PPCM Blog

In the fog of new motherhood, I knew something wasn’t right. The swelling, the breathlessness, the weight gain - none of it felt normal. But when I brought it up, I was told to wait it out. This post is for anyone who's been dismissed while trying to listen to their body. It offers practical language to use with your doctor, questions grounded in Canadian heart failure guidelines, and what finally helped me get the care I needed after my diagnosis with peripartum cardiomyopat

I thought I was just recovering from a c-section. Swollen legs, sleepless nights, and overwhelming fatigue. After all, this was all part of new motherhood. But it wasn’t. I was in heart failure, and no one saw it coming. Peripartum cardiomyopathy nearly took my life before I even knew it existed. That’s why I started The PPCM Pulse: to make sure no one else has to suffer in silence.