies. You need a sleep game plan with multiple strategies tailored to you.

Step Two

Nutrition

Healthy eating makes us feel better. In particular there is evidence that Omega 3 Fatty Acids, selenium (from just 1 Brazil nut a day), and calcium may prevent or improve depression.

Step Three

Help and Support

Talk with your partner about ways to share responsibilities and make the workload more manageable. Finding outside support can be more difficult these days, but there are ways to create balance.

Get all the help you can get.

Step Four

Let go of Control

An important part of finding balance in motherhood is learning when and how to let go of control. Taking control is a common coping strategy is times of stress and uncertainty. Often this strategy works well, but not always....

Step Five

Join Motherhood Survival Manual Masterclass

And this is just the beginning! There’s so much more that can be done to prepare for a great start with your baby.

FREE FIVE STEPS TO PREVENT POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION