Although pregnancy depression has always existed, it is only in recent years that it has been acknowledged as a medical problem, and that women have been allowed to talk about it without shame.  Many women will suffer from some level of depression during their pregnancy.  In some, it can become a very serious problem.

If signs of depression are ruining what should be a happy and wonderful time in your life, do not hesitate to talk to your doctor.  Help is available, and keeping yourself happy and mentally healthy is just as important to your baby as your physical well-being.

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Pregnancy is supposed to be a joyful time for a woman. Especially for those who have their first pregnancy. The happiness feeling is very important for pregnant woman. Usually pregnant woman who are happy will think about her embryo condition and her own condition more intense, like choosing good food, checking pregnancy regularly, giving stimulus to the embryo, and do all preparation to welcome the baby.

It’s not surprising if pregnant woman who are happy will deliver healthy baby, physically or mentally. Sadly not all women are happy with their pregnancy. In contrary they feel depressed. It’s not good for the embryo. And because of that you must avoid depression during pregnancy.

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www.twitter.com – This is my 22 week pregnancy update! I talk about new symptoms, movement, show you some new things we bought for BB girl and show you all my belly! When I talk about doing the “suck in” on my belly, the person I am referring to is Lora! She’s here on YouTube and her channel is: www.youtube.com Also, I now have a public Facebook page where I will be updating on all things baby!! www.facebook.com

I have 2 years left. I’m mostly worried about pregnancy symptoms. I have been pregnant before, but had an abortion at 6 weeks due to medical risks. It was very hard for me, as I really wanted to carry on my pregnancy. My husband and I wanted our baby so badly and I have suffered tremendous depression. Pregnancy drained me. I was happy..but didn’t want to eat and was pretty tired. This is coming from a woman who is normally VERY hyper and eats too much (so the not eating part was good..as I still ATE, but just not as much..and not a lot of junk thankfully). I’m worried, however, because I’m in an accelerated program. I do not work, so that is a plus. But were most of you tired ALL day when pregnant..or did short naps do the trick? I’m in school from 8am-2pm Monday through Friday. I usually arrive home before 3:30pm. So I’m trying to think of how I will balance this. I need to be asleep by 10pm, as I wake up at 6:30am, to be to school by 9am. My commute is long I have 6.5 hours per day..but I’m thinking I will need a short nap…which leaves me 3 hours per day to study. Doable right? What do you think? Thanks in advance.

I’ve had issues with depression since I was a little kid. Although I’m 23 now, I’ve never actually been on anything to help it. I’m 30 weeks and some odd days pregnant (almost 31 weeks). For the last 3 weeks or so, my depression has gotten really bad. I don’t really know why it’s gotten like this because there doesn’t seem to have been any kind of trigger for it. I’m sure that, at least to a certain extent, pregnancy hormones are probably having some effect on the actual depression. It’s just been hard to sleep or really function in my everyday life with my brain sabatoging me like this. I’m just curious if there are any anti-depressants that are fairly safe to use while pregnant.

I’d also like to point out that I have an appointment with my doctor on the 23rd, so I will be asking him about this as well.

We’ve been wanting to have a baby for 4 years already and nothing :’(
Everybody I know comes and breaks their pregnancy news to me and I cry out of both joy (for them) and sadness (for me). OMG, 4 years and we can’t! Every single friend of mine is happily married with children, now my sister just had her first baby and she’s only 21, I’m already 23 going on 24 in Aug.
Is there any other way of finding out besides spending a fortune at the doctor?

I’m 13 weeks pregnant and i have extreme migraines. I’ve always had migraines but since becoming pregnant i get it more often. My OBGYN prescribed me some medications. ON Sunday morning I went to fill my prescription along with my prenatal medication, and the pharmacist was very hesitant about given me the medication. He told me this medication is part of the FDA pregnancy risk Category C. There’s been reports of babies being born with physical abnormalities. Women who’ve taking this medication during their 3rd trimester have had infants who had seizures due to the withdrawal and they get ventilatory depression. He really didnt want me to take the medicine. I didn’t take it. I called my doctor today and he said it was fine. I don’t even know what to do. The medicine contains acetaminophen, butalbital and caffeine.

Ladies who have been pregnant… what signs did you show at 2 months? I’m 2 months pregnant and just found out, because I haven’t shown many signs until about a week ago… now it’s full on… I’m noticing the baby bump, and I feel nauseous, and I’m noticing a lot of mood swings. I snap at my husband, Patrick, a lot, but immediately feel bad, because he never does anything but help me out and he’s just the sweetest. Also, I’ve had a bit of morning sickness, but not much, and I’m so tired. Is this all normal at two months? Are the mood swings most likely going to get worse? I feel bad, because it’s causing my husband a lot of stress… He gets the brunt of it, and I can see it in his eyes when I snap… He’s already freaking out (He’s excited, of course, but super nervous.), and I feel like I’m makin g it worse. In your experiences, how were the mood swings during your pregnancy? Do they get worse??

My serotonin is totally out of whack, I asked the doctor to prescribe Zoloft and he did on Friday. He told me to start with 25mg for one week and 50 mg throughout the pregnancy. I am almost 5 months pregnant. Zoloft has always helped me tremendously but this is the first time I take it while pregnant. WHat are your experiences with anti-depressants during pregnancy? Will the baby be born with major defects although the Sonogram and amnio show everything to be fine?

I had a dc done on oct 15 I lost a baby when I was 16 weeks pregnant and ever since then I been trying, I’m charting my bt and I calculating when I ovulate and I’m takin my prenatal vitamins and stop eating fast food. One thing is I never went back for a checkup since then since I feel like its my dr fault I lost it I been putting back on seeing the dr. I also feel into a depression so serious that I lost my government job can depression be a reason why I’m not getting pregnant are am I trying to hard are did something go wrong with the d and c help I’m going crazy
Thanks I am looking for a doctor as well but I want to go more naturally so I’m looking for a midwife around me.