Pregnancy depression?
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Yes it’s called prenatal depression I had it my whole first pregnancy it was horrible it does get better tho hang in there!!
I am also bipolar and have had really bad depression third trimester. It has been helpful having a routine and something “useful” to do every day. Like. I’ll get up at 8, make breakfast, do some work, eat lunch, work, snack, do a little thing for baby (set up one drawer or do one load of laundry or organize one type of thing like toys or diapers), eat dinner, hang out with my husband, have a fun dessert like ice cream or hot chocolate. It sounds like a lot all laid out like that, but honestly i feel worse when i rot doing nothing, so that’s been helpful. I promise you’ll get through this!! The pregnancy hormones will clear soon and you’ll be able to access coping skills that the hormone surge is blocking you from.
Yes, it’s possible, but hormones can bring a lot of emotions that might be mistaken for depression symptoms. I thought I was depressed. I went months without experiencing happiness. I felt empty, cried here and there, like I was grieving. I wasn’t being myself. I was waking up feeling so sad and empty. After a few months, I started to feel better (I go to therapy every week, so I think it’s important to talk to someone if you think you might have depression). In my case, it was just the hormonal changes. This is also my first pregnancy, and from the beginning, it was really hard to go through this.