Meghan Trainor shares how antidepressants affected birth of son

While promoting her new book ‘Dear Future Mama’, singer Meghan Trainor explained that it was a “big debate” when deciding if she should stay on antidepressants while pregnant with her son Riley.

Trainor eventually decided to continue taking her medication. Riley was born asleep and the pop singer said she felt “so much shame” as some nurses implied that the reason was due to her antidepressants.

In an interview from 2022, Trainor revealed that she began taking antidepressants to treat her panic disorder.

Trainor sought medical advice before making her decision

Trainor’s decision to continue taking antidepressants was made after consulting several doctors.

“It was a big debate, do I stay on my antidepressants or not?” Trainor said on Today with Hoda & Jenna. “It was very safe, I got it approved by all my doctors, but my first OBGYN, this guy was like, ‘Oh you can throw those candies away.’”

“I was devastated. My doctors, I called them and was like, ‘You said nothing would happen!’ And they said there’s no science that backs that up, they’re just pointing fingers.

“I just felt so much shame, I just had a crazy surgery and I’m on all these drugs and I feel miserable and to get pointed at to say it’s your fault that your kid’s asleep.”

Riley was born through C-section, and her doctor pointed out that the procedure was more likely to be the reason for him being born asleep.

“My doctor who did the C-section was like, ‘C-sections are gnarly like the baby had trauma coming out,’” Trainor went on. “‘It happens all the time, it’s unpredictable and you did nothing wrong.’”

Trainor suffered PTSD afterwards

Riley was born through a complicated birthing process. He had difficulties breathing and spent several days in the NICU.

Afterwards, Trainor developed post-traumatic stress disorder, experiencing nightmares and flashbacks from the C-section.

“I couldn’t go to sleep at night,” she said. “I would be in tears and tell Daryl [her husband], ‘I’m still on that table, dude. I’m trapped there. I can’t remind myself I’m in bed and I’m safe at home.

“I had to learn how traumatic it was.”

‘Dear Future Mama’ goes on sale April 25.