Depression during pregnancy

[pameladawn414]

I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing some mild depression during their pregnancy? I haven't wanted to admit it because I'm having a 100% perfect pregnancy with no complications so I shouldn't have anything to complain about, but for some reason randomly throughout the day or week I'll often get periods of depression, hopelessness, lack of confidence etc, or even just feel like crying without knowing why and I'm not sure what to do to prevent it.
Their is a fair bit of stress I guess, I'm going to be a single mom, and the dad is living two provinces away and isn't really doing anything to help, except cause custody and divorce issue worries. I do have my parents help and support, but it's not the same....plus I now have my own house but it has a ton of reno's before it's liveable and I don't know if it will be done before baby is due....
Don't get me wrong I really love my baby, I love reading to her and singing to her, she's already my world. But I'm only 20 and when I think about how life was before, and how everything is now it's just....overwhelming the changes.
Is it normal to be feeling like this though? What can I do to help besides just living a day at a time?  

[waitn838]

it is def normal...im 30 right now ill be 31 when my baby arrives...i already have a 6 year old and im still scared about having another baby...i have days that i just want to lay in bed all day and do absolutely nothing and others day im smiling all day

once we get a BFP our lives have been changed forever...

as we get closer to our babies arrival i think almost everybody begins to worry at some point....regardless if this is their 1st or 10th kid...life is changed forever

[pameladawn414]

Thanks! I'll probably bring it up with my midwife, so if anything she'll simply be aware of it in case of postpartum depression. But after pregnancy is actually the part I'm looking forward too right now, but I guess I'll never know what hormones might throw at me.
And the sun does help but its been raining for like two weeks straight so that really doesn't help!! Lol.
Thanks guys :)

[cherylsangel]

I think that although it could be something worth looking into, I have found that I have days where I just want to cry as well. Your hormones are probably in high gear right now and causing a lot of what your feeling. I too get really stressed out a lot about the thought of will everything be ready for baby and such, I also find that for me crying actually helps because then I get out what I am feeling and once I have done that I feel better. It is going to be an emotional roller coaster and all you can do is hang on for the ride. We are all here for you if you ever just need to talk and get these feelings out!