Anyone else gotten depressed while pregnant?

[HeathJo]

Sorry I have been MIA guys. I feel guilty for even saying this, but I have been pretty dang depressed lately. I think iot's a combo of feeling badly and also being overwhelmed. I have so much to be grateful for, so I feel as if being down is ridiculous, but I can't help it. Also, due to some major nerve pain problems, it is hard to be online for more than a few minutes. I have developed carpal tunnel and my back aches and hands puff up after typing for just a few minutes also. I guess it brings back memoreis of when I hurt my neck back in 1999 and it took the docs until 2005 to diagnose the fact that I had a fractured vertebra and a herniated disc. (I had fusion surgery in Dec 05). I have also been freaking out about delivering too early. I am 22 weeks along, and it is so hard to imagine that the babies will be here so soon.

I guess I seem to be getting a bit better now mentally and physically, so hopefully I can be more communicative form now on. But I wondered if any of you guys had gone through this or are going through it now. If so, did it go away fairly fast?

I need to catch up with so many folks I don't know where to start, but here's my latest update. I have an OB appt. next Thursday and hope all will look good, as it did for my last appt. a couple of weeks ago. ( I was supposed to go last week but cancelled due to feeling badly.) Baby girl Cadence was weighing in at 12 oz. and baby boy Henry at 13 oz! This is great, because at 19 weeks the average weight is 9 oz. I am 22 weeks now, and am hoping they get as big as they can b/c I am sure to deliver before 40 weeks. In fact, I have a c-section scheduled for Oct. 12 (around 37-38 weeks), but who knows if I will make it to that. I haven't had any problems at all to indicate an early delivery, but that is what is worrying me most thesedays. I figure if I can make it to a MINIMUM of 32 weeks things should be OK, but I am just not sure if even then there would be major problems.

I am just sleeping a lot and laying low. We started renovations to add on another room to the house, and they are coming along GREAT. I feel a bit behind, as I desparately need to clean out the room that will be the nursery but have been to tired/in pain. Time is passing rather quickly, so I better get it together!!!!!


I hope all you guys (and babies, and lil' beans) are doing great, and I have missed you all.

[rukiyar]

Amen you just about summed up all I wanted to say except the having a healthly baby I havent delivered yet but my emotions would certainly match your

[montie2]

Feel free to pm me if you ever need to vent. I totally understand where you are at. Been there!

[HeathJo]

Helen--Yes, we are both worrywarts :-) YOu make a great point, which is that pain and fatigue really can cause the blues on their own.

Montie--Wow, I don't even think I am having as hard of a time as it sounds like you did (but it IS early!) I was sick pretty much the entire first 15-16 weeks also, spending 3 days in the hospital on IV's because I just could not keep any food or liquids down. And I am 37, so I do sometimes have the "age" anxiety crop up. For the most part, I have just been sad and anmotivated, and worried that I will be a **** Mom. Maybe b/c my mom is such a nightmare! I am so happy that your adorable little baby boy (and he IS a total doll!) brought relief with his arrival.

I appreciate so much you sharing your experience, as it seems like almost every woman I know who has been or is pg is like high on the hormones, skipping through fields of daisies and glowing. It makes me feel abnormal to have any kind of mood other than elation! But I AM elated for the most part: I guess we all get in a rut every once in a while.

[montie2]

I was seriously depressed while I was pregnant. The pregnancy was a surprise. I felt too old, I had a 17 and an 11 year old when I found out and was not happy about being pregnant at all.  I felt horrible, sick, puking and missed months of work.  I had to get contractions stopped at 30 weeks so I was on and off bedrest from then on.  I had horrible pain in my back and crotch, towards the end I couldn't even walk. I wanted to murder my husband most of the pregnancy, oh and my OBGYN.  Then, 3 weeks early, Rhett Thomas made his way into my world and I bawled! The relief that he was healthy was overwhelming. He was perfect and beautiful and I have been praying for forgiveness for my attitude during my pregnancy ever since. Now, he is 4 months old, and I will well up with tears just because I love him so much.  Pregancy is really hard for some. I can't imagine carrying twins. God love ya!  Take care of yourself and know that these feelings are temporary. When your babies arrive, you will be exhausted but so in love, all the pain and emotions of the pregnancy will be a distant memory.

[Helen72]

I am so sorry you are feeling blue but chronic pain and fatigue can make anyone depressed.  As for your fears of early delivery, I think it's very common.  I am already anxious about that!  And I am not even out of my first trimester.
I hope you can get that nerve pain under control!!  That way you can really enjoy decorating the nursery and other joys of shopping for your little angels.
Many hugs!!!