On May 2, my 17 year old sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Juliet Rose. I love her more than I can express.

My sister has had a history of problems, and she was diagnosed as bipolar and depression last year. All through the pregnancy she was up and down, never being able to make up her mind on what she was going to do. My dad and I did our best to support her no matter what. She finally decided to keep the baby.

Three days ago, the day after he 18th birthday, I woke up and she was gone. No note, nothing. She just disappeared, and left her new born with us.

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I had this question which is whether mood swings have any ill effects on the baby’s health and growth during pregnancy?
Thanks

I had my baby a month ago and haven’t had sex since,but i did have sex during my pregnancy. I’ve heard of people getting pregnant while being pregnant (superfetation) but it is rare and i’ve only heard of it happening during the first few months. I know it seems stupid, but i don’t know what else it could be. Could stress cause some symptoms like pregnancy or is it something else altogether?

It’s been since 12-3-06 and I still cry whenever I see commercials about babies or when someone is in the grocery store and have their baby in the stroller. Normal? or Post-Partum Depression?

I did not get a baby shower because MY family lives 3K miles away and there was so much jealousy and drama over pregnancies in my husband’s family that caused problems throughout my pregnancy that I was uncomfortable having a shower thrown for me when the only guests would be his family – WAY awkward. I had not lived in my new town long enough to have developed any friends close enough to throw me a shower. My MIL would have thrown one but she would have driven a long distance and really her kids (other than hubs) were the ones I was at odds with AND the only guests other than his sister, mother and dad’s girlfriend would have been the brother’s inlaws. My decision not to have one wasn’t because I didn’t want one but because it would have been painful and awkward. Nonetheless, that this was the lesser of the two evils (not having one) has been a source of great pain for me to the point that now that the sister is pregnant and having showers I am so resentful. There is a lot to this story that I can’t type here because it is just too long and involves a lot of jealousy over my getting pregnant first which is so sad and rediculous.

Every time I look in my son’s baby book and see the absence of a shower I feel depressed and miserable to the point of bitterness.

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I’m just curious; if say I were to get pregnant now, & I’m on anti-depressants, (Prozac) how would that effect the fetus? I’ve always wondered & been scared I would have to have an abortion because it would complicate the pregnancy, cause birth defects, etc.
I’m not pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant; this is just out of curiosity & a “what if” because I am on medication.

I was told my whole pregnancy that I was having a girl and I was tickled pink. I was so relieved that I was going to have a girl and be able to dress my baby in pretty dresses and know that it would be able to do cute arts and crafts such as bead necklaces. I was ready to be surrounded by pinkness and butterflies and of course I had to have everything that was girly, frilly and pink for my baby. So when the doctor announced it was a boy, I was a little more than stunned. I remember thinking (and still do at times) that I don’t know the first thing about boys and I have no clue what to do with them. I’m not sports orriented in any way. I even cried when I packed away all the beautiful girl things that I wasn’t able to return in the hopes that one day I will have a little girl. Since that overwhelming day I have come to love my son and I find myself loving the boyish features that are already present. I love my son more than anything in the world and every day I find that I love him even more. There are times I still feel a little sad about not having a little girl, especially since my friends all seem to have little baby girls but I wouldn’t trade my son for anything. I am blessed to have him but I think its time that someone opens up a discussion about the sadness that can come from finding out the baby’s gender is different than what you really wanted. It can bring thoughts of guilt and even depression and therefore needs to be addressed. It has been studied that it can even lead to worse post partum depression.

Has anyone gone through this and have stories that they want to share? Anybody secretly wishing for a different gender? Does it make you want to try for another one? Have you found that after having your baby that you overcame these issues? Please share!

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I usually get great advice and support from yahoo moms so i wanted to share a little feelings i have hidden for awhile…

After one happy year of marriage with my husband we were blessed with a child.. she is 12 days old today. Ive gone through depression during my pregnancy.. its sickening to say now but i thought about dying with a child in me.. i had to hide all these feelings from my husband because i know his not .. how can i say this… like.. his not a person who will hold me and say i love you.. his the type to say “get help” dont get me wrong now.. his a great guy.. if he wasnt i would of never married him.. now i regret hiding all thoes feeliings behind..

I had a c-section due to few complication… recovering is painful and my heart cant seem to know how to be happy anymore.. i stare at my little baby girl and tear in joy and fear.. i terrified to die later and leave her behind.. i guess this fear comes from my dad passing away when i was only 10 yrs old. ive been getting very little sleep and my body and mind is exhausted.. when i got home from the hospital i was in horrible pain.. i couldnt sit and get up on my own. going to restroom was hell and i had no help. my husband did not help me with my baby the first day or the second day. he slept while i was pulling myself up from the bed to change babys diaper. He have not been preparing food for me either. i have not been able to eat anything other than fast food past 10 days. i feel weak and i can seem to find a way to talk to my husband. i am afraid this is going to start a huge argument.

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