Is anyone else finding the stress of pregnancy too much at time?

Bingles · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:31 PM

This is my first baby and I could not want s/he more but I am finding the stress of the whole thing very over whelming. Today I have felt no movement all I was doing ALL day at work was stressing about it, rubbing and poking my belly and slowly but surely getting more and more tetchy. All I am doing from the moment I wake till the moment I sleep is worry and think about baby stuff. I never thought pregnancy would be this stress full everyone I have ever know has made it seem so easy but now I know what fear they must have been hiding.

I was on the phone to the doc and my OH saying if I feel nothing by the morning I will be going right to the hospital and as I got off the phone who makes an apperance but the LO kicking away. I think I amy have a lil trouble maker on my hands.

Please tell me I am not alone.

mrsraggle · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:33 PM

You're totally not alone. I worry about things like movement too - they're our first babies, we don't know what's normal and what's not so I suspect it's totally acceptable that we feel this way.
I just wish my hospital would realise that and stop making me feel like a nuisance!

Bee26 · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:36 PM

Ive found it all so emotionally draining...I feel empty atthe mo, like I have nothing left to give. Mentally exhausted...your def not alone xxxxx

mrsraggle · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bee26

Ive found it all so emotionally draining...I feel empty atthe mo, like I have nothing left to give. Mentally exhausted...your def not alone xxxxx

That's a good way of describing it.

Bingles · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:42 PM

thanks girls. I know what you mean I hate the docs not understanding, I know they see it everyday but but they should not be so complasent.

emera35 · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:43 PM

You are not alone at all, all i can think about all day everyday is whats going on in there with my LO. Its my first time too, so i'm constantly thinking, "is he moving enough" or "why is he so active today" or "why haven't i felt any kicks yet this morning" etc etc. I wish i could give myself a break from the worrying, but its hard to move my focus to anything else.
Oh, then my poor long suffering OH comes home from work and tells me he found a better job with a better wage, and all i can do is burst into tears and shout at him for giving me another change to think about!

The poor chap.
So yes, the stress is definately making me crazy

Scooby12345 · Feb 9th, 2010, 14:51 PM

I've been having plenty of teary moments, everything is hard work and i hate feeling fat and no clothes fit me. We can do it though ladies, just allow ourselves a bit of a moan on here!

Lexi mummy · Feb 9th, 2010, 15:01 PM

to be honest i feel exactly the same. i am worried about what my mental state of mind will be at the end of this pregnancy. 3rd tri is a problem area for me (my daughter was stillborn) and for the past couple of week all i can think about is movements and i am obsessed. how the hell i am going to make it through the next 10 ish weeks is beyond me as i am not coping. me and dh are constantly arguing too and i just feel on edge all the time. i am waiting for things to go wrong.

today i have barely felt anything and my placenta is anterior. i tried a bath, cold drink, poking my stomach loads, ladying on either side and laying on my back and nothing. i then got my hands and knees cleaning floor to try and make her move, nothing. i just had another cold drink, some sweets and i put the laptop speaker on next to my bump and played music as loud as i could. luckily she moved probably the most she has done today. how i will cope with the rest of this pregnancy is beyond me x

Laura12355 · Feb 9th, 2010, 15:06 PM

i feel the same

I feel stupid ringing the midwife cos she just makes me feel stupid
so i usually ask my mum first !!

Also the feeling fat and no clothes fitting makes me cry ona regular basis

xx

Feb 9th, 2010, 14:31 PM	#1
Bingles Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,178	Is anyone else finding the stress of pregnancy too much at time? This is my first baby and I could not want s/he more but I am finding the stress of the whole thing very over whelming. Today I have felt no movement all I was doing ALL day at work was stressing about it, rubbing and poking my belly and slowly but surely getting more and more tetchy. All I am doing from the moment I wake till the moment I sleep is worry and think about baby stuff. I never thought pregnancy would be this stress full everyone I have ever know has made it seem so easy but now I know what fear they must have been hiding. I was on the phone to the doc and my OH saying if I feel nothing by the morning I will be going right to the hospital and as I got off the phone who makes an apperance but the LO kicking away. I think I amy have a lil trouble maker on my hands. Please tell me I am not alone.

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Feb 9th, 2010, 14:33 PM	#2
mrsraggle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Birmingham/South Staffs Posts: 9,085	You're totally not alone. I worry about things like movement too - they're our first babies, we don't know what's normal and what's not so I suspect it's totally acceptable that we feel this way. I just wish my hospital would realise that and stop making me feel like a nuisance!

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Feb 9th, 2010, 14:36 PM	#3
Bee26 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Halesworth, Suffolk, Uk Posts: 1,515	Ive found it all so emotionally draining...I feel empty atthe mo, like I have nothing left to give. Mentally exhausted...your def not alone xxxxx

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Feb 9th, 2010, 14:42 PM	#5
Bingles Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,178	thanks girls. I know what you mean I hate the docs not understanding, I know they see it everyday but but they should not be so complasent.

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Feb 9th, 2010, 14:43 PM	#6
emera35 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 1,880	You are not alone at all, all i can think about all day everyday is whats going on in there with my LO. Its my first time too, so i'm constantly thinking, "is he moving enough" or "why is he so active today" or "why haven't i felt any kicks yet this morning" etc etc. I wish i could give myself a break from the worrying, but its hard to move my focus to anything else. Oh, then my poor long suffering OH comes home from work and tells me he found a better job with a better wage, and all i can do is burst into tears and shout at him for giving me another change to think about! The poor chap. So yes, the stress is definately making me crazy

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Feb 9th, 2010, 14:51 PM	#7
Scooby12345 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North West, England Posts: 667	I've been having plenty of teary moments, everything is hard work and i hate feeling fat and no clothes fit me. We can do it though ladies, just allow ourselves a bit of a moan on here!

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Feb 9th, 2010, 15:01 PM	#8
Lexi mummy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 1,118	to be honest i feel exactly the same. i am worried about what my mental state of mind will be at the end of this pregnancy. 3rd tri is a problem area for me (my daughter was stillborn) and for the past couple of week all i can think about is movements and i am obsessed. how the hell i am going to make it through the next 10 ish weeks is beyond me as i am not coping. me and dh are constantly arguing too and i just feel on edge all the time. i am waiting for things to go wrong. today i have barely felt anything and my placenta is anterior. i tried a bath, cold drink, poking my stomach loads, ladying on either side and laying on my back and nothing. i then got my hands and knees cleaning floor to try and make her move, nothing. i just had another cold drink, some sweets and i put the laptop speaker on next to my bump and played music as loud as i could. luckily she moved probably the most she has done today. how i will cope with the rest of this pregnancy is beyond me x

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Feb 9th, 2010, 15:06 PM	#9
Laura12355 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 645	i feel the same I feel stupid ringing the midwife cos she just makes me feel stupid so i usually ask my mum first !! Also the feeling fat and no clothes fitting makes me cry ona regular basis xx

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