can u get over it without councelling? without medication?is there a magic cure? will it ever get better?

Depression runs in my family. Pretty much everyone has/had it, including me. I just found out that I’m pregnant again (which is wonderful!), but I’ve been feeling down about it ever since I found out. My first pregnancy, which was just several months ago, ended in a miscarriage. All I really want to do is sleep and sometimes cry. Plus, because my husband works late, I get so needy for him and I feel lonely when he’s gone. I’ve been going on with my life, though; I’ve been going to work, eating, etc. So I don’t if I should be concerned about prenatal or post par tum depression, or just shake it off because it’s hormones…What should I think?

What anatomical and psychical changes do occur in woman’s organism during prenatal depression? What it may lead to and what consequences of that in mother’s and baby’s relationships might be?

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I won’t bore you with details except to say that life is agonizing right now and I’m not even halfway through my pregnancy. Things improve in the second trimester? Yeah, right.
It’s not worrying about my baby. It’s this feeling of indifference, depression and anxiety about my out of control feelings. I wish I were worrying about the baby but I feel trapped inside my own thoughts right now. I wanted this baby and now I don’t even know if I want to live.

I can’t imagine the depression getting worse, but the reassurance of other mothers who have been through this would be terrific.

Thank you for your answers in advance.
BTW, I’m not taking anything right now. They will put me on something if I insist, however, I don’t think that this is beyond tolerable, yet. I am still functioning.

If I can handle this without meds, I would rather do so so that if I get hit with PPD after she’s born, the medication will have a better effect.

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Many people are not aware of all the emotional changes taking place during pregnancy. The experience will be less distressing if you know the common changes and understand what is normal and what may not be normal.

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Congratulations! In nine months you’re going to be a mother, BUT it will never be an easy task. Your body will physically experience changes, your moods will swing, your senses will be sharp, and you’ll crave for a lot of things — and food.

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Post partum depression is a condition that manifests itself in women following the birth of a child. The most notable symptoms experienced by sufferers of post partum depression include sleeping disturbances, recurrent sadness, loss of appetite, loss of energy, hopelessness, frustration, exhaustion, guilt, low self esteem, social withdrawal, and many other negative experiences.

The key symptom contributing to the classification of this type of depression is feeling lack of affection for the new born baby. Experts contribute a variety of views regarding facts that you should know about post partum depression.

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How many of you have had prenatal depression? How bad was it? What were your symptoms? How far along were you and what did you do to help get through it? Also, what do you think was the cause of it? Thanks!