Depression While Pregnant

Please speak to your midwife and explain, Im similar situation and my team have been really supportive, they should refer you to the perinatal mental health team and other places too x

He sounds incredibly ignorant. I’m sorry you are going through this. Depression is very real and debilitating at times.

I'm sorry you are going through this. I worked with the perinatal mental health team during my pregnancy and they were lovely ❤️

I had prenatal depression with my first. It started at the beginning of my second trimester. My husband didn’t understand, though he meant well. My mom and sister would downplay it as hormones or “baby blues.” It was really hard. It became post partum depression after I gave birth…and somehow the symptoms were even worse. My doctor put me on Zoloft (like the lowest dose) and I am so very grateful. I would not have gotten better by just toughing it out. It helped me move around like a regular person again, and from there I started to feel better. After a few months, I stopped taking it. I was fine to just recover from the pregnancy and enjoy my new baby. If I could do it over, I’d have done talk therapy through my pregnancy and taken medication afterwards. Like right away. I’m sorry you’re going through this. But it does get better with help. ❤️

@Kimmy when I had my first daughter and my doctor said I had PPD/PPA, he said it was all in my head and I was causing it myself..

@Kayla that is so unhelpful and damaging! You must have felt incredibly lonely during that time. Bless you, I hope things improve

I'd seriously consider leaving your partner if he's like this now what is he gonna be like at the birth and after?

Message me if you need some ways to deal with constant thoughts in your head! It’s tough but just takes practice 💛