New pregnancy phase: sadness

[moss]

I think I technically should be in the second trimester section by now, but since I really don't know, I am staying here. It feels like bad luck to move in case I am wrong about the dates! Anyway...

My sickness seems to have subsided, and I am sleeping better, but now I just feel so depressed! I had noticed feeling a little down when I was constantly sick and exhausted, but that made sense and I expected to feel better mentally once I felt better physically. Unfortunately, this isn't happening so far. I have been feeling stressed and sad for the past few days, and have burst into tears at a few random moments. I know it is normal to have mood swings, but that doesn't help me feel any better. My husband is being very supportive, thank goodness! How did everyone else who went through this cheer themselves up?

 

[Mildly]

Aww I kinda know what you mean, I cry really easily now. I suggest a big bar of galaxy and just to go with the flow of it. I'm sure it won't last forever

 

[Tadpole]

Oh bless you hon,

I just snuggled up with OH and got him to stroke my hair. I find lots of touch helps. Or a nice warm bath. Or hot chocolate. Or stroking the cats. Sometimes though you just have to ride it out. In the meantime

 

[bowmanzoo]

Hi Hun

I know how you feel as i've felt very similar and felt unattached from bump because my fear is getting in the way of me enjoying my pregnancy. Can you pin point anything making you feel like this? There is also such thing as prenatal depression so it might be an idea to speak to your doctor or midwife whoever you feel more comfortable with. It may just be normal hormonal blues but if you feel really desperetly depressed you need to speak to somebody.

Hope you feel better soon and it's just normal blues.

 

[mandspice]

I've been feeling like this on and off lately too, it only started around 11 weeks so not sure if it's common around this time......I reassure myself by saying it's completely normal, you have 100,000 + times more hormones flying around than normal so you are permitted to have as many mood swings as you wish! Hope you feel better soon xx

 

[kalia]

I know this sounds a bit crazy, but I found (and indeed still find even though I have bought enough now) looking at reusable nappies online to be very soothing. I spent a long time choosing just the right nappies for my LO and if I got stressed choosing and looking soothed me. I saved up buying them for really bad days. Maybe nappies isn't your thing but maybe there would be another baby thing that would sooth you - looking at cots online or baby clothes or something like that.

 

[dannii87]

Hey, a few times at work I just went into my Manager's office and cried over stupid things... One girl never makes the tea, and when I asked who's turn it was (it's usually me!), she replied with "it should be mine but I can't be arsed" and guess what... I cried lol!

I even knew at the time that I was being stupid, I just needed to cry, explain why I was crying and say out loud that I know it's my hormones, then I was fine!

Strange things hormones!!

xx