NOT FEELING THAT PREGNANCY "GLOW"?

I understand...

I felt guilty, sadness, helplessness.... all the feels!!! I was ordered to spend a month in the hospital. I had some bleeding that the doctors couldn't explain. They determined it safer for me and my baby boy to stay monitored until he was born. I had daily monitoring (you know, those round plastic pads with the pink and blue straps leaving you unable to move, for what seems like forever?!), ultra sounds several times a week, and constant vital checks. I was basically on bed rest in a hospital.

I was sad that I was away from my family and unable to enjoy the end of my pregnancy the way I imagined. Guilty, thinking, "did I do something wrong? was I working too hard?" I felt helpless. I've always believed my body to be very strong. I'm the annoying mom that brags about choosing not to have an epidural. I just felt like my body had become incapable.

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Despite these challenges, I also had a beautiful spiritual experience. I kept telling myself, I am here because I am suppose to be here. I was so grateful to be a therapist and have my own tools (affirmations, thought challenges, therapist friends!) I also had amazing support including hour long phone calls with my friends and family.

I asked the nurses about the other pregnant mothers on my floor. Some were ordered to be there for several months with much more intense complications. I asked, "do they have a therapist?" They said these women did not, and some were "very depressed, sitting in the dark,  and one refusing to bathe" I felt such a calling that I was suppose to help these women.

My name is Shenne Bend. I've served in the mental health field for over 13 years. I provided counseling to mothers for the past five years, treating them for stress, anxiety, and depression. I have an online therapy practice and I treat my clients in Georgia, statewide. I really look forward to hearing from you, lets schedule your free consultation. 

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