a bit lost at the moment

LegacyUser

Hey,

I'm 23 years old and I just found out I was pregnant about two weeks ago. It was a complete shock to my system and I still haven't recovered yet. The guy who is the father, he is from Nigeria, his visa is almost expired, we used protection but it split, and i took the morning after pill, but that obviously failed aswell.. I'm about 7.5 weeks pregnant.
While I am not completely devastated about the news, I am starting to worry more and more. I got paid today, but was out three days last month due to a viral infection. This has made my pay cheque this month less.. I've a lot of things to pay off/people to pay back and when that's all done, i'll have about 300 euro to do me for the month including buying christmas presents. I'm so stressed I can't stop crying.

I attend counselling and that's 250 per month, and since I found out I was pregnant, I've had to come off my antidepressants because there's a slight chance it could harm the baby.. I've been doing ok, but the hormones are starting to make me feel ok one minute, sad the next, and ready to shoot someone the next.. It's so exhausting

One thing that got me down before I went on my antidepressents was I felt my friends were excluding me, that my best friend wasn't my best friend any more. I have been feeling a lot better, but I feel these thoughts creeping back on me I am trying to use what I've learnt in CBT to get rid of these thoughts, but sometimes it's so hard, and the fact that I'm terrified of being depressed again, has me focusing on the fact that these thoughts are slipping in again. With the pregnancy hormones, everything is all over the place. One friend is saying that my mam will be there to help me, if I'm stuck, but I hate taking money off my mam, off anyone. My mam paid for my whole college experience on her own, without the help of my dad, and i feel that now i'm a grown woman, with a full time job, i should be able to look after myself. and now that i'm pregnant, i have to really show her i can do this. but my god, it's so hard to stay strong sometimes

I don't know what the point of this post was... I was just wondering if anyone had any herbal methods that they use instead of medication to make themselves feel better. I know if i took the medication, and god forbid something did happen to the baby, i'd feel guilty for the rest of my life. Has anyone here been pregnant and on antidepressants?

Neyite

Op, Unfortunately I cannot approve your post because you are asking for medical advice which is against the charter. Please contact your GP before taking any supplements - herbal or not, during your pregnancy.

There is also a pregnancy forum where you will find lots of useful information on pregnancy and can chat to other mothers-to-be during your pregnancy.