Help! 2nd Trimester Hormone Worries

[misskipper]

Hi All,

I'm 23 + 5 and, up until last week, my 2nd trimester has been brilliant. Physically I've been feeling bullet proof and super happy emotionally. However during the last week to 10 days, I seem to be heading down hill. My OH and I are both self employed so there are the obvious money worries, but it's me - my temper has become really short, I'm emotional, tired (although sleeping ok), anxious and cannot relax. OH and I don't seem to have patience with each other and I'm worried about that too. What happens when the baby comes and pressures are even greater?

When I scour the internet all I can find is that the 2nd trimester is a breeze....but I'm not feeling it! I'm worried about how this is effecting the baby, me and my relationship. Any tips to help me out of this...please?!!

Thanks x

Try not to worry about it. I didn't feel better til the late second trimester..had a couple of weeks of feeling blooming but that was it! Re: getting stressed...obviously try to relax but it's normal for you and partner to feel worried...this is life changing! U won't harm your baby by being stressed...i know plenty of people who have been through incredibly stressful times during pregnancy and have had perfectly healthy babies...relaxing is better for your health though. Why not plan a mini holiday before u get too big so you and your partner have something to look forward to and get a chance to reconnect without the everyday stresses.

Whoever said second trimester is a breeze was lying! I was still throwing up daily and totally exhausted till 24 weeks. Then had a couple weeks of feeling normal, and now at 28 weeks been struggling with hormonal rattiness.

I don't know what it will be like when LO gets here as this is our first, but I think the most important thing is to keep talking things through with your partner. Talk about your worries and concerns and how you're feeling, and let him talk about his. Seems like for us when we do that it's tough to work through, but it leaves us both more sympathetic and patient with each other. We've got a lot of stresses going on (moving house, on cusp of setting up a business, stressful jobs, all adding to financial worries) and it all gets overwhelming!

Try to relax, and maybe set aside some time to just do stuff that you both enjoy, even if it's just going out somewhere for a coffee or ice cream. Helps you feel more human :)