feel a bit silly...

[sophie150]

Had my first proper hormonal meltdown at the weekend and feel a bit silly... went to the pub on saturday early evening for some food. It's quite a trendy pub that is as much about food than anything else (and lots of buggies in the day) so we don't normally experience lots of drunk people. We were sat in a booth by the bar (a mistake in hindsight) and there was a group of lads who were obviously on their 3rd or 4th (ie a bit merry but totally coherent). we'd finished eating and then one of the blokes starts trying to take his mates shoe off . Inevitably that meant he ended up falling into our table spilling beer over me and giving me a bit of a shock.
Anyway I just got up and almost ran out the pub with my DH and then burst into tears! Think DH thinks I overreacted (he was to be fair very worried though that the table had hit bump), but for me it was my first real experience of my protective instinct kicking in!
Shame because it's one of my favorite pubs and I'm not sure I can get over the embarrassment and go back!! I'm normally so rational...

No need to be embarrassed about that! That would be such a shock and not at all surprising you reacted as such. Don't be afraid to go back.

for you.

I love pubs, but found it really difficult to be in them from fairly early on in the pregnancy, I found people so loud and couldn't really stay out past 'drunk' time. Like I was always watching everyone in case something happened. I went to watch the football with my DH in a London pub (a derby, silly me) and all the men shouting and swearing etc really unsettled me! I think it was mostly pregnancy hormones and protective instinct but also I was quite the drinker myself so really haven't had a lot of experience being around. Lot of drunk people without having been at least tipsy myself. It's not great actually! Don't feel silly at all. I also hate walking alongside busy roads at the moment too, when big vehicles thunder past I get scared. Also crossing busy roads I don't seem to believe the cars are going to stop!

Went for walk round Virginia Water yesterday, irratinationally scared of bigger dogs (normally not great with dogs anyway - allergic, but can normally manage). Got worried they were gonna jump at me, one was an Irish Wolfhound, I mean that's a horse, not a dog!! Am 5 weeks pregnant with 2nd (miscarried first at 7 weeks in early Jan). Natural to be worried, mum instinct kicking in. Don't worry about pub, go back in 3 / 6 months they won't remember you. I embarrass myself reg in public places, pregnant or not :-)

Um irrationally maybe??