Is depression common near the end of a pregnancy?
Question by Maritime Mummy to 2 Little Imps!: Is depression common near the end of a pregnancy?
How do I tell the difference between actual depression at this point and mood swings associated with the hormones? If they’re mood swings, I seem to be bursting into tears an awful lot lately. More often than not lately it seems like I’m just crying. This is my second baby and I don’t remember feeling like this during pregnancy. I know I had PPD, which came along about 3-4 weeks post partum.
So, depression or just freaky hormonal mood swings?
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Answer by kiagayadeen
sounds like normal mood swings too me. Depressions alot worse. Sleeping alot, locking yourself away from everyone and everything, I think you’ll be fine.
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It’s a little of both really. When you have depression you have mood swings
Id say it was just hormonal,
Im nearing the end of my second trimester and i often feel like having a little cry!
I cry over so much sometimes! Can be over such silly little things or i just feel like crying for no reason.
Its just hormones playing with your emotions, its perfectly normal.
Hormones can make you cry alot, get angry and ‘snappy’ or just be so happy & not no why!
Try n find something to do thats relaxing for you, at the moment what works for me is knitting & cross stitching, or if im in the mood – getting lost in a good book! (i sound about 90!)
i think its just mood swings. but if you do start to feel worse speak to your doctor.
thank you for asking this question.
i tried post a very similar one the other day, but YA wasn’t taking questions
i’m sorry for what you are going through. i completely understand. i have suffered from depression for 10 years, but quit my meds as soon as i found out i was pregnant, and hadn’t felt so good in my life, until third trimester hit, which is when i thought your hormones were supposed to calm down..? i cry over everything, i can’t stand being around any other people (even my poor partner), i get worked up and overly-worried about EVERYTHING from my relationship with my partner, to how my 3 year old is going to handle the new baby, to whether or not i’m a fit mother, to not being a good enough employee at my job, and then i feel guilty for getting down about these things when i know i should be so thankful for the things and the life that i have..UGH.
i do everything i can to try to improve my mood: go to bed early, wake early, pilates every morning, spending time in the sunshine throughout the day, reminding myself of my blessings, forcing myself to dance in the shower (LOL:) – anything, but nothing helps.
as well, i don’t know if this is normal or if my depression has returned. my partner wants me to talk to a therapist, but i don’t know what the use is. all they do is give me meds which i won’t take while pregnant anyway.
if anyone can shed any light, gosh, that would be great.
i hope you get to feeling better soon