Worried depression is setting in BEFORE the birth

[turtle23]

I'm due tomorrow and can't take it anymore. I'm so miserable and have been for weeks. I had d+v for last few weeks which seems to have stopped, and taken with it the strong BH I was having. I had all the signs of being early and the midwives kept teling me they thought I'd be early...and now it seems like forever. I know I should be happy that he will be arriving in the next two weeks at the most but it is a struggle to get through each day. I spend my days wrapped up in a duvet wishing I could sleep so that I don't have to deal with anything. DH keeps trying to tell me that everything is fine, but I have had these feelings before and am frightened of where they could take me as two weeks followed by an induction would be more than enough to tip the balance at this point. Anyone ever felt the same? Does it get better?

Aww. Some anxiety is fairly normal at this stage. However, if you've had these feelings before, you know what you are up against. I think you'd be wise to mention how you're feeling to your GP or midwife, just so people can keep an eye on you. Good luck, keep posting.

Hiya - I think I had 'ante-natal depression' with my 3rd child. I was unbearable. I felt awful. I was so miserable and every day felt like a huge struggle. I battled with my moods and with dp just about every day but once I had her it all lifted and things felt much clearer. AND doesn't seem to get much recognition from what I remember feeling backl then but it does exist. I'm not sure if Rhubarb is still around on here these days but she has a website which talks all it and has lodvice andopport

Anxiety.it doesn't feel like that. I'm just tired and fed up with waiting, and getting my hopes up and then dashed over and over. I suppose I should focus on smaller periods of time.

Can you get some time just on your own to get yourself excited over the fact that pregnancy won't last forever and it's not going to be long until you have a gorgeous wrinkled little bundle in your arms?!

It definately helped me. I was spending too much hating being pregnant and not thinking about the positive.

I had antenatal depression and never spotted it is defo worth discussing with your midwife /doctor honey - it helped me immensely as AND can come in various degrees xx

zephyr...that is one of the biggest worries for me. I don't seem to have any enthusiasm left. I desperately want this baby and I am sure things will look up once I see his little face. But I know what depression feels like, and this feels a bit too similar. Will ring midwife in morning.

Is this your first baby? Are you worried about the actual birth or is it just the whole thing?

Definately try and speak to your midwife, I didn't the first time I had it but I did with my last baby and she was fantastic... talking about it really helped. I think the first time I just kept being told it'd all be ok and it was 'just' hormones - men eh?!

How are you turtle23?