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So irritable.

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BroccoliSpears · 02/12/2007 19:33

I'm halfway through my second pregnancy.

Normally I would describe myself as a very relaxed, laid back person. It really takes a lot to rile me. But recently? I have such a short fuse.

I hate it and it's making me anxious and .

Typical example: Earlier, when I was cooking supper and DP was playing with DD (18 mths) in the sitting room. I wandered in to tell them that it would be ready in about 10 minutes to find them both fast asleep on the sofa.

Normal reaction: Aww, how cute. They must be tired. How lovely for them to fall asleep all snuggled up together. Switch off supper and go and find something else to do until they wake up, then reassess who needs feeding / putting straight to bed.

Tonight's reaction: FFS! I'm out there bloody cooking supper and you can't even keep her awake for 15 minutes! You KNEW she was tired! You KNOW she has hardly eaten today! Now what am I supposed to do with supper? And when's she supposed to eat? She'll be too tired to eat and too grumpy to have a bath and ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH !

X this by so many little things over the course of the day and frankly, I'm getting fed up with me so god knows what the people I live with must be thinking.

Please give me reassurance that this is a pregnancy thing and will pass. Or, even better, give me strategies to not get so irritated by the things that don't matter.

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Kerri28 · 02/12/2007 19:44

i had the pregnancy from hell, and was absolutely horrid to my DH . he said it was like living with me with PMT for 9 months . i knew i was bad, but not that bad!!! luckily he's very laid back so i just ranted and he just ignored me (most of the time). It is DEFINITELY a pregnancy thing, i am back to rational old me now (though sleep deprived!) so just go with it. apologise to your /dp in advance! Wish i could give you coping strategies, but sadly i can't. Just accept you're gonna be moody and that it will pass, perhaps that will make you less stressed? good luck, and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy

ConnorTraceptive · 02/12/2007 19:44

Are you me??

Am 28 weeks and a bag of seething rage at the mo

Am hoping it's a pregnancy thing too. Poor dh and ds are probably planning to run away soon.

Mummywannabe · 02/12/2007 19:53

reading that makes me feel so much better, i'm only 8 weeks but very ratty and dh is trying to understand (except right now when he has stomped off upstairs cause i was grumpy).]

Will give him a huge later!

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BroccoliSpears · 02/12/2007 19:53

Oh good - at least it's not just me.

I keep reassuring DP that I'm not actually cross with him, just enormously irritable and hormotional. It must be quite hard to believe that someone isn't actually cross with you when they rant for a full five minutes at you because the internet conection is a bit slow...

Oof. I'm horrid. Maybe pregnant women should have the option of hibernation?

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Mummywannabe · 02/12/2007 19:54

should say hug!

Upsidedowncake · 02/12/2007 19:58

At 11 weeks today, I am a trifle irritable as well. And to make it even worse for dh, have been completely off making the beast of two backs for six weeks!

But today, my sex drive came back , and magically both dh and I are less snappy ...

daisynova · 02/12/2007 20:18

Me too! I am now 22+4 and my mood swings are horrendous. I am finding that I will just scream at people in the street now when they are being rude or ignorant. DH is worried that someone is going to end up thumping me one of these days!

I also find that dh wants to sit cuddled up on the sofa a lot and you would think I would be happy that he wants to be close to me but I just lose it and tell him to stop mauling at me. Poor guy doesn't know whether he's coming or going!

I am blaming it on the pregnancy though as I am not usually this irrational. I know I am doing it but just can't stop myself!

LedodgyChristmasjumper · 02/12/2007 20:27

I'm the same i'm now 35 weeks and more irritable than ever. It doesn't help that atm I can't stand any mess at all but we have the new bathroom suite that dp will be fitting in the bathroom some point soon in the dining room. I'm stressing because i'm measuring 2 weeks ahead and have yet to sort out my homebirth (mw is ringing me on Tuesday) and my consultant said I could feasably go into labour in the next two weeks.

I said to dp today that I was fed up and he doesn't seem to notice that i'm pregnant this time and hasn't been much support and he said it's because i've been horrible which is true i've been horrible to him and snappy at the children my tolerance levels are at an all time low so you're not the only one.

poppy34 · 02/12/2007 20:28

thank god - I thought it was just me losing it ..but have shouted at various people and got irrationally cross for no reason since i got my bfp. No one ever says being mrs irrational angry is a pregnancy sign. Sadly (if all goes well -fingers crossed) still another 28 weeks to go..

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BroccoliSpears · 02/12/2007 22:35

daisynove - must admit that I'm not quite yelling at people on the street yet! (Not that I don't feel like, if I'm honest...)

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BroccoliSpears · 02/12/2007 22:36

ConnorTraceptive - I wish I had called this thread "I am a bag of seething rage".

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IrishMammyto2 · 03/12/2007 12:53

OMG thank you so much, you have just switched on a lightbulb in my head. My poor children must think mummy has turned into a monster. I thought i was just being a crap mummy, moving on Friday, (again), general stress of Christmas, 33 wks gone with no 3 and keep screeching at my daughter(5).
Poor girl, who i know is sooo good normally just irritates me hugely at the moment.

The thing is even as i am having a go at her i know she is not actually naughty, just annoying me, but i feel like we have fallen into a viscious circle and i just dont know how to stop the cycle....

It never never occured to me that i may be slightly hormonal as it is no3 ans i have fairly straightforward pregnancies, where life just goes on IYKWIM

daisynova · 03/12/2007 18:24

broccoli - wish I could keep my trap shut but the whole frustration and anger just bursts from me far too easily! I am a proper moany woman at the moment!

finallypregnant · 03/12/2007 19:15

OOoh I am just the same. 11 weeks and very very sharp and cross with my husband which is so unlike me. I know I shouldn't say what I do but my mouth seems to run into overdrive and I hate myself for it. I am hoping it will pass! This is our first./

chunkypudding · 04/12/2007 09:40

i am a psycho

used to be known for my good nature and generally kind temperament, am now daughter of Beelzebub! (and i probably can't spell but i really don't recommend anyone pointing that out..!)

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