Hi, I've NC for this as I'm quite a prolific poster normally.
I'm 36+ 4 with my PFB. Pregnancy has mostly been a breeze (other than a few mood swings and some back ache, and late pregnancy pains popping up now - very nauseous during first trimester but no actual sickness).
10 year relationship with DP. We made a spur of the moment decision to TTC on holiday and it happened first time. I guess, thinking about it retrospectively I didn't have any time to consider if that's definitely what I wanted and get my head around the idea (and I'm very indecisive - it can take me 2 hours to choose a pizza).
All along this pregnancy, I've just not felt any surge of love or excitement. It's not that I feel sad about it either, but I don't feel much of anything. With each scan, or each time I hear his heartbeat, I'm feel like I should be overjoyed and crying or laughing - But i don't know how to react and I just feel like it's happening to someone else. In fact I think I'd be more excited if it was happening to someone else. I feel guilty and tell everyone how excited I am, but I'm just indifferent to it completely.
I don't know if this is something other people feel. I look at MNs boards and everyone seems genuinely thrilled to be pregnant whereas I just feel so underwhelmed by it all.
I don't think I'm depressed. I feel my normal, happy, passionate self at work. I suppose that's only at work though. When I'm home I mostly feel quite flat.
My relationship with DP isn't brilliant at the moment either, but that's a whole other issue by itself.
I think I just need to know that others have felt like this and then the baby has come along and everything just fits into place. Why am I not excited by this?
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36 weeks and completely underwhelmed
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OverlyUnderwhelmed · 24/06/2017 08:56
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