Need cheering up!

[rdjlass]

I'm 15 weeks pregnant and having a majorly hormonal day!

On a serious note, I have been signed off work for 4 weeks due to burnout/sickness/low mood. GP prescribed low dose of antidepressants but they made my sickness worse so I stopped taking them, and now although I'm still quite low I'm much better and think the break from work is what I needed. My worries were quite obsessive ie. Checking for bleeding in first trimester, to now worrying about not having a bump (although I'm getting over this and accepting it will come when it's ready!).

Today however I'm having a low day but just a feeling sorry for myself day! I need a laugh! My wonderful DH who is my rock is away for the weekend, he only went this morning and I'm missing him like crazy! I cried when he rang earlier and then laughed at myself! My mum is coming round tonight and I'm stressing myself out thinking what takeaway I can stomach. And my friend has just cancelled meeting up tomorrow due to something urgent with her little boy so now in my head I'm being all dramatic thinking no one cares! Gosh, hormones!

So I'm lying in bed feeling sorry for myself. Want to do more to distract myself but still feeling low on energy. I don't know why I'm posting or what I'm expecting you all to say! Has anyone else been clingy to their OHs?!

Sorry you're having a crap day, it's tough in the early days. I didn't start getting a bump until I was around 18 weeks, now I am waddling around at 37+2, it doesn't feel like it at the time but time seems to fly by after the 20, week scan.

Can you speak to your doctor and see if there is a different type of antidepressant you can take that won't make you feel sick? I know when I took them a long time ago I felt sick on them for the first couple of weeks whilst my body was adjusting to them.

When I was signed off I found little projects to do, researched items that we needed for the baby, so that when I came to buy it was easier. Kept a bump diary for her to read when she is older and an honest diary for myself!

Sorry if that's not much help :)

Thankyou applecore that is a help! I have to have a gp review next week anyway but I think I'm going to try and stay off the antidepressants if I can. Today just feels like a general down in the dumps day rather than the depression I've felt previously.

I like your suggestion of a diary, I think I'll start that! When I felt at my lowest I struggled to bond with the baby, think I was protecting myself due to prev mc but now I'm accepting it more I think that will help even more

If you're still feeling low I really would recommend trying a different anti depressent. I got put on them for pnd but the first lot just made me want to sleep all the time and gave me awful headaches, next lot were much better :)
As for your bump, it will arrive on time! Mine didn't pop out til 20 weeks and stayed fairly small throughout, but still had a 6.13lb baby! I used to tell myself the smaller the bump the smaller the baby you have to push out Lol.
Also try some very light exercise. Just go on a brisk walk or borrow someone's dog to walk, it will help clear your mind and I promise you will feel so much better after, even if you really don't want to in the first place. Hope you're feeling more chirpy soon :) x

rdj you have my sympathies as l went through a period of being very low in this pregnancy and it's horrible. I had it with dd1 so knew it would pass (and now has) but definitely go back to your gp if it gets worse.

It's such an up and down time for us!

Search youtube for bed yoga, do some online baby shopping, learn something new, draw/write something, make something, watch a silly film, do your nails - all possible bed activities. I think I'm more clingy now and I'm 18wks with no bump, just a bit chubbier :)

Oh and I haven't done any proper bonding with the baby yet - it's still an 'it' to me, there's no pressure or anything, well that's what I'm telling myself.