1st trimester
Questions about psychologist treatment
AnonymousGuest ·
Hi,
I only just found out I'm pregnant. It wasn't planned, but my husband and I are really happy about it!
I have an appointment with the midwife and got a questionnaire. One question asks if I've ever been treated by a psychologist. I have been, about 3 years ago for a burnout, and then a year later again because I had some issues, mainly in my relationship, and a lot of overthinking. This therapy ended a year ago, after which I met my husband.
He lives abroad and the plan is for me to move there and emigrate. Unintentionally, I got pregnant before we could be together.
I know this isn't a standard pregnancy and I'm afraid to tell the midwife about my past therapy with a psychologist. What if I'm considered an unfit parent! My mother and best friend both say I don't need to tell the midwife anything.
Can she find out anyway?
Who has experience with this?
By the way, I'm doing really well now.
I only just found out I'm pregnant. It wasn't planned, but my husband and I are really happy about it!
I have an appointment with the midwife and got a questionnaire. One question asks if I've ever been treated by a psychologist. I have been, about 3 years ago for a burnout, and then a year later again because I had some issues, mainly in my relationship, and a lot of overthinking. This therapy ended a year ago, after which I met my husband.
He lives abroad and the plan is for me to move there and emigrate. Unintentionally, I got pregnant before we could be together.
I know this isn't a standard pregnancy and I'm afraid to tell the midwife about my past therapy with a psychologist. What if I'm considered an unfit parent! My mother and best friend both say I don't need to tell the midwife anything.
Can she find out anyway?
Who has experience with this?
By the way, I'm doing really well now.
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Emmy #2
You can of course decide what you share and what you don't.
It can be helpful for your partner to know so they can keep an eye on how you're doing. -
Leonie Guest #3
Of course, you don't have to tell them, but it's good for the midwife to know. Not because you'd be an unfit parent, but because you have a higher chance of experiencing depression or depressive thoughts during or after pregnancy. Your midwife can then give you a bit of extra attention to help prevent that. So it's out of care for you, not to judge you! -
Saar #4
This is definitely not to judge your suitability as a parent! It's really to help you if you're having a hard time and mainly to recognize signs of postpartum depression. It's still your choice whether or not you tell anyone. -
Anonymous Guest #5
I told the midwife too. It was nice that she knew about my past because during the pregnancy some doubts came up about whether I might fall back into old sadness or get burnout symptoms. And they do keep a close eye on that, for depression, as others have already mentioned. Anyway, I found it comforting. And they definitely don't think you're a bad mother; rather, they think you have a strong sense of responsibility. -
Anonymous Guest #6
Thank you so much, dear ladies, for your responses ????
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