I hate this pregnancy

[jodesxx]

In 24 weeks pregnant and I am just fed up, so down and just want to hurry and get to full term. It's my second pregnancy, didn't really enjoy my first and he is 21 months now. It's an IVF pregnancy and I feel awful for feeling the way I do, I feel like I should be so happy.

Struggled with anxiety whole time this pregnancy. I had an awful cold for 2 months which led to a chest infection, struggled with sickness to 18 weeks, loads of stress in work and the past 4 weeks I've been getting awful headaches (not pre-eclampsia). I feel exhausted, no energy, can't sleep very well, back/hip pain, breathless and just so down. I'm irritable all the time.

My toddler is being challenging - not wanting to sleep, clingy, destructive behaviour and lots of tantrums. Don't think that is helping as it's really testing my patience.

I just don't know what to do and don't know how I'm going to get through the next like 15/16 weeks.

I’m 34 weeks and really not enjoying my pregnancy either. I also have a toddler at home and trying to balance work and being a mum whilst feeling constantly tired is exhausting.

Don’t feel guilty for feeling like this, pregnancy is hard! It’s even harder when you can just go and lie down as there’s other things going on.

Have you had your iron levels checked lately? I was feeling really run down with no energy until is started on iron tablets. They aren’t great but I’ve got more energy.
Also start looking online at pelvic girdle pain exercises. It’s really helped my hip pain. Have you got a fitness ball that you could do some exercises on? I find that when my toddler is playing then I bounce on the ball and do exercises whilst in the room with them.

Hard isn’t it second pregnancy. I’m 37 weeks today and can’t wait to meet baby! Been that way for ages 😆 HG first trimester & bed bound, pelvic pain & hip pain has been ridiculous since very early on, ended up in hospital other week for 6 nights with some infection & just so much more.Last pregnancy though so although its felt like a process the whole way through the end is in sight!

Try do one thing each that day makes you happy & rest as much as possible when you can.You’ve got this

31 weeks pregnant with DC2 feel the same OP. I really don’t like being pregnant and my body feels alien to me. I feel guilty about it a lot too. I hope the remainder of your pregnancy is smooth sailing and goes by quick. We’re over half way now!

It's been a decade but I remember really not enjoying my second pregnancy at all.

I was exhausted running after DS1 who was 2 and whilst I remember being delighted with the baby kicks when I was pregnant with him, I found DS2 kicks unnerving and irritating. I couldn't enjoy my pregnancy at all.

It's totally normal - I had the perfect, easy pregnancy the first time around, second I was glad to have it over and done with.

On the plus side, DS2 was such a dreamy happy baby and hasn't changed at all this past decade!

Please don't feel guilty. It's perfectly fine to want something so much but not enjoy it. At the end of this road you'll have your baby! I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes as smooth as possible!