Pregnancy and emotions...ARGHH!!?

Question

I'm 12 weeks pregnant and normally I am a very emotional person but right now I am feeling it more than ever. If my partner and I have an argument, even about the smallest of things, I find myself struggling to hold back tears and then I just let fly. I know that your hormones are everywhere when you're pregnant but some days I feel like I just can't cope. I don't fit into any of my 'normal' clothes as they are all starting to get a little tight and that depresses me... I understand that a pregnant woman puts on weight but I am just feeling yucky rather than beautiful as I don't actually have a 'baby bump'.

I feel like I am losing it... How common is it to feel like this? Can other people share their experiences?

Answer 1

YOU SOUND LIKE ME!! its ok, it is your hormones and the fact that your life is changing can be VERY stressful to you and on your relationship. i am now 33 weeks and i suffered terribly with the 'blues' and became a miserable different person who would fight and get upset with my partner over silly things. i even cried when he went to work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i felt he didn't love me anymore and became very insecure even though our relationship is strong. i still get emotional at times its hard, but all i can suggest is to talk thru your feelings with your partner its a very stressful time. x

Answer 2

Very normal!!  

Last week i was thinking the world was ending (i'm just about to click over to 10 wks) This is my 2nd pregnancy (9yr old boy at home)

I thought my husband was going to leave me and that i am just not appreciated or needed.. its like everything i said must of been from an alien because nothing i said was taken seriously.

I know where you are coming from.. you know i even cried over the bloomin olympics.. when someone got a medal i cried, when i watched the news i cried over horrible things and the joyful things.

Not fitting in clothes is part and parcel of it all  but you know that tho.. it really is hard when you know your pregnant and your clothes don't fit to how it is you are to dress to go places when maternity clothes just aren't warranted yet. I am a big girl so its going to take a while for me to show properly rather than just a fatty mcfat fat that i was prior to falling pregas. I could wear maternity clothes too but at 10wks i would just look like a fat tool to do so. there is no shorts, skirts or slacks that will let me do them up in my closet but i'm not showing a nice pregnant bump. its just my fat has moved up and out a little.. oh the joys!  this week the morning sickness/all day sickness has really kicked in so there is nothign making me feel pretty whatsoever.. lol

Just hang in there luv...you are not far from exploding into the glowing stages of pregnancy.. in the next 2 to 4 wks you will have a gorgeous belly to be proud of.. just hang in there.. oh and dont think that for once you were over reacting with your partner.. men really dont think about other ppl but themselves when there is there honour and pride at stake. Not once would he of thought.. she's probably wrong but i'll back off because she's a little hormonal right now and needs a break.. men dont think that way.. i wish they did tho. .

My husband is slowly coming to terms with me not wanting to cook dinner because i throw up during cooking and after eating so he has to do it. i'm happy to eat toast or a peice of fruit. He's loving his pizzas and deep fried cooking! lol... not long now and he'll be back into the steamed veges and healthy eating so he's enjoying cooking for now.

There are positives in this experience but sometimes it takes a while for the smoke to clear before you can see your way.. if my positive today is i dont have to cook dinner then i'm happy!  one less thing for me to worry about and more time for me to put my feet up after a big day working.

Anyhoo take care.. i hope my words have helped. Hang in there its not long now till you start to feel the good side of pregnancy.

Answer 3

If I share my experiences with my pregnancies then I might as well just write a book!! HaHa. I was a wreck. I as well am normally very emotional. When I was pregnant with my first child my boyfriend and I had just moved in together. I gradually was dealing with poor body image, hormones, and exhaustion. I don't know about you but I constantly felt like I hadn't slept in days. When my boyfriend and I would get into an argument I literally became this other person. I would just plain get crazy. Which I am normally not a crazy person. On one occasion my boyfriend tried to avoid a fight by going to bed so I poured my drink all over the bed so he had to stay up and fight with me. But then on the other hand in the middle of our fighting I would just flip and get really sad and start crying!! Then sad and crying would turn into a full on water show!! I feel so stupid looking back on it! Haha. And of course in the midst of all that if there was any reference to my being pregnant and my hormones I'd fly off the handle again. It is completely normal and everyones pregnancy crazies vary person to person. You will have days where you will feel so low you will wonder how you could ever be a mother to a child, or a wife. As far as your clothes not fitting just get ready!!! You have to mentally prepare yourself for what lies ahead in that department. You will continue daily to pack on the pounds. Just remind yourself every day that you are literally building another human body inside of your own. It's not like your just sitting all day stuffing your face for no reason. Every pound you gain is to create the life inside of you. That in itself is pretty amazing!! So don't for a second let the growing waste line get you down. Make sure you keep open communication with your partner and make it clear things that are triggers for you to become excessively emotional and to please handle with care. Good luck!!!!