Emotional Rollercoaster Ride

[paintedmamacita]

Is anyone else feeling this way? I am freaking out. I stayed up until 2am last night lying in bed, crying into my husband's arms. Freaking out that we will never be alone again, that our lives are changing this week, that we haven't had a date in ages bc i've given him so many 'to-do' lists that we spend his days off working on the house instead of hanging out together enjoying each other's company without a purpose. Crying about how our lives will be so different and it'll never be just us again. I woke up this morning still emotional, still crazy. Thankfully he took me out on a date walking through town. We held hands and laughed. He says life WILL be different. It will be better. And I know that. It's these crazy hormones!
I guess this means she's coming soon bc this hormonal rollercoaster ride is insane. I think i've had 3 other crying sessions in my whole pregnancy, about everything from needing new tires on the car to no one understanding. So, I figure I've done okay.
Do you think this is a sign? My midwife (4 days ago) feels lots of fluid still so she's thinking end of this week or next. My eyes hurt and are swollen from all this crying and almost crying. I go from laughing to crying in one minute! Tell me I'm normal.

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

First of all, . You are totally normal. It can be very freaky to stop and think about how your life will NEVER be the same, and with the hormones on top of that, crying is the easiest way to get those emotions out. Its ok, and your DH is a doll for being so supportive. Props to him, and hang in there. Soon your LO will be in your arms, and any doubt or worry you had about how your life would change will seem like a distant thought. Good luck, mama. We are in the home stretch!

[TefferTWH]

This is very normal. I was so afraid of losing our couple-hood (if that's a word), and then before Nora was born our three-ness. It passes, it really does, and then you can't imagine how lonely the smaller number of you actually was!

[paintedmamacita]

Oh thank you so much. it makes me happy and sad. I know we're going to be fine, better than fine. I guess watching 'The Notebook' right now isn't helping....lol.

[AugustineM]

You are totally normal. Also, just a FYI, I had these feelings a LOT more intensely AFTER my first baby was born. I remember our first night at home, crying for 3-4 hours straight, while my fussy baby cried and wouldn't nurse. I clearly remember telling my DH, "I want to be holding YOU right now, not this crying baby!" It was a hard adjustment for me, and I also get very emotional about day 3 of postpartum, when my milk comes in. So just be prepared that you might still feel very emotional after the birth, and that is also totally normal. Think of the changes your body is about to go through, the hormones working their way out of your system, etc. Hugs! Things settle down pretty quickly.

[nurnur]

normal in every way! I recall laughing and then crying and then laughing again with my first pregnancy and my husband thinking I needed to be committed. He's used to it now ~ although not always very sensitive to it. I have come to know that this process of becoming a mother has purpose even if it seems completely insane. Our layers are peeled away, we are RAW, we are open to everything, every feeling, every aspect of our lives, our surroundings, our relationships, so so open, so we can recieve our precious new babies.