Help, scared

[Louise_a]

hi

been a bit of an up and down rollercoaster from day 1 weither i was pregnant or not, first they told me i was and then misscarried. then i wasstill getting strong symptoms and BFP on more tests, now im awaiting another scan. should be about 6-7 weeks.

at first i was excited, i was so gutted and cried allday when they told me ive misscarried. now im getting morning sickness recently so must still be pregnant!? but im really really scared about being a mum. the thought of growing up and being responsible parent for the little one. scared that i will fail i guess.
im 24 andwill be 25 when he/she born, other half is 35, yes there is a large age gap but weve been living together for over 6 years and are fine, ive asked him if hes scared but he said hes excited and not scared at all.
hes very supportive and i know will be there for us but im so scared of the comittiment to something so fragile and small. im currently suffering from depression and on prozac which wont be helping but im also scared about P N Depression after he/she is born.

did anyone else feel like this? how did you overcome it?

 

[annie4]

i dont have any experience of m/c etc but i was on prozac as well when i got bfp - it is scary being a mum for the 1st time and all the fears you have are the same as mine - and this is my 4th. Hope everything is fine - cant they give you another scan asap?? why are they making you wait 6/7 weeks? (or do you mean you are 6/7weeks pregnant) sorry if i've got mixed up. Just take it easy and be kind to yourself. there is loads of people here who will be able to give you better advise but if you want feel free to pm me. Sending you loads of these

 

[leckershell]

Lou, I'm bipolar and though I don't take any medication, I'm also worried about PND. I don't know how it works with taking prozac though - have you spoken to your doctors how this would affect your pregnancy and whether you'd need to take an alternative?

You could also ask what services are available in your area - I know we have a PND group available in Tamworth so this may be common in other areas too?

You'll be ok chick, and I'm sure there are lots of people on here who would be able to help you.

 

[Louise_a]

sorry i ment i should be about 6-7 weeks pregnant. got morning sickness come on this week so theres alot of symptoms happening.

i think there is a PND center here in stafford but not 100%, tamworth isnt far anyway
i asked the doc about the prozac and she said its perfectly fine, ive been proscribed it for the next 6 months so will have to see if she wants to take me off it after then.

 

[leckershell]

Hi Lou, didn't realise you were in Staffs, hi!

The PND group is on a Thursday afternoon I think at the Surestart in Glascote Heath (I think). I'll probably be going..! Apparently it's quite good.

I'm due in 4 weeks so would be going there a lot earlier than you, but if you wanted to come along one week I can get a phone number for you as I'm sure they wouldn't object to you coming along while pregnant - I met the lady who runs it and she's nice.

michelle x

 

[trixipaws]

i am your age and mine was a surprise pregnancy- it IS scary being pregnant and wondering how youll cope with such a huge life changing commitment, but with a supportive family and partner u can do it!
i was frightened of pnd too as i'v had psych problems in the past and been on prozac and other anti-d's but so far luckily i'v no signs of pnd. theres lots of support on this forum and u wont be judged here. wishing u a happy pregnancy

 

[mum2A&L]

Congratulations!!

As already mentioned, contact sure start, they run loads of pnd and various other group that helps loads (well, they helped me with my PND loads).

i found the girls on here can be a godsend! how i would have got through my pregnancy and the last 7 months with out this forum, i don't know.