New to this board... Sad and Scared....
I'm 29 year old that had my surgery about 1 year and 5 month ago, i lost over a hundred pounds and found out i was pregnant in Dec 2009, Surprise ! YES! there are a lot of issues I'm having, I thought this surgery would help with my horrible back issues but it didn't and because it didn't i had surgery in July 09 a third back surgery, anyway, with all this issues I didn't think my body would even think about getting prego but it did, I'm supposed to be 12 weeks right now, but I'm not sure. At 9 weeks when i went in for my first check up my doc gave me a due date which put me at 7 weeks, she asked me when was my last period and i told her but i guess the baby was not as big as he is supposed to be at 9 weeks, That worried me a little, and the fact I lost 8 pounds in last month and a half, I wouldn't be worry if i was not prego but being prego my doc said i need to gain, I'm still under the weight i am before i got prego, I'm very scared i might not help my baby see the world(even though its not so sweet) I'm not sure what to do, oh did i mention I'm going through prego depression, i heard of post prego depress but not depression while prego, is that normal? I know I'm still "young" to have more kids but my hubby and i been waiting for our sec yes second child over 4 years now, I just want to make sure I don't do something wrong to make him go back to heaven.... if you know what i mean...... any help would be wonderful......
Thank you!
My OB, Surgeon and NUT agreed that I should be eating 1500-1800 calories, 90 grams of protein and 100 grams of carbs as a guideline. I am only up 1 pound from my pre-preggo weight.
Take a deep breath! Everything can be just fine! Remember that babies grow at different paces too. WHen do you go back for another ultrasound?
Liz
Being pregnant is so hard! But I do have to say this as a mental health professional- depression at any time is OK!! Depression can have multiple causes, including hormones, which are more than abundant in early pregnancy especially. There could also be the stress of weight/pregnancy/and your health which can compound and cause you to worry more, which can bring on bouts of depression. I have depression off and on, no matter if I am pregnant or not. I had a really bad bout in the first few months of my pregnancy that is just leveling off. It sounds like you are really worried about the baby, and that can lead to depression too. One of the best things to do is talk it out- I think that is a great help sometimes. If things get really bad, talk to your OB. Also, seeing a therapist is a good option too, especially in the short term, because you can certainly get a lot off your chest and maybe make sense of some of the causes of your worries. Just some thoughts. Good luck! As for the pregnancy questions, if you like to read I would get books or search the internet and read, read, read on pregnancy and some of the concerns you are having. This is a great forum too- I like being able to voice my worries and concerns here because there is so much experience of just abotu every problem you could think of.
Carrie
