Is it possible to still have symptoms of post-partum depression even if you did not carry the pregnancy to full-term??
in february I had a miscarriage at only 7 weeks. I felt okay for the most part emotionally but over the last month or two, i’ve felt pretty down, I know I work a lot and often let stress get to me but lately I’ve felt like i do not enjoy anything the way I used to and cannot find a reason for hope and cannot sustain a good mood for a long period of time. I’ve also found myself being a hypochondriac! I also frequently think about conceiving another baby..
Is this form of depression possible even if you didnt actually give birth?

I have been recently prescribed lilly-fluoxetine for my depression and anxiety attacks, how would the dose or medication affect my baby? I am currently 5 months pregnant. The dr that prescribed the medication says that i will not harm the baby, how trusting can i be of that comment?

my boyfriend and I never use condoms. we believe he is sterile. this past week i have not been acting like myself. ive been very hormonal and ive been having mood swings from massive depression to rage. i suffer from a anxiety disorder and have been having panic attacks left and right. Ive been feeling sick, waking up with headaches and i got so upset this morning i vomited. I usually keep track of my periods in my cell phone calender but my phone broke and i have no idea when my last period was. though i feel like i may get my period any day now.

Here is the problem, I am 36 weeks pregnant and up til recently I have been very excited about having a baby but that seems to be changing. Recently I have been having feelings of regret over the pregnancy, and sometimes I feel like I don’t want my baby at all. I know that sounds horrible to say and believe me, I don’t want to be feeling like this, I just can’t seem to help it. I have told my doctor about it and he thought it was just pregnancy related depression so he put me on medication about a month ago. I still haven’t noticed a difference though and I am worrying that it will get worse after the baby is born. The last thing I would ever want to do is take my feelings out on my baby. Has anyone out there ever had similar feelings? And if so, did they get worse or better after the baby?

Pregnancy is a time of amazing joy. A woman bringing life into the world. You pick out baby furniture, paint the room and begin setting it up. Clothes that always seemed small and darling will be what your child will be wearing. You gain weight slowly and get to see the baby on an ultrasound. However, for many women, the joy of child birth can bring panic attacks too. So how does a pregnant woman deal with panic attacks?

Well, to be honest, the attacks can happen before the woman decides to get pregnant and after she has the baby in post partum depression. It is noted that six percent of women who do develop panic disorder get it after the child is born. However, both points are still being studied on.

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I am 2 months late, but I took 4 over the counter test and they all came out negitive.
I’m on prozac for depression,xanix and seroquil for sleep, and on hyperthyroid medication. Can the meds affect the pregnanct test?
Thanks!

Your belly is huge, your due date has passed, and yet little Susie or Johnny has shown no interest in moving out of his or her cozy home. Your due date is calculated by counting forward 280 days from the start of your last menstrual period. Your due date is only an estimate of when your baby should come and is often off by a number of days. It is very common to deliver past your due date particularly if you are a first time mom. Knowing that it is common provides little comfort when you are the one overdue. Below are our best tips for surviving an overdue pregnancy.

1. Talk to your doctor.

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ok. my girlfriend just got on the shot about a month ago. we started having unprotected sex two weeks after. now she is experiencing symptoms of pregnancy but also side effects from the shot but they are both very similar. pregnancy symptoms she is having: stomach ache, nausea, throwing up, headaches, mood swings, very very sensitive, sometimes body aches. also her stomach makes noises which is really weird. anyways. side effects:change in sex drive, change in appetite or weight gain, depression, hair loss or increased hair on the face or body, headache, nausea, sore breasts. these are both closely related. i also read that the shot will throw off a home pregnancy test so i think the best thing to do is to get blood tested. i would like your opinion. pregnant or just symptoms?
the side effects listed are side effects from the shot. those are not the ones she is experiencing. the side effects she is having is listed under pregnancy symptoms.

I’ve been having problems in my relationship with my boyfriend as well as other family issues along with child custody issues with my daughter and financial issues. I’m also 6 months pregnant and all of this is starting to weigh in heavily on my mental health I think. I’ve been crying myself to sleep every night, I’m more moody than usual, and just not happy about much at all. I have an appointment to see my doctor, I know that a lot of the symptoms I’m having are normal with pregnancy but this is starting to affect my work and social life and I want to make sure it doesn’t spiral out of control. Has anyone gone through something similar that can give me some suggestions on how to handle this? And are there any SAFE medications they can even give you while your pregnant??

she was taking some medication for fertility and also some medication for depression. She is in doubt that because of thsose medication the pregnancy hormone showed up so the pregnancy blood test may be wrong –she is waiting to go for ultrasound —–is this realistic assumption ? I thought blood test is most accurate