Angry - troubling me!

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I feel like I'm constantly angry and want to cry at the moment, literally everything gets on my nerves, from someone's voice on the radio, to what friends and relations say or do and I'm very quickly getting to boiling point.

It's not helped by lots of family issues/annoyances going on but I really shouted at DH last night in the car, in front of my mum and her partner.

To be fair, he was drunk and pointed at some girls in shorts and said (jokingly) 'drop me off here', so I stopped and said 'OK get the fuck out - what a nice thing to say to your feeling fat, pregnant wife' Massive over reaction and bit inappropriate in front of others.

I'm so, so cross all the time and keep catching him looking at me like I'm going to blow at any minute, because I seem to go from nice and happy to upset and psychotic!

Is this normal? Had it a bit before but this feels more long term - possibly exaggerated by the family stresses/annoyances.

Also feeling a bit anxious after visiting sis in law in hosp on Maternity ward earlier, who is 37 weeks and in with a high BP, has REALLY freaked me out!! Am 29 weeks.

Feeling sad and upset by my behaviour, help! :(

You're not alone - I'm feeling the same, have you spoken to your midwife about it?

I think it may just be hormones but I see my midwife on Tuesday so I'm going to ask her about it. My moods also involve me not wanting to do anything but sit in the house and cry but I know if I do this, I'll feel 100 times worse so I do make myself get dressed and go out (even though it's a huge effort!).

It's normal Hun I've been like it on and off my dp's voice has been really irritating me in my head in like "shut the f up!" or like the news reader with the droning voice or my daughter constantly calling me ! Mind u I've even had this when not pregnant !

Fwiw I think your DH was totally asking for that one

Hi there,

I am 28 weeks and can totally empathise. I am normally quite a laid back person, easy going etc.. however I hate what I have become. It's not all of the time - in fact, I have just had a reasonably pleasant weekend, and feel like I have been 'me'. But I can actually feel it descend - it is like a mist that just comes over me - I just cannot do anything about it and it also makes me feel quite rubbishy about the way I act. I have also had some random teary moments. Thankfully, as this is all so out of character, it's not caused too much upset.

I did want to say that when I mentioned it to the midwife, rather then the 'oh it's just hormones' response that I was expecting, she did make a point of saying in person and in writing my notes to keep an eye on this behaviour and moods. She just said to be mindful of it, and how it was affecting me, and if it was limiting me, that it could be worth further investigation that it's not a signal of something a little more.

Having said this, I wouldn't worry - I cannot see how, in any way, we would behave like this if not pregnant.

It's my first, and I have to say, I never quite realised what mighty powerful things hormones were!!

I definitely went though this phase, just came out if it last week (I'm 29 weeks). I think it was partially caused by being too hot and not sleeping well - I have been sleeping better for the last two weeks and got a fan on my desk at work, amazing the difference.

Don't be too hard on yourself, I think it's very very normal.

I'm 29w too, and I've spent most of this morning crying, also cried yesterday eveing and had to scream into a pillow this morning so as not to shout at DD. Glad to hear it's probably normal and hormonal, rather than me going crazy. I think stress is playing a part too; the house is a mess, I have an enormous to do list and I feel like time is running out. I'm starting to get tired, and struggling to keep on top of day-to-day chores, never mind extra things on top of that!

28 weeks and being vile to everyone here!
I might have to give up BF DD at this rate too: poor lovely DD keeps just faffing around while she's feeding and it is driving me up the wall. Complete over-reaction and very unfair on DD.

29 weeks here too and I just wrote on AN thread last night that I have been tearful really easily for the last week or so - very out of character. Other people on the thread seemed to be more hormonal earlier on and I felt fine but just for the last week or so I have felt more on edge. Admittedly we are renovating a wreck house and it's pretty stressful but just seems to have happened very suddenly.

Would agree that generally life is getting physically harder - not sleeping as well, heartburn, ligament pains when walking etc. We are bloody heroes! :) So all round to all of us struggling on!

So glad to hear it's not just me, am getting sick of the sound of my bitchy, harsh, judgemental comments about everything and everyone some massively deserved but still!

DH looked at me last night like he was sick of the sight of me and my constant whinging and I felt so awful.

Weirldy, I can mostly keep a lid on it at work, it's when I'm not is the problem. I feel like the incredible hulk when the man gets angry, grows, rips his clothes and turns green!

I also cry when I hear any kind of emotive song, and did this at my mums house yesterday when the new Blur song came on!

I definitely need to channel this, I'm thinking Yoga or punching /screaming into a pillow?

This thread made me smile (which is saying something considering the mood I am in ). Inappropriate angry behavior is always a red flag to me that I might be pregnant - and it continues right through til baby arrives. Then I turn into an emotional wreck for a few weeks before finally feeling normal again.

I'm also being very opinionated (and though I think my opionions are right/valid) I wouldn't normally be so loud in offering them.

E.g my future step siblings are both acting like sponging, lying, wastes of space and I cannot help ranting about it - oops!!