Pregnancy And Depression

Pregnancy And Depression

I have just recently learned that pregnancy and depression can go hand-in-hand. Though many of us consider pregnancy to be a very happy time, we often forget that there are many times when a pregnancy is unplanned. When this happens, depression may follow. There are many times when the feeling of sadness over a pregnancy, or perhaps the shock of a pregnancy become mixed with the hormones raging through the body. This can throw the mom to be into a deep depression.

Recently a friend of mine found a she is pregnant. Actually, recently might not be the best way to describe it. She is due in a few months, and this just reminds me how fast time actually flies. It seems like just yesterday when she called me and told me that she was expecting a child. What she didn’t expect was that she would be dealing with pregnancy and depression at the same time. She wasn’t sure she was ready to become a mother even though she was in a stable and loving marriage. Because of her mixed feelings, and the hormones from her pregnancy, she became depressed. She quickly became an expert on pregnancy and depression.

It was thought that hormone levels during pregnancy protect the mother from depression and anxiety.

She went to a very dark time, and even came close to taking her own life. When I heard this I was very shocked. I had no idea that pregnancy and depression could be such a lethal mix. She has always been a very upbeat person, though she has had bouts with depression in the past. She had never gotten to the point were she wanted to kill herself however, so I was very concerned. She finally talked to her husband about her pregnancy and depression, and they decided that something had to be done at once.

What she learned was that pregnancy and depression are very common. Sometimes it is simply a matter of the hormones run into the woman’s body that causes the depression, and other times it is a mix of an existing sadness and the hormones. Though she didn’t know the route of her problem with pregnancy and depression, she made sure she saw a doctor to do something about it. If you’re pregnant, and you are feeling very sad and overwhelmed by your situation, you should see your doctor at once. There are many ways you can feel better, and all you have to do is take the first step. If you won’t do it for yourself, try to do it for your baby.