Struggling :(

[1stBump12]

Is anyone else struggling with their pregnancy?

If I'm brutally honest I'm really not loving it! Don't get me wrong I REALLY want my bub, but I'm finding it soooo hard!

I had horrendous nausea through Tri 1, but was never actually sick, but this morning the sickness started I have NO energy, I've been diagnosed with SPD, it's flared up my IBS again, I've got constant stomach pains/cramps and I'm a hormonal mess!

I see people who have carried on as normal through their pregnancies and it makes me feel even more down as there is nothing left of my 'normal' life.

I can't wait for November to come for my LO to be here and hopefully I'll start feeling more like me!

I feel so bad/guilty as since I suffered a miscarriage 2 years ago I have wanted to be pregnant - and now I am I'm not enjoying it!

 

[lizylou]

I can understand how your feeling
I have been lucky in some ways with my pregnancy and unlucky in others
You shouldn't feel bad for feeling how you do
Your body has and is going through so many changes and it's not too long to wait for LO to be here
Hope you feel better soon x

 

[Sarah7]

Don't feel bad. It's a hard time, and I think the women who sail through like 'normal' are the minority. I feel bad when I complain about how I feel, but it really isn't great all of the time. Pregnancy hurts and messes everything in your body around and it's stressful and difficult at times. I'm enjoying it all a little more week by week and it got better when I could feel the baby move but there are still bad days! November will be here soon and you'll forget all of this bad stuff when you have your baby
Really hope it gets a bit better for you and you get to a point you can start to enjoy it!
xx

 

[skyy82]

ahh don't feel bad hun, I feel the same at times too. Right now in particular as i'm on bedrest and feeling sorry for myself. Tri 1 was easier at the mo, I was lucky with no sickness just gagging at smells and tired, but tri 2 i'm crappy, emotional, tired and fed up lol ahh the things we do!

 

[busymummy]

Please don't feel guilty, you are not alone! I am hating my pregnancy! It's been really hard and with hormones on top it makes things worse. I wrote a very similar thread to this a month or so ago, and you sound as miserable as I felt then. Don't know if this helps but although I still ain't enjoying it, I am feeling more at peace with it than I had been, so hang in there. I felt like others were judging me for hating it so much, but at the end of the day, just because you want and choose to have a baby, doesn't mean you have to enjoy the journey along tthe way! I'm just clinging onto the thought of seeing and holding my little prince for the 1st time to get me through. Chhope you will be ok xxx

 

[1stBump12]

Thank-you all! I've just been to my GP again as recommended by my MW and it looks like I have another low grade UTI, and also have a condition that means my central abdominal muscle is weak and my uterine ligaments so my uterus is kind of loose. All she could suggest was limiting walking/movement etc - so looks like I have 5 months of doing nothing to come Not easy when I'm an active person!!
Will just have to suck it up and do what I can!

Thanks again - this forum & peeps are fab!

 

[ceebee]

Is anyone else struggling with their pregnancy?

If I'm brutally honest I'm really not loving it! Don't get me wrong I REALLY want my bub, but I'm finding it soooo hard!

I had horrendous nausea through Tri 1, but was never actually sick, but this morning the sickness started I have NO energy, I've been diagnosed with SPD, it's flared up my IBS again, I've got constant stomach pains/cramps and I'm a hormonal mess!

I see people who have carried on as normal through their pregnancies and it makes me feel even more down as there is nothing left of my 'normal' life.

I can't wait for November to come for my LO to be here and hopefully I'll start feeling more like me!

I feel so bad/guilty as since I suffered a miscarriage 2 years ago I have wanted to be pregnant - and now I am I'm not enjoying it!

Oh my God, when I read this, I thought I might have written it. Had an awful tri 1 with mega sickness, but not actually being sick. I'm still having the odd day on and off, but thankfully that has improved a bit. But...

Have a chronic health condition which is a bit like chronic fatigue and I have just been so ill. I feel like I've been hit by a bus all the time - everything aches and I feel pretty misreable. Like you, I feel sad that I'm not able to enjoy being pregnant - it should be a happy time. I can't wait for my bubba to be born too, so I might feel a bit more human! I'm so happy to be pregnant and wouldn't change it for the world but this is definitely the longest 9 months of my life!

So, you're not alone hon - message me if you want to chat more...

Hugs xxx

ps plus our due dates are only 3 days apart!! xx