How's everyone's emotions?

[piaffe]

I can go from sad to RAGE in like nano seconds. I'm trying for Zen but its damn near impossible especially at my job. Any tips or tricks?

[VillainV]

I'm too tired to care about much right now. H thinks I'm "grumpy" but I think I'm just tired.

[formerlyak]

Do you have a door on your office? When I was pg with ds, I closed my door and put my head down on my desk often so that I didn't blow up at my loony boss. If not, is there someplace you can take a quick walk to when you feel ragey? That seemed to help me as well.

[natablue]

I had the rage issue a few weeks ago, but lately I've been fine.

Right now, I'm stressing out about maternity leave, as I learned this week my employer has no documented policy. They're currently formulating something, but I'm uneasy. It's not like I'm giving birth anytime soon but I'd like to have something in writing!

[Deleted]

I have my ups and downs. No rage yet though.

natablue - What do you think they will come up with?
I'm in a similar situation. FMLA does not apply here and no one has had a baby yet. I plan on telling my boss next week and try to negotiate something.

[Yankees21]

Away from work, I'm generally fine. At work, annoying people and their shit pisses me off much quicker than normal. Sometimes I have to just close my email for a little bit and do work (or GBCN ) that doesn't involve people.

[Yankees21]

Aug 14, 2013 13:05:19 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

Aug 14, 2013 13:04:21 GMT -5 Yankees21 said:

Away from work, I'm generally fine. At work, annoying people and their shit pisses me off much quicker than normal. Sometimes I have to just close my email for a little bit and do work (or GBCN ) that doesn't involve people.

this was true for me before getting pregnant lol.

Oh me too, my fuse is just quicker now! Haha.

[catsarecute]

I'm very early into my pregnancy (almost 6 weeks) but today I'm very emotional. I've already almost cried several times thinking about telling my mom about being pregnant, looking at first day of school pictures from friends on FB, etc. I'm normally a crier but this is overboard today!

[crispnclean]

I've been kind of a mess this whole pregnancy. I'm irritable, have no patience for anyone or anything, cry over the dumbest things, etc. I'm REALLY hoping that this goes away once the baby arrives and my hormones calm down.

[Velar Fricative]

No better or worse than usual. I asked H - he would tell me the truth if I became more emotional.

[piaffe]

No door my desk is in the middle of the room and people treat it as the water cooler. If I don't yell at someone til Jan I will count it a success.
I hope it calms back down bc my oh my.

[natablue]

Aug 14, 2013 12:57:25 GMT -5 @missy1 said:

I have my ups and downs. No rage yet though.

natablue - What do you think they will come up with?
I'm in a similar situation. FMLA does not apply here and no one has had a baby yet. I plan on telling my boss next week and try to negotiate something.

I've already heard a couple different things from our business manager, who is working to formulate a plan with our ownership.

Yesterday, it seemed like they might offer 8 weeks paid maternity leave, then I could use any accrued sick/vacation time after that. Today, they're saying it could be that I would have to used any accrued vacation/sick time before paid maternity leave would take effect, up to six weeks. Which doesn't make sense to me. I have approximately 7 weeks of paid time off accrued, so if I used that up, I would get no maternity leave, basically is how I understand it.

But nothing is set in stone yet. It's stressing me out.

[magpie]

Mostly I feel tired. I think I've been pretty normal other than that.

[lafawnduh]

My emotions have been ok until the last week or two. I'm now emotional and worried about everything!

For me, I think it's the time of year, but it's also that this pregnancy is starting to really sink in. I'm back and forth between excited and very overwhelmed. I just want to cry, but I feel pressure to keep it together and keep going.

[lafawnduh]

Prenatal yoga has been great for channeling my rage. The movements and breathing truly help me with that.

[Jalapeñomel]

I haven't noticed a difference.

[Deleted]

ALL OVER THE PLACE.

why are you asking me these questions? GO AWAY.


/cries, laughs hysterically, cries some more, sulks, cries

[snickers]

My fuse is kinda short with DH (poor guy) but that's pretty much it so far. It's mostly at the end of the day when I am tired, cranky, and feeling miserable.

[simpsongal]

That's one of the few symptoms I haven't had. If I'm in a bad mood, it's usually because I'm sick or tired. No mood swings though.

[rex]

My reactions to things are way more intense than they used to be.

Things that would mildly annoy me before now make me rage.

Also, I cry super easily.

[AlpineSlide]

I was grumpy in the beginning but mainly just because I was tired and wanted to be left alone.

Now I cry a lot at stupid shit like a song on the radio or a commercial. wtf.

[glauren]

I'm becoming more easily irritated at work, but I think that has a lot to do with the physical discomfort I'm feeling these days.

I have cried at some stupid shit, though - like the time I didn't get hot fudge on the ice cream I ordered. Even though I didn't ask for hot fudge. In my defense, I DID realize I was being totally unreasonable as I was crying, telling H "It's ju-u-u-st pregnant CRYING and I can't STOP IT, ok?!??!" He's a patient man.

[Cricket0619]

I have been pretty close to my normal self. I thought I would be more emotional.
Cheesy moment: I was laying in bed today and felt my belly and could feel a more noticeable bump and I got teary eyed. Now I am emotional about it just writing this. lol

[SallySparrow]

More crying than I care to admit. Also some rage. Usually when people say any version of "You're still pregnant?!" Dude, she's NOT EVEN LATE YET. SHUT UP.

*clears throat*

And then I'm okay again.

[winecheery]

Well, lately I have been quicker to cry and quicker to get snappy. I am especially cranky today actually  

In general though, I was weepiest and most exhausted in my first trimester, happy go lucky (with an occasional bad day) in the second tri, and the third was pretty good until last week.  When I became a "hell kitten" as DH now calls me. I cannot deny this.

[sonrisa]

I'm on edge, but I think that is as much about FIL being in hospice as the pregnancy hormones.

[stealthmom]

I'm a freaking mess.

I've gotten a TON of bad news this week and now even stupid small things are pushing me over the edge.  Plus any good news I get (I got some today) doesn't push me in the other direction.  I feel like I'm often on the verge of tears.

[BaliHai]

I was annoyed pretty easily before, but now it's out of control. My mood can turn on a dime, and it almost always happens after work and/or when H is in a bad mood. And then I usually cry because I feel bad that he basically can't feel crabby about his day/anything because it totally sours my mood, and that's so unfair. But the good news is that crying is my turning point and I stop being such a hosebeast after that.

I also cry at the drop of the hat, which, again, happened pre-pregnancy, except it's now all-out sobbing like someone died. I put this in the Tuesday randoms, but I had a total meltdown on Sunday because H suggested I go see my parents the following weekend instead of that day.

Sometimes I feel like I'm having an out-of-body experience, honestly. lol

[shaynaatl]

No change in emotions at all. Mostly just tired often.

[disappointedkittens]

I have had rage since the start, although I have a pretty good handle on it and it's mostly internal now. One thing I'm finding though is that I want to be touching H all of the time, even if it's just sitting with a hand on him somewhere, and I feel way more bonded to him. I do think I'm feeling more selfish now. I used to go out of my way for people who didn't reciprocate, and now I just can't be bothered with those people. Which is actually kind of nice in it's own way.