I can't tell if I'm exhausted because I'm pregnant or because I'm depressed.
A few weeks into my second trimester and supposed to be getting my energy back and feeling less sick. But I got caught in this vicious cycle of working less hours because I was feeling so sick, and then getting depressed and feeling useless because I wasn't working enough.
Since then I've been overwhelmed because I can't tell the difference between legitimately needing to rest because I feel sick, not being able to get up and be productive because I'm depressed, and actually just being lazy and a worthless human being.
I'm no longer throwing up so at this point I can't tell if it is my hormones or my stress that is still making me nauseas, and I can't tell if I am still feeling fatigue as a symptom of pregnancy or if I am now feeling fatigue as a symptom of depression. But ultimately everything just feels heavy and difficult AND on top of that I still feel physically ill.
My anxiety is all over the place and I just want to feel better so I can enjoy my pregnancy. 😢
Edit: I am also nervous because I've heard that prenatal depression can lead to postpartum depression. And although I'm not depressed about the baby (this is all I've wanted for years) I'm also not really showing yet and am having a difficult time feeling a connection. It's all so surreal right now and most of the time I don't even feel pregnant, I JUST feel sick. I'm hoping everything will change once I can actually feel the baby and I can tell on a daily basis that it's really there.
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