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Is there such a thing as pre natal depression????
Hi, I'm nearly 11 weeks pregnant, if I had already given birth I would be thinking I have PND again, My brain is ALWAYS tired as is my eyes, everything is a major chore to do and yet I have trouble sleeping at night, I am paraqnoid that all my friends have dumped me, I have also quit smoking in the past 10 days soI don't kow if thats got anything to do with it and I burst into tears all the time and am moody, I havn't got another Doctors appointment until next month (the Dr's here only see you once in the first tri-mester........ there's a Dr shortage. I thought last night that maybe I am low in iron and thats why I'm tired all the time. I know being pregnant makes you tired but I'm talking could be on the couch ALL day and still be tired, almost chronic fatigue tired, not what I would think of as normal. This is my 2nd pregnancy I was sad in my first because my Dad died of cancer when I was 5 months along. I was hoping this one would be a happier experience, but so far it's just as sad and depressing. Any advice or knowledge will be appreciated.
Thanks
Chele
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Re: Is there such a thing as pre natal depression????
Hi Fi, That does help a great deal thank you for telling me I'm not alone and not insane, I was even worried I might be Bi-Polar or something. Does it feel as though the front part of your brain is being compressed???? maybe we should be support people for each other LOL. I even thought I might get tested for thyriod imballance (I still might, can't hurt, it's just a blood test) I can't believe what a chore everything is. Today is actually a lovely day out for a change and I should take our 2.5 year old for a walk to the park, but I'm so tired I'm fighting just not going back to bed. Coffee, Sugar, Low Gi Foods, and extra vitamins don't work, I hate men, they enjoy the insemination and then nothing else happens to them, where's the justice. Why couldn't I have just 1 nice happy Angelina Jolie style glowing pregnancy. I don't even feel pregnant. At leat the first time I did feel pregnant and special, this time I keep forgetting that I am pregnant and I just know we're getting another baby, we may as well be going to adopt or foster for all the bond I have so far. It's all just so bitterly dissapointing. This is the last baby we'll have and I had such hopes of enjoying it properly this time, and so far it's just the opposite. sigh and sob.
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Re: Is there such a thing as pre natal depression????
it might seem disappointing now but it's only because of how you're feeling atm with the tiredness, and not feeling pregnant etc. the tiredness i'll most likely put down to hormones, you should be taking a folic acid and iron supplement everyday of your pregnancy anyhow, but you can still be low in iron, so i'd get your iron, and thyroid checked (your thyroid over the course of your pregnancy will slow down anyhow).
i didn't feel pregnant in the beginning of my pregnacy either, i could feel all the symptoms like the nausea and tiredness and really sore boobs, but until i could actually start feeling the firm ball that was my uterus i just felt like i was sick (i was also feeling very disappointed as my bf at the time broke up with me as soon as i told him i was pregnant, cos i had to go it alone), but i felt differently once i actually "felt" pregnant, where i could feel and see my stomach and feel the kicks. it might help to keep telling yourself YES i am pregnant and thinking pregnant, it might help to change your point of view.
it could very well be that you are depressed, i know i was feeling a bit that way with my situation a the time and on that note there are resourses available so i'd go to see a doc, but i waited it out and felt a lot better once the tiredness and nausea went and i actually FELT pregnant and it all seemed real.
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