5 weeks and feeling desperate

[lizzyb83]

Hi everyone, I’m looking for a bit of direction. I’m 37 yo, and 5.5 weeks into a much wanted first pregnancy and have gone downhill fast in the last few days. I feel anxious, numb, disconnected and unmotivated to do anything except lie in bed. I’ve never suffered anxiety or depression before so this has really pulled the rug out from under me. I’ve woken up the last few mornings hoping that it would be gone and it’s not. I don’t think I can go through eight months of this. I’m hoping for some advice on the best way to tackle this feeling - counselling / antidepressants? Thank you xxx

I felt the same in both my pregnancies, currently pregnant with number 2 and feelig the same. I feel better at 14 weeks than I did at the beginning but still not "myself".

Definitely speak to someone and don't suffer on your own, it's such a hard time when you are expected to feel over the moon but you don't. It's also totally normal to feel this way too. Hope you are ok