Since I have been pregnant I have decided to give up my career in the Army since my husband is in and be a mom. Well that means a big life change. Now I’m on strict bed-rest due to pre-term labor and am staying home all day, bored out of my mind and the stress keeps pilling on. I’ve had a car wreck my back can’t heal due to the weight of my belly, my truck is messing up, my finances are going crazy, my husband is leaving for Iraq possibly before the baby is born, I got bit by a spider and my leg is all swollen and it hurts to walk, and on and on. Now I spend all the time I have with my husband fighting over stupid things and it is really starting to get to me. I feel so lost and worried and sad. I know I need to do something to keep from losing it, but I don’t know what. I want to be able to love my husband every second he is here, but I can’t help the rage and uselessness I feel inside. Someone please help me.

I know it’s normal to feel more emotional during pregnancy, and this has been an emotional week for everyone (with the VT shootings and all), but I have been crying on and off for days. I want to cry all the time. Is this normal, or should I start to worry about depression?

I got depressed in my last pregnancy too. I think it’s the constant fatigue and morning sickness in the 1st trimester. I remember in my first pregnancy it went away sometime in the first trimester, but right now it’s kicking my butt and I have 1 year old twins to take care of. They’re waking up from their nap, playing in their cribs together, and I’m dreading getting them up! How awful is that? They’re happy right now and I’m on my way in… sigh. But does anyone have any advice? I don’t want to take pills.

Thanks!

At one time, doctors believed that the hormones associated with pregnancy were a good protection against depression. In more recent years, however, there has been a growing body of evidence that depression during pregnancy is a serious problem, affecting 10-20% of all women – the same proportion that women as whole suffer without adding pregnancy into the equation. With figures like that and with the added concern that depression can factor into the health of the baby, it is important to know something about how depression and pregnancy are connected.

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How many months in pregnancy does depression start

Did any Mums or Mums-to-be suffer from depression during pregnancy? I’m nearly 12wks (2nd pregnancy, 1st baby) and am suffering from the blues. I don’t want to do anything or be around people. In fact, I have the urge to get on the train and get out of the county for a while (planning a trip to London to see my bro soon).

If any of you have experienced this, how did you cope? Have you had depression in the past?

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Being pregnant is a great time for most women. They are so excited to be on their way to giving birth to the child of their dreams and they are very happy to have their dreams finally come true. However some women have a hard time dealing with the stress of being pregnant and go through bouts of pregnancy depression during their term.

Many times a woman will feel like they are not as sexy as they once were when they are pregnant. They may not feel good about who they are and what they look like when they are pregnant. These feelings are normal and many go through them. It is usually something that goes away after a short amount of time. Many do not have to deal with pregnancy depression. However there are some that are not so fortunate.

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