feeling extremely down possibly depressed in first trimester?

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Not sure if anyone can help but recently I have been feeling really down. I had PND with first baby and I am petrified its happening again. I am constantly in a bad mood. My thoughts are quite dark.

I have my first midwife appointment next week. I want to talk to her about it but I really cannot take another person interferring in my business.

Any advice from anyone who has survived PND/feeling sad during pregnancy?

Is anyone hear medical minded? Is it the hormones making me this bad?

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Re: feeling extremely down possibly depressed in first trimester?

I can’t say much, it could be hormones. I just hope you feel good soon :hug:

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Re: feeling extremely down possibly depressed in first trimester?

May Allah help you in this difficult time. PND is definitely a serious condition. If I was in your position I would really try to source out a very good nathropathic doctor and acupuncturist. There could be many different underlying causes for you feeling this way.
I hope and pray everything works out for you.

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I’m almost 25 weeks pregnant and I feel the same as you. I can’t sleep anymore. Just thinking about things that are happening around me. Crying deep in the night, feeling sad all the time, feeling useless and feeling like no one cares for me! However I always try to help others, but no one cares about me. And I’m feeling so fat and ugly!!

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Re: feeling extremely down possibly depressed in first trimester?

I was depressed throughout and after my first pregnancy. Consult your doctor asap! Depression is never to be taken lightly

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Re: feeling extremely down possibly depressed in first trimester?

if you feel depressed then see a psychiatrist and have it treated. those days are gone when seeing a psychiatrist carried a social stigma…Allah aapko bahtar kare…aameen

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Re: feeling extremely down possibly depressed in first trimester?

I have been going through depression bouts off and on all my pregnancy. I talked to my doctor about it and she was even more scary… telling me I should rather go and see a psychiatrist or the post partum will be worst! I would say the was the worst counselling one could really get. I mean even being told that YOU are actually on the verge of becoming a psycho is SCARY and then it gets on;y worse. I DID NOT go and see and psychiatrist. Instead, I helped myself. Focused on better and bright things in my life. Improved my bond with the baby, concentrated more on the positive things coming and would come when the baby arrives. The movements, the flutters, the tiny little limbs, the delicacy, and above all, a part of ME. Talking to colleagues and friends about different things, lighting my chest off also HELPED ALOT. Now in my 8th, I feel much better and much less depressed. I think YOU can help yourself the BEST. Nothing else would.

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Re: feeling extremely down possibly depressed in first trimester?

HUGS :hugz: be positive. DONT focus on bad things happening around you. Even if you have to force yourself, do it, and think of better things that are in your life or those that will come in your life with the arrival of baby :wub: