27 weeks and isolating myself, anyone else?

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As above, im 27 weeks pregnant and cant stand to be around anyone. I am spending more and more time in my room, where the dogs cant get at me and not spending much time with my DC either other than making sure they are fed and happy. Its like i have this powerful instinct to shut myself away and if anyone tries to intrude, i get really stressed and irritated.

I spent most of today crying because i feel like such a horrible person just now and miss the person i was before pregnancy. I cant sit in my lounge because the dogs get on my nerves so much i end up shouting then feeling guilty, so i just try to avoid them altogether. Literally it feels like the only place i feel safe and not horrible is my bedroom.

I have been ignoring my mothers calls, my best friends calls and texts, i just want everybody to go away. Please tell me im not alone.

I dont think this is AND as i am already on sertraline since well before pregnancy so unless its stopped working, i am assuming this is entirely hormonal.

Poor you, this sounds really hard. Being on sertraline unfortunately doesn't mean you can't experience antenatal depression. I think you should give your midwife a call asap, they will be able to get you a priority referral to the perinatal mental health team, and you should be able to find someone to talk to (on the phone if that works best for you) and to a specialist who can review your medication. You don't have to feel like this

Thank you, i think i just needed to have a bit of a melt down. Miles better today, but if i start feeling bad like that again, i will speak to my midwife.