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To have these feelings of hate towards DH?

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lennon80 · 15/10/2010 18:43

I am harbouring intense feelings of hatred towards my DH this evening. Let me explain I am currently 34 weeks pregnant and have had a dreadful pregnancy was sick as a dog from week 4-17 but carried on working full time and would come home and cry as I had never felt that awful before. I started with SPD pain at 14 weeks and by this point now I am crippled with pain. He sees how I stuggle to get out of bed going to piss eight times a night and how I can barely walk etc. I have had preterm labour scares, have intense braxton hicks since 30 weeks which are agonising due to the SPD. Any way yesterday they sent me to have a diabetes gloucose test as my urine kept coming back with gloucose in. I told DH I didnt think I had it but of course would still be going for the test.

Yesterday morning he turns around and says I am 'the boy who cried wolf' and that my SPD 'isnt that bad all women get it' and 'you can still walk'. I cried all day when I got home from the hospital as I feel like he has no idea of the pain I am in and I am getting no thanks for it whatsoever.

I feel so upset but also I am feeling hate towards him too that I just want to smack him around the face or go to my mothers for the rest of the pregnancy (I would if I could drive there myself..but I cant even do that anymore). Is this me being unreasonable or my hormones or was DH a total twat?

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lennon80 · 17/10/2010 13:25

deliakate Yes its my first baby. I think I will get sympathy from him in Labour, but you see he understands that Labour is painful. With SPD he is able to minimise my discomfort because I am not rolling around the floor screaming and so it must be okay? Thats what is upsetting that he almost thinks I am making this up even when I cant go anywhere or do anything..as if I enjoy being stuck in the house.

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Gemjar · 17/10/2010 13:56

[DH posting]

firstly, OP, i would tend to be of the opinion that the amount of pain you describe should warrant being signed off work for the forseeable, regardless of pregnancy.

Secondly, whilst I concede that it's often difficult for us mere men to understand, whats not to get about pregnancy? your body is going through massive changes in order to grow a tiny human, often pushing itself to (or past) it's own limits. imo it goes without saying that there are going to be unpleasant and painful bits, and as evereyones body is different, experiences and levels of pain will vary.

I do not claim to be super-hubby, far from it ~(I'm sure gemjar will be quick to agree) but I at least can be supportive and understanding. It's a 2 way street though, I often feel like I've got several size 8 knitting needles jammed in my shoulder socket due to an injury and I get sympathy when that's bad, why shouldn't my other half get the same if she feels crap?

I think it's already been established that your hubby has been insensitive, and even I am a little taken aback at the level of it. However, I can say from experience that it can be incredibly frustrating being on our side of things, as there's often little or nothing we can do to be of help or comfort, and that feeling of uselessness is far from good for the self esteem. If your other half has been listening to you complain (and rightly so) about your ailments it's reasonable for him to feel increasingly bad about himself, leading to him sub-consciously trying to prop up his ego (leading to dumb comment). I'm not excusing it, just saying that I can understand the possible reasons behind it.

As for the useless sperm donor comment - beyond harsh. A child should be the result of a loving, caring relationship, if you truly believe that comment then your child clearly is not and you should think about splitting up. I would be genuinely devastated if gemjar saaid something like that to me.

discobeaver · 17/10/2010 14:57

She didn't say useless sperm donor! That's someone else who said that.

lennon80 · 17/10/2010 16:00

Gemjar's DH thanks for your perspective. I would like to believe that feelings of uselessness have been the underlying reason for his comments, that would certainly make it a tad easier to bear than him just being plain insensitive and crass.

I didnt make the usless sperm donor comment..that was an interpretation of what I said by another poster on here who seems to have a rather confrontational approach to internet chat..lol. I have been married to DH for nine years now and I can assure you my child is the result of a loving relationship.

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Quattrocento · 17/10/2010 16:03

DH is a twat

But that's probably only a very temporary comfort. Suggest you go to your mother's for a bit of love and comfort.

fustyarse · 17/10/2010 18:44

lennon - not to worry you but I do actually get the symptoms of SPD at my period - BUT - they have always been the pains I get at my time of the month, before pregnancy, iykwim

they are nowhere near as severe at all, so don't worry about it, plus they are short lived - in fact I get them the day or two before ,always have, and a couple of nurofen do the trick!

You need to be taken care of in these last few weeks of your pregnancy, so go to your mum,if you can.

and get that pillow Smile

proudnscary · 17/10/2010 21:58

Thanks Tootle, I think others have overlooked or misunderstood what I was saying.

Fusty, no I've not had SPD and it sounds nasty and (as I said in my original post) I'm sorry Lennon is in such pain. I felt it was necessary to point out that I too had a difficult first pregnancy so it's not that I'm without empathy.

Lennon. You didn't use the words 'sperm donor', you said it more crudely. But it constituted exactly the same thing and my point was if that's the way you regard him at the moment, don't for a moment think he doesn't feel that.

I'm not sure what you mean about 'women like me'. Women who..what? Consider my dh as one half of a baby making partnership? No matter what the biological facts?

I am staggered, genuinely, that you say men's roles in baby making should not made 'more than what it is'. What on earth does this mean?

Look anyway, fwiw I wish you the best and hope you resolve this.

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