Hi everyone, hope it's ok to join. I'm 6w with baby 3. I'm really surprised how much I'm struggling 😔I guess having 2 kids to look after already doesn't help. I feel nauseous and exhausted, sore boobs and headaches most days.
I really wanted to keep this pregnancy to myself a while. It's likely our last, and I told lost of people early on last time, I thought it would be nice to have this just for me and DH this time. But actually no, it sucks. I hate feeling like I'm lying to people, I hate that I feel so unwell and can't really moan to anyone, I hate playing silly games around drinking. I can't decide whether to tell a friend just so I have a bit of an outlet for a while (DH gets an earful several times a day, and hoping that dumping some of these thoughts here will help too!). I also don't really know why this has taken me by surprise when I hated both my other pregnancies. I think I really romanticised this as my last time so like enjoy it, but right now it's the worst.
What's also upsetting me is that I'm feeling so shit that I've become a horrible parent, patience it at an all time low, and I'm snappy and not very fun. It's making me question whether I'm cut out for 3 kids, even though this baby is very much wanted, and when I wasn't pregnant I was handling 2 of them just fine.
I have some anti-nausea meds from the GP but been on them about a week and can't say they've hugely improved things. I have a viability scan next week at 7+3, and then booking in with the midwife the week after. I don't know whether to contact the GP and ask to try some different nausea medication, or just plough through until I can speak to the midwife.
Anyway, hope everyone else is doing ok, sending solidarity to anyone struggling through the 1st trimester, and just hoping these rough weeks pass rapidly.