OCD and Pregnancy

Hi! I have OCD and am thinking about starting a family. I have been married for a few years (through some pretty sever ROCD) and starting a family has come up more than once. Every time our “this is when we will start” time comes around I have a HUGE spike in OCD including ROCD and OCD around having sex with my husband. I have a history of sexual assault, but that’s another story. ANYWAY…I was wondering if there are any folks on here with OCD and thinking of having children, pregnant, or went through it all with OCD. Really just looking for community and any resources that might have helped you- books etc. I am in therapy and on medication so really looking for anything supplementary. Thanks for reading!

Relationship OCD

Username: Anonymous<3Anonymous<3

Date posted: 45w ago

Hi there , I am currently in a bad spike of rocd. And right now it’s about getting married and having kids in the future. I am absolutely terrified. I know how your feeling and it’s so debilitating. Honestly I’m looking for resources like you so I’m sorry can’t be more help but I can assure you that your not alone! Thank you for sharing ❤️

Username: Kilo2001Kilo2001

Date posted: 45w ago

I have ocd and I have 2 under 2. It’s a wild ride. Make sure you have a support system and a therapist if needed. I had harm ocd after my first. Just had my second 3 months ago and I got over the harm ocd but I’m tackling some other things now. But I am going crazy with hormones right now too so. With my first once she started getting closer to one hormones leveled out and so did intrusive thoughts.

Username: hereintheUK

Date posted: 2y ago

Parents and mums to be…….

Hi everyone I’m new here. I’ve been to hell and back in the last 5 months with my OCD which has affected me with various themes in various ways for since childhood but I’ve only this year discovered I have OCD. I have been suicidal 3 times and very close to ending it all. I have a question for all the parents out there/mums to be suffering with OCD…… I already have a 9 yr old boy and 8 yr old girl and have just found out I’m pregnant again…… I really want to be happy about it but my OCD is determined to make me terrified of having another baby and I am living in fear and dread of changing nappies etc as I know it will start affecting me with POCD type thoughts. I didn’t have OCD anything like as bad as it has been this year when I had my two eldest so never had any issues when they were babies. But I don’t even know how to feel except I am terrified now and very seriously considering abortion just to not go through what the OCD may do to me mentally! Though it would devastate my partner. I have had minimal therapy so far since August but no ERP therapy, I’ve lost faith in therapists as I’m yet to meet one that actually knows what OCD is like for those of us living with it. Is anyone else currently facing this situation with being pregnant or been through/currently going through it? How are you coping? Please don’t give too many details as I am scared of being triggered

Username: shantelly

Date posted: 1y ago

Is PPD more likely with OCD?

I’m asking here because I don’t want to over indulge my research compulsion right now. I am not pregnant but the topic of having children has been huge for me and my partner this year. I’m recently OCD diagnosed and it just occurred to me that I could see myself having extremely difficult Postpartum Depression. I thought I’d simply ask this community to get a general idea and then try and leave it at that for now.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 50w ago

OCD as a new parent

Hi! I am expecting and while I'm super excited, I'm also worried about having OCD and experiencing the post partum period that everyone makes sound like the lowest point of one's life. I'd love to hear from other mom's with OCD. Could really use some positive stories or tips! I'm pretty scared.

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