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Pregnancy Blues

IsabellaF
IsabellaF
I'm 16 weeks pregnant and I have never felt more alone in my entire life. All my family are states away, week to week I honestly think my "friends" are showing their true colors and dropping like flies, my work place is about 95% men and they treat me more like a burden than a coworker now that I'm pregnant, and I can't tell if my boyfriend is truly happy or if he is just hanging in there to be a good man??

I don't know if I'm just hormonal and going crazy, or if everything I'm feeling is legitimate. I honestly don't feel like there's a single person in my life I can talk to about any of this. I think about EVERYTHING so often that I hardly sleep and I have horrible thoughts... Sometimes I don't even know if I want this baby anymore and I don't know if I'll be a very good mom at all.
wendyb1979
wendyb1979
I am 23 weeks along and still have the same depressed thought. Hiw i just want my body back to do what i want, does my boyfriend want a baby? all sorts of thoughts then i feel my baby boy wiggle and things get brought back to reality of how happy i am and excited for him. It must be rough not to have family close by but there are all sorts of support groups out there to help us get through the tough times. Hormones can be absolutley horrible i hqve to say! keep your head up and remember you will have a little baby to love at the end of this. : )
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree with wendyb1979 - things get tough, and hormones are a huge pain! And even now I think, "Ugh, how will I do this?" But it's incredible, you do it, and babies are an incredible journey. Definitely work in some "you" time, relax, and sleep as much as possible!
deleted_user
deleted_user
All of these thoughts and feelings are normal. You just wait until you see that little precious face! These thoughts and feelings will be a distant memory -- you will be so in love to even recall them!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
OH I feel ya. Hormones are horrible when you have little support near you. Not a bad idea to talk to your doctor about it too. I'm concerned with the aftermath and depression being so far away from everyone. So I'm sure I'll speaking to mine next week. Hormones can certainly make you think you are going crazy. Mine do often.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I feel ya, girl. I'm 18 weeks and miserable, been sick the whole time and just overall feel blue, bored and not enjoying life. I'm sure some of it is hormones, and some of it just life's ups and downs. One thing I try to tell myself, is that life always changes though. You won't always be pregnant, and your child will quickly grow from a baby to a child, and so on. In the meantime you will grow to love your child when he or she is born, and motherhood will come to you. So, just try to remember that the next time you find yourself worrying or getting depressed.

But if you are having horrible thoughts, I do recommend telling your doctor about it so you can be prepared in case you get postpartum depression. I had it the first time I had a baby but I got treatment, just an antidepressant, and it helped me greatly. Best of luck to you.