Britney Spears’ friends are allegedly worried that her third pregnancy wouldn’t be smooth sailing.

In its May 2 issue, National Enquirer claimed that Spears is at risk of suffering depression and other types of psychological issues. After all, she experienced the same problem during her first two pregnancies.

“This is a lot for Britney to handle all at once. She’s barely out of her conservatorship and to find out she’s pregnant, well, it could plunge her back into all sorts of psychological problems,” the source said.

The source added that the “Toxic” singer has been through a lot, especially in the past 13 years. After all, she was banned from doing so many things including getting pregnant while she was under her conservatorship.

“Britney has been through so much upheaval, and there’s a lot of genuine concern she could really struggle during this pregnancy. Her passion for motherhood and desire to be the best mom she can be is not in question. It’s her ability to handle the stress that concerns people,” the source said.

The tabloid then quoted their go-to source when it comes to mental health. Dr. Carole Lieberman agreed that it’s possible for Spears to go on a downward spiral during her pregnancy.

“This is going to push her over the edge. Her mental health was fragile at best and now the hormones and psychological issues involved with pregnancy are going to cause her to be on a roller coaster of mania and depression. Britney claims to have had a history of perinatal depression, so she should seek help now for the tools to deal with her mental health. Otherwise, she’s putting her baby and herself in danger,” the source said.

However, it seems that the tabloid’s thinking is a tad bit more advanced. Spears just announced her pregnancy, and it’s even unclear if what she said was true. After all, her partner, Sam Asghari dropped clues that Spears was just joking about her pregnancy.

But if she is indeed pregnant, there’s nothing to worry about. It’s not unusual for expecting mothers to suffer from perinatal depression, but there are doctors and experts that can help them during this difficult journey.

By the looks of it, the tabloid is just using Spears’ rumored pregnancy and saying that she could suffer from complications as a clickbait.