Pregnancy

Making Space for Your Mental Health During Pregnancy

Pregnancy can fill your calendar with appointments and decisions. People may ask how the baby is doing, how you’re feeling physically, or whether you’re ready. You might have a different question on your mind: “How am I supposed to feel about all of this?”

Talk about the parts that are hard to name

You might feel excited about meeting your baby and worried about childbirth. Changes in your body, energy, sleep, or intimacy may feel unfamiliar. A high-risk pregnancy can bring added uncertainty. You may also be thinking about money, leave from work, childcare, or how welcoming another child will affect your family.

You can bring these concerns to your prenatal team. If worry, sadness, or overwhelm is persistent or affecting your daily life, tell a clinician how it’s showing up. For instance, “I’m so worried about the next appointment that I’m having trouble sleeping.” Naming the impact gives you and your care team something concrete to discuss.

At Femme Health, pregnancy mental health support makes space for your experience of this transition, including the hopes, fears, and practical questions you carry into it.

Further reading: National Institute of Mental Health on perinatal depression

Femme Health offers virtual therapy and online support groups for women only, including support for pregnancy therapist, prenatal depression, maternal mental health, anxiety during pregnancy.