Perinatal Depression
Hey ladies
First time poster here
Im currently 8 and a half weeks pregnant with my first baby & have a history of mental illness: Anxiety, OCD & Depression which I currently take 150mg of Zoloft
Before I got pregnant I was stable, I haven’t had a episode for quite some time
Lately I just feel so down, I’m not cleaning my house & if I do I’m only doing what I can, I always just want to lay in bed and watch tv, I don’t want to do anything
And then my OCD kicks in and I’m having all these negative thoughts and fears about getting postnatal once I have the baby and it freaks me out even more
I have been with my partner for 8 years this year and for the past year or so I’ve been asking him for a baby but his always said we need to buy our own house first So this pregnancy wasn’t planned but now that it’s happened I feel asif he is way more excited then I am and I want to be excited, I’ve been wanting a baby for a very long time
I feel like your body goes through so many changes while pregnant. I never really dealt with my anxiety or depression until after I had my daughter. I only work 2 days a week so I’m forced to deal with it. I’m trying everything from therapy, antidepressants, and anxiety meds. I was not happy about my pregnancy at first at all I told my husband I hated him for doing this. Months later it has been hard but I’m not sure where I’d be without my daughter. The first moments can be very stressful and hard. So many things to think about and deal with, but just remember you are making a little human inside you that will love you forever. So many days are hard but I try not to concentrate on those . I wish you the best of luck