December 24, 2008
Ever since I've gotten pregnant I've been struggling with an increased feeling of anxiety, stress and depression. 3 times now I've cried myself to sleep for no REAL reason just stupid little "life worries". I do not understand why I feel so SAD at times, can my hormones really be doing this to me at only 7 weeks?
It comes and goes for me... for a whole week I'll be fine, enjoying life and my baby in my tummy... then BAM one thing will set me off and make me stress and that stress will turn into anxiety and then depression. I get incredible feelings of frustration and worry... Honestly since I've gotten pregnant I feel like I'm Bi-polar. Up and down, up and down... my emotions are ALL OVER THE PLACE. Just when I think I'm fine- I get sad again... no matter how hard I try I can't find happiness not even when I think about my baby- I feel only anxiety towards being a parent.
I'm really worried that DH and I wont be good parents and that he will never change his child like ways and behaivors so we can live a healthy more organized lifestyle for our child. Is it normal to feel worried that you are NOT ready for a baby?! I know I have plenty of time but I get so easily overwhelmed, and those feelings turn into annoyance, and anxiety and then I get so depressed, it takes me like a whole 24 hours to snap out of it...
WHY do I feel like this?!
I just can't believe my emotions from pregnancy are taking a physical tole on me, like seriously... insomnia... is this normal?!
It was never this bad, even while I took clomid. I'm looking for answers, I've never suffered from such anxiety or depression before, though it isn't all the time, these few "episodes" have me worried. Should I talk to my OBGYN about this?
Also, my mother suffered from anxiety and insomnia most of her life (shes now on meds for it) and she said while she was pregnant she had insomnia as well.
It comes and goes for me... for a whole week I'll be fine, enjoying life and my baby in my tummy... then BAM one thing will set me off and make me stress and that stress will turn into anxiety and then depression. I get incredible feelings of frustration and worry... Honestly since I've gotten pregnant I feel like I'm Bi-polar. Up and down, up and down... my emotions are ALL OVER THE PLACE. Just when I think I'm fine- I get sad again... no matter how hard I try I can't find happiness not even when I think about my baby- I feel only anxiety towards being a parent.
I'm really worried that DH and I wont be good parents and that he will never change his child like ways and behaivors so we can live a healthy more organized lifestyle for our child. Is it normal to feel worried that you are NOT ready for a baby?! I know I have plenty of time but I get so easily overwhelmed, and those feelings turn into annoyance, and anxiety and then I get so depressed, it takes me like a whole 24 hours to snap out of it...
WHY do I feel like this?!
I just can't believe my emotions from pregnancy are taking a physical tole on me, like seriously... insomnia... is this normal?!
It was never this bad, even while I took clomid. I'm looking for answers, I've never suffered from such anxiety or depression before, though it isn't all the time, these few "episodes" have me worried. Should I talk to my OBGYN about this?
Also, my mother suffered from anxiety and insomnia most of her life (shes now on meds for it) and she said while she was pregnant she had insomnia as well.
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December 24, 2008