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Am i depressed or is it just hormones?

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user1488794856 · 27/08/2017 16:07

I need some advice as I just don't know where my head is at the moment.

I have a nearly 7 month DD and I am 9.5 weeks pregnant.

Since finding out I was expecting#2 (planned but happened VERY quickly), I have been feeling more and more low in myself.

I used to look forward to weekends when dh was home, but the monotony of life now just makes the weeks all melt together into 1 continuous day, or at least that's how it feels.

I don't really have anything to look forward to, or at least that's how life feels right now.

I adore my dd, she is the most beautiful little baby, albeit a little moany, but sometimes I look at her and think "should I feel more", because I feel so empty. I feel just awful for even typing that.

I want DD to have a sibling, and I want them close in age as my sister and I have o ly 13 months between us. DD and her sibling will have 14 months.

I find myself only really thinking about when they are 2/3yo, and looking forward to that which seems a lifetime away, as the monotony of life with a baby who only really naps at home is making me feel so trapped.

Dh and I ahve had no time without her since she was born, I don't feel like I can leave her, or that we have anyone willing or able to help us out.

Because all of this really kicked in after finding out I was pregnant again, I just don't know if it's my hormones, or if I have pnd. Anyone else felt like this? Desperately need some help.

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Mummaofboys · 27/08/2017 16:13

I think you need your doctor or midwife to do a PHQ-9 test with you. The test is about 15 questions and at the end of it your score is added up and decides if you are depressed or not and if you are depressed what to do next and how depressed you are. ...... just found a link of the text for you.
patient.info/doctor/patient-health-questionnaire-phq-9

NolongerAnxiousCarer · 28/08/2017 21:01

I second speaking to your GP, health visitor or midwife about how you are feeling. There is help available.

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