1st trimester

charissem30

can you have postpartum depression while your pregnant? If so how do you get over it to be happy, even if your scared.

emnoahmom

Sorry you are feeling this way. Here's a link to a page with some information about symptoms of depression during and after pregnancy.

https://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/depression-pregnancy.cfm 

    (sorry I don't know how to make it a clicky)

Is this your first pregnancy? It can be really scary. So many things are happening in your body and it can be nerve raking.  Can you talk to your doctor at your next appointment? Are there specific things you are afraid of or do you just have this feeling all the time?

  The great thing is that you are in your 1st trimester and you have so much time to work through this before your baby comes. I had horrible depression with my first, I was young, it was unplanned. Talking to my doctor really helped me.

 

Rowansmom08

I did have pretty severe anxiety/depression right away. Doctor put me on Lexapro 15 mg and began to feel better in a week. He also assured me it was save, and definetly a lot safer than an anxious/depressed mom. Also, couldnt sleep so Doc wrote rx for ambien.