Feeling depressed during early pregnancy?

Some people say, shouldn’t you be happy when you’re going to be a mother? Those who say this must have never had children. Women's depression or even crying after pregnancy can be analyzed from the following aspects:

1. There are significant physiological changes and weight gradually increases. I lost my perfect body, and stretch marks and freckles crept onto my body, so I cried for it;

2. Pain and itching in the limbs. During pregnancy, women will feel various discomforts in their abdomens. Since it is their first pregnancy and they have no experience and do not know what to do, they cry for this;

3. Worries about prenatal check-ups. All mothers want to give birth to a healthy baby. The purpose of prenatal check-ups is to ensure that the fetus is growing healthily. Every time the mother has a prenatal check-up, she will feel nervous, afraid that the fetus may have some disease, and will be worried all the time. When these pressures hit the pregnant mother at the same time, even the strongest woman will become fragile.

What are the dangers of depression in early pregnancy?

1. Cause premature birth

Long-term depression in pregnant mothers will damage the stability of the fetus in the womb, especially when it is severely hit, bleeding and disc separation will occur in the uterus, and severe cases may develop into premature birth, which is very detrimental to the health of the pregnant mother herself and the fetus.

2. Low birth weight

When a pregnant mother's emotions fluctuate greatly and she is easily excited, it will affect the function of her spleen and stomach. When the spleen and stomach function declines, the pregnant mother's daily diet cannot be absorbed normally, and the fetus absorbs less nutrition, which ultimately leads to insufficient baby weight at delivery.

3. Cause deformity

When people cry, toxins are secreted in the body, which can be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta. If a woman cries frequently during pregnancy, or suffers a mental shock when encountering a major accident, the toxins in the body are enough to harm the growth of the fetus and cause deformities such as cleft lip and palate. Although the physical health of women after pregnancy is very important, their psychological aspects also need more attention. Many women are prone to depression, irritability, and sometimes they are so upset that they want to cry. This is the current state of many women. In fact, this is not female pretentiousness, but a woman’s normal psychology during pregnancy. So what harm will depression in early pregnancy cause?

4. Fetal hypoxia

The later a woman's pregnancy progresses, the more she should pay attention to her emotional problems. If her mental state is poor and she cries frequently, her circulatory function will weaken. When the mother's blood circulation is poor, the amount of oxygen transmitted to the fetus will gradually decrease. If this bad mental state is not improved in time, it can easily lead to the risk of fetal hypoxia.

5. Affect the baby's future psychological growth

Why do children resemble adults? On the one hand, it is because of genes, and on the other hand it is because of external influences during pregnancy. If the pregnant mother is very depressed and cries often during pregnancy, the baby will appear "delicate" like the mother after birth. Not only will he have a bad temper, but his lifestyle, digestive function and adaptability will also be poor.