Resources
Baby Cafe
FREE Breastfeeding support
214-243-2104
8202 Spring Valley RD
Dallas, TX 75240
M-F 8:30 – 5:30
Mothers’ Milk Bank
Ft/Worth, TX 76102
Austin, TX 78705
817-810-0071
877-813-6455
Recommended Reading
Mothers Know Best
by Connie Correia Fisher & Joanne Correia
(Small Potatoes Press)
Hot Flashes Warm Bottles:
First-Time Mothers Over Forty
by Nancy London, M.S.W.
Baby 411:
Clear Answers and Smart Advice
by Denise Field and Ari Brown
The Happiest Baby on the Block
(Book) and (DVD)
by Harvey Karp M.D.
Colic Solved
by Bryan Vartabedian M.D.
Guide to infant reflux and the care of
your crying, difficult to soothe baby.
Chiropractors
Courtney Gowin 469-249-2623
FREE TO BE CHIROPRACTIC
4811 Broadway St Addison, TX
Dr Nikki Porteus
Dr Erin Calaway
APEX WELLNESS CENTER
6009 BELT LINE RD #110
DALLAS, TX
972-392-9402
Dr Denisa Weber
214-543-2768
6801-Snider Plaza #240
Dallas
Cafe For Life Chiropratic
3112 Swiss Ave
Dallas
My Child Wellness
Dr Amber Brooks
Board Certified Pediatric Chiropractor
14330 Midway Rd #116
Dallas, TX
469-547-1173
Birth Pools
Buoyant Birth Pool Rentals
214-683-1077
Maryn Taylor
Breastfeeding Home Visits
Baby Birth and You
972-985-8828
In home lactation Help & pump rentals
Wendy Blumberg IBLC
Plano, TX
Natural Beginnings
Linda Worzer IBCLC RLC
Richardson 972-699-3921
Baby Cafe
FREE Breastfeeding support
214-243-2104
8202 Spring Valley RD
Dallas, TX 75240
M-F 8:30 – 5:30
Mothers’ Milk Bank
Ft/Worth, TX 76102
Austin, TX 78705
817-810-0071
877-813-6455
Midwifery
Teri Mitchell 469-850-2661
Comforts of Home Midwifery
Mercy Eizenga
361-790-3077
Birth Centers
Inanna Birth & Women’s Care
940-483-1569
Denton
McKinney Birth Center
214-394-5687
Tree of Life
BellaBirth
972-542-0349
McKinney
Allen Birthing Center
214-495-9911
Frisco Baylor Hospital
Centennial OBGYN
Dr Melissa K. Bailey
972-731-6565
Frisco Women’s Health
Dr Weinstein, Frisco Women’s Health
972-668-8300
Postpartum Depression
Kimberly Kertsburg LCSW 214-300-5333
Mia Kirby
972-861-0106
Does home visits for postpartum depression issues
Little Love Counseling
817-715-9152
For all stages of Motherhood
1726 Chadwick Ct
Hurst, TX
Lee Anne Bingham LPC
469-443-6778
Birth trauma, postpartum depression
Plano, TX
The Postpartum Connection
2301 Ohio Dr #259
Plano, TX
Jana Wertheirm LMFT
972-979-6574
www.dalllaspostpartum.com
UT Dallas Counseling Center
800 W Campbell Rd
Richardson, TX 75080
Healing Matters-Medical Center of Plano
972-519-1588
3901 W. 15th St.
Plano, TX
Wings for Wellness
214-697-2677
Shelly@wingsforwellness.org or Karen@wingsforwellness.org
support group for moms with postpartum depression
Seay Behavioral Health Center Program
972-981-8324
6110 West Parker Rd
Plano, TX
What does it feel like? Could I have it?
Trust your instincts.
“It feels constantly tired”
“It’s having a lack of feeling for the baby”
“It’s having frightening thoughts or fantasies”
“It feels out of control”
“It feels like ‘I’m never going to feel like myself again”
“It feels like I’m a bad mother”
“It feels like I should never have had this baby”
“It feels like I have no patience for anything anymore”
“It feels like my marriage cannot survive this”
“It feels like if I could only get a good nights sleep, everything would be better”
“It feels like no one understands”
“It feels like I’m going crazy”
“It feels like I will always feel like this”
What can I do about it?
Focus on self-help measures, such as resting as much as you can, eating right, stop blaming yourself, talking to someone you trust about your feelings. Let your doctor know. Find a local therapist that specializes in pp depression. DO NOT wait to get proper treatment. Do not let feelings of shame, guilt, or embarrassment get in the way of you getting help. The longer you wait, the harder it is to treat.
Supportive Help Line
www.postpartumcouples.com
www.missfoundation.org
MISS Foundation 623-979-1000 Arizona or (888) 455-Miss
A Supportive on line site for parents who have lost their baby or child. Answering many questions and help for planning funeral arrangements.
“There is sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power
They are messengers of unspeakable love” Washington Irving
When a Child Dies – Surviving the Tragic Death of a Child or Perinatal Loss
Difficult Questions After Perinatal Death
What if I have a stillbirth or if it happens to someone I know?
The MISS Foundation has volunteers who can help you or someone that you know who may be going through this tragedy.
Will I still have to go through labor if my baby dies?
Most often yes, Even if a baby is stillborn before the onset of labor, most women will experience labor and childbirth in the same way a “live birth”. Having a birth doula, supportive family members, and pain management can help ease what you will be going through.