I just have a question, I know that some of us on the pregnncay board had some issues iwth anxiety, prior too pregnancy and during, I was just wondering how ya'll were doing with that, is it better, worse or the same?

Some issues resolved and other new ones came up. During preg I worried that I wouldn't be a good mom or love my baby. Now I love him to death and DH thinks I'm a great mom (I agree w/ him). So I no longer worry about that. Shortly after delivery, I was severly anxious about bad things happening to DS or me. This was especially bad at night, and often I couldn't sleep for hours from the excessive worring and crazy scenerios running in my head. I always felt better in the morning, and this finally went away once I started getting more sleep. But that part was really scarry.
I also worried that DH would not be a good dad, but after 6mo, he became a lot more involved and is now great.
I still worry but I think I always will to some extant.

I was so worried about what my anxiety and panic attacks would be like after DS arrived. However, I can't remember when I have felt better. Like Kiedy said, I don't think it ever goes away, it's always there day to day. But I think knowing that he needs me to be strong , which I had thought would make things worse, actually helps. He is definitely a distraction too, which keeps my mind occupied. I was actually thinking the other day that I have not had a severe panic attack since I was early pregnant. Even though in the last few years they haven't been as bad as when I was younger, I was still getting a few a year. So a year and a half since having a big one is wonderful.

I had anxiety before, during, and after pregnancy but I also have been diagnosed with GAD and panic attacks probably a year before becoming pregnant. To be honest its not as bad now, probably because I am so busy with DD all day. Once in a while I do have anxiety but I also take meds and also for depression.

Much to my surprise I feel pretty good. I haven't been on lexapro since before I got pregnant, and had pretty much resolved myself to needing it, but I haven't needed too!

In the beging, I'd say the first 3 weeks, I was a basket case. I had some horrible thoughts, and had a hard time adjusting, BUT, now that we're getting into the grove of things I couldn't be better. DD is the love of my life (well, one of them - hubby) and she makes a bad day seem better.

It's weird how the maternal instict kicks everything to the back burner. On days when I otherwise would have had a meltdown, I have managed to keep it together for her sake.

My wife's anxiety levels were VERY extreme shortly after the baby was born. She would worry that she wouldn't know what to do to take care of our first born. The good thing was, these things got better after about 2 weeks.