How am I going to deal with my anxiety after my baby comes?
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at
8:32 am
I’m 34 weeks pregnant and have struggled with Generalized Anxiety Disorder since last May. This has been an incredibly difficult pregnancy because of it. Any ideas on how I can be the best mom to my baby even though I have an anxiety disorder? Thanks so much.
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well i dont really know what that is exactly but i can tell you that everyone says you get the baby blues / depression after the baby is born but i have noticed that the ones that et depressed are the ones that are locking them selfs at home all day. out of everyone i know the ones who were so scared to take their baby out side cause the baby would get sick and just stayed in side all day got depressed really bad but the ones like me and thought that the child would get exposed to germs azt some point and just went somewhere every day did not get depressed at all. with my daughter i was at a church picknic just 26 hours after she was born people say i was crazy but guess what i have a 4 and almost 6 year old that have hardly ever gotten sick.
my advice is get out of the house as much as possible even if it is going ot the part or pushing the stroller around walmart all day just get out of the house
I’m not sure but your doctor will probably prescribe something for the first few weeks after your baby comes. I don’t know any other natural way of dealing with your disorder, especially with a newborn around.
Good luck!
I have the same disorder and had my baby in Jan. OMG I freaked out. Don’t want to scare u but if you know you have anxiety tell ur doctor. That’s what I did. I had to go on Zoloft for two months. At first I flipped out hardcore and then it went a way in a couple of days.
What they don’t tell you this is that when the placenta comes out all your hormones drop. That’s why they wont tell u that u have PPD until a month or so after u give birth because ur body is dealing with the hormones and the lack of.
I can only tell you to tell everyone around you, you need someone who can tell you that u are just freaking out and everything will be ok.
After my son, I suffered from postpartum depression. I had counseling to help me get through it. It was hard for me, breast feeding every 2 hours. There were days I couldn’t let down, my breast were filled with milk, it hurt some days. Then I finally let down and pumped out, boy was it a lot of milk. My therapist told me to get outside, get myself dressed, put on make- up, do my hair, just don’t sit around in a bathrobe all day. If you have support, you will be fine. Take it one day at a time.
i had anxiety before i got prego with my first kid i was put on meds for it when i was pregnant with him it got really bad but couldn’t have meds after i had him most of it went away don’t know y but it did.
You can take Zoloft breastfeeding. I have Chronic anxiety and OCD. I took up to 100 mg daily, with no effects at all on my daughter.
I was diagnosed some time ago with quite a severe General Anxiety Disorder. I had behavioural cognitive therapy (which was great) and have been taking Zoloft for years. I recently gave birth to a baby girl… during the pregnancy i ceased taking my meds for fear of what it would do to my baby but in hindsight, i should never have stopped, i sunk into deep depression during the pregnancy but failed to recognise it until i recently looked back on my journal. I also suffered SEVERE panic/anxiety after my girl was born to the point where i had literally no sleep for weeks after due to my anxiety causing insomnia… i would literally hover in anticipation of her waking up and crying and i never got any sleep, i cried every single day for weeks after she was born. She is my first baby. i was so ill, mentally, it was horrible. My best advice for you hun is to get on your meds immediately after you give birth, im not sure how serious your GAD is but coupled with hormones and lack of sleep the anxiety can be devastating. I found i was just not able to function at all.
The good news is, after many visits to my doctor – who got me back on my zoloft, temazepam for my insomnia *temporary* and referred me back to get more cognitive therapy with a psychotherapist, i feel so much better, its really not worth trying to battle on by yourself. Its great that you are aware of your condition just know the signs to look for. And as crazy as i might sound to all the ‘normal’ folks out there, i think i have come a long way and having my girl is the best thing that ever happened to me.
In order to put your baby first and give him/her the best chance in life you must look after yourself and get yourself well.
If you need anyone to chat to regarding your anxiety don’t hesitate to email bmitchell@aandr.com.au
Good luck and congratulations on your pregnancy!!