Hi, just wondering if it’s normal or if anyone else has felt this way…. We’re over half way in our first pregnancy with a very wanted (IVF) baby. But I can’t help but thinking I’ve made a mistake. I’ve had an awful pregnancy so far, being very sick, low iron and just generally unable to take part in day to day life, and as much as people said I would, I haven’t come back to life in my second trimester. This has really affected how I feel as I was very active and slim before this pregnancy and it’s totally ruined my relationship with my body and exercise.
On top of that I feel like I’m already being pushed out of my job months before I’m due to leave and worried I’m not going to be returning to the same job I know and love post maternity leave. I’m also stressing about how my dogs will react to the new arrival as we live in a really noisy neighbourhood with horrible neighbours that the dogs struggle with so I’m scared of the added stress. I’ve wanted a baby for so long but now it’s come to it, I’ve not enjoyed pregnancy one bit and I just feel depressed and anxious about what’s to come ☹️. I’m finding it hard to get excited and I feel very sad about giving up my normal life because I am a top worrier anyway, even though this is what I thought I wanted and longed for for so long. Has anyone else felt this way and has any advice?