Prenatal, Pregnancy and Postpartum

Learning to Cope

For many, it can take years to have a child, and during that process issues such as infertility and miscarriages can be so difficult to cope with. It is not uncommon for people dealing with these concerns to become hopeless, overwhelmed, sad, and even defeated. It can also cause some to become worried, anxious, scared and frustrated. These feelings can be very common for many people, but sadly they are not always addressed with your medical team.

What Feelings can Happen?

For those people who do get pregnant, a person can experience a wide range of emotions due to one’s hormones. A pregnant person can feel depressed or anxious (or overwhelmed) at any moment, and it can be a scary thing for that person, as well as their partner, not exactly knowing how to cope with this. For those who already suffer from a mental health condition prior to being pregnant have a higher chance of becoming depressed and anxious while they are pregnant. Again, these feelings can be very common for many people while pregnant, but sadly they are not always addressed with your medical team.

Dealing with New Stress

And for those who have been blessed with a child, sadly the stress of being a new parent can be overwhelming. For many first time parents classes are offered to teach them things on what to expect from labor and delivery, how to be a new parent, and how to breastfeed, but none of these classes focus on teaching you what signs to look out for if a person is dealing with postpartum depression, or if both parents are burnt out from caring for a new child. Again, these situations can be very common for many people with a newborn, but are not always addressed with a medical team.

It can be helpful to have some extra support during these stressful times and work on ways to maintain one’s mental health.