Pregnancy, being a Mom and depression?
My husband and I have decided to start trying. He’s the most supportive person ever and I’m looking very forward to this new chapter in our life together,
Since I was a teenager (I’m 26 now) I’ve suffered from depression. I didn’t get help for it until a few years ago and I’ve been on a couple different medications for it. The medications really messed with me and increased what I call “bad” thoughts. I’m not on medication right now other then something that calms me down basically when needed (I think it’s for bi-polar).
Something that scares me about becoming a Mom and going through pregnancy is my battle with depression, my up and down mood swings and how angry I get sometimes.
I’ve pictured in my mind a crying baby that won’t stop and I tell myself that if I can’t handle it, I will walk away into another room and calm down. But what if I don’t do that and I get more and more upset. It scares me.
I want to be a Mom and my husband is so amazing and we have so much love and we’re so excited and I know I will be a good Mom but I’m just very concerned about my mood swings and my battle with depression.
Can someone please offer me some advice and if you are in a similar position as me, what helped you? I know it’s a long and sometimes never ending road for people like me but I can’t wait to feel the joy of having my own family.
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Hopefully you can pull through this like I did. I was the same as you, struggled with bi-polar and several other mental disorders UNTIL I was pregnant. When I got pregnant I had already weaned myself off all meds (with Doc’s orders). I was SO anxious about how I was going to deal with every day life, let alone a pregnancy involved even though it was something I wanted more than anything. After I got pregnant I had a calm feeling that came over me and I was never quick to anger and I always was “drugged with happiness”. My hormones completely changed and I felt better than I did when I was on medicine. Now that I had my babies and am still not taking medicine my hormone imbalance returned and it was most definite immediately after their birth but it’s been controllable. I would suggest that you always let your OB/GYN know what is going on when you get pregnant and they will always do everything they can to help you out mentally while pregnant even if you do need meds to help. My OB was more than happy to offer depression meds to me after my birth as women who suffer from depression before pregnancy often have a higher chance of also suffering after pregnancy but I opted to not take the medicine and I am 8 week past my c-section and still maintaining a normal lifestyle. You can do it!
I suffer with depression and bi-polar disorder. I to was anxious when my husband and I decided to start our family. When I was preggers with my first I didn’t take any medication for the depression and was fine. I did stress alot but we made it just fine. Then when I was preggers with my daughter I was taking Zoloft and decided while I was preggers I wouldn’t take it. Big mistake. I was a huge ball of tears through the entire pregnancy. I’m now preggers with my 3rd and Continued taking my meds, my doctor OK’d it. This is the smoothest pregnancy ever. I wish I would have taken my meds through the other pregnancies because a happy mom is alot better than a stressed out psycho mom. Pregnancy was trying but SO SO SO worth it. My kids have helped some of my depression issues over the years. So I wish you and your husband the best of luck. Don’t be afraid off talking to your ob/gyn about your depression issues. GOOD LUCK