Hi ladies,
I am 26 weeks pregnant today. I am so excited to become a momma, and so excited to meet my son. I had a miscarriage this summer and incredibly got pregnant 2 weeks later with this baby. Despite all this, I feel like I'm going crazy. Everyone I know LOVED being pregnant, but in all honesty I HATE it. I feel like an elephant, I hurt all over and I'm an emotional wreck. I have NO sex drive anymore either. Bless my husbands heart. He's fabulous and completely supportive and encouraging, but I feel like I'm hating being pregnant so much, and I start feel so horrible- like I'm an awful mom already! When my friends ask how I'm feeling I'll lie and say fantastic, but then I'll just snap occasionally and say how miserable I am. I try to have a filter, because my older sister is infertile and I know a number of people are.... But that just makes me feel worse- like I'm taking this pregnancy for granted. But no matter how much I try to talk myself out of this funk I just can't.
Is there really such thing as PRE partum depression? Anyone else experienced this? If so, what did you find helped you? (Although I don't feel very comfortable with medications)...
Any advice would be appreciated. And if you're TTC- please don't get angry at this post. I know it's so frustrating to want something so bad and see someone who seems to take it for granted. I can't explain it myself!
Thank you!