Lelarose Desperately Depressed #2

[thatsnotmymonkey]

Hi Lela, I hope this is OK, come over here. We will all be here for you. xx

Just sip water, or squash or lemonade if you have it.

Cuddle up under a blanket on the sofa.

What time is the midwife coming.

You poor thing. I know you are scared, but you will get through this.

You are so close now. Try not to fear the arrival of your baby, but see it as the start of getting better.

You will be able to take more medication without fear of harming the baby and you will get into a M&B unit who will give you the support you need.

They really are great in there. The night staff especially are wonderful. They know everything about babies and are experts in getting them off to sleep. They show you how to do everything and build up your confidence as a mum.

You will be ok lela. Please hold on.

Oh. lela. Can you get in a hot shower, and then wrap yourself in blankets, with hot water bottles? If you don't feel better soon, please call MW and or GP.

And it's ok to feel sorry for yourself just now, ok? It's miserable to be sick at the best of times. Just hang on.

And keep posting, do.

Oh, poor you, Lela! I would be feeling very sorry for myself feeling physically ill on top of everything else, anybody would. Have you changed the dosage of your medication at all in the last day or so? That might be making you feel unwell. Or lack of sleep can make you feel very dreadful physically especially with not eating/drinking (I can understand why you can't face it though - little sips of water just to keep you hydrated would be good).

Hope the MW gets to see you soon. I'm not a medical Dr but maybe you need your blood pressure taking? Maybe too low? My Dad has heart issues and he gets very dizzy and nauseous when his blood pressure (and actually blood sugar - he's diabetic too) is low. So maybe try sips of sugary water/squash too. And maybe put your feet up slightly higher than your head?

A friend of mine's labour did start with her being sick. But I've not heard of that from anyone else. Everyone's different I think. But equally it could be just a late pg thing or the stress you're under or a bug.

When is DP home? Must be soonish.

Big hugs Lela...thinking of you...

And I can't imagine really how hard it must be to confide in someone fully about exactly how bad you're feeling - but please let the MW know and ask for extra help and support - daily visits or phone calls or M&B unit.

Hope mw has looked after you, lela. Let us know how you're doing when you can.

Just wanted to tell you that I was violently sick at week 36/7 and it scared the shit out of me, but it was nothing, just a freaky vomit thing!

I think it sounds very positive that your sister came. Keep the positives from the forefront of your mind.

Hope you feel better soon x

hi only just seen this thread and havent had time to read all posts.
I feel for you, i dont understand what your going through re panicing about the sex but suffer from anxiety and nearly ended up in a mother and baby unit with severe pnd.
You WILL get better but it will take time, but you will get there. Its so cruel how debilitating mental illness is.
Wishing you the best xx

Hi have been in hospital all day. midwife said baby's heartbeat was too fast so they've had me on a heart monitor machine and 2 drips because I have some kind of viral thing that has dehydrated me after being so sick.

Have not been able to eat all day and theyve told me to have lots of fluids but as soon as I did I was violently sick on the way home, (thankfully taxi was able to pull over).

Just praying I dont go into labour as I'm really weak and cant keep anything down.

Thanks for all your posts x

I had a couple of bugs when i was pregnant with ds2, not fun and i remember panicing that it would kick start labour as with one i was about 37 weeks pregnant. I went to hospital week after as i had diarrohea and that normally means start of labour for me to be told i just had a bug very embarrassing!!
If you did go into labour u would be fine as ur body would find the energy from somewhere!
How you feeling now x

Pretty terrible, I cant get warm, can't keep anything down, cant get comfortable.

Just really dont want to have a baby now.

oh no, what a crappy day

Please do keep sipping fluids. Can you get some of that diaralyte or ask your sis to get some maybe...

Have you told DP? When is he coming home?

how long have you left til ur due date? I apologise as i am new to this thread and dont no the full history but have u been diagnosed with AND?

Oh, love. you poor thing. yy to dioralyte - tiny sips of that will be easier to keep down, and will get you feeling better faster than anything else. If you feel sick again in the night, please call for medical help.

Have you got hot water bottles? Get your feet and head warm - sounds mad, but sticking a hat on should help, and get your feet into hot water and then thick socks. If you can manage a bath or hot shower, then warm towel, dressing gown and duvet.

This is the last thing you need, but I think the fact that you were coming down with something will really have fed into your black mood in recent days. It will pass. You poor love, though - you really are being put through the wringer at the moment. It's rotten being ill when pregnant at the best of times.

dd is a week on monday, am properly terrified.

Dp home on fri not had chance to speak to him today yet.

YES I have antenatal depression- very severely.

OK, so just tomorrow to get through, then? Can you call anyone to ask them to get you some dioralyte? It will help you feel better, as it restores salts and sugars to your body without you having to try to eat.

Do you think you can have a bath? When I'm in and get incredibly cold, the best thing for me is a bath, dressing gown, then blankets and duvets on sofa.

Lela, the birth will be ok. Your MW sounds fab, your strength is extraordinary, you'll be ok. It's a lot less painful and stressful than the tests you were talking about before, and you are designed to be able to do it. It's going to be ok.

ill, not in. Pah.

my friend is away to see if see can get that stuff for me in asda or something, I take it its ok to take in pregnancy?

yes, it's just salts and sugars. Sip it gently. here. Have a virtual hug, missus. really feel for you.

Yes even little babies can diorlyte. Try also pure fruit juice ice lollies, very fortifing and delicious.

Rug up in bed. Try and get some sleep.

Poor you, your body knows what it is doing and will let you recover before labour. It is probably its way of telling you to slow down and rest.

thanks you're all lovely x x

Sorry ladies, but we're ALL entitled to our opinions :) Sometimes people need to see things from a different perspective, and none of you are doing that. My god if any of you knew the torment and total hopelessness I went through when I was pregnant, and subsequently, you wouldn't be so quick to judge! At times in this life sometimes the only way to move forward is to take responsibility for how we feel and behave. I'm sorry but all you do-gooders are doing nothing constructive, and just talking in circles.
Maybe you should put in a complaint about my posts Lela.... Just stand back and take a look at yourselves ladies, because from what I can see you all talk for England, but say nothing worth listening to.
I will leave you all to your inane blabbing now

Jesus, kibbutz.