All worked up!!

[Kafri]

Please help...

I'm 22+2 through IVF and so far, apart from anxieties about wanting all to o well, have absolutely sailed through it. Apologies to those suffering for their bundle of joy!
Anyway, the last 2 days I have been soooo cranky. It's like I feel cross all the time, especially at my poor hubby. Today I also have a mega headache which I presume may be adding to my crossness (is that even a word)?

As well as being angry at pretty much everything, I also then beat myself up for getting worked up and the harm I may be doing to bubs. So, all in all, it seems like a vicious circle and above all, I'm terrified I'm doing some harm or indeed that the crankiness is because there's something wrong anyway!

Please can I have some advice?

Kathryn x

Kafri, don't worry. You are not doing harm to your baby although you are probably stressing yourself out a bit worrying.

Honestly, on the day I was sent to have acupuncture to help me relax and go into labour, I had a screaming row with my DH outside the hospital about money. Even as I was being needled, I was saying to the practitioner "fuck, I'm so stressed, DH is so stupid...".

DS was born fine and DH and I are still happily married.

Pregnancy hormones are awful. It's so hot at the moment and I've been really grumpy too. Headaches can be bad too. I just remember every couple of days to say to DH "sorry I'm grumpy - stupid hormones and I'm feeling rubbish" and he kisses me and I feel better that he knows I'm not like this forever.

So don't worry - hope you feel a bit better soon.

Thanks for the reply. :-)
It took us so long to get to this point and I just want everything to be fine. I really cn wait til Christmas to get bubs here safe and sound. I realise every pregnant woman mus feel like this.

X

I know - it's hard when there is no "perfectly safe" out there. But you just have to hope that it will all go well. It sounds like you've had a good pregnancy so far, which is really positive.

Having had miscarriages and fertility treatment for my first DS, I do understand. I am even more nervous in my current pregnancy than I was with DS, because I never knew all the things that could go wrong when I had him.

Although it's hard, try to enjoy whatever you can. Good luck.