Wednesday Chats for Moms!

Postpartum Support International hosts free, live phone sessions every week, including Wednesday chats for moms and Monday chats for dads. During these sessions you can talk with a PSI expert about resources, symptoms, options and general information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders from the privacy of your own phone. There is no need to pre-register or give your name. These sessions, facilitated by licensed mental health professionals, are informational only and open to anyone with questions and concerns. Limited to the first 15 caller Is it just the baby blues? Am I the only one who feels this way? Will I ever get better? Join in this weekly session and get answers to your questions from trained healthcare professionals who understand what you’re going through. How to Participate in a Chat with the Experts: Participants must call 1-800-944-8766 five minutes before the call begins. The facilitator will end the call if there are no participants by 15 minutes after the scheduled start time. Dialing-in to the Conference: 1. Use your telephone to dial your toll-free TeleConference number: 1-800-944-8766. *The following greeting will welcome you: “Welcome to TelSpan TeleConferencing. Please enter your TeleConference code followed by the “#” sign.” 2. After this prompt, enter 87384# Entering the Conference After entering the correct five-digit TeleConference code, your immediate connection to the TeleConference may be signaled with an audible tone heard by all Participants. Upon entering the TeleConference, please state your name for the convenience of your other Participants. If you are the first person in the call, you will experience silence until other Participants join. The facilitator will end the call if there are no participants by 15 minutes after the scheduled start time. Trouble Accessing Your Conference: If for any reason you are having difficulty accessing your TeleConference, please contact the TelSpan Operator Services Department at: 1-800-937-7726. Helpful Hints Leaving and Rejoining a TeleConference: If you have to leave the TeleConference for any reason, DO NOT PLACE YOUR PHONE “ON HOLD”. Simply hang-up and call in again when you are ready to return to the Conference. Muting Your Line: If you would like to mute your line to prevent background noise from entering the call, press *1 (star 1) on your touchtone keypad. This will mute your line, but allow you to listen to the Conference. Pressing *1 (star 1) again will un-mute your line. At Conference Conclusion: When the Conference has concluded, simply hang-up. The TeleConference call is terminated when all Participants have disconnected. Help During the Conference: If you need immediate assistance during the TeleConference, press *0 (star zero) to speak privately with an Operator. Please note: The bridge line will stop accepting callers when the maximum of 15 callers has been reached. Sessions will last approximately one hour. These Chats are not meant to take the place of needed visits to healthcare providers and do not provide therapy.