depression on becoming pregnant

[hermykne]

my friend is just pregnant with her 2nd baby and is experincing depression - which she had the 1st time but really didnt say, this time shes has told me and its manifesting itself as not wanting to be alone at all, and no enthuasism for her 1st baby who is 13mths. shes lethargic and just feels unsure about the baby however she was incredible broody prior to conception.

anyone had this experience or know of a link for support / chat

thanks

hermykne, I've just found out I'm preg also. I have 2 sons and had a m/c in July. It was actually feeling so low that made me think I could be pregnant - with my second I got so low I had to see a CPN and was quite suicidal. I felt incredibly shitty about myself & can feel the beginnings of that again. I would advise your friend to try and get some help - the CPN did help for a bit, though in the end I wanted to leave it. I think really that I just came out of it myself once I hit the middle of the second trimester. Its an awful feeling. You can really help by being there for your friend. Best of luck.

hermynke, Rhubarb has a wonderful website about this, here

Damn, try again

here

lazyeye, my friend found it went in the 2nd trimester too. we have a hotline going now!
thanks for your advice Countss got the link.

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