Postpartum Depression Support Group at Lane

    Lane Regional Medical Center is hosting New Mom’s Hope, a monthly support group for new moms suffering from postpartum depression.  The group will meet Thursday, August 14, 2014, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., at Lane Regional Medical Center, 6300 Main Street, in Zachary.
    This FREE support group will be led by local Licensed Professional Counselor, Dana LeTard Vicellio.  
    The purpose of the support group is to provide encouragement, education, and support for mothers-to-be & new moms who are having emotional difficulty related to childbirth.  Symptoms of postpartum depression include:
•    Feeling sad or depressed
•    Feeling more irritable or angry with those around you
•    Having difficulty bonding with your baby
•    Feeling anxious or panicky?
•    Having problems with eating or sleeping
•    Having upsetting thoughts that you can’t get out of your mind
•    Feeling as if you are “out of control” or “going crazy”
•    Feeling like you never should have become a mother
•    Worried that you might hurt your baby or yourself
For more information, please call (225)658-4587.