Recognizing the symptoms of depression during pregnancy

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Depression during pregnancy is not easy to detect, it is easy to confuse with some other disorders during pregnancy. For women who suffer from depression during pregnancy, if not taken care of properly can lead to negative behaviors

1. Symptoms of depression during pregnancy

Depression is a serious emotional disorder that directly affects the physical and mental health of women of childbearing age. Here are some symptoms of depression during pregnancy:
Poor concentration, difficulty concentrating, sudden mood swings. Constant worry about your child's health and safety. Very irritable, bewildered, panicking. Sleep disorders . Excessive, persistent, or unrelenting fatigue. Always wanting to eat or not wanting to eat anything. Loss of interest in sex or intimacy with your husband. Not feeling interested, excited or happy about anything. Unrelenting sadness and crying for no apparent reason.

Withdraw from everyone and isolate yourself from family and friends. Feelings of guilt or hopelessness, frequent thoughts of death, thoughts or plans of suicide. Increased heart rate, fainting, sweating, shortness of breath, feeling like you have heart failure or something is attacking. Behavior and social skills are not the same as before, judgment is not flexible.

2. Coping with signs of depression during pregnancy

Simplify the problem: Pregnant women should not try to continue to do things as normal as before pregnancy. Always prioritize yourself: instead of cleaning the house, spend time reading, eating breakfast in bed and walking in the park, taking care of yourself more.
Talk about things that make pregnant women afraid and worried with your best friend, with your husband openly.
Find empathy and support: Negative emotions, whether expressed or not, affect the child in the womb. Therefore, pregnant women should find sympathetic relatives or friends to help them get out of unhappy thoughts.
Relax: Pregnant women are often advised to listen, read, and watch pure things so that the baby born will also have such thoughts and thoughts. To regain your composure, listen to classical music every day. In addition, pregnant women can spend 30 minutes thinking about good things. Rest and enough sleep also help to improve mood, fresher.
Establish healthy eating habits: Maintain a scientific lifestyle and divide many small meals, eat regularly to ensure adequate nutrition for both mother and child, and also help pregnant women feel healthy. , full of life.

Eat dark chocolate: Research shows that eating a small amount of chocolate will help dispel depression during pregnancy. Chocolate contains theobromine, which relaxes muscles and dilates blood vessels. Eating a small chocolate bar is also said to help reduce preeclampsia syndrome.
Regular exercise: Regular exercise and yoga both help keep fit and help the pregnant woman's spirit develop in a positive direction. In addition, if guided by a professional yoga practitioner, pregnant women will be better prepared for labor and less stressed.

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