39 weeks pregnant in lockdown. Can’t stop crying.

[Mummydoodie]

Not sure if it’s just hormones but I can’t stop crying. Feel actually depressed at a family announcement of another pregnancy (they’re 8 weeks) 3 days before my due date. Am I being really selfish? What’s wrong with me?!

Yes you’re being selfish. Other people are allowed to have happy news. But that doesn’t stop you feeling shit. Have you felt low throughout the pregnancy or is this new?

Harsh first response there. It's ok to feel like this. Your pregnancy journey will be so different to the one your family member will face. It's the hormones too. Go and get a cup of tea, put your feet up and relax. You've got this!

Love the honesty thanks! I’ve not been down in pregnancy. Had a couple of melt downs (when lockdown started and the nursery wasn’t finished) but bounced back and realised it didn’t matter. I’m pretty sure I know that it’s silly to be upset with them, I just can’t stop crying.

Thanks. Think I do need a bolster, but can’t talk to family as will be slagging off ppl they know!

Its 100% hormones

There is such a thing as pre-natal depression... I would be chatting to your midwife about how you are feeling.

I'm also 39 weeks pregnant. So far I've felt hormonal as in everything feels heightened so if something would normally upset me a little I would instantly cry about it but equally if something would normally make me smirk I would be in fits of laughter.
Whereas more recently I feel like I've just got mood swings which aren't really related to anything that's going on!

Sometimes I feel its not even necessary to look too much into whats making feel a certain way as it is probably just hormonal and will pass.

Are you able to put your feet up much? I've been really enjoying warm bubble baths with scented candles and no phone. It really relaxes me and clears my head. Have you found something to wind down with?

Feel like cas it’s only been two days she’ll just say hormones. Which it probably is!

You're upset because a family member announced a pregnancy 3 days before you are due? And this affects you how? Surely you can't be thinking they announced this just to spite you or your baby?

Honestly that is just silly.

Well I was 2 weeks over so they'd have to wait almost another 3 weeks to please you. Then I presume you'd be upset if they did it in the first week or so after the birth of yours so maybe they need to wait 5 weeks. Or 6? What would be acceptable to you?

YABU and good luck!

Everything is upsetting me (35 weeks) so I think this is perfectly fine! Obviously other people can be pregnant and it doesn't impact the OP but its a difficult nerve wracking time and you can feel illogically upset about things.

Are you upset because your relative is probably going to have a baby out of lockdown and you won't? I can understand that. My baby is nearly 7 weeks and still not met family.

Hope you feel better soon. It will be nice to have special uninterrupted bonding time with the baby and hopefully lockdown will soon be over.

It’s hormones! Horrible feeling and totally irrational but you feel how you feel. It’s normal! Congratulate family member and then have a hot bath and bar of chocolate. It will pass x

If there is anytime you are entitled to cry and feel shit about anything it’s when you are 39 weeks pregnant. I’m sure most of us have been there x

Thanks all. Feeling better today. Not cross with the world! So just hormones rather than I’m an awful human being. 2 days to go!!!

I had some really low days in my final weeks/days before the birth. I was scared I wouldn't bond with my baby because I was feeling so down about other things. You can't help you're feeling, although sleep usually helps! Someone I know recently told me they are pregnant. Normally I wouldn't give a shit but because I was just about to have my baby there is now an expectation that we would be hanging out together doing baby stuff and to be perfectly honest I don't think the way we look after our babies will be on the same page and I could do without it iyswim.
You'll be OK

If I was having a hormonal moment at 39 weeks, I’d be making sure my hospital bag was double-checked and by the front door.

Good luck, OP