I am 37.5 weeks pregnant and having trouble breathing and sleeping, depressed w/anxiety.What should I do?

Question

My scheduled c-section is on the 4th with only ten days to go I should be more excited but after feeling neglected by my boyfriend who doesn't live w/me, I'm having even more trouble sleeping! I tend to think A LOT and let my negative thoughts get the best of me. I feel my son move around and it could get very painful sometimes.Just last weekend I was so eager and happy that my due date was near, but now its total opposite.I can barely breathe sitting up and lying down, if I lay too long on one side, i'll wake up to that side being numb and tingly.I can never seem to get into a comfortable position! It feels as though someone's sitting on my chest and choking me and contractions are becoming more frequent.I feel my son is more active at night than during the day.I have these nervous breakdowns because since I've gotten pg i find myself more "clingy" to my boyfriend.I feel like I need him around me to be happier? I do have a 3yr old that tries her hardest to make me smile but sometimes I get easily annoyed and tired and won't have the energy to play with her. I'm an emotional mess and I just want a few tips on what I could do to possibly get me through these next ten days that seems like forever! HELP!

Answer 1

Call the doctor

Answer 2

You poor thing. Pregnancy is tough at the best of times, especially so close to your due date. It's quite natural for you to be clingy with your boyfriend, it's our natural way of preparing for the baby and ensuring someone is around to help you. It's great that you've reached out in this forum to try and get yourself some help. The next step for you should be to speak to your doctor about talking to someone more professional that can sit and listen to your thoughts and feelings. Your body is going through such massive changes and it's a lot to deal with all at once. Your lack of sleep probably isn't helping either. There really is help out there for you so don't suffer alone, reach out and accept the help of a professional to get you through this challenging time. Don't worry, you WILL get through this but don't do it alone. Good luck and I hope you start to feel better soon and start enjoy this amazing time.  

Answer 3

You definitely need to tell your doctor to be on the lookout for postpartum depression. WIth my first baby, it was all joy and happiness. With my second baby, I almost lost my mind and I didn't know it was postpartum depression. I was imagining worst-case scenarios and had a feeling that something terrible was going to happen all the time. I didn't sleep for over two weeks for more than 30 minutes at a time. With my third baby, I started feeling how you are while I was pregnant, I told the doctor that I thought postpartum depression happened after the baby, but the last few weeks of pregnancy are TORTURE!!! I am 39 weeks and 3 days right now, so I can sympathize! I have a 7 year old who starts school tomorrow, I start school on Tuesday, and I also have a three year old and a one year old who just learned how to walk this week. I also can't sleep, breathe, eat, or walk LOL.

The best thing for you to do is talk to an understanding doctor, tell them how you feel, and tell them you are concerned about developing postpartum depression, cause it can happen without you realizing it and it sounds like you have some of the trademarks. They can put you on something if you need it after the baby is born even if you are breastfeeding, After my son, I was on Wellbutrin and Xanax and besides being sleepy all the time at first, it really helped with the anxiety.

Good luck, and be happy that you know what day the baby is coming!!! I never imagined I would still be pregnant right now, but I am hoping to make it to school on Tuesday so I can finish missed work in the hospital while recovering. I am taking a week of school to deliver and recover and going right back. My doctor won't even talk about inducing until I am a week late, and I have the thing where your pubic bone is like dislocated, so when I get out of bed, it has to pop back into place before I can walk. My first baby was 10lbs and messed up my body.

Just relax, try to get everything ready for the baby and take lots of hot baths. I find that watching maternity ward or baby story helps toward the end.

Good luck.

Answer 4

You will feel better after its all over, but if you don't get help. All this is pretty normal, sorry there's not any special tricks. Maybe take a few minutes yourself daily. Get a cold drink, find a nice wide arm chair, put pillows on both sides of your belly. prop your feet up and relax.

Answer 5

you are stressed out..and no doubt a little scared (as u are doing this on your own) your bump is very big now, and  as a consequence, very uncomfortable. ur totally drained of energy, both physically & mentally drained. have u tried all the different positions with pillows to try to make yourself a little more comfy? i always found that putting a pillow between my knees helped me so so much. and as youhormones are all over the place....one minute your up...and the next minute your down. totally normal. once the baby is born all that will settle down. but you know that already...and its suggestions for now you need. have you got a family member sorted to be at the c-section with u? and al those negative feelings floating around, are natural too. there were times during my own pregnancies that i though i was gong mad.....imagining the worst. the ten days will seem like an eternity.....but its only a week and a half away.......thats all....till u have ur new baby in your arms............

try to make sure that you get at least a half hour to yourself every night......once ur little girl is in bed.....and try to  pamper your self a bit....take a long warm bath...loads of bubbles.......concentrate on your breathing.........'will' yourself to relax. tell yourself that all is gonna be fine..and that you are more then capable of handling all this. do your best to think positive thoughs......like that you are blessed with  beautiful healthy kids...and that that hospital will do everything possible to make you comfortable. tell yourself that everything is arranged ...and ready.....and every detail has been taken care of in peparation. think about all your friends and family calling around to lend a hand....(and if they dont offer....make sure u ask!)

think about every single good thing that you have in life....and how happy that you are to have 'em...........

best of luck .. chin up :)

Answer 6

I'm not sure but i do know that you shouldn't be looking for the answer on yahoo.  get some professional help