Depression durning pregnancy..?
I’m 20 wks pregnant, today we was suppose to be finding out what we was having, and have our first ultrasound.. I’m on passport.. When I got to my dr.s office she looked up at me and told me I can’t be seen today unless I have 200 hundred dollars for my ultrasound, I asked why and started to freak out.. Today was a special day for me and my family. This is my first baby.. After constantly crying I called passport myself I was signed up for a 3 month passport that lasted from Feb-April, but in March I went and signed up for the real deal passport/Medicaid. Instead of “fusing” the temp passport and full term passport they canceled it.. She told me it would be reinstated within 24-48 hours.. So I had to make my ultrasound scheduled. 9 days from today.. I know I will still get it, but I’m so upset over it.. I cried all the way out the door, all the way home, I cried myself to sleep, woke up with bad dreams crying about that baby.. I went pee crying, and ate my dinner crying..
Everyone keeps saying my depression is bad, but I think it’s their fault that I’m so upset about this..
Should I mention this to my Dr when I see her and get on some medication? I looked it up, and there is depression medication for pregnancy.
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That would be upsetting. But, are you just upset about this, or really depressed in general? There’s a big difference between disappointment (which will go away once you get the ultrasound) and true depression (which would probably have existed before this happened). Many, many women are on antidepressants during pregnancy. Generally, they are fairly safe. But no medications are without risks, and I would only look into antidepressants if you have been depressed for at least a couple of months and it is causing you to not function properly, or you fear that you are going to harm yourself.
I got really depressed during pregnancy as well but there are not any anti-depressants that have been proven to be “100% safe” to use. Maybe counselling would be a good idea? You are probably very stressed. Also have a really big talk with your family and STBH and explain to them that you are very emotional at the moment and to keep that in mind.