I am now a beautiful lime!!:)

[Iamblessed]

ty for the well wishes... Also I am so hoping for you that things go well tomorrow. I know that going off your meds is diffucult but remember you are doing this for baby. As for names I don't really have any yet that we have totally agreed on. I have for a boy asher I think I like daniel for a middle name with that and for a girl I have a few picked out . Isis and athena are 2 of the girls names. I just don't know yet as I like all the girl names i have picked out lol. I think a light excercise class would be good and would help with some of that anxiety and depression. I wish I could find some classes here but there really is nothing except yoga. I don't know I will have to look into it !!Hope you get to feeling better

 

[NotNic]

As of last weekend I went back to swimming now the ms has eased a little. I like swimming because it really helps me to destress. I think about what has annoyed me during the day, and how I want to handle things. Then because I have to concentrate on breathing and the strokes I find I'm forced to calm down and relax. It's a great mental and physical exercise. I also am having the odd stretches and twingey hips and I'm hoping getting back to swimming will start soothing those issues to and give me a bit of flexibility back.

 

[Iamblessed]

Swimming is a great idea. Definently a source to relieve stress Hope you are doing well

 

[NotNic]

Less than 200 days. Whoop Whoop!

When does everyone have their scans again? Mine's in 5 sleeps time!

 

[CaliGinger]

My scan is 12/2...I'm so so nervous! It'll be the first for me. When are yours?

 

[Arisa]

Iamblessed We love the name Asher for a boy too xoxoxo
Isis is very pretty, Egyptian very nice

Yay for 11 weeks. I have my scan and 12+3 so not long now

 

[Arisa]

I am doing better now that flu is going away. I had it so bad I couldn't keep anything down and I was so worried about baby . today seems to feel alot less. Other then that the normal pg symptoms nausea and sore bbs. lol So do you have any names picked out yet?

wanted to say I am so sorry you are going through the depression and anxiety that is a rough one to go through during the pregnancy since pregnancy is hard enough in itself. I hope you get to feeling better

Sorry you had the flu! But I'm glad it is finally subsiding. DH and I have discussed a few names, but they are as likely to change as the wind right now! But for the time being, it's either Annabelle or Melissa for a girl and Brandon for a boy. DH is very, very picky with names! Do you have names picked out yet?

Thanks for your well wishes with the mental health issues. It's hard when I had to stop medications that I was really stable on for over a year for the sake of the pregnancy, but I'm confident that this programme I'm headed to tomorrow will really give me the support I need. The intake nurse chatted with me for an hour and made me feel so much better about everything. This has probably been the best week I've had mood-wise since I became pregnant, not that I haven't adored LO the entire way (I'm totally in love). I'm just not nearly as fearful for LO lately as I had been before. This is progress!

Next thing I'd like to do is find some exercise classes I can enjoy while pregnant, and hopefully make some friends, besides. I moved here to be with DH but I'm originally from the midwest US, so it's terribly difficult to be away from family and friends, especially while pregnant.

Hey
just asking if your medication was totally unsafe?
I am on effexor and seroquel and they are both Category C but the benefit outweighs the risk. You need to make sure that going off medication will not increase your depression and anxiety as it did mine and I needed the psychiatric team out to help and they said that no medication is more dangerous than being on medication as I was self harming and suicidal but its up to you. Just do not be too hard on yourself with it

 

[Serenity_Now]

Hey
just asking if your medication was totally unsafe?
I am on effexor and seroquel and they are both Category C but the benefit outweighs the risk. You need to make sure that going off medication will not increase your depression and anxiety as it did mine and I needed the psychiatric team out to help and they said that no medication is more dangerous than being on medication as I was self harming and suicidal but its up to you. Just do not be too hard on yourself with it

I thought that it was... but after my appointment, I felt a lot better about things. The psychiatrist I saw specializes in pregnancy and mental health issues, and suggested I stay on the medication that I was stable on (Cymbalta) which is Class C also. But she outlined the risks of both medication AND anxiety/depression untreated, and the risks of untreated anxiety and depression were much more severe. I had no idea! I'd been trying so hard to do the right thing, but without the right information it had been really difficult. Having her outline things made me feel so much better.

She told me that the risks of untreated anxiety and depression (for those curious) is pre-term birth, low birth weight, and possible developmental delays in both motor function and language development. The possible risks of the medication are more difficult to discern due to the inability to have a true scientific double-blind controlled study in pregnant women -- most of the evidence is anecdotal at best. It may cause a .2% increase in heart conditions and respiratory problems. However, she said that the same conditions occur in the general population, so I would never know whether the medication was the culprit. With her help, I decided that it was better for my baby that I be treated, as the risks of not being treated scared me.

Many people really don't seem to understand just how life-impairing untreated anxiety disorders and depression can really be. It's pretty much impossible to just "buck up buttercup." I have been so scared of judgment for being on psychiatric medication while pregnant -- but luckily my family has been extremely supportive. My family also felt much better after my visit with the specialist.

It's also nice to hear that there are others out there battling this. I haven't found much information on mental health issues during pregnancy -- and I'm sure that part of it is that it's still considered a taboo subject. I do know that my problems increased fairly dramatically with the onset of pregnancy; I was very stable at the time I was TTC. The specialist said that it wasn't unusual.

Thank you for sharing your experience with me, Arisa. I really appreciate this!

 

[Iamblessed]

Just glad that things are working out for you Serenity!! I was kinda worried about the fact you weren't going to take meds as you said though the benefits outweight the risk and the doctor won't steer you wrong. As much they said meds are bad is as much as sometimes those risks of not taking them could be just as bad. Glad things are ok and that you feel better. I am sure all will be ok.