Hormonal Monster? Tell me you are too and its not just me?

[Julezboo]

Please. 18 weeks tomorrow. I feel like screeching, not screaming because that wouldnt annoy anyone as much as the screeching would. I need a moan/rant.

Hyperemesis is shitty. Still is shitty 18 weeks on. My voice has actually changed because of all the vomiting. Throat is raw.

DS1 had shingles two weeks ago.

DH had a funny turn in work, been back and forth to doctors and has high BP and been referred for other tests.

DS2 came down with chicken pox yesterday.

DH is now full of cold and convinced he has chicken pox (not had it before) could potentially loose weeks worth of wages which we cannot afford!)

DS1 has been HORRIBLE all day, hes 8, doesnt listen, or does listen but doesnt remember, he has dyspraxia and its hard work. he was still awake at 10pm. I lost it with him.

DS2 wont settle (understandably)

DH is sniffing his nose every 5 seconds and i want to shout at him. Instead of resting he is speaking to a random old school person helping her to fix her camera.

We have also driven north to attend a family party 5 hours each way where i spent the evening being made to feel like a beached whale because of the size of my bump at 18 weeks.

By th end of teh evening I'd had enough and told them, that although I have two boys this is my 10th pregnancy so yes i will show quicker/possibly bigger.

I am FED UP ofpeople telling me I am having a girl just because I have two boys!

Ditto I am FED UP of people telling me this should be our last baby.

My back hurts, I have sciatic pain and I want to cry.

and i dont know where the random 6 came from either.

I'm so sorry
That all sounds totally rubbish.
Hope things get easier soon.
jx

I'm also 18 weeks, but have none of the 'excuses' (really good reasons for being upset) that you have. I'm just a snappy, sarky bitch for 40% of the time for no good reason at all.
Do not panic.
It sounds like you have an awful lot going on at the moment (you wouldn't want a couple more 6s creeping in on you or you'll have a Damien moment!) and I guess your hormones make it harder to deal with. I hope you can have a chat with your DH and explain how you're feeling and I also hope you have another boy cos big families of boys are loads of fun!
I find that perspective is often found at the bottom of a cup of tea. Hang in there!

Oh can I add an irrational rant too? Am 35+6 and this is my first day of maternity leave - should be all good huh? However, the building works we're having done on our bathroom are taking much longer than expected and have just found out that they're not going to be finished until Thurs, which means I have to deal with builders and tilers in and out of the house and tile noise and dust and grrr! Plus, have developed horrid itchy rash on feet and the doc has just referred me for bloods as he's worried about my liver function - cue me googling and getting freaked out about stillbirth. Can't go out as am waiting for a delivery which will no doubt arrive at 5pm, and generally feeling very very cross and want to throw things.

Ahh that feels a bit better...