Hi, Depression during pregnancy is not unusual. One pregnant woman out of ten feel depression during pregnancy. Too many things are changing and going to change in your life. So feeling little anxious, depressed, worried or tensed is very natural. Additionally, your body is going through a lot of hormonal changes. These hormones have high impact on moods so that can also make you feel depressed. There are some simple things that you can do to feel better in the situation. First of all, you need to take pregnancy little easily. There are lot of things going in your mind regarding baby and future etc. but everything will happen at its own time. Don t try to think too much ahead. Just live in the presence and try to do things that you love to do and make yourself feel better. You can use this time to bond with your husband. Talk about good future and happy things in your life. Enjoy the care and love that he gives you and the developing baby. This time may not come again in life so try to enjoy it. Try to talk about your feelings to your husband, other family members and friends. Some of your friends and other relatives may have gone through the situation that you are feeling right now. They can give you some tips that can help you. Talking will help you to understand your own feelings and dealing with them. You can join a pregnancy yoga or meditation class. They help a lot to manage pregnancy stress and depression. Read book, go for a long walk, eat things that you like. Taking care of yourself is the essential part of taking care of the baby. If nothing of this helps you, then you can consult a psychiatrist. They can give you counselling sessions and can prescribe you medication that can help you to deal with the situation. You can ask your gynecologist to refer you to psychiatrist in your area. To answer your other question, no, the feelings you are having right now are due to hormonal changes and it has nothing to harm your baby. Your baby is safe. I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthCareMagic. Do take care of yourself. Best, Dr. Viraj Shah