any one else being a little bit grouchy?

[moma justice]

or snappy?

my dh would use stronger terms i am sure...

i don't know how to control it...

it would help if i could exercise more , it has been too rainy to walk.
anyone?

[MamaEm24]

I hear that. I am just seriously annoyed and want to sleep. All I want to do is sleep, I think if I got more sleep i woudl be fine but i dont really know? I woudl still prob be tired..LOL I am really grouchy righ tnow though, that was another reason why I didn tthink I was pregnant, I thoguht AF was about to visit. My poor family I just cant help it

[chalynm]

Yeah...my dh would definitely used different words to describe it. Part of the problem is that he's only home on the weekends. So when he pulls in Friday or Saturday, I'm supposed to be falling all over myself to have sex all weekend long. I don't know about you ladies, but that's the last thing on my mind right now, and I do mean last.

Plus, I'm a big perfectionist, not that you could tell by looking at my home right now. Actually, according to Dr. Phil (go ahead and groan, I know you want to...) it's pretty common for perfectionists and control freaks to have really messy houses. It's like, if I can't clean everything all at once so the whole place is spotless, it's no use doing any of it at all. Anyway, I have a particular way I like things done, especially w/ dd, and dh comes in and does everything differently. And it drives me c r a z y. I know he wants to help, and it does physically, but mentally I'm ready for him to leave after 1 night.

Oh, and he forbids me to sleep w/ my fabulously comfortable body pillow while he's home, unless I'm showing. We fuss about that quite a bit, too. It does take up a rather large chunk of the bed. And I was very particular about him touching it when I was pg w/ dd. But it's soooo comfortable. I sleep so much better w/ it. I can't wait until I'm showing for real and not just all bloated and gross.

[Mimi37]

Originally Posted by chalynm

Actually, according to Dr. Phil (go ahead and groan, I know you want to...) it's pretty common for perfectionists and control freaks to have really messy houses. It's like, if I can't clean everything all at once so the whole place is spotless, it's no use doing any of it at all.

Oh, MAN, is that me.

I wasn't getting enough sleep last week, and I was nearly frantic. Grouchy and whiny and I think just generally miserable to be around. This is our first baby, so it's not as hard for me to rearrange things to get more sleep. Good luck to you other mamas -- maybe you can get dh or other relatives or friends to take up a regular babysitting gig, just one or two hours, so you can nap? Sleep has helped my grouchiness immensely.

OR just remember you can come on MDC and rant and snarl to us instead of your IRL loved ones. We're tough, we can take it.

[time4another]

Unfortunatly everyone is taking the brunt of my moodiness from the DDs to the dog!

I just wish I felt better...

Heather

[myhoneyswife]

Grouchy, weepy, tired, excited... my emotions are on steroids


And I got a 2 hour nap the other day, whoo did that help. Too bad I can't work that into the schedule every afternoon

Cara

[mom2mimi]

Yes! It comes and goes, this weekend it was particularly bad. And unfortunately, it seems mostly focused on the kids which I feel horrible about. My daughter was stuck almost all weekend, "bored", and it drove me nuts! I was so snippy and grouchy at her. I'm doing a lot better this week so far and this weekend we're going to visit some family so I think it will be much better.

[EJWB]

I recognize it too. I'm just a bit more moody, more emotional, easier to get angry...and sometimes my DH gets it

[marymamma]

I am with you all....my poor hubby gets it all. I am just so annoyed by everything he does and it's not his fault. I feel bad even when I am griping at him for something I know is stupid. I just can't help it when I feel annoyed. Luckily he is pretty understanding and takes it well. I just have to share one example....

This past weekend he was doing some sheetrock work for a friend. He came home Sat. night exhausted and just wanted to go to bed. Well, he smelled terrible (to my sensitive preggo nose) and I asked him several times to take a shower. Well, he ended up going to bed w/o taking a shower, and I lost it. I told him I couldn't sleep when he was so stinky Well, he got mad but he took a shower. On Sunday, he worked again. This time when he came home, he immediately took a shower and put cologne on He came out, and I told him that he smelled good and he said "I know." It was really sweet.

[Mimi37]

Yeah, I have to say my husband is being so sweet with wanting to get involved and reading up and going to the midwives with me -- at the info session at the birthing center, he raised his hand and asked a thoughtful question and I got all teary (I do get teary easily these days...) Then last night I was miserably constipated, and I moaned about it and he told me to eat more fiber. Like I'm not aware of and trying to eat lots of fiber. Strike one. Later on I talked about how it was hard for me to eat healthily because (brace yourselves) I just don't like many vegetables. He told me to I'd just have to "suck it up." I then skipped strike two and began plotting murder. Never mind all that other sweet sensitivity he's displayed, I became a fire-breathing dragon.

[Avima]

Ugh..me too
My emotions are so amplified now. All the little things that irritated me before are 10fold. I thought my drama queen days were over.