Post Weaning Depression

Post Weaning Depression

Update: 2025-09-22
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Did you know that you could be at risk for depressive symptoms when you wean?
Why does this happen and what can you do about it? Listen to this very important
episode today and learn more about post weaning depression and how you can
take care of yourself if this happens.

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Things we talked about:

Different from post partum depression [7:40 ]
Symptoms [8:41 ]
Everyone weans for different reasons [10:59 ]
Article from parents.com [15:00 ]
Causes of post weaning depression [15:35 ]
Tips for coping [20:37 ]
Things to watch out for [28:47 ]

Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/weaning-an-infant/
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/103-post-weaning-depression/
https://www.talkiatry.com/blog/post-weaning-depression

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Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)
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