Well Im just getting ready for yet another hospital appontment this morning (feel like Im never away from the place!) to discuss with the doctor my risk of developing bi polar disorder (or whatever it's called) after the baby is born. My mum developed it after she had me, and apparently it's a risk.
I'm really REALLY nervous. But I guess it's just a precaution, and at least they're monitoring me. I spoke with a midwife about it last night at my ante natal class and she said things are really different to the way they were 20 odd years ago when I was born, and they don't seperate mother and baby as easily as they used to, which is comforting.
But Im seeing my midwife after so hopefully she'll have some good news for me!
oh good luck! At least they are monitoring this - much better than just getting super depressed after the birth and no one knowing whats going on..which must be very scary. They can keep an eye on things and offer solutions where necessary. You're lucky to have such a great team to hand.
I hope they give you all the responses and results you want. Good luck linzi!!!
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I'd never heard of bi polar until recently when a few celebs came out as having it, its good that your docs know and are preparng for it just incase, from what i've read about it its quite easly controlled once its been diagnosed. So Good Luck!
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Good Luck at your appointment today.
Probably due to the fact of the seperation was a factor in your mum's development of the disorder and it's not really the done thing in this day in age so your chances will be pretty much nil but at least they will keep an eye on things. xx
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Thanks girls My first appointment went ok, they think I have ante natal depression which I wasn't expecting them to say, I figured I was feeling the same way as every other pergnant woman on the planet. So they're going to keep an eye on me. They made me an appointment with a support worker too who I have to see every week from now until I am discharged after the baby is born. They said it's 'unlikely' that I'll develop bi polar, which is good too. Just makes me a bit nervous everything that went on when I was a baby, I couldn't cope with my baby being taken away from me like I was from my mum, which they think is a factor in why i have ante natal depression.
Buttttt... they spoke about my SPD as well (I sound like a right old woman don't I?!) and they are going to induce me on the 5th June if the baby isn't here by then. The lady gave ne a check over and an internal and said she didn't expect me to go much over 38 weeks. And his head is 3/5ths engaged. Which is good too!
Well it's comforting to know that it's unlikely you will develop bi-polar disorder.. and even now they have more treatment than ever thought possible 20 years ago, glad the appointment went well.
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Why do they think your depressed, did you feel that you were?
That's great your LO is engaging and hopefully he will come on his own so you won't have to get induced. By the way Linzi, do you want to pm me your number and I'll give u mine, cause really less than 4 weeks to go, not long. xx
I feel really awful writing this, I hope you all udnerstand and think I'm a horrible cow.
They asked me how I was feeling day to day and I said I was fine, they asked me when the last time I felt a bit sad was and I said 'yesterday evening'. They asked me why, and I told them it was in my ante natal class when they were talking about breastfeeding and skin to skin contact and the immediate aftercare of the baby, and I burst into tears. Then they asked me how I felt about the baby and thats when the waterworks started. I can't even explain it... I just feel so overwhelmed and out of my depth and whenever I think about anything to do with labour or birth or looking after him it just makes me really sad and I end up crying (like Im doing right now! haha). But then I go round in circles and beat myself up because I love him so much and I don't want him to think I don't love him.
So anyway, i told them all that through buckets of tears and they said thats what it was. they asked why id never said anything before and I honestly thought it was what everyone who was pregnant felt. It's really hard to explain...
gosh, it sounds like you're really going through it
I read on one website: Women are more likely to become depressed while pregnant than after their babies are born, research suggests. Scientists found the peak for depression was 32 weeks into pregnancy, close to birth.
So it might not mean you'll be depressed after birth.
Good luck
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My first appointment went ok, they think I have ante natal depression which I wasn't expecting them to say, I figured I was feeling the same way as every other pergnant woman on the planet. So they're going to keep an eye on me. They made me an appointment with a support worker too who I have to see every week from now until I am discharged after the baby is born. They said it's 'unlikely' that I'll develop bi polar, which is good too. Just makes me a bit nervous everything that went on when I was a baby, I couldn't cope with my baby being taken away from me like I was from my mum, which they think is a factor in why i have ante natal depression. 
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