How to get through Difficult Pregnancy
Posted on | August 3, 2011 | 6 Comments
Question: I have a friend who is pregnant–she is about 6 months or so. She is very frustrated. She feels like nobody understands what she is going through. I think she needs therapy or something. What can I do as a friend to help? Can you write back or write a blog about it. Maybe you can list what your friends did during your hard times. Anything would help.
Thanks!
Mandy
Answer: Mandy – first of all I want to say you are a great friend for researching ways to help your friend out through this highly emotional time of her life. The only thing I can say is be a shoulder she can cry on and a listening ear for her to vent her pain. Whenever possible do things to help her take her mind off things .. go to the movies, shopping, whatever she finds fun.
That’s about all my friends were able to do for me that help, like most painful things it in life, this too takes time to heal. I was broken my whole pregnancy and much of the first few months after I had the baby. To be honest I was never my same self after it all. In some ways I’m stronger. I learned some life lessons, I have a beautiful, brilliant little boy, and there are remnants of the old me … but but overall I’m a fucked up person. Kinda like being traumatized. I’m now bipolar and need medication to get through most days. My son’s father and I are close now and I still get angry and lash out on him about the past. I don’t know when I will ever stop feeling this way and I’m not sure if this outcome would have been avoidable or not.
It may be beneficial to suggest her some professional therapy to help out. Maybe some other single moms will read this and comment more helpful tips for your situation.
Good luck and best wishes to your friend.
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August 4th, 2011 @ 3:21 am
I agree. My friends tried (even though I wanted no part of it) to take me out places to keep my mind off of things after I had the baby. But while I was pregnant they would show that they hadnt forgotten about me like callin to check on me or stoppin by for a random visit. Hope this helps!
August 4th, 2011 @ 11:45 pm
Pregnancy is so difficult especially with baby daddy
Drama.. The one person you want there for you
Is non-existent .. Its soul shattering
I got through it with help from family and friends
, and I was in
Therapy and got on prozac. Evenutally I stopped going
To therapy but continued prozac it really helped
Me out if. Wasn’t on it I would have crumbled.. Fast
Try talking about the baby how sweet and little
It will be offer to go to dr. Apts with her
Take her shopping .. Rub her feet
Rent movies order food and just try to be there
For her the best you can.
June 19th, 2012 @ 5:16 am
There are pregnant women undergo on this stage. In fact, they feel that no one will understand their emotion. Going through this pregnancy period is really hard; however, pregnant women could overcome on this period.
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June 20th, 2012 @ 5:20 am
Experiencing difficult pregnancy is really hard most especially if you badly want to have a baby. In fact, I have a friend who is encountering difficult pregnancy and we are just praying that she can cope up with it. Fortunately, she undergo all the difficulties and now she has a little angel. I am very much happy for her.
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June 28th, 2012 @ 2:45 am
I know your friend can still go through and cope up on this difficult pregnancy stage she is experiencing. She must need to be careful always and don’t move so much that will stress out her.
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July 30th, 2012 @ 4:30 am
It is really hard to have this difficult pregnancy because every now and then you don’t know if the baby is fine so wish that your friend will be okay on her pregnancy even if she is experiencing difficulties.
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