Pregnancy hormones chronicles

[rbp]

My dad passed away from lung cancer three years ago. I was obviously sad about it at the time but was never super emotional. Since being pregnant, I randomly burst into tears when I think about him. H and I were out to dinner a couple weeks ago, and there was a painting of Col. Sanders on the wall. He said something about "the Colonel," which is what he used to call my dad (he was a Marine), and I burst into tears. H was looking at me like  :? what just happened??

My big stressor right now is preparing the nursery and picking out furniture. We went crib shopping today and left completely overwhelmed. H is having a slow night at work, so he called me to talk about cribs. I had been sitting there thinking about cribs, but really about my inability to make any preparations for the baby, and when he called it set me over the edge. So now I'm crying over cribs. He is supportive but is completely bewildered by my newfound fragility. As am I...ugh!

Anyone else like this? I'm probably going to get PPD so I fear I won't be back to normal for awhile.  (wilted)

[MrsDarcy]

Aw, this isn't funny, but it's funny to me because I can totally relate. I've been so emotional this pregnancy, and it's over the stupidest stuff. This too shall pass!

[flgirl]

I cried for 2 hours at the Vet's office yesterday. I had to take my kitten in for some issues after her spaying surgery. I must have looked like a freak. My other 3 kids were just patting my back and trying to comfort me...poor things. My dad passed from lung cancer about 2 and a half years ago and it has been hitting me more recently too.

Unfortunately, from my experience, this doesn't go away until I finish breastfeeding. AAHH Hormones!!!

[ngdgtco]

(hugs). I'm sorry you are feeling this way, and about your dad. Pregnancy will definitely dredge up old emotions because it's such a big life change.

[pinotgrig]

I'm so sorry you're struggling with hormones right now - it really does suck and I've surprised/scared my h more than once with them.

I read somewhere recently that a pg woman makes more estrogen in one pg than a woman who never gets pg does in her whole lifetime. I'm not sure if that's true since I read it online and didn't see a source cited, but it definitely feels true! Not to mention all the other hormones floating around in our bodies.

I try to take things day by day and not myself get overwhelmed by everything. It works sometimes. hang in there and definitely mention it to your doc. She'll be able to help you tell whether it's normal hormones or something you need to be more proactive about.

[hillarywhitney]

((hugs))

I cried into my eggs yesterday because they didn't taste very good.

I also stressed over nursery furniture. I had dh measure the nursery one night at 10pm because I started to obsess everything wouldn't fit.

[MrsDarcy]

So, last fall we had a couple yellow jackets get into our house, and hey were always on the same window. We thought we solved the problem. Both Friday and Saturday two more show up on the same window. I'm terrified of bees/wasps. So naturally, this has made me quite anxious. Last night at like midnight I decide to look up stuff about them on my phone. People were talking about their kids getting stung, etc, and I was doing ok until my H woke up and asked what I was reading. I start SOBBING, and couldn't stop. It then devolves into me sobbing about being upset that I was annoying him and keeping him up and he should ignore me and go back to sleep. Then he would do that, and I would sob about how he didn't care. This was all at 2am. I feel so rested after getting up at 6am with my son!

HOR. MONES. I swear I'm not like this normally, and wasn't with my last pregnancy.

[chickadee77]

Glad I'm not alone. The nursery prep is stressing me out - H is all, "It'll get done," but I'm not as sure. Normally I would just do it myself, but it involves heavy lifting, etc. Sigh.

I feel you with your dad. My mom died when I was nineteen (awhile ago, but still), and I just keep thinking about how much she would love to be a part of everything... especially as compared to my fairly indifferent MIL (indifferent except for anything that directly involves her, like how H and I can't/won't just drop everything and be at her beck and call). I can usually look on the bright side and remind myself of not-so-great aspects of having an involved parent, but sometimes you just want your mom, you know?

Anyway, (((hugs))) to everyone that needs them right now.

[mrspost08]

I've been similar. Today in church I sat there bawling over a song. My mom & I use to sing it when I was little. I think I cried through half the service. I rarely cried before pregnancy. Maybe a few times a year. Now I can cry daily.

[MrsDarcy]

Apr 13, 2014 18:39:47 GMT -5 mrspost08 said:

I've been similar. Today in church I sat there bawling over a song. My mom & I use to sing it when I was little. I think I cried through half the service. I rarely cried before pregnancy. Maybe a few times a year. Now I can cry daily.

I teared up at the kids bringing in the palms today, I teared up at a baptism, I teared up during the Lord's Prayer. Hormones are no joke.

[rbp]

I cried when Bubba Watson won the Masters. I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT BUBBA WATSON.

[D2M]

I feel like grief is similar to PTSD. It attacks at random times and with random intensity. Add in pregnancy hormones and it can be a sh!tshow. I'm sorry about your dad. Big hugs.

[flamingeaux]

I cried today, because, I lost 7lbs before I knew I was/got pregnant, and now I'm going to get too big for that 4 outfits that I bought, because it had dropped me down a size. Yesterday, I teared up at work when a lady was happy with her cake for her baby's Christening, and again when a guy came to pick up a cake for his twin brother's funeral.

[MrsDarcy]

Apr 14, 2014 12:58:54 GMT -5 flamingeaux said:

I cried today, because, I lost 7lbs before I knew I was/got pregnant, and now I'm going to get too big for that 4 outfits that I bought, because it had dropped me down a size. Yesterday, I teared up at work when a lady was happy with her cake for her baby's Christening, and again when a guy came to pick up a cake for his twin brother's funeral.

are cakes at funerals common? I worked at a bakery for years and never heard of this.

[bowies]

You're going to have this entire board chiming in with "me too!" I am a crying machine these days. MrsDarcy's wasp story? That happened pretty much word-for-word to me last night (only it wasn't about wasps). My H gets so distressed over it because he doesn't want me to have all this anxiety and then I get frustrated because I just can't turn it off.

I can cry over big things and little things in equal measure. I'm quite talented. And holy crap, if this lasts through BFing I am screwed.

[MrsDarcy]

Apr 14, 2014 13:36:40 GMT -5 bowies said:

You're going to have this entire board chiming in with "me too!" I am a crying machine these days. MrsDarcy's wasp story? That happened pretty much word-for-word to me last night (only it wasn't about wasps). My H gets so distressed over it because he doesn't want me to have all this anxiety and then I get frustrated because I just can't turn it off.

I can cry over big things and little things in equal measure. I'm quite talented. And holy crap, if this lasts through BFing I am screwed.

It's so insane. I was completely even keeled last time. I was very emotional for about 4-5 weeks after my son was born, but it tapered off and I was ok. I breastfed him for 13 months. The wasps are ridiculous. There was another one today. I broke down in tears to my mom (she called me). The wildlife/wasp guys are here now. I wouldn't be surprised if I broke down in tears to him.

[flamingeaux]

Apr 14, 2014 13:32:38 GMT -5 MrsDarcy said:

Apr 14, 2014 12:58:54 GMT -5 flamingeaux said:

I cried today, because, I lost 7lbs before I knew I was/got pregnant, and now I'm going to get too big for that 4 outfits that I bought, because it had dropped me down a size. Yesterday, I teared up at work when a lady was happy with her cake for her baby's Christening, and again when a guy came to pick up a cake for his twin brother's funeral.

are cakes at funerals common? I worked at a bakery for years and never heard of this.

It may be more rural southern pockets.

[bowies]

I cry while watching the Little Couple because I enjoy their family so much.