Jealous, upset and emotional... Irrational

[OnNaturesCourse]

Stupid but we've just started finishing up the nursery (just pictures to go up now) and I'm completely in love with the room. It's perfect to me. Really better than I hoped for.

But I get upset everytime I turn out the door and look at the rest of the house. It was all decorated a year or so ago so is still fresh and our furniture is lovely but it just looks so shabby next to the nursery. My bedrrom is particularly upseting me as the sun coming through the window has dried our glossy paint on the feature wall so now looks dull. The living room is my bigger bug, there's marks on the wall from old shelves and feature wall paper is looking shabby.

I keep trying to tell myself its pregnancy hormones and there's nothing wrong with it all but I've got myself in such a mood today. DP is seriously not game for redecorating elsewhere as thinks it will be too much for me at the moment and also can't see a problem with it.

Did anyone else get some odd rose tinted glasses that seemed to work in reverse unless looking at baby things when pregnant?

Another example, I am off work so can go enjoy the last summer with long walks but I'm upset my pram can't come with me! Or my babies wardrobe looks amazing but mine looks dull to me even though I have lots of nice things bought earlier in pregnancy.

Eugh. My brain seems wired to emit a warm fuzzy glow around new baby stuff and a dull grey around normal day to day things at the moment... 3 months to go!

[ew1990]

Our full house needs doing, the spare room (which will be nursery) needs all the walls replastering - baby will be in with us for the first 6 months, we just don't have the time with work to get everything done- all that matters is that your baby is fed, warm clothed and loved xx

[OnNaturesCourse]

Oh I know. We did the nursery as it too needed replastered and wantwd it done in summer. Plus we have other children (family) who regularly use the room.

I just feel deflated now it's done.

[Oysterbabe]

Definitely hormones.
Soon you won't be able to walk in a room without falling over baby junk and you will not feel warm and fuzzy about it! The new clothes certainly lose their shine when theres a 3ft pile of them and they're all covered in sick.

[dippypanda]

Yep, I know the feeling, we don't have space for a separate nursery but have been on a decorating mission, but with a very old house it's never ending. It got to the point where I dragged OH around new builds last weekend!

[user1499786242]

Hormones
I went abit crazy when I was pregnant
But as soon as my son was born I didn't even care!
I have a friend who was painting her bathroom at 9 months pregnant, she regretted it after because she was so exhausted when the baby came!
Just try to relax and enjoy this time before they arrived and everything is flipped upside down!
Soon you'll have stains and dirt everywhere so will be glad you didn't spend a fortune decorating...

[Ellapaella]

Agree hormones. When I was pregnant I spotted every single spot of dirt, dust, peeling paint etc etc and it really bothered me. Soon as the babies arrived I don't think I noticed my surroundings at all for the following 6 sleep deprived months.

[emmaluggs]

Yeah it's hormones, although the bulk of our house was done 5 years ago, so it does look pretty shabby against our new nursery. However I'm lucky enough to be able afford to get a painter in to do the other areas, which is nice as I'm sure we won't have much time or money after baby is here to paint it ourselves

[Ohyesiam]

This happened to me when I was pregnant, I thought nothing was good enough. I wasn't demanding, and didn't say anything, as money was limited, but inside I was eaten up.
When I look back now at the things I rejected, or wanted to change, I really can't see what I was so bothered about.
Maybe I wanted to control all the external stuff, because I knew the birth, and the actual baby were out of my control ( both were great as it turned out). But I was def high maintenance in my first pregnancy.....

So I don't know what to suggest, could you remind yourself it's all a phase, try to see the bigger picture?
Congratulations btw

[Sundaylunchhappy]

If it makes you feel better, I've had a tantrum about upturned brass trimmings on Victorian window hinges...... hormones!

I know what you mean though, although our house really does need doing and the amount of work we need to do by Christmas is a bit scary!

Give me a John Lewis baby brochure to melt in to any day, way more fluffy and interesting

[OnNaturesCourse]

Thank you ladies, you have all made me feel a bit more sane... Can you even use that word in pregnancy? Lol.

I woke up this morning having obviously had a panic dream about where the Xmas tree would go this year as we will have so much stuff in the livingroom... I mean it will be the LAST thing on my mind by my due date (very end of November) but today it seem of most importance. That and a new rug that I suddenly think the livingroom NEEDS to have.

Think I'll go bake a cake to take my mind off it... With the new baking set that my baby brain told me all Mummy's need at some point (seriously now I realise baby won't have a need for cakes / bake sales in a long ass time but at the weekend it was needed!)

[MrsG30]

Ohhh yes I've basically redecorated the entire house 🙈. Our back room is going to be the nursery, but it's currently a music room for DH. He's getting relegated to the walk in wardrobe as a studio/man cave... (not as posh as it sounds, it's a big cupboard with a rail 😂) DH has put lining paper up in there before putting the soundproof paper up this weekend, and he's done that shit a job my brother is secretly coming over tomorrow while DH is in work to re do it 🙈

[Bumpsadaisie]

OP, look on the bright side, soon you'll be too knackered to notice let alone care about any of this stuff. .

Marks on the wall? 😂 Ya gonna be seeing a lot more of them.

Good luck with the rest of pg and enjoy your little one. Lovely times ahead x

[OnNaturesCourse]

Haha, I've done that. I got my father in to decorate when DP was at work... DP rushes things like DIY so it's always a bit untidy!!

I busied myself today and all I done baby wise was buy a few bits in the baby event at tesco x