Since I have been pregnant life has been complete hell. Thoughout my pregnancy I have been very mean and having very irrational thoughts. I know that is somewhat normal, but i thought that the end of my pregnancy would be the happiest part because it would nearly be over. Im due March 21st and now i worry about my baby coming out a different race when my boyfriend and I are the same race. I worry that I will lose him and be stuck with a baby on my own. I have tried to make myself remember having sex with other people when I really havent! In the beginning of my pregnancy i KNEW he was the father and I still do… I dont know what has made me think about this obsessively. My doctor believes that I will have post pardum depression and he is going to put me on medication. Has anyone else ever been this way towards the end of their pregnancy? What kind of medication do they give you for post pardum depression?
Please no negative answers saying i must have slept with someone else. I know that i havent, but I cant seem to stop the excessive thoughts.

I had a miscarriage on October 31st last year, and was seemingly mentally doing reasonable until recently. I’m now crying at the slightest little thing, moody, and just generally feeling very low, and lost. Could this be post partum depression?

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.

Has anyone ever taken antidepressants for post partum depression?
Did they work? I’m scared to have another pregnancy because I get PPD so severe and it lasts for almost 2 years. I’ve never taken antidepressants for it however and wanted to know if they have helped anyone. I have one living child and my other pregnancy after her ended in miscarriage. I’m thinking of ttc in a few months. Thanks

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

I’ve been married since September and have had two miscarriages since January – the most recent of which was 5 weeks ago. The second one, it wasn’t that bad at first, but for the past 3 weeks have been falling deeper and deeper into a depression.

I can admit to myself that I’m self medicating with alcohol – but i do so to avoid what feels like anxiety attacks and breakdowns. I need help, but I don’t know how to go about getting any, it’s hard enough for me to complete a chore…

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i had my baby six months ago i had a traumatic pregnancy me and partner was not getting on then he went to prison when was like 6 months pregnant during that time i did sink low and felt very alone. Then to make matters worse when was eight and a half months pregnant i had to Move from my home to go private as my partner was on remand at time and so close to the due date and had no one close to me for support i moved to be near to my mum i done this move alone his family did not even lift a finger to help during this time i went back and fourth to see him never knowing the outcome. Anyway to cut a long story short he did come out 10 days before i had my son i was so tired by this point i lost my home housing association for a private which had and had endless issues with the property form when i moved in like no heating when i 1st arrived. Also it turned out me losing my home was waste of time because my mother was of no help really mind you never has shown care towards me empty promises and that, i feel so resentful all the time of everything not my baby i feel guilty for having him sometimes feel my partner does not give a toss about me as well.I feel alone now i tried to tell him i think i have post natal depression i just feel he treats it as a inconvenience which makes me mad considering what i have done for him iam down all the time feel my life is doomed terrified of the future

My sister who is 20 is 6 months preg with first child, she is not in a good situation (with a guy who thinks hes too good to work, they are living with his mom who really doesnt want them there, he does not treat her well) she is extremly depressed and over emotional to the point shes had to go to the hospital, she is not normally like this at all. Does this mean that things may get worse after this baby is born? Is postpardem depression more likely with her?

I have it now, I always seem like I’m alone and nobodys helping, when I know that’s clearly not true. I always think my boyfriends messing around, I don’t know why but it’s just a feeling I keep having and that brings me down a lot. Like I get it mostly when I’m by myself. I always think that I can’t do it, (Don’t tell me I’m going to be a horrible mother because of this either!) and then that makes me rethink being pregnant and it makes me sometimes wish I wasn’t pregnant to begin with, I get scared shitless that I’m going to to do a horrible job and things are going to go wrong. Like today I went over to my little brothers house to see his newborn little brother and his mom kept asking me if I wanted to hold the baby, I couldn’t hold him like I got scared that I was going to drop him. I do realize that I need to get over it.. I’m just wondering if anyone else has ever felt like this? I feel horrible thinking these things.. I really truelly do! I asked my friend she said she feels the same and it’s just the hormones, but how can I get it to go away? It’s driving me crazy and stresses me out and the last thing I want to be is stressed. I find out the sex in a week hopefully. I’ll be 16 weeks tomorrow, and I’ll be 17 weeks and 1 day when I go in find the sex and hoping that they can find it. Cause I know that me being anxious to find out the sex hasn’t really been helping a lot. My mom told me that when she found out the sex that she just started to get ready and she just kept her mind on getting things ready and it helped go away… would that help?

I would really like to know what I can do to make this go away or ease up a little bit. Because I hate feeling like I can’t do this.. and I hate being scared to death about being a mother.. but then I’m so excited to see my little angel for the first time and teach them right from wrong. I couldn’t be more happy that I’m pregnant so don’t get me wrong, I just get in these moods where it completely brings me face down into the dirt.

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