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what is stupidest thing that set you off crying during pregnancy? Seriously sobbing at mo come and cheer me up!

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Thandeka · 19/12/2009 15:12

Okay in last 24 hours I have been crying at everything including:

Gavin and stacey- his low sperm count.

My christmas party last night- a supply teacher had come along (very brave) and nobody was really talking to him so he looked lonely.

Getting home from Christmas party feeling a bit rubbish (was also my leaving do as am on mat leave now) to find DH in bed asleep and he had put all my bed stuff in spare room so I wouldn't disturb him- I was back at 10.30 (!) so I cried because I wanted a cuddle and felt sad about leaving work.

And now currently sat sobbing my eyes out because found out my mate from worked shagged the hottest most yummy staff member at our school (who we all lust after- but obv being happily married is a harmless crush) so now crying because I feel old and married and babified (am pretty much first one of my friends to have a baby) and I am missing the drunken shagging fun of christmas. And yes I know this is really stupid and irrational but I can't seem to stop crying! Help!

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lowrib · 20/12/2009 18:23

FFS I am welling up now just thinking about it! Ridiculous!!

nannynobnobs · 20/12/2009 20:40

I remember when I was pg with dd2, I was looking for new Mog books for dd1. I found a load in WHSmith, one of which was... Goodbye Mog
I opened it, and the first line was
'Mog was feeling very tired'
I dropped the book and stumbled out of the shop, blubbering! Still never brought myself to read it.

lowrib · 20/12/2009 20:46

Goodbye Mog is sad though!

I cried when I read it, and that was years before I had kids, so I've no excuse!

Spaceman · 20/12/2009 20:53

I hope you're not too upset and are just weepy coz pregnant.

Anyway, I was at work (about five month's pg)and was 'told off' by an aggressive colleague about something minor. I then went into my boss's office for something completely different and he read an email out to me. Well I don't know what happened I just started hyper-ventilating and weeping uncontrollably - he was penned in the corner between the wall, his desk and me and couldn't escape. He just sat with his gob open looking at me sobbing onto his desk. I was so embarrassed afterwards. One of the other girls came in and told him to go and make me a cuppa tea! He was horrified.

Southwestwhippet · 20/12/2009 20:58

At 20 weeks, I cried hysterically for about 20minutes when I saw a magazine headline that read "dog-gone but not forgotten" with a picture of a dog underneath it. I was convinced dog was dead.

After 20mins I managed to get control of myself and actually read the article to discover that in fact the dog had mearly run away and then come home again.

My DP has not let me forget this yet.

blackcurrants · 20/12/2009 21:08

Oh, this thread is perfect! I've just read the section of Max Brooks' "World War Z" where there's a K-9 unit that helps fight off the Zombies. There's a bit where a dog got injured (this is after millions and millions of people have died and I've read through unspeakable horrors completely dry-eyed, mind you) - and I started sobbing loudly at the idea of this poor hurt, frightened dog. Weeping and weeping!

My own dog wandered over to the couch and licked me, looking confused as to why I'm being so barmy. My husband, who's read part of this thread - said "Did the potatoes look lonely, then?" as I wept onto his shoulder!
I'm 10 weeks pregnant. He'd better get used to this.

YanknChristmasCrackers · 20/12/2009 21:16

I cried bitterly for ages over Mr Spock dying in Star Trek II. I hadn't seen it in years. I was driving the car at the time and something completely unrelated on the radio brought it to mind.

DH tried to console me by reminding me that he does come back in the third movie. Then I cried some more because that Pon Farr thing is really really hard.

Meglet · 20/12/2009 21:23

The sony vaio balls advert where the coloured balls bounce down the street in san fransisco.

sniffs, dabs tears

I was blubbing at it a couple of days before I got my bfp so I knew something was up.

cyteen · 20/12/2009 21:24

Oh god blackcurrants, be glad you've read it now and not when your innocent, defenceless baby is sleeping down the hall! World War Z sent me into an anxiety frenzy, imagining that every awful thing that happens in the book was happening to DS and wondering how I would protect him And that line in the section you mention - 'just scared little babies crying for their mommies to come save them' - cue blubfest.

Great book though. I'm writing part of my dissertation about it!

maxpower · 20/12/2009 21:25

my favourite was in Tesco's crying because I couldn't remember if I'd eaten tuna that day for lunch.....

minxofmancunia · 20/12/2009 21:31

cried at the autistic guy in x-factor this year when he did his first audition. Think Simon Cowell did too.

Cried at x2 episodes of Sex and the city, one when a dedication came on to the people fo New York City at the end (although just after 9/11 attacks so not so stupid after all) and then the episode just near the end when Carrie is in Paris and Big goes past her in car and they miss each other and she's really sad anyway. Also Samantha has breast cancer and Smith really loves her and Miranda gives her confused MiL a bath. So all really serious issues I suppose but Sex and the City!!

Am nearly crying now thinking about it btw!

CeeUnit · 20/12/2009 21:34

When pg with DD I wailed like a lunatic because I could not get any hot water for a bath - even though our shower is electric so could have used that. DH thought something terrible had happened.

I was first of all my friends to get married and babyfied too. It was hard at first but three years on they are all catching up and I get to be all wise and experienced.

DwayneDibbley · 20/12/2009 21:57

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blackcurrants · 21/12/2009 00:26

cyteen I've read it before, that's the silly thing! And that section's always had me tearing up a bit - but this time it was just floods of tears!
I love a good apocalyptic story, and as I've just given DH "left 4 dead" and a (2nd hand) xbox for christmas (given early, so he can play it through all his holiday) - I'm in a zombies frame of mind.
Your dissertation sounds interesting - I found some of the politics (russia, israel etc) to be fascinating - and so clearly from an American writer's perspective...

Ahem. I want to see The Young Victoria, DwayneDibbley - thank heavens I'm planning to see it with the only friend who knows I'm pregnant. She might excuse the weeping!

natapillar · 21/12/2009 01:58

I was almost in tears because my other half ate my last packet of milky bar buttons....

MamaLazarou · 21/12/2009 09:11

I cried last night when the moses basket arrived and DH set it up next to my side of the bed. I told him I couldn't possibly be old enough to be someone's mum because I'm 'only little' (am 34 )

DH was very diplomatic and sensitive, and told me that youthfulness is a good quality to have in a new mother. Then I cried again because he is so nice to me. Luckily, we were watching 'A Christmas Carol' and I managed to pass off the second bout of tears as crying at the film.

bogie · 21/12/2009 09:16

I wanted a cheese pizza from pizza hut when I was preg with ds..... I was overdue, it was 11pm on boxing day...... Dp drove round evey pizza hut in our city.... came back with out one and I cried for about an hour

I started crying last night because it was cold, and I thought of all the homless people....

I cried when Grissom, Warick and Sarah left CSI.

I cried watching Jack Frost a couple of days ago aswell. Dp must get sick of me when I am preg

5inthesleighbed · 21/12/2009 09:40

Minx, I cried at that, and wasn't even pregnant.

I cried at an episode of Futurama, actually, I bawled my eyes out, full on sobs for about an hour. It was the episode when Fry finds his old dog. ANyway, can't talk about that episode to this day without welling up, my DH and friends think its hilarious.

ErikaMaye · 21/12/2009 09:46

I cried at the episode of Scrubs where Carla has prepared a diabetes box for Turk. Sobbed. And it wasn't the first time I'd watched it.

I hope you're feeling a bit perkier now

CMOTdibbler · 21/12/2009 09:52

When pg, I cried at 'A Bridge too far'. DH has never let me forget it.

Recently, I have sobbed at 'The Christmas Miracle of Jonathon Toomey' and the trailer for 'Noels Christmas Presents'

Poledra · 21/12/2009 09:53

DD1 (5yo) was watching Jack Frost on Saturday - the film finished, I asked her to do something, and she suddenly started crying! She couldn't explain why, even when I asked her if it was the film and said it was OK to cry at films. Must be more careful what I let her watch in future....

Back to the OP - I wept when I couldn't get down the stairs fast enough to answer the door, and the postie put a card through instead of the parcel and I knew I'd have to go to the sorting office to get it. And also when the men came to take away my old 3 piece suite - we had a lovely new one, but I'd had that one (third-hand) since I lived on my own and it was the last 'big' piece of my single life being taken away. And we couldn't even give it to charity as it was so old it no longer met fire safety requirements and they had to put it into the bin lorry and break it up

Now, that's stupid!

Lobyd · 21/12/2009 09:58

When I was pg I had treated myself to a pedicure after a rubbish few weeks. Pedicure was lovely but that afternoon I chipped the nail on a hidden shelf in the Post Office. Absolutely bawled. Still a bit cross about that actually!

mamadiva · 21/12/2009 10:11

I am normally over emotional but when I was pregnant with DS it got really bad!

One day I was shopping with my mum in Instre for cleaning stuff like we always do, anyway I spotted baby stuff in the corner and burst into hysterics because of all the poor people who had to buy clothes from their! - Now please let me add that I am in no way a snob so to this day cannot explain why I felt that way

The day I decided to sort my hospital bag, I went to Tesco for nappies and they had none of the ones I wanted... so I ask a store person he says they are waiting for a delivery to which I burst into tears because what if my son was born that day and he had no nappies, how would I cope?

I saw a little boy about 5 dropping his Ice cream cone at the beach when my DP and I were walking past, I honestly don't know who cried more but I made my DP buy the kid another one anyway because I was convinced it was our fault! The boy's dad was looking at me like I was mental then noticed my bump and seemed to silently understand and sympathize with my DP

Need I go on... LOL.

craftynclothy · 21/12/2009 10:13

Loads of things but probably the funniest was last year we went to Stockeld Park Xmas Adventure place and they sell Xmas trees. We'd never had a real tree and I begged dh to let us buy one of the brown, dead trees we'd seen round the back of the Xmas tree shed cos I felt so sad that no-one would buy them . He said no and it really upset me.

mamadiva · 21/12/2009 10:17

*there not their

and that actually makes me sound really bad does'nt it

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