Enjoy Your Pregnancy With Antenatal Counselling
A healthy pregnancy takes more than proper nutrition and regular check-ups at specific milestones. Antenatal counselling can help you understand and manage any concerns, fears, or negative feelings you may experience during pregnancy. It can also help prevent antenatal depression.
What Is Antenatal Depression?
Antenatal depression is also called pre-or perinatal depression, which occurs during pregnancy. It is a feeling of prolonged sadness that lasts longer than two weeks. It is a clinical form of depression that can impact the mother and baby’s well-being, so treating it before it develops into postpartum depression is critical.
The cause of the stress can include a history of depression, pregnancy complications, or an unsupportive partner or family. It can also stem from being worried about your finances after you give birth.
Symptoms can include undue sadness, feeling low, stress, or irritation. Those with antenatal depression may also feel worried about the future, withdraw from close family and friends, and lose interest in hobbies and activities they once enjoyed. You may also feel guilty and struggle to connect with your baby while pregnant when experiencing perinatal depression.
Parents who experience antenatal depression can benefit from pharmacological (under your doctor’s supervision) and non-pharmacological treatments. TRTP Therapy and birth and parenting preparation classes can also help. Such therapy may help one or both parents work through troubling feelings and thoughts and help ease the symptoms of antenatal depression.
Fantastic Futures Offers In-Person and Online Support
Conceiving a baby is almost miraculous. What’s more, a foetus grows with precious little input from us. At the same time, it’s important to look after your mental health during pregnancy to help your child grow and stay healthy.
Our qualified therapists provide antenatal counselling to support parents through their pregnancy, birth, and child-rearing journey. Our team is here to listen, assist, and provide resources to help you understand, accept, and manage your emotions and fears. We can also impart the tools you need to prepare for this beautiful experience and beyond.