[Ldavis24]

So I now know I am officially pregnant, over 8 months into it!

Yesterday I came home from work tired as usual and DH had already been home for a few hours having hurt his bad knee at work..I knew he was home as I had spoken to him earlier and he said he was going to just lay and ice his knee so he could work today...

Well he was sitting at the computer screwing around with something stupid like facebook or something and apparently my hormones decided I needed to yell at him and tell him he acts like a child who doesn't know what to do to take care of himself...

See its not me it's my "hormones". So my "hormones" yelled at him and he was rather surprised at this outburst as soon as his normally cheery wife walked in the door. He grumbled and got on the couch and began icing his knee like he was supposed and said he really was taking care of it like he should. My damn "hormones" would have none of it and got more pissed and plopped in a chair and immediately my "hormones" started to cry really hard for no particular reason.

Long story short after about 5 minutes of my "hormones" sobbing uncontrollably my "hormones" were fine and we were sitting on the couch together chatting and cuddling.

The best part was the fear in his voice when he tentatively asked me if everything was all right now or was something really wrong, or was this just my pregnancy hormones!

I assured him it was just my hormones and apologized for acting so pregnant...Today its really funny and we were both laughing about it this morning...

So here is to hormones!

I appreciate you making me mildly crazy on certain days. I know I'm not the only one here who has done something like this.

 

[mamasurprised]

You are SOOO not alone!!!

Although I try VERY hard to keep my "hormones" in check I have had many outbursts and sobbing fits that end in me trying to explain to DP that "it's just "hormones" I promise everything is really ok."
And many times it ends with us laughing at it together. I'm glad he's understanding.

 

[Quate]

Mostly I haven't been too bad, but the dog had an accident in the house this morning, and it was more than I could take. I'm pretty sure it was my hormones that had me sobbing the entire time I cleaned it up. Still feeling a little fragile--so thanks for the reminder that things will look better soon.

 

[lightheartedmom]

I haven't had too many outbursts...except just feeling a lot less patience with DD (2.5 is challenging for us). Some days I really feel like she knows my endurance is thin and pushes the limits especially hard.

Lack of patience aside...I did rear-end someone the other day in a REALLY STUPID fashion. It was like my depth perception just quit for a split second. No damage was done and I'm hoping the guy will be nice and not file any bogus claims with the insurance company (since it was clearly my fault, he said there was just a "small scratch" and that he "wasn't going to worry about it"). But he didn't seem inclined to be a nice person as a general rule and looked at me like "this is why pregnant women shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel." I walked away agreeing with the sentiment. I'm convinced that sans hormones, I would have avoided that accident.

Be gentle with your expectations for yourself re: hormonal normalcy post partum. It will be over soon, but I've been doing my best to prepare for a 4th trimester in that regard. With DD I was much more emotional in general, but I think the PP hormones were harder to deal with than pregnancy. I wouldn't have called it full-on depression, but DH definitely wondered who'd abducted his wife and replaced her with crazy, hair-trigger, emotionlady.

It's such a blessing to have an understanding spouse when these things do happen. Especially when you can laugh about them after the fact.

 

[lotus.blossom]

Good story Ldavis24!

I blame my hormones for my crying fit this morning. I have been trying and trying to clean the puke smell off my couch and after the umpteenth product and cleaning session I just gave up and had a good cry about it, in front of my DH and my cousin.

I'm also getting really nitpicky at my DH. Like getting upset when he drops his wallet/keys/hat on my counter instead of the buffet in the entry. And still leaving his boxers on the floor next to the laundry basket instead of in it.

And, I have become a wicked backseat driver. I'm usually not like this but I am constantly being a pest when DH drives.

I don't even recognise myself sometimes!!

 

[kriket]

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Originally Posted by Quate Mostly I haven't been too bad, but the dog had an accident in the house this morning, and it was more than I could take. I'm pretty sure it was my hormones that had me sobbing the entire time I cleaned it up. Still feeling a little fragile--so thanks for the reminder that things will look better soon.

yep

I let the pooches out of their crates yesterday after work and it was HE!! in my house. They wanted water, they wanted out, they wanted in, one pooped on the floor, one drank out of the toilet, they thought I was going to feed them early, they tore down the gate, they chased the cat, the cat knocked down my husbands too expencive stupid speaker he insists on sitting in the middle of the living room.

Then I cried.

 

[Kelly1101]

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Originally Posted by lotus.blossom And still leaving his boxers on the floor next to the laundry basket instead of in it.

Oh my god, why do they DO that? How is it difficult to put it INSIDE the basket? That drives me nuts.

 

[Ldavis24]

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Originally Posted by kriket yep I let the pooches out of their crates yesterday after work and it was HE!! in my house. They wanted water, they wanted out, they wanted in, one pooped on the floor, one drank out of the toilet, they thought I was going to feed them early, they tore down the gate, they chased the cat, the cat knocked down my husbands too expencive stupid speaker he insists on sitting in the middle of the living room. Then I cried.

I would have been crying the whole time I think so you're better than me!!

I hadn't even thought about PP this being my firstling, I am so consumed with just getting DD here that I completely forgot that PP can be miserable....Poor DH he thought it would all be over soon, Lotus, I too have been terribly nitpicky with DH, everything drives me crazy to the way he puts his arm under my pillow in bed to how he does the litter box...I pretty much am apologizing on a daily basis for that and he too often wonders where his wife went and who is this lady he's stuck with at the moment...

I don't think I'll tell him about the possibility of PP crazy emotions until DD is here and he is too excited with her to think about it much

 

[Quate]

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Originally Posted by kriket yep I let the pooches out of their crates yesterday after work and it was HE!! in my house. They wanted water, they wanted out, they wanted in, one pooped on the floor, one drank out of the toilet, they thought I was going to feed them early, they tore down the gate, they chased the cat, the cat knocked down my husbands too expencive stupid speaker he insists on sitting in the middle of the living room. Then I cried.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I've had so little patience with our pets lately, and it sort of worries me that it means I'll be a bad parent.

 

[mamarootoo]

i was way worse with my first pregnancy... probably because i didn't have to censor my behavior for a sensitive 2yo

last time, i had a desk with a pull out keyboard tray. the tray would fall of from time to time... annoying, but not the end of the world, right? once when it fell off, i flipped out and threw it across the room, and then sobbed for 10 minutes.
my husband was so shocked! we joke about it now, but that was seriously the most insane thing i've ever done.

 

[mamarootoo]

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Originally Posted by Quate I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I've had so little patience with our pets lately, and it sort of worries me that it means I'll be a bad parent.

if our behavior during pregnancy was an indication of how we would parent, every child on earth would be in SERIOUS trouble

i think getting more frustrated with pets is even more normal that other things, as your body gears you up for motherhood. they move down the totem pole, which is sad, but they'll survive

 

[JD5351]

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Originally Posted by lotus.blossom Good story Ldavis24! I'm also getting really nitpicky at my DH. Like getting upset when he drops his wallet/keys/hat on my counter instead of the buffet in the entry. And still leaving his boxers on the floor next to the laundry basket instead of in it.

I'm looking at 2 pairs of socks....One on the coffee table, and one next to Sweetie's chair. I guess they were too heavy to carry upstairs to put in the laundry.

And yesterday he made a big to-do about making sure that I got his whites washed, since he'll need them this weekend when we go to his family's house for Easter.

So he's packing last night, and no, he does not pack the freshly washed t-shirts and socks that I just HAD to make sure got done....He packed the spare brand new ones that he had in the drawer still in the packages.

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[AustGirl]

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Originally Posted by Quate I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I've had so little patience with our pets lately, and it sort of worries me that it means I'll be a bad parent.

Oh thank god it's not just me! I currently have 4 dogs, 1 horse and 1 cat to look after, and all but the cat are driving me insane. I'm sure I'd have a completely stress-free pregnancy if I didn't have them around.

The way I yell at the dogs when they're being bad, really makes me think I'll be a terrible parent. So yelling at them usually ends in me crying.