Depression or bad mood?

[Caribu]

Hello,

I am in the second trimester and I don’t feel yet the happiness of being pregnant and I’m not enjoying it as I would expect. My first trimester was awful due to morning sickness, vomiting 3 times a day and my mood was affected by this. I was hoping that now (17 weeks) that the morning sickness has passed I would feel different but all I want is to cry, not go to work (what’s the point?) and stay in bed. I don’t miss going out with my friends as they all seem more happy for my pregnancy news than me. I have started worrying that this is more than just bad mood...

[Lovefood1984]

I’d suggest you talk to your midwife to see if you can get some help from someone who might be able to distinguish if it’s turning into depression or you just have a low mood, after all pregnancy sends your hormones crazy but it’s better to get these things nipped in the bud early.

I was bedridden when I was pregnant before I got some anti sickness meds and even though I was nauseous all pregnancy I don’t ever remember feeling like all I wanted to do was spend all day in bed and not see the point in work. I didn’t enjoy pregnancy and I probably wasn’t as happy as I’d expected to be (successful IVF pregnancy) so try not to put too much pressure on yourself in that regard, it’s ok not to enjoy it and actually the more I talked to other women most didn’t enjoy it at all, something they only tell you once you are pregnant and open up about it!

All the best for the rest of your pregnancy and safe arrival of baby x