38 weeks...panic attack / S.A.D / hormones?

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Hi there, i dont really know how to write this...

I am 38 weeks and up until now i have had a really positive attitude to my pregnancy despite suffering HG in the 1st & 2nd trimester however all of a sudden the last few days i have been really emotional, crying and getting really anxious about the thought of baby coming. Baby is very much planned and as i say, everything has gone well up until now. I have suffered from SAD in the past and am worried it is returning as my symptoms are the same...sleeping alot, craving carbs and sweet things, upset...etc.

Just looking for some moral support really as DH is trying but just not helping. My best friend lives away from me and my relationship with my mum is quite strained atm.

Poor you :( I suffer from SAD so can completely sympathise, it's awful to feel so rubbish.

Maybe you should go to your GP as they can do one of those depression questionnaires with you to help gage where you are? My midwife said there are medicines you can take while pregnant so not to suffer in silence and you haven't got long to go now. If nothing else it might ease your mind to have a chat about it and help you sort out what you're really feeling (whether it's just pregnancy freaking you out or if it's SAD).

Can you talk to your DH about it too? My DH is often first to notice (even before me) when my symptoms are starting as I get so unintentionally ratty with him for no reason.

I have the midwife appt on tuesday so was going to see how i go over the weekend and talk to her about it. My Dh is really sweet when i get upset, but struggles to deal with my behaviour when i get ratty and usually ends up at the gym. I dont want to rush back onto medication as worked really hard to come off it before conception but im just worried that if it is the SAD coning back it may lead to PND...

I think i am over thinking it...will speak to midwife next week and go from there.
Thank you for your reply, i hope you dont suffer too bad this winter, it is an awful thing to have to deal with...

Hey. I don't know too much about SAD except what it is but don't officially suffer myself, but possibly very mildly.

However I am 39 weeks pregnant with my second and have had up and down weeks during my pregnancy which I have begun to reconise very well and I will say for def that in weeks 38 and 39 so far I have been feeling very down and teary and much more tired and eating alot more sugary carbs just to cope with everything around me. I'm feeling very fragile and want to stay close to home, preferably in bed. Every little thing seems to be getting to me and I am very intolerant and ratty!! So I'm thinking it's hormones and of course the stinky weather probably doesn't help but if it was hot and sunny I am pretty sure I'd be moaning about it and sitting in a cold bath!

I hope you feel better soon and that it is just hormones for you!

I could have written your post myself, I totally sympahise. I'm 39 weeks today and for the last week have been feeling really low. I've suffered from depression in the past and feel as if I've been picked up and dropped right in the middle of a really bad episode..just with no lead up to it! Throughout this pregnancy I've kept an eye on how I'm feeling as I came off anti d's when I found out I was expecting.
I understand the fear part, that it could all be returning. I saw my midwife today and talked it through with her. I'm hoping its a shift in hormones, as I have felt pretty upbeat throughout and this seems to have come from nowhere. I'm waiting on a call back from the dr, the midwife explained that they need to keep track of how I'm feeling given my history. Likewise, DP really wants to help me, but I think he's unsure how.
Im just trying to take it easy and be kind to myself in the meantime. Hope you have a better weekend