My newly married and youngest daughter is 6 weeks pregnant. I am unhappy because she lives 2000 miles away and I’ll have rare to no participation with them for this joyous event.
Her husband seems immature in that he makes his own family all-important in their lives, while heavily diminishing our participation and interest. His future plan is to permanently live close to his family, this being 3000 miles away from us.
My daughter and I have a sweet relationship, but she seems to be okay with prioritizing his family over our own. I am devastated that I’ll have no close relationship with my new grandbaby, as well as not to be near my own daughter during her pregnancy.
I want to be excited about the baby, but I know my son-in-law plans to involve his family more in the child’s life than in ours, so I’m not sure I can live with that kind of heartbreak!
I’ll be visiting them at Thanksgiving and want to be happy for my daughter. Your comments? How can I hide my real sadness?

I am about 6 weeks, and I have to fly in two weeks. I am so scared of flights. I normally take valium, but now I can’t. What should I do? I have to fly for work.

I am 35 weeks pregnant and cry a lot. My husband doesn’t understand my mood. He tells me how tired he is and that I have it made. I understand he works and I don’t. The only thing is I take all my college classes online, am 35 weeks pregnant, take care of my six year old, go to cub scouts, and take care of ALL of the needs of the house. I am tired also but if I say anything he just yells at me. Could someone please tell me how to understand what he is going through so I will understand and stop crying so much?
I really appreciate all of your answers. To add to it a little, after he gets mad at me 15 minutes later he is hugging me. To be honest that makes me even more upset and mad. I just wish he could be a little more understanding. I will try what everyone suggested. I will talk to him and see if he just needs to talk. I love him but right now I am so moody.

It’s been over a year now, June 23, 2005 to be exact that I lost my Cayden to a miscarriage. I used to be so happy before the pregnancy, I could bounce back from pretty much anything. Recently, I’ve began to notice that I’m not that happy person anymore. I’m tired, grumpy, feel like crying a lot (which I never did before), and worst of all, I feel like my 11 year old daughter is being deprived of her once happy mother (this thought alone puts tears in my eyes). Very recently I spoke to a friend who said she was going through the same thing, after having a miscarriage two years ago. She went to her doctor who told her she was having symptoms of depression. She is now on meds, and says she is doing much better. What I am wondering is if anyone else has experienced this feeling after miscarriage, and if so, has taken meds for depression with similar results. Will I be able to find that happy woman once again, or will losing my son continue to have this tremendous affect on my life.

I have been suffering the worst depression for the last month. Its to the point where its affecting my marriage and job. I go to the doctor next week for my next prenatal appointment. Can my doctor prescribe me anything for it? Is there anything safe? And is it normal to suffer from depression?
Thanks!!