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1925157 tn?1328929017

post partum

I'm only 26 weeks, but I'm pretty stressed out and starting to think its leading to depression. I'm worried when I have my baby girl ill get post partum, is there any way to prevent it and what causes it? :/
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362249 tn?1441315018
Men just dont get it! i tried to tell my X BF being there physically is NOT enough! he wasnt there emotionally at all! he wasnt excited over the baby he wouldnt touch my stomach and i guess i know why now he wants a DNA test cus we knew each other a month when i got pg and we had broke up prior! but im agreeing i do think the baby is his not 100% but about 99%  sure! but he didnt have to make me feel bad over it!!
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1925157 tn?1328929017
I hears your story parkersmommy that's just awful and I'm terribly sorry. Men are monters. I've dealt with it to with my current bf in the beggining. And now he does good and treats me good all week but up until fridays when he goes
out after work with this one friend and smokes. It makes me so mad I hate it and when I try and talk to him about it he flips out and well its just not a good situtation. Other than that he is there for me.. and I have my best friend who will be the god mother of my daughter she's always there for me to talk to and she has a thirteen month old son who is excited to meet his "sister" lol and my mom is there for me to its just shes good to vent to to a certain extent.. ya no..
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362249 tn?1441315018
I have SOOOO felt the same way! and im so scared of getting depression also! Do you have a good support system? my babys father was not helping me emotionally at all and i was just breaking down and crying all the time! I literally moved out and broke up with him! Its made me so much happier and relaxed! Im not saying thats always right but its whats happened to me!! Make sure you have some1 you can rely on and talk to!! I have a friend I chat with and just those lil gestures can go a LONG way when you re pg!! Im hoping things work out when i have my lil guy too!
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1959722 tn?1338778115
I have been put on welbutrin for depression and anxiety. I am afraid that because I have no support and my husband is a monster I will not get better after the baby comes it will only get worse. I really don't think there's a whole lot you can do to prevent it. All you can do is share how you're feeling and when the baby comes if you need help ask for it, it's best for you and baby. Good luck love!
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1925157 tn?1328929017
I'm only 26 weeks with my first, so I don't have ppd but I'm starting to think all this stress is leading to depression.. my doc asked me if I wanted something for it but I told her no because I don't wanna take anything I dont have to while pregnant and my best friends friends dad killed him self because he was on anti depressants and I just don't even wanna go there... I don't kno if I trust them. Ive known a lot of ppl those pills did the opposite affect on..
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Im the same. Im really worried about it. I have had minor bouts of it since and during high school and during this whole pregnancy. I bring it up at every appointment. They know to keep an eye on it. Def let your doctor know and dont be afraid to talk about it. Even if you think its nothing.
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1415407 tn?1389254933
Fish oil can help and it's good for you too!  You should ask your doctor about it first, of course.  There's been studies done that show it may help to prevent postpartum depression.
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689265 tn?1251130087
many things can cause depression. Stress, hormones, reaction to circumstances and clinical depression to name a few. depression is basically having a low level of seratonin, stuff that keeps us content/happy. I haven't heard of anti depressants being prescribed as a preventative measure but don't know for sure that they aren't. Singing, exercise ( even a walk but don't overdo exercise whilst pregnant ) and chocolate increase seratonin levels. keeping busy helps as can talking with a counsellor and of course anti depressants.
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1955408 tn?1328058454
This is my first baby, so I don't have firsthand experience, but from what I've read the drop in hormones and lifestyle changes can cause it. There's not much you can do for the physical changes unless you take medication, but a good support system (family, husband, friends) can help with the lifestyle changes. With someone there to help, you'll be more able to cope with adjusting to being a mother. One of my sisters got ppd, but she lived by herself about an hour away from the everyone. Another sister lived with her husband about five minutes away and didn't get it.
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