30 weeks and super emotional

[Pineapplebaby]

I’m sure it’s just hormones as there’s no reason for me to feel so emotional but I literally cannot stop crying sometimes. I feel really overwhelmed even though we’re super prepared (this is our first) and work isn’t stressful but sometimes I really struggle to cope and be around other people.
Is this normal for this stage of pregnancy? I’m quite an emotional person anyway but this feels like another level.

It's perfectly normal and, yes, it is the hormones! I fluctuated between being very excited and then overwhelmed and terrified while my DH seemed pretty unwavering about the whole thing!

As for struggling to be around people, is it that you are getting pissed off more easily about smaller things? You're a hormonal pregnant woman (and normally emotional anyway) so it's to be expected! I'm sure you'll look back and smile at some of the things that got you riled up!

Does your DP know how you are feeling? When are you starting maternity leave?

Thank you for your reply, and for making me feel rational about the whole thing!
I am definitely getting more pissed off with people than before, my tolerance has gone right down and I am snapping back whereas I never used to.
I’m sure I will laugh about it all, some of the things that irritate me are pathetic! lol
I’ve got 6 weeks left at work but thankfully I can work from home as much as I like (even more so now everyone is worried about Covid!) so I think I’ll just do that more often to stay calm.
Spoke to my OH today and she’s been great about it; told me to take some time off if I need it as well as some time together just to relax which I’m definitely going to do. Thanks again 😊

Your OH sounds so supportive and that's great that you can work from home! It's harder to snap at people via email

I have PMDD so really suffer hormonally because of my periods so when I was pregnant I actually felt relatively "normal" (there was a lot of crying as I'm an enotional person like you but not so much anger, anxiety, depression, etc). I'm dreading them coming back when I stop BFing 😖

When I was pregnant I cried with the midwife, endocrinologist, vet and then during labour. Proper ugly crying! It wasn't really accompanied by sadness though. If you're feeling really down, maybe mentioning it to your midwife could help? Not sure what they could do but sometimes just feeling heard and supported can help.

Congrats on your pregnancy, btw!