if i have been really depressed my whole pregnancy does it mean i will have postpartum depression?
i have always had a history of mental health conditions i have depression and ocd but i have never been on medication because my parents didn’t believe in that sort of thing. while i have been pregnant i have been so depressed and anxious. i can’t even sleep and at 26 weeks i have started losing weight my boy friend of a few years, the father, said to me yesterday that i had changed so much over the past year and how im just sad all the time i know it hurts him to see me cry for no real reason so i try to hide it in front of him. im just wondering if it will get any worse after i give birth, are there any depression medications that are safe with breastfeeding. i am talking to my doctor of coarse just wanted some suggestions. Thanks
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a history of depression puts you at a higher risk for postpartum.
get in touch with a local support group for new moms, social support usually helps.
More than likely you will… you can also transfer that negative energy to your child. You can take Zoloft while breast feeding I know because my friend was on it for PPD while breast feeding.
Hey sweety. Well, I can tell you that pregnancy causes us to have insane hormones. We’re happy, we’re sad, we’re angry, we’re upset…and we dunno why! I know what you’re going through because I went through the same thing in my first pregnancy. It was so bad that when I was going for my check up one day one of the social workers brought me into a room asking if I was okay and I said yes but I know she was able to see on my face that I was lying. After I had the baby it was even worse. I know the nurses at the hospital knew I was depressed because I wanted to sleep by the window and they told my mom I couldn’t be near the window because they thought I would throw myself and the baby out of it. I was so angry. When I got home I took a shower and broke down crying and I dunno why. I went through post partum pyschosis which is the worst depression out there. I went through it by myself for 6 months. I wouldn’t take care of my daughter, my hubby had to do it all. I would go to sleep at 7pm and didn’t want to be bothered by anyone. I knew I was hurting my hubby and my baby but I couldn’t snap out of it. It got to the point that I tried to take my own life. My hubby and I fought constantly. I dunno what happened but after 6 months it stopped and I was okay. When I had my second daughter I was fine during the pregnancy but I got the Baby Blues for 2 weeks after I had her but it went away because I just needed more sleep. I’m 4 months pregnant now and I find myself depressed once in a while. Yes, depression during pregnancy is called pre-post partum depression and it can escalate into depression after the baby. Just make sure you sleep right, eat right and talk to your husband about how you feel. It’s very important to have him by your side right now. And yes you can take certain meds. for it while you’re breastfeeding, and also for anxiety. You’re feeling anxious because you’re depressed. GL to you hun.