Hello Teal: I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral! May I suggest you introduce yourself to the general membership over on our New Members Introductions forum? Here's a link:

https://forums.psychcentral.com/new-...introductions/

There is a forum, here on PC, dedicated to Bipolar Disorder. Here's a link to that forum:

https://forums.psychcentral.com/bipolar/

Here are links to 3 articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of PPD:

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/p...lity-disorder/

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/p...der/treatment/

https://pro.psychcentral.com/exhaust...lity-disorder/

And then here are links to 3 articles on the subject of Bipolar Disorder:

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/b...olar-disorder/

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/b...der-treatment/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/women-a...isorder/?all=1

I hope you find the time you spend here on PC to be of benefit.