Introduceyourself : ItIsCalebJames
Hello Steemit and Dtube community! I had been planning on vlogging for a while and I found Dtube to be just the site I have been looking for.
A bit about myself... Me and my wife are North American, one of us is American and one of us is Canadian. I want people to guess which of the country's I am from and which country we are living in. In my future videos you may or may not detect an accent one way or another.
I plan to do Dtube videos about a few subjects that are important to me. They are not all happy but here goes... Depression, miscarriage and pregnancy. I have struggled with depression since the age of 13 and I am now 34. I was only diagnosed with it at the age of 28 and I have been taking medication since and it has really helped. I would like to try to help youth, and parents of youth as well as adults to recognize some of the symptoms if depression, and to talk about my experience with depression.
Not too many husbands or boyfriends talk about miscarriage. We have gone through 3 miscarriages and my wife is currently pregnant but I am still pretty worried that she will miscarry again. She is 8 weeks and 3 days and we saw the baby's heartbeat yesterday!!! 2 weeks ago we had an ultrasound and they said that the baby wasn't developing and they couldn't even see the fetus (only the yoke sac) and we would most likely miscarry. My doctor said there was only a 5-10% chance our child would make it. So it is literally a miracle! Thank-you Lord! We have been praying for this and would appreciate any prayers from you guys. As my username says, my name is Caleb. I haven't told my wife that I am posting this so I won't include her name just yet. I would love to hear from others who have had miscarriages and who finally got pregnant. Also I would like to hear from others about their stories about depression.
Caleb
Welcome to Steemit! Best of luck with your child :)
Thanks! I really hope and pray this is finally going to be our little one!
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Great to read from you Caleb and read your posts.
I am sure your wife will be ok. But she needs excellent natural prenatal care. Before she takes in, ensure she avoid anything unnatural. Ensure she takes has a good natural detox, avoid anything smoking, alcohol , junks and lead a healthy life by ensuring enough rest, exercise and balanced healthy diet. Balanced hormones helps a lot.
I feel your pains. My wife is about also pregnant . Our first baby as I am sure our good Lord is taking care of her...I pray God will take charge in your life.
My regards and welcome to steemit.
Hey, have fun. Your baby is on the way.
Welcome to Steemit, Caleb. I hope you can get over depression. I wish you all the best for you, your family and your baby
Hey there @itiscalebjames and welcome to Steemit! A big congrats on the upcoming birth of your baby! That's exciting man. I have a six year old and it is the absolute best thing that has ever happened to me. Work-from-home-dadness is pretty amazing as well as I get to spend huge chunks of time with my kiddo.
I've been dealing with my depression for some 20 years now. I've been through all of the treatments, etc. Finally, about 2 years ago I managed to quite all of my meds focusing instead on mindful meditation, diet and exercise. It has been a great change. The depression doesn't go away but I now have a better, healthier toolkit to work with.
Btw, I'm @danielshortell and I write fiction here on SteemIt. Depression/Anxiety are topics that often find their way into my writing from time to time, so you may be able to see some of your experiences reflected. I've also had several other chats on the topic with people on this platform. Interested to see how things go for you, following you now.
Hello, Welcome to Steemit.
good luck here. sad and hear. it seams its going to be ok..
I was in a talk group a few years ago about mental problems and one of the topics we talk a lot about where but childlessness is one of the hardest thing to talk about. big thumbs up to u fore to share your world with us . a have a long history of depression and anxiety also start my user here with to write about it and how to get out of it.
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STOPWelcome to steemit Caleb! I wish you the best of luck with your child and I like the honesty in your post. Followed u :)