Question about Emotions at the End

[Kealli]

I'm 39 weeks 5 days today. Through my pregnancy I have been pretty stable emotionally but the past few days I've been a wreck. I feel SO needy, don't want to be away from my husband, crying, a bit anxious. I just feel a bit nutzo and not like myself.

I guess I'm looking for someone else to say it is normal at the very end. Is there such a thing as emotional signs of coming labor?

[mamatoliam]

I have been super snappy the past few days. I wasn't emotional at all ever with my first pregnancy or this one until this week. So many people (not that it really matters, but I am feeling pressure with this baby that I didn't with my first) want the baby to come before Christmas that I am starting to get snarky about it I guess.

[crsta33]

Definitely. It's completely normal. I've done it every time. But this time I've been that way for weeks! I'm a total emotional, irrational mess. I won't even let my dh have any of my Coke (my mom says b/c it's one thing I can "control" at this point when everything is so out of my hands...I think her armchair psychology is pretty good).

Christa

[Kealli]

That makes sense. I am very much a planner and think everything being out of my control now is messing with my brain. :

[kittywitty]

I am a pissy, emotional wreck. I am constantly on the verge of tears and flipping out over everything.

[AGlimmeringHope]

Granted, I had baby at 37w, but the few days before I went into labor I was extremely emotional and my emotions were all over the place from one minute to the next.q

[penquinmom]

Ummmm, my DH said I came at him like a "caged badger" a couple of days ago, ya think that counts as a yes??

[f&p'smama]

Yep. I remember last time bawling my head off because I was hungry and nothing sounded good to eat. I cried this morning because my girls were being 2 year olds & we needed to get out the door to my chiro appointment.

I would like it if my husband were around more.

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

I have a short fuse too. I hate it and I try to really not freak out, but its hard when you have 2 boys who are bouncing off the walls and can't go outside to run their energy out. As soon as dh walks in the door I pretty much hand them off to him I just need a break.

[mom2liv]

Count me in. I'm an emotional, short-fused, over-reactive, hyper-sensitive wreck.