What to do if you are depressed during pregnancy

Pregnancy itself is a happy thing, but some women have a different mentality. Maybe it is an unexpected pregnancy and they are not prepared; or they are not confident and always worry that they will not be a good mother. In short, no matter what the reason, pregnant women with these emotions need the care of their family, otherwise they are prone to depression and bring pain to the family. What to do if you feel depressed during pregnancy? This is a very important issue.

1. Try to relax yourself: do more things that make you feel happy. Taking good care of yourself is the first prerequisite for giving birth to a healthy and lovely baby.

2. Communicate more with your husband: Make sure you spend enough time with your spouse every day and maintain intimate communication. Do everything you can to make your relationship strong so that when the baby arrives, you'll have someone you can rely on.

3. Negative emotions should be expressed appropriately: If you feel fear or worry, you can talk to your husband or good friends and let them give you some spiritual support and comfort.

4. Learn to regulate stress: Don’t let your life be filled with frustration. Always pay attention to adjusting your emotions. Take deep breaths, get enough sleep, exercise more, and pay attention to nutrition.

5. Pregnant women with serious conditions should receive active treatment: If you find that you have made a lot of efforts but cannot improve your depression, you should seek help from a doctor immediately and cooperate with the doctor for active treatment. Pregnant women can also see a professional psychiatrist to avoid delaying treatment and causing adverse consequences for themselves and the fetus.

How to prevent depression during pregnancy

Depression during pregnancy can be prevented. In order to avoid pregnant women from experiencing depression symptoms during pregnancy and affecting their own and the fetus's health, pregnant women can do the following to prevent depression during pregnancy.

1. Try to relax yourself and give up the idea of ​​having everything in place before the baby is born.

2. When you are pregnant, you should try to read novels, eat delicious breakfast in bed, take a walk in the woods, and try to do more things that will make pregnant women feel happy.

3. Pay attention to communicating more with your spouse, friends and family, let them share your stress, and tell them about your anxiety and uneasiness to relieve your own stress.

4. After a wife becomes pregnant, the husband should pay more attention to his wife's physical and mental changes, be as caring and considerate to her as possible, accompany his wife to the hospital for check-ups, take the initiative to do housework, and try to help his wife resolve unhappy things when she encounters them. Once you find that your wife is prone to prenatal depression, you should immediately consult a psychologist or obstetrician and gynecologist.

5. The best form of rest for pregnant women is sleep. Proper sleep can relieve fatigue and restore physical and mental strength. If you don't get enough sleep, it can cause excessive fatigue, loss of appetite, malnutrition, decreased body resistance, increased chances of infection for pregnant women and fetuses, and cause a variety of diseases.

6. Learn to regulate your emotions and relax, such as taking part in some outdoor sports, short trips, doing exercises for prenatal women, etc., participate in some social activities, and maintain adequate nutrition during pregnancy. Sufficient nutrition and adequate rest can avoid the occurrence of mental illness.