im 32 weeks + and my hormones have taken over

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im getting such powerful feelings fear elation i want to hold my baby desperatley

im quite scared of my feelings im needing lots of sleep and feel quite lack lustre

im being seen by the peri natal team at my hospital as my family have mental illness problems

im getting quite scared of my feelings and i would like some advice please

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don't worry booby, all pregnant women are a hormonal mess, whether they admit it or not! especially towards the end when the reality of the birth and having to take care of a little person who'll rely on you for everything become more real by the day.

the only advice i can give is that i know it doesn't feel like it now but once you have that baby you'll really regret not sitting back and enjoying you last few weeks of eating a full meal without getting up, lie-ins, going out the door without a truckload of stuff, etc. i know its hard but do try and enjoy these last few weeks, and spend time with your dh as you won't be for quite a while!

don't panic about you emotions just because of the family history, you sound perfectly normal for a first time mom to me

Booby - I second everything that Pink says. Enjoy your rest now, when baby is here you won't get chance!

As my mum keeps saying all the emotional disturbances , anxietys and worrys are all normal with pregnancy at this stage. I know its hard , and Ive been a right mess this last week. Your like a yo yo , one minute you wake elated , the next your sitting on the edge of your bed at 2am thinking OH SH*T what am I doing . I am always wondering is it due to PTSD/PND, but then someone tells me they have the same feelings and they havent even had any of these things (dont like to say mental illness, horrid label).

((((((((Booby)))))) I will 3rd what the others say , enjoy noshing and not having to heat it round the corner from dd encase she sees me stuffing in choclate at dinner time, enjoy naps any time or watching dvds all day , enjoy reading with complete peace and quiet.

Deffo talk with me if feeling wobbly though , as there's nothing worse than feeling crap and being denied expression of it or receiving no sympathy , empathy or understanding. Not good to hold it in though, and I should practise what I preach, let it out but find a way of moving away from it all ; distraction , company , getting it all down on paper and then tearing it up, making a nice list of positive things, hmmmmmm just thinking what I need to do too lol . I know its only got worse this week for focus on the bad and not the good. I think Im giving myself a talking to here!!!

Booby I completely understand! I have been feeling the same way adn I can only gather it is normal. I am like you... I cant really enjoy my baby free time left, I just want him here. We may kick ourselves for it later but I dont think it can be helped. I suppose we must be programmed to yearn for the baby! Talk to me as much as you need - that goes for everyone on here as well! You know where to find me and I can give you my email address as well.

I keep feeling this massive depression, and then a rage as well... I just can not stabilise.

and now ive turned into a limp lovey guswhy human being its very strange and very scary

oh well lets hope the pych thinks its normal