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Q: Getting Depressed Near the End of Pregnancy....
asked by: 2Boys4Us on June 9th, 2005
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Has anyone else started to get depressed close to the end of their pregnancy?? I feel like a cow, I feel like my husband thinks i'm a cow (not that he's given me reason), i'm scared I can't do this a 2nd time..... I don't think i'm chronically depressed as it just started up, but how do I get back to a more positive outlook??
I'm excited about meeting my new little guy; he was planned....... I just don't know where this is all coming from. I have @ 5 yrs of parenting under my belt, and my 1st child is awesome. Help!!
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lil_blaze2004
replied on June 9th, 2005
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I started getting real down a few weeks ago ( I will be 38 weeks on sat). All of a sudden I felt real lonely(i only have a couple of friends with kids and they live far) and my friends without kids have kind of disappeared. I was put on early maternity leave from work so I was extremelly bored, and I couldn't leave the house too much as I had really bad swelling in my feet from the humidity. I constantly yell at hubby cause I feel like he gets to do whatever he wants and doesn't understand how I feel (which of course he doesn't) poor hubby asked my doc on tuesday if it was normal for me to treathim like this and the doc said.... Yes!!! Thanks doc! Lol. I've been feeling a lil better, but I think the boredom and the fact that my son does not seem to want to come out (no braxton hicks and i'm not dilated at all) are getting to me. Anyway my nurse and doc say it's all completely normal so I feel a lil better.

I'm sure you'll be fine, sorry for my rambling post but your not alone!

How far along are you?
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2Boys4Us
replied on June 9th, 2005
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I'm 36 weeks today, and this baby will be a scheduled c-section because my last was. The past few weeks have just dragged, and dragged, and dragged...... Well, I don't have to convince you!! My husband is all about "be patient" and "dr knows best"....... Good. It's easy to be supportive when you are perfectly fine, normal and not pregnant!! But it's so uncomfortable, and i'm so small to begin with, everything hurts all the time. I'm not sleeping, can't eat alot, no focus at all except "when will this be over".......
I feel awful, and feel awful for feeling that way.
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lil_blaze2004
replied on June 9th, 2005
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Lol I feel the same way. I keep telling my son to ".G.E.T. O.U.T. O.F. M.O.M.M.Y.!!!!!" it's been so hot and humid up here lately, well I mean it's midnight and here I am typing away on the computer cause I know if I go to bed i'll just toss and turn. And ya hubby's like it'll be over soon and I feel like punching him in the face-lol

happy 36 weeks!!!
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2Boys4Us
replied on June 9th, 2005
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Yeah, I know -- i'd love to give him (or any man) a 35 lb bag of rocks to live w/ day in & day out for a month -- he'd be in tears in no time flat!! He is very, very good, though, about most things -- he lets me sleep in whenever possible, and he does all the cooking and we've really toned down our weekend activities because it's so hard to walk for long....... And he's an awesome dad to our 1st son, and really excited to meet this one........ But he still can't understand alot of it. I guess it's not his fault, he's as supportive as he can be. I'm just getting very grizzly bear-ish lately, i'm probably lucky he puts up with me!!!
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lil_blaze2004
replied on June 9th, 2005
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Lol I keep telling hubby i'm gonna fill a bag with books and tie it to his waist for a day and see how he feels. Mine is good too, he does the dishes (cause my feet swell up too much now) he cleans the cat litter (and hates the cats-lo) helps me clean the house (does all the vacuuming and stuff) but I still want to punch him in the nose sometimes-lol he's so excited but idon;t think it's clicked in yet that our son could be arriving anyday now. God my butt hurts from being at this computer for the last 2 hours-lol

and man that laurianna girl on the teen forum needs some major help. I never understand people who come on to support forums to berate people. Must not have much self-respect.
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jessamyn
replied on June 10th, 2005
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I wasm I was a total mess...


If you ever need anyone to talk to i'm here~

aim darlinjessa
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seksiHily
replied on June 10th, 2005
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Im sorry youre feeling so down.
It's important that if you still feel depressed like this after the baby that you let your doctor know, even if it's before the 6 wk check up.
Good luck and I hope you have a nice, easy and short delivery... U too blaze!
Blaze~ I just try to ignore her... But thats hard she doesn't shutup!
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lil_blaze2004
replied on June 10th, 2005
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seksihily wrote:
im sorry youre feeling so down.

It's important that if you still feel depressed like this after the baby that you let your doctor know, even if it's before the 6 wk check up.
Good luck and I hope you have a nice, easy and short delivery... U too blaze!
Blaze~ I just try to ignore her... But thats hard she doesn't shutup!


i know--lmao, she posted some really horrible things in the "caring for your newborn" forum. Some lady suffocated her child while sleeping with him on the sofa and laurianna goes on and on about what a stupid, fat cown she is and blah blah.

At least they locked the post in the t-preg forum. And hopefully banned the girl.
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