Mental health bad since being pregnant?

[maryjanerowett]

Can anyone relate? I struggled with mental health anyway, anxiety, ocd and rumination but since being pregnant it’s been like 100x worse, I’m on progesterone pesseries which not sure if that’s contributing, being pregnant is all I’ve wanted for so long and I feel so
guilty that I’m worrying over the past and aren’t enjoying my pregnancy, any advice welcome!!

Hi, sorry to read that you’re struggling. I have a long mental health history, and after two losses, when I got pregnant with this baby my mental health was awful.
the early days especially, I too was on progesterone pessaries.
I got a referral from my GP to perinatal mental health, I had my assessment and was visited at home, and I thought they were great initially.
however I lost trust in them due to a couple of things that happened and so I haven’t perused the support. I’m now nearly 27 weeks and I have relaxed a little. But then I feel that I’ll get punished for my complacency and something will happen.
I think my main bit of advice would be to try and stay positive, take things day by day, communicate with loved ones and seek professional support as I’m sure my issue was just bad coincidence and in my area, your trust would hopefully be much better.
I wish you all the best OP and a healthy pregnancy ✨

I get you, I thought when I got pregnant after struggling for so long I would be so happy everyday, it’s been the opposite I’m incredibly grateful of course but wow it’s been a struggle everyday feels mentally
painful, I was also referred to perinatal but they said because my issues weren’t pregnancy related they couldn’t help me, I’m 14 weeks at the moment and god it’s a struggle mentally, thank you for your response it’s comforting to know I’m not alone!

all the best with your pregnancy too! X