Coping With Depression During Pregnancy
An expectant mother's depression can harm her baby, including raising the odds of preterm delivery
Reader Comments
too much in head
i am 21 years old.the father of my child is 24. i am 4 months. it's my 2nd pregnancy. the father of our child is not with me. and i wanted him to be there throug out my pregnancy. but i got scared he wouldnt'be there. my last relaionship, he wasn't there for me when i was bleeding badly.and the docter had to removed my baby. i got hurt. i just don't want to go throug it again. the father of our child, i haven't seen him in almost a month now.i miss him so much. i got alittle lonly. i talked to my exboyfrind. his family saw me. they told him. now, i dont'know what he is thinking. i am scared.what's really hard is that, i have a mental heahlth problem.i was hoping that i would be happy during my pregnancy. i think he is happy. but i am not sure. i just wanted him to be there for my appointments. he was there for awhile and all sudden, he changed. i thought he would be there for me and our baby during my ob's appointments. i just wanted him to be there. my ex was never there. and i just dont' want to get hurt again. i am really scared. i dont'know what to do. a friend of mind told me to go with the flow. but i am scared. i just don't want to go to all my appointments alone. what can i do?
too much in head
i am 21 years old.the father of my child is 24. i am 4 months. it's my 2nd pregnancy. the father of our child is not with me. and i wanted him to be there throug out my pregnancy. but i got scared he wouldnt'be there. my last relaionship, he wasn't there for me when i was bleeding badly.and the docter had to removed my baby. i got hurt. i just don't want to go throug it again. the father of our child, i haven't seen him in almost a month now.i miss him so much. i got alittle lonly. i talked to my exboyfrind. his family saw me. they told him. now, i dont'know what he is thinking. i am scared.what's really hard is that, i have a mental heahlth problem.i was hoping that i would be happy during my pregnancy. i think he is happy. but i am not sure. i just wanted him to be there for my appointments. he was there for awhile and all sudden, he changed. i thought he would be there for me and our baby during my ob's appointments. i just wanted him to be there. my ex was never there. and i just dont' want to get hurt again. i am really scared. i dont'know what to do. a friend of mind told me to go with the flow. but i am scared. i just don't want to go to all my appointments alone. what can i do?
Cause of PPD
Though informing women about the topic of PPD is very useful and extremely important, the facts and information in this article are flawed. There is, in fact no identified cause for PPD. It is only speculated, and not proven that hormone flucuation during the post-partum period is the cause of PPD. The list in the link to Post-partum depression in this article state that hormones are the cause and then state a list of un-hormone related predicting variables.
light therapy for prenatal depression
It is important that you pointed to light therapy as a non-medication option during pregnancy, but it is unfortunate you hyperlinked to a confusing and error-filled article on the topic. That article, in turn, hyperlinks to an outdated address for the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms, which should be www.sltbr.org. SLTBR, however, is a professional group with limited public information. I suggest instead the Center for Environmental Therapeutics site, www.cet.org, which offers a clear explanation of light therapy, criteria for light box selection, an Ask the Doctor forum, online self-assessment questionnaires, and downloads of articles reporting clinical trials of light therapy for prenatal depression.
