Pre-birth Depression

Noahallen

Up to this point, my entire pregnancy has been pure bliss. I've felt pretty good, been able to stay active, eating right, prepping for our little girl, and all of that good stuff. We have been so excited and overwhelmed with joy to meet our little angel! But with only 2 weeks and 2 days left I think I've come down with some type of depression/anxiety that I just can't get a hold of. The main reason is time. My husband is deploying this june 1st. However, our little angel isn't due until May 21st. His block leave before deployment starts May 19th (which is the same day we are supposed to be completely moved out of our apartment). On May 19th regardless if we have our child or not, we have to start our trip from central Texas all the way to the gulf coast of Alabama. Once we make it there we have a hospital lined up to have our baby at (if she's not already here). However that puts me almost 40 weeks traveling 13 hours with a ticking bomb inside me. Not only is that the issue, but In order for our child to have our insurance we have to enroll her in deers on an army post (the closest one is over 3 hours away). Which I also discovered my husband must be there. However that puts us in a car with a (brand spankin' new) newborn for 6+ hours and causes a dent in the time we can see family. I'm extremely worried that the nine months my hubby is gone our baby won't have insurance during the most important doctor visits. I feel like all of this is putting a huge burden on my shoulders and I just can't seem to find any solution. It's causing a lot of problems with my partner because I have such a hard time settling for something If I feel like there's something else we can do (which for some reason that's what my gut tells me). If any one has had any similar problems/solutions I'm all ears! Rant over.

LadyBlood

Call the bases deers office. For most things with a power of attorney (they may need a special one for this), you should be able to file. Women have their babies with deployed husband's all the time, so it is possible to get your child on his deers if he is away. I'm so sorry he is deploying so soon after your due date. Good luck with the move back home and I hope everything goes smoothly.

LadyBlood

And remember, with Tricare emergency care is covered, so don't stress too much if baby comes before expected and you go to a random hospital. You should still be fully covered. I just had this discussion with my doctor about traveling at 41 weeks.

Noahallen

Thank you so much!!

FTArmyM

You husband can give you a special power of attorney to handle deers enrollment. He doesn't have to be there