BlogHers Act: Blog Day for the Mothers Act

BlogHers Act: Blog Day for the Mothers Act As part of our BlogHers Act commitment to make a difference on the issue of maternal Health in 2007-2008 we are urging you to participate in the Blog Day for the Mothers Act, on

October 24, 2007 . (Read Katherine Stone's personal postpartum depression story.)

Join BlogHer, Katherine Stone from Postpartum Progress, and Postpartum Support International in this call to action.

Take action today:

Grab a Mothers Act Blog Day button and display it on your blog, now.
Post your link in the comments to this page letting us know you'll be blogging on October 24, 2007.
Tell your fellow bloggers about the Mothers Act Blog Day right now so that they can participate too.
Start writing your Mothers Act Blog Day post and be sure to publish it on October 24, 2007. (Don't forget to tag your post with Blog Day for the Mothers Act, BlogHers Act, BlogHer, Postpartum Depression, PSI, Postpartum Progress)
Once you've blogged your Mothers Act Blog Day post, return to this page and leave your url so that others can visit you.
Write or call your Senator to show your support of Mothers Act.

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Helpful Links:

* The Mothers Act: Senator Menendez
* Postpartum Support International (Find your Senator, find out whether they're already supporting The MOTHERS Act and get suggestions on what to say when you call them)
* Postpartum Progress: Katherine Stone
* Find your senator

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As I said ...

As I said in the previous post, all three blogs will be participating in the MothersAct day on October 24th. I'll add a button to the two blogs in which I can do that (on our sidebars) now. As for the third, I'll do a post on Monday about MothersAct for the 24th to see if some other birth mothers will join in on their blogs on the 24th.

I hope to see others involved as well.

Family Living; Hatfield Style - Our Family Blog.
Birth/First Parent Blog
The Chronicles of Munchkin Land.

Submitted by JennaHatfield on Thu, 10/11/2007 - 08:54

Blog for the MOTHERS Act

Thank you, thank you, thank you! On behalf of all the women who experience these illnesses, I am so honored by the participation of all of these amazing women!

Katherine Stone
Postpartum Progress

Submitted by katstone on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 04:06

I Support the MOTHERS Act

My site is about cooking rather than about parenthood. However, I feel this is an important enough issue and will gladly post about it on the 24th.

Dawn
of DawnsRecipes.com

Submitted by DawnsRecipes on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 05:02

I will be blogging it at Healthy Concerns

healthyconcerns.com...although I'm not a mother and never will be, the stories are heart-breaking...for the moms, their children, and their families.

I will also call my Senator.

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer
elisa@blogher.org

Submitted by Elisa Camahort on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 08:12

I've added the button to my site

I plan on blogging about postpartum anxiety, which is what I was diagnosed with after my children were born.

Politics & News Contributing Editor
Queen of Spain

Submitted by Erin Kotecki Vest on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 07:26

Blog for the MOTHERS Act

Thank you SO MUCH for agreeing to participate. I am so grateful for your
help!

Katherine Stone
Postpartum Progress

Submitted by katstone on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 04:04

Count me in

I'll be posting at Professor Kim on the 24th!

Kim
BlogHer Contributing Editor|Professor Kim|

Submitted by Kim Pearson on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 07:37

Blog for the MOTHERS Act

Thanks Professor Kim! I'm so happy you'll be joining us!!

Katherine Stone
Postpartum Progress

Submitted by katstone on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 04:05

A Girl's Gotta Spa will participate

I have 4 little ones; my littlest is 5 months--so it hits close to home and will be supported and written about on A Girl's Gotta Spa.

Shannon

A Girl's Gotta Spa!
Makeup Minute
Beauty Pro

Submitted by Shannon Nelson on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 15:03

Annie's Word Vibrations will contribute

I am a clinical hypnotherapist and have offered assistance several times for Postpartum depression, and I experienced it myself with my two sons. Will post information for self help for post partum depression and also hope to raise awareness.

Annie's Word Vibrations
Annie Lawrence, loveambassador

Submitted by loveambassador on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 21:29

The Integrated Mother is in!

You can count me in. I've added the button to The Integrated Mother® blog and will post on October 24th (and call my state's senator!).

Michele Dortch
Founder, The Integrated Mother®
http://www.integratedmother.com

Submitted by integratedmother on Wed, 10/17/2007 - 16:38

I'm in!

I'll be posting about it in A Matterof Perspective on the 24th. :)

Submitted by leahmae on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 19:52

Looking forward to your posts!

I'll be posting about PPD on Wednesday at We All Fall Down.

Submitted by cindyfey on Mon, 10/22/2007 - 11:19

Posting in Several Places

The Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Chicago Moms Blog, and DC Moms Blogs will be participating, as will my personal blog, The Silent I.

Glennia
The Silent I
Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Kimchi Mamas
MOMocrats

Submitted by Glennia on Mon, 10/22/2007 - 20:17

The Mummy Chronicles is IN too!

I'll post on Wednesday and up at Moms Speak Up. This is such a great idea. As someone who suffered with PPD and had a mother who did as well it cuts deep in our family. Thankfully I had a lot of supportand understanding from all parties.

Submitted by queenbee88 on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 02:44

I'll be there

I will be posting, too.

Joanne

You can also find me at,
DC Metro Moms, http://svmomblog.typepad.com/dc_metro_moms/
PunditMom's Spin Cycle, http://www.workitmom.com/bloggers/punditmom/
MOMocrats, http://momocrats.typepad.com/momocrats/

Submitted by PunditMom on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 04:58

Blogging for the mothers act

I'll be blogging on October 24 here at my mommy blog www.screamything.com

Submitted by minnie on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 11:43

We're in!

We'll be blogging about the Mothers Act tomorrow and calling our Senators, too!

Claire & Magali

5 Resolutions to Transform the Fashion and Beauty Industries

Submitted by 5resolutions on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 13:02

I'm there!

I have my post drafted and ready to go!

Christine,
of Welcome to My Brain
www.christinemoers.blogspot.com

Submitted by christinemoers on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 16:08

good evening

On the 24th I'll post about the subject also. Currently the button is displayed.

Cheers,
Robert MacEwan
http://www.macewan.org

Submitted by macewan on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 17:24

I'm here for the cause!! I'll blog for the
MOTHERS ACT.

I just had a beautiful baby in July. I am all for the cause. It's a fine line we walk those first few weeks. I know I had issues at first but thankfully I was able to overcome them. I am extremely happy today.

Shelly @ http://shellysays.blogspot.com

Submitted by Shellysays on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 18:20

I Just Did It!

Up and running, here's the link:

http://www.thisfullhouse.com/this_full_house/2007/10/blog-day-for-th.htm...

Let it roll, baby!

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This Full House
This Full House of Product Reviews
Imperfect Parent

Submitted by Liz Thompson on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 19:47

Here it is!

THANK YOU for bringing attention to something so many people try to hide - because we don't want to be seen as weak, vulnerable, or unable to fit into our new role.

Here is my post:
http://www.karianna.us/blog/archives/2007/10/mothers_cant_carry_the_burd...

My best,
Karianna

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karianna.clubmom.com = my ClubMom blog on autistic spectrum disorders
karianna.us/blog = my personal blog

Submitted by Karianna on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 20:05