this is my first pregnancy and the care ive received is very dissatisfying! i go to a major hospital in atlanta for my prenatal care that has been dubbed as a hospital for poor people! I only went there for my prenatal care because i went there as a child almost everyday with my mom(memories), i like to go downtown, and i was born there:) I have GREAT insurance and could have went anywhere for my prenatal care but my mindstate was different when i found out i was pregnant. I was strangely nonchalant and was debating abortion so a good hospital was the last thing on my mind. I even missed several early app due to depression and laziness and when i realized what i was doing i stopped all that and made the trips. Most of the women down there are on medicaid or no insurance at all and i think thats alot of reason why we are treated the way we are. They feel as if we have no choice but to do services at there facility and have to put up with RIDICULOUS wait times and MUCH more trust me!!!!! I had a choice, my insurance covers pregnancy 100% but I chose that hospital because of the history I have with it and now im completely disgusted with it! My midwife is just so nast to me, she has been making slick demeaning comments towards me from day one. For example, yesterday was the first day I brought my babies dad in the room with me and she had the audacity to say ” Im assuming this is the babies father” as if i brought some random guy down there in the hospital with me. I babysit and the little girl came with me to a few app already so when i brought her yesterday, i was ticked that the bitch had the nerve to ask “whose going to watch your daughter when you go into labor” when ive told her before that the little girl is NOT my child and what kind of question was that anyways???? If she was my daughter i do have family or she could simply come with me. She didnt acknowledge either the father of my child or the little girl. I hate that i didnt switch to another hospital im now 37 weeks so its kinda too late. Who can I report her to? I havent had a pelvic exam to check how far the baby is all she said was yea i think shes head down, she finally realized i have warts and told me it wont harm the baby and then disrespected my babies father implying that if ive only been with him then clearly they came from him when ive told her before, ive had those things for long over a yr. and a half! Sorry for it being so drawn out and long but i needed to vent!!!!

Okay so i’d like some opinions. Currently I’m almost 7 weeks. So maybe this is a little early, but I’m having a really hard time, on deciding whether or not to get prenatal testing done. The father wants me to , but I’m having second thoughts. Here’s why, What if they are wrong, and I ruin the next couple months wondering, grieving, and not happy about being pregnant. Shouldn’t it be a wonderful time. When my mom was pregnant with one of my little sisters, they said that she was going to have spinal bifida(sp?) and a chromosomal disease where all the organs are on opposite sides and she wouldn’t live past 3 months. My mom thought that she was going to loose her child, after giving birth. She had a really hard time during pregnancy because of this, depression, pre term labor, and so on. So why should I put myself through that. What are the pro’s of finding out now, what can I do differently if I find out something is wrong now. I’m still going to have the baby. So should I worry now, or be happy and see what happens when the time comes. Are there any tests in which they may find something that they can help prevent? Just some opinions of people who have and haven’t got testing done. Thanks!
As far as I know I have no birth defects in my family history and neither does the father. The only thing that might put my baby at more risk is the fact that I have type 1 diabetes. It was uncontrolled for the first 4 weeks until I found out I was pregnant. Now things aren’t exactly perfect but so much closer to perfect than they were before. I’m really doing a good job keeping my sugars under control.

i was diagnosed with depression about two years ago. im almost 3 months pregnant. i went to my first prenatal appt last month and my OBGYN told me he doesnt want me to take my anti-depressants. at first i was fine with that because the excitement of my pregnancy had me on a “high,” but my childs father left me, got married to someone else and then told me he doesnt want anything to do with me or our baby, so now OBVIOUSLY my depression is back full swing. i cant stop thinking about how much this hurts, no matter what i do, i keep crying and feeling so sad. i take Zoloft for my depression and i read up on the effects and they said that
“For mothers who have taken SSRIs during their pregnancy, there appears to be less than a 1% chance of infants developing persistent pulmonary hypertension. This is a potentially fatal condition that is associated with use of antidepressants that are similar to sertraline in the second half of pregnancy. However, women who discontinued medication therapy were five times more likely to have a depression relapse than those who continued their antidepressant. Untreated depression or depression relapse may have negative consequences for both the fetus and the mother. If you are pregnant, please discuss the risks and benefits of this medication use with your healthcare provider.”

i am starting to think i need to get my meds again because all this stress cant be good for the baby. what do u guys think? i’m pretty sure Wellbutrin is neutral to the baby but i took it last year for a while and it didnt really help my depression, only my smoking. (im not smoking at all right now btw). do u think it might help now? i need SOMETHING. talking to my therapist is not helping enough.
i agree. wellbutrin did not work for me at all either,i just want whats best for the baby

I think I am suffering from prenatal depression and I am on medicaid during the pregnancy. Does anyone know if medicaid will cover therapy?

i am 38 weeks pregnant and have been house bound for 2 months now hardly go out or do anything , as i have had sciatica and now got spd . i am getting so depressed and want my baby asap . driving myself mad i think ? do u think im wrong in wanting my baby before due date , i no the hospital wont induce me but i feel so bad for wanting him now . should i speak to my midwife about how i feel ? just worried shel think im going mad or gettin prenatal depression ? maybe i am ?

I’ve been takin bc pills for about 8 months now. my doctor put me on prenatal pills about 2 weeks ago to help me get all the vitamans i need. NO I’M NOT EXPERCTING. does anyone else have experience with taking both? Have you had a change in you mood? Slight depression? Please help!
the reason i’m taking both is cause i had an abnormal pap the doc wants me to take them to get healthy for my next pap. to make sure i don’t have mild desplyasia.

i had prenatal depression before i gave birth 12 weeks ago which in turn has turned into post natal depression. My GP has put me on Citalopram tablets which dont appear to be working for me. As my mam put it i am high as a kite, almost hysterical, one day and need to be scraped off the ground the next. Is there anybody who is either qualified in this field or anybody who has been or is in this situation that can help me as i am trying to be the best mother and wife that i can but my state of mind is letting me down. Any helpful serious answers would be appreciated.

I don’t feel as if I have a connection with my baby. I heard the heartbeat 3 weeks ago and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. But I’m just not sure what’s wrong with me. Maybe it’s prenatal depression. I have no clue. I’m 24, great job, even though I’m not marrried I will be next year. So what’s my problem?

Hi, my baby will be a year old this month, I have been suffering from prenatal depression since pregnancy, and got worse after giving birth, I had realy bad, I’m on klonopim for anxiety, if you suffered from postpartum depression, did you decide to have another kid? did you have depression then? I want to have one more, a little girl. But I am sooo scared to get pregnant again, because i’m afraid i will completely loose my mind. If i get pregnant i would like to but maybe ina year or two, so my kids can grow up together.

I fear I might have post natal depression, pls describe ur own personal exp if u did and did it accompany prenatal depression too??