can you get early baby blues at 28 weeks?

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Hello all

I'm 28 weeks and for the last couple of weeks have been feeling really down and rather blue?

Have been getting stupidly tearful over nothing from first thing in the morning, hubby has been away a fair bit with work and I'm getting irritated and upset with him (and everyone else to be honest!) for no real reason (and he's being really patient with me bless him!). Also tried to do some baby shopping with mother at weekend (first go at buggy shopping etc) and just couldn't get positive about any of it - all seems to be happening to someone else and I just couldn't face it!

Is this normal? I feel like I should be feeling enthusatic and I seem to be completly the opposite - really down and flat. Can hormomes do this and have others had this? Really getting worried that I'm feeling like this!

Thanks

I've been like this from about 10 weeks now I'm 28 weeks and a month ago had to resort to going on antidepressants which I had avoided. Antenatal depression is apparently very common even if it isn't that well known.

The doctors think once I have the baby and the hormones settle down I will start to feel better so it could be the same as you.

Go to the doctor or speak to the midwife it may be very mild but a little bit of support may help you and you won't need tablets or counselling and if you do better to get the help than go on feeling like this.

You aren't alone a lot of people get affected by this it isn't just the hormones, your body is going through a huge strain and you have massive changes ahead of you so it is no wonder you feel a bit low.

Hope you feel better soon sending big hugs x x x

Yes, definitely hormones, but if you feel like this ALL the time, then you should mention it to your mw or GP.

I dipped at about 32 weeks and had a horrible 3 weeks til I felt better. I had a virus as well and so was run down which didn't help. But I cried every day, had stupid arguments with DH, didn't feel 'fond' of the baby (didn't feel animosity towards him but just wasn't feeling united or interested).

It's so horrible when you're in it but hopefully it will pass - do see MW doctor if it carries on for more than a couple of weeks continuously though.

Thanks all. Am seeing the midwife thurs so will have a chat to her then.

you can certainly get Antenatal depression, perhaps not as widely known as postnatal depression, but it is certainly something that happens. there have been a few threads about on here with links to some good resources.

if you are feeling like this and unable to move past it then you can certainly get some proper help with it