Is depression in the early stages of pregnancy normal? What about anxiety or not looking forward to it at all?
Any suggestions for coping?

I’m looking for advice from mature adults. Thanks.

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?

About a month ago (my birthday as a matter of fact) I went into the hospital with a tubal pregnancy. Needless to say I was in surgery immediatly and hospitalized for 3 days. I was not allowed to return to work for a month. I had no idea I was even pregnant, and I had mixed feelings at the time. I have a steady boyfriend who I have lived with for over a year, I am 27, and sometimes I really want to have a baby and sometimes I think it’s best to wait. I have no other kids but I am a sort of step mother to my boyfriend’s 7 year old. I am happy with my life but ever since this has happened I have been dealing with feelings of loss secretly. I lost my mom in Dec 2003, and this has also brought back sadness of that as well. I just wish I could snap back out of this funk and go on with living.

I am trying not to stress with work, today was a bad day, and was trying so hard to breathe deeply.

Didn’t help.

What do you do to calm down?

I’m 21 weeks with my third child. The past couple of months have been pure hell. I cry for no reason, feel worthless, and don’t wanna do anything anymore. I am basically scared of everything. I am even scared to drive now. I went to the dr. Thursday with a major Anxiety attack and the doctor just told me I would have to wait until my pregnancy is over to treat it. I hate feeling this way. Lastnight I cried for over an hour. I want to do things with my kids but I can’t bc of the Depression / Anxiety. There are only a few things in life that I can remember that actually made me happy. My kids births, getting married to the love of my life, and finding out that I was pregnant with all. I can’t go 4 months with this. I will be put in a mental hospital.

What makes things worse is that my 11 yr old son talks back to me and doesn’t respect me. He plays his step-father and I against one another and I usually give in, making my husband mad at me. I just give in so that I will not have to listen to the complaining. He doesn’t like his stepfather and he has been there since he was 2. He doesn’t like him discipleining him. I just wish everything would get back to normal. All this stress is wearing me out and taking a toll on me. I just want some help. I have cried out to everyone for help and no one seems to listen. They just think its hormones and that I am crazy. I am so scared that I will lose this baby bc of the tremendous stress, depression, and anxiety. How can I get help and get my family to understand that I really need the help?

…the hormones are making it worse!
To: Needs Answers – I think you’re right; I got up from a nap not too long ago and I feel terrible, I didn’t sleep all night.

Hello

I have literally just found out I am pregnant, at 3 weeks + 6 days! I am so happy because we have been trying for more than 6 months and I want this very much. Last month I got pregnant and had a very early miscarriage, at 4.5 weeks. I know this is very common and my chances should be quite good for it not to happen again but I am scared. How have other people got through the anxiety of early pregnancy after a previous loss? Thanks for your help.

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In recent world that everybody has to be busy and stress with their feelings about the children, work, and money, most people tend to avoid themselves of no conversation about pregnancy, marriage and desire sex with their partners. However, physiologists found that couples can reduce their stress by sharing or talking each other about their tension feelings regarding their work, economic status, political issue and so on.

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Causes behind Postpartum Depression

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