Is anyone else getting emotional?

[Mommay]

The early symptoms for me is darkened nipples and emotional roller coaster. I'm not mad all the time, but once I get mad, I find it hard to stop being mad. I even got mad at ds, 18 months, and wanted (though didn't) yell at him. This is something very unusual for me. I have to remind myself that it is hormones, but it can be hard to fight the tidal wave of emotion. I'm going to try to meditate.

[mom2threenurslings]

YES!!!

I cry at the littlest things ... I just have to see a baby or think about when my kids were babies or think about a touching story or event and I'm bawling. I can't listen to the news ... and even certain songs make me burst out in tears!

I'm also overreacting to things...my dh beat me at Trivial Pursuit (Lord of the Rings edition!) and I burst out in tears. I got mad at dh because he took to long doing something ... I actually yelled at him over something completely insignificant. My poor dh! I'm really paying attention to my reactions to things because I really don't want to be a mean wife or mama!

[sweetred]

I've been really emotional too. On New Year's Eve, I watched the last 4 episodes of Sex and the City and cried in every one of them. I also seem to get a lot more irritated when my ds won't go to sleep easily at night. It is always such a struggle. I'm not as patient with him, poor kid, doesn't know what is happening.

[NatureMama3]

yes, unfortunately the grouch as returned. :eek

Also the crying. I got my first + test the day my good friend had to remove her newborn from life support. I don't think I've cried that much in a LONG time!

[marieangela]

Yep. I've been crying at things that would never have touched me any other time and my patience is getting quite thin. I'm trying so hard not to be crabby!

[Galatea]

Dh says I've been a bitch. I have preggo brain too - fuzzy and bored with everything.

Also the crying. I got my first + test the day my good friend had to remove her newborn from life support. I don't think I've cried that much in a LONG time!

What happened to the baby? That is horrible!

[mom2threenurslings]

My dh laughs at me. Every time there is something slightly sad or happy in a movie we're watching, ad on the radio, etc. or a song from our past, he looks at me to see if I'm crying. Everything set me off. My friend and I talk about movies all the time and she just has to mention the name of a movie with a sad/happy part in it and I'll start crying!!!

[NatureMama3]

Galatea, there is a long thread (probably buried by now) on TAO about it. He was a surprise double-footling breech and they transported but in all that he was in the canal too long. They revived him after delivery but he was on life support 100% for his 4 days on earth. :( :crying

This is a woman who I shared my last pregnancy with (she was due 2 months before me), we're in a close-knit group of friends. It was just horribly, unspeakably tragic. :crying

[Mommay]

I just had an episode with my husband. I got totally upset because he wanted me to check with him before calling for service on our fridge, and I accused him of checking up on me. I cry if I hear or think of anything related to a baby too.

Naturemama, the tragedy you speak of is I think all of our worst fears. My fear of something like that happening is why I am worried about having a homebirth. I just don't want to take the risk, no matter how small.

Can I ask you. How far was the hospital?

[NatureMama3]

It wasn't far. To be honest it could have just as easily happened in a hospital. They don't routinely give ultrasounds to Mamas coming in full blown in labor to check position.

It was just a freak happening that reminds us how precious and fragile life is.

They plan on having more and having them at home again. The benefits still outweigh the risks for them. The only difference is they will NOT be seeing the same midwife.

[Mommay]

Yeah, it does remind you how precious and fragile life is. I'm glad to hear they moved on (as much as they can). You're probably right that it could have happened anywhere. I'm still working on my issues about homebirth v. hospital. Thanks!

[Galatea]

I got a flat tire and bawled and bawled. Tonight dh asked if there is something wrong with me that I am so emotional. Just hormones! I forgot about how preggo = crazy!

[matts_mamamama]

Add me to the emotional rollercoaster ride! I was watching Father of the Bride the other night and I started sobbing at the end! I kept thinking, why doesn't my dad love me like that?? LOL How silly! And it's a movie I've seen a zillion times and I've never cried!

Anger? Oh yeah. Dh gently reminded me the other day that I will be getting more easily frustrated with the stuff ds does and to watch myself. My new mantra - choose your battles! Instead of fighting with my son about climbing on the kitchen chairs, I've decided to let him climb all over the couch and coffee table (something my mother was totally appalled by, BTW).

[jennas2]

Oh yes I am an emotional roller coaster. I was talking to Dh the other night and mentioned that I will be entering the beginning of my 8th week at the end of next week and he says "whaaat, I swear you just told me you were pregnant 3 weeks ago." He is still nursing the rawness on his rear. I said to him, actually shouted "HELLO, DO YOU NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT PREGNANCY DATING FROM THE LAST TIME," followed w/a complete re-education of how pregnancy is calculated. Poor guy, handled it well though. I cry at the everything happy and sad. Hopefully the moodiness will dissipate as I progress. I wasn't nearly this emotional with Ds. I also didn't have the nausea, I'm experiencing this time around.

[Music-mommy]

Well it happened, I wasn't experiencing any symptoms till yesterday. Then all of a sudden I got so frustrated, today I got so angry at my dd because she was taking too long getting ready and I ended up breaking the hoof on her little horse. She was so sad. Then we went to her gymnastics class and I had a hard time not crying the whole time. I finally broke down today when dh said he was going to go take a nap, and I was so exhausted myself... but of course, if he takes a nap, then that means that I am watching dd.

So I broke down and he came out and took care of dd so I could rest a little bit. That helped a lot.

That is a horrible story about the breech baby, though as you said, the result wouldn't have been different in a hospital, and there are so many other risks in hospital births (infection, unwanted meds etc....) It's a pity that their mw didn't know how to deliver a breech properly, however sometimes it is no fault of the mw either.

I am planning hb #2.

[cj'smommy]

The emotions hit me today, out of the blue. I've already cried 3 times over silly things and have been stomping around the last 10 min because my MIL ticked me off. :irked: I go from one extreme to another.

[Galatea]

Apparently I am being a psycho bitch to dh. Even *I* noticed it. :bag:

[cj'smommy]

Yeah, I kind of blew up at DH tonight too :( :bag: Good thing he knew I had a bad day and was understanding about it.

[spsmom]

oh yeah! water works central here! the thing that is annoying me is that with my first, i seriously had no problems. no nausea, no emotions, smooth sailing. (except i couldn't eat chicken)

this one, so far, sensitive to smell, sensitive gag reflex, bouts of nausea, and omg...i cry at the drop of the hat.

but i think i figured out the root of that whole hormonal craze. i have been stressed to no end because all i want is to have our baby at home but because of insurance reasons, we can't unless we pay out of pocket.

so a long story short...i had the day from hell at this clinic where the lady treated me like a preg teen who didn't know what she was doing. and boy was she coo coo! she told me that absolutely any spotting whatsoever is not normal and that i should go to the er right away. (i had spotting with ds , and i had some a couple of weeks ago. ever heard of inplantation spotting?
oh and that she wants me to walk but never go alone! in fact don't even go to the grocery store alone. i should never be alone (without another adult present) in case something happens! can you say psycho?

so then she watned to send me up to get some blood work done. why? oh it's mandatory for their service. i go up she hands me that orange sugary crap and says i am going to be there for an hour. i lost it! i couldn't hang any more! i told her i'd have to come back. (i had ds with me and we were already stuck in an exam room with that quack for 1 1/2 hours) go home bawl my eyes out. i let it all out again when dh gets home. and i was blown away at his response. up until then he had had hesitations anyway about homebirth regardless of money. but after seeing how much stress this bs was causing he said that even if we have to get a credit card to pay for it, we would be gettinga midwife and having our baby at home!

and i swear since that day (tuesday) i haven't cried yet! ok, so i guess that wasn't the short story!

anyway, what a relief.

[Music-mommy]

but i think i figured out the root of that whole hormonal craze. i have been stressed to no end because all i want is to have our baby at home but because of insurance reasons, we can't unless we pay out of pocket.

so a long story short...i had the day from hell at this clinic where the lady treated me like a preg teen who didn't know what she was doing. and boy was she coo coo! she told me that absolutely any spotting whatsoever is not normal and that i should go to the er right away. (i had spotting with ds , and i had some a couple of weeks ago. ever heard of inplantation spotting?
oh and that she wants me to walk but never go alone! in fact don't even go to the grocery store alone. i should never be alone (without another adult present) in case something happens! can you say psycho?



Sounds like my girlfriend's story in AZ. She decided 7 months into the preg that the stupid clinic she had to go to was a joke, and that she was going to have a homebirth. She has since had 3 homebirths. She's paid out of pocket, and trust me she cannot afford it, but it's worth it.

I also pay out of pocket for my mw. I had a homebirth with her last time, and it was well worth it. Just save your money don't buy a crib or any of that other useless stuff, and put your money into a good mw if you want a homebirth, you won't regret it!

[Worldshakerz]

Yeah, I've been very moody! I'm really trying to work on having some control over my urge to burst out in anger though. Even when I'm not having a little frantic outburst, I must be coming across as tense, stressed, emotional, etc. 23 month ds has been saying, "Sad?" sometimes when I am just tired and I explain that I'm just tired. But then there are times when Jakob says, "Sad" as in, he is feeling sad and when I ask him why he says, "Don't know!" and sobs. And sometimes he gets sad because he's just dumped milk on the carpet after dumping yogurt on it the night before and I've lost my temper and asked him too loudly "Jakob, what are you doing?!" The combination of my moodiness and him approaching 2 and really asserting himself is proving to be quite challenging. We are still breastfeeding as well and it seems his breastfeeding has increased tremendously. I think that may be why my nipples are sore. I was thinking maybe I was drying up and so he was nursing more to compensate but I can tell he still gets a lot of milk at his big nursing at night and in the morning .... and I am able to hand express and it seems like the same amount as normal. I think he is just wanting to connect to me more and get extra comfort from me to compensate for this new time in our life. Also, I did talk to him about us having a new baby that's growing in my belly, and that sometimes milk can go away when that happens. I told him it doesnt happen all the time, but if it did mommy would still be giving him lots of hugs and kisses and love. But maybe he is filling up now just in case! Does anybody else suddenly feel like a horrible mother? Ugg. So yes, definitely emotional. My impatience extends to dh too, but I've written enough....
I think I am going to try geopark's lead and try some meditation. I have a cd to listen to for it, and that sounds like a really really good idea!
April