Pregnancy Emotions

[starlighprincess]

Im 27 weeks pregnant and just these last few days i have been feeling really emotional. I have loved being pregnant so far and still feel so lucky to be going through this for the second time, however i am beginning to get bigger and more uncomfortable, tired as i already have a toddler and work full time and other lovely pregnancy symptoms like constipation and piles and continued sickness!

My emotions seem to be so up and down i can find myself feeling really upset and down. Although my husband does kind of understand, it is difficult for men as they are not going through all the changes that make you feel unattractive and unsexy and i find it hard to explain this without sounding ungrateful for my pregnancy which makes me feel even worse! I also don't want him to think im moaning about being pregnant which i know im so lucky to be.

Anyway i just wondered if anyone else has similar feelings of ups and downs..it would be good to hear your thoughts!

Yes I can relate to that, not as pregnant as you but last week I just seemed to go completely mental! I turned up at the docs twice begging for something to help me sleep/chill out. If she had offered to wallop me with a mallet as a treatment option, I would have gone for it.

You need to look after yourself just a simple old and obvious piece of advice but still as relevant.

book yourself a massage if you guys can afford or do a bit of home pampering. Allow yourself to be upset some days it sounds like you have a lot to deal with. Talk to friends & family and do nice stuff with them. Even a cup of tea with a good mate can be the best tonic ever.

I can totally relate! Im 35 weeks and have been like it for weeks, im either really agitated or im upset or laughing at silly things I feel like Im going mad!
Like you DP is very supportive but will never truely understand as they arent the ones going through all the changes.
I too am more than gratefulto be pregnant after ttc for over 2 1/2 yrs I know how lucky I am and dont want to seem to moan but its difficult and the worst part is you have no control over it so I am trying to just go with it, relax when I can and think its not long till my little man will be here and this will all be a distant memory :)

Good luck, I hope things get easier for you x

I am 29 weeks tomorrow and am a bag of tears and snot atm. I can totally relate.

Everything is getting me down, I feel fat, frumpy and inattractive. My SPD has improved the last few days as I have had some new exercises that seem to be helping and a few weeks ago that would have been cause for celebration but for some reason I am feeling worse in myself! I am not sure if I am like this because of lack of sleep or the lack of sleep is because I am feeling crappy, but tiredness is definetely a factor.

Could you have a nice bath and an early night? I was planning that tonight until DH got called in to work, cue more tears from me I managed it the other night and it did help me the next day as I didnt feel so wiped out the next day.

Sympathy and un-mn-y hugs xx

*unattractive.

You can add "thick" to that list too now!

I'm just at 11 weeks with dc2 and emotions all over the place already, so really you are not alone!

i'm only 8 wks and spent yesterday crying for no reason- nothing wrong, just spontaneous tears that wouldn't stop!

A big "Phew, thank goodness it's not just me" emoticon required.

I'm 15 weeks with DC2, and for no reason at all have spent much of the weekend in tears.

Nothing is wrong, I am very lucky to have an amazing DH, a fabulous DD and have had a nice weekend with family.

I have absolutely no idea why I felt so upset - much to mine and DH's dismay - and I don't rememeber being like this during my first pregnancy, it seems so much worse this time round.

Mind you, I'm not as bad as my SIL who came close to having a breakdown during one of her pregnancies - and the reason? Because her DH didn't want cream on his strawberries