And I thought my right arm was just stronger

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after my daughter was born 9 years ago. It was always there but just never diagnosed. We never went to the doctor when we were kids unless you were near death or bleedly profusely. I do not mean to say that my parents didn’t care about my health but when money and lack of insurance and doubt of doctors are in play, it happens. My teenage years were “troubled” to say the least but I managed mostly to contain myself throughout most of my adulthood. Granted bad choices were made but I survived. After my daughter was born I suffered from post partum depression and that eventually led to the bipolar diagnosis.

I was reading an article today about a British study that says how a mother holds her baby can be an indicator of extreme stress that can lead to post partum depression. I’m not sure I’m buying this one. It seems that if you favor the right side then you’re stressed. Aren’t new mothers stressed to begin with, the lack of sleep, hormones, etc? But how I carried my children? I did favor the right side with all of them but it seems like a reach to me. If you care to read it