I’m in my sixth month of pregnancy and I have been extra tired. I wasn’t expecting to be tired yet for another month or so, being farther along. Has anyone else experienced this? I was extra tired when I first found out I was pregnant at like 4 weeks but that was due to my anxiety (such big news) not letting me sleep. Then the whole second month I was busy with vacation and summer activities so that had me tired but other than that I don’t know what to account it for other than me waking up at six in the morning and not being able to fall back asleep. I have so many appts, from OB appts to prenatal classes/parenting classes, getting ready for the baby, working every night-it goes on and on.

I went to my first prenatal exam last wednesday 7/9. I was told I have an ovarian cyst and a fibroid tumor in mty uterus. According to my LMP I was 9 weeks 1 d, but according to the sono, I was only 5w 5d with no apparent heartbeat yet. I am suppose to go back this wednesday 7/16 for another sono to check for growth. Is it normal to have slight cramping…more annoying than painful (kinda like a tingling sensation like a bladder infection) and brown spotting. Is this due to fear and anxiety because everything was going just fine until I started to worry when they said the LMP and sono are three weeks apart and this could be problematic. This is my first pregnancy so I am not sure if this is normal. I have to go back in two days so I don’t want to call because it is not red blood and it is not gushing so there is really nothing they can do. Someone please give me some reassurance or some answers.

Hi, about a month ago i was diagnosed with postnatal depression and anxiety, i’ve been taking 20mg of lexapro and still have bad thoughts sometimes but the thoughts have become habit because i also have mild OCD! I feel hopeless and that i’ll never get out of this rut.. i just want to stop feeling so horrible and to make things worse i might be pregnant.
Now, If i am pregnant i will keep the baby but will i be ok? or is more likely i wont be better by the time my next baby is born? how long does it take for someone with mild depression to get better?

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I take a low dose (50mg) of Seroquel for anxiety and have for a couple years now and after being on all sorts of other medications I’ve finally had real success with this one in preventing my panic attacks and anxiety. I am seven and a half weeks pregnant with my first child and when I spoke to my primary care when I confirmed my pregnancy she let me know that it was a Class C medication (most medicines are) and that if it was doing me so much good I should continue to take it. Yet, at my first prenatal appointment the nurse made a big deal about it and called me after talking to the midwife in the office and said I would have to start taking something else. I’ve been on almost every other antidepressant and anxiety medication and I know they are all Class C medications as well. My belief it’s more stressful for the baby to have a mother who has daily panic attacks and high stress levels. I’ve looked up the animal studies but they never said how much medication they were giving the animals. Did anyone out there take this medication during pregnancy? If so, what was your experience? Was there harm to the baby such as low birth weight, slow development or miscarriage? I really want to do the right thing and make the right choice but I wasn’t functional before taking this medication (panic attacks, crying, I almost crashed my car, nearly had to quit school, missed two weeks of school while I found a medication that would work, eating disorder behaviours, etc). I am of course going to talk with my doctor about it and all that, but if there’s anyone with first hand experience I would really appreciate hearing your story. Thanks and sorry this turned into a novel:)

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I’ve always had some issues with anxiety and depression. I’ve been on Zoloft for two years now and I was on Xanax before that.
Ever since I have gotten pregnant things have gone into a downward spiral. I had to put my pekingese to sleep a few days ago and she was my best friend, my insurance doesn’t want to pay for a bunch of my prenatal care, and I’m self-employed and my business is in the crapper right now.
I’m SEVERELY depressed and I don’t know what to do about it. I’m not sure if the hormones are making things worse or what but I’m having a meltdown.
Anyone else in this situation? How do you handle it????