Mental health struggle at 39 weeks

[Decemberbaby222]

I just want to know if any other mums have struggled with their mental health towards the last few weeks of pregnancy. I don’t know if it’s my hormones but I am 39 weeks pregnant and I just feel really confused and emotional. I am struggling to do simple things like enjoy a meal, obviously as you all know sleep goes out of the window at this stage, I’m really paranoid about people, I feel paranoid about my husband, I don’t feel like being around anyone, I just want to be isolated and then when I am isolated and on my own I feel even worse. Does anyone else feel like this or am I actually losing the plot?

I am sorry i haven't been in this situation but from what i have read the hormones when you are near birth can make you feel a lot of unwanted or weird emotions.
Could you call your midwife to have some real life support? She could refer you to talk to someone even if it only happens once before you give birth but so you don't feel you are on your own going through this.
I hope other mums can give you some advice or share their experiences.

Yes, I felt this from about week 36. Everything upset and I was paranoid about things like what other people thought about. Stupid stuff made me so sad anxious, for instance our upstairs neighbours banged their rug to clean it over the side of the balcony and this devastated me. Every time I spoke to my parents the conversation would upset me.

I would try to think logically and tell myself there is no reason to be upset etc etc but it didn’t work.

Once I had my DD it was like a cloud had lifted and I could think straight again. Hang in there, it will get better.

@SunnySideUp2020 I always see different midwifes at my appointments and I don’t think that helps either. I think if I had maybe one midwife I would have felt more comfortable. I am thinking of giving my GP a call tomorrow and having a chat with him, hope that helps a bit.

@LH1987 yes it’s horrible isn’t it. It’s so out of character as well. I’m normally so in control of my emotions and it’s like I’ve completely lost control over them. It’s nice to hear I’m not the only one and that there is hope of me feeling better when baby arrives.

Hi op, I've been feeling exactly this way for a few weeks now. Probably not helped by the fact my relationship is in tatters and I'm scared of being a single mum to a toddler and a newborn. But I'm too scared to tell anyone because I dont want any intervention from social services or the health visitor