Why my Pregnant Self is Crying in August

[Deleted User] · August 2018

pourmeanothermocktail · August 2018

Because I was trying to poop and the dog and toddler chased each other to the point of toddler falling and crying and won't even come to me, and I couldn't get up to handle this for a long moment.

lpq0309 · August 2018

Our dog kept getting behind me while I was cooking at the stove so my H made he lay further back by our door mat (didn't want me to trip over him) I sat on the floor next to him and ugly cried for 30 minutes while saying "We are his whole life, he just wants to be near us at all times. If we didn't recuse him, he would still be in that cage like those dogs from the commercials. I just love him so much." We've had him for over a year now.

ashh2018 · August 2018

I started crying last week bc the cat was mean to me and I thought he didn’t like me anymore.

cornichonmam · August 2018

This week has really made me feel so greatfull that my baby is healthy and that I've had a very uneventful pregnancy. In the last week I've found out about the struggles and complications that several other pregnant ladies I know have been going through. I'll keep exactly what's happened to my self as I don't want to upset anyone else but I've shed some tears and been especially thankfully for my healthy baby this week.

lisac113 · August 2018

I placed a to go order for this chicken fajita salad at a local cafe that I absolutely love. I placed the order as I was checking out at the grocery store. It was 100+ degrees out and I had a car full of groceries and 30 minutes to get home. I went into the drive thru lane to pick it up and there was a car ahead of me. I waited over 10 minutes before backing out of the lane and calling to cancel my order. I wanted that stupid salad but didn't want my groceries sitting in the car any longer. I called them and cried when I told them to cancel. It was pitiful.

mlw3157 · August 2018

Watching birth vlogs on YouTube and my husband just left to visit his grandpa who is 86 and totaled his car falling asleep at the wheel in Ohio 4 hours away. We haven’t been apart for a night in months.

lol but I told him go now or don’t go bc I’m 36 weeks. Thankfully it’s just a quick overnight trip but there was no way I felt like going.

dexnie · August 2018

I cried on our way home from our newborn care class today because I’m already so tired (slept a broken 4 hours last night, lots of pain and the house was 85F which didn’t help) and was super hungry and just couldn’t fathom how much harder life is about to get.

We stopped for burritos on the way home. I drank a real coke and am now icing my achy joints on the couch and feeling more like myself. But I think I scared poor H - I am not a crier usually.

jumpy57 · August 2018

@dexnie ooof yeah that's a rough trifecta of sleepy, hungry, And uncomfortable. Rest up if you can!

pourmeanothermocktail · August 2018

@dexnie Totally fair. That's too freaking hot to sleep. My husband keeps being surprised by my bad brains, tears, and irritation at the world, but I just keep reminding him that I'm averaging 4.5-5 broken hours a night, every night, for over 2 weeks now. Add that to the pain and I'm a nightmare. And that's before I get hungry-so you're in good company here!

Also, cried because my son was so excited to go grocery shopping (normally loves it) and instead was a totally whining, screaming, unhappy mess the entire time. I had husband backup, but I just had to keep walking away from them.

lilidubs · August 2018

Our dog is having a hard time with not being let into our bedroom at night. Heard him trot to our door and trot back to the couch. A couple of minutes later i could swear I smelled pee... I get up to look and he's peed all over some stuff laying in the living room on the other side of the apartment! So here I am at 4.30am on hands and knees cleaning up pee while sobbing because my legs/feet are so swollen and I'm just exhausted... how's that for middle of the night diaper practice... just don't know what to do about this damn dog! I finally go back to bed and hear the dog trot to our door, I loose it and send him back! Of course my husband is sleeping like a baby through all of this... can't wait for his paternal instincts to kick in... If they ever do!

[Deleted User] · August 2018

Oh no! @lilidubs. That is a big adjustment, and we are going through it too. So far it's been the little one who would randomly peel wherever he pleased (!??!!) Although that has gotten better lately. Now that we've switched rooms, DH has taken to sleeping on the couch in the den with them all week, and I've been sleeping in the new room by myself. :/ fun

nlc8424 · August 2018

Last night I made dinner and DS loves to tell us when he's done by turning his plate upside down and dumping whatever is left. I usually let it go, but it is super annoying. Then I had to give him a bath and he kept splashing me and being a turd about letting the water drain and I was just so done. I started crying after that and my H asked me what was going on and I was just overwhelmed.

lilidubs · August 2018

@BusinessWife We switched rooms too and we had my nephew stay with us for awhile this summer so the dog slept on his bed next to ours after he would sleep on the couch for a few hours as usual.. but he started coming in earlier than before and now we're trying to get him back to the old routine but he's probably being weird about it since baby is coming soon.. can't really be too mad at him but it always ends up being me cleaning up the pee

the other day I found it by stepping in it... fun!

nackie · August 2018

@nlc8424 *hugs* it sucks, but it does get better. it’s just a phase, you’ll all get through it. My son went through a phase where he indicated he was done by flipping his bowl over and putting it on his head like a hat. Whether or not it was empty. Now he politely says “I done eating, I go play now please?”

dexnie · August 2018

Thanks for the reassurance. I slept poorly again due to pain last night but I have a Mychart msg into my OB, and now that the dogs have been walked and my appt is over I plan on abandoning all plans and resting/icing on the couch.

It’s amazing how quickly I went from 0 to PREGNANT. I was building furniture and swimming in the (rough) ocean Friday. Today it hurts to just exist.

lpq0309 · August 2018

I woke up the other day and just started crying. I am just over being pregnant and I feel bad even saying that but I am tired of being so uncomfortable and not being able to sleep. My feet and ankles look like logs after doing anything for more than 2 hours, my backaches are getting worse (don't think it's contractions or anything asked doctor about it today.) And I want to get so much cleaning done, by the time I get half way through it I am so tired and exhausted that I just stop. That makes me cry too. My crying is making me cry and I'm usually not a crier.

nlc8424 · August 2018

Thanks @nackie. I do realize it's a phase and it'll pass and we'll be fine, but this is an annoying phase lol. Usually I'm pretty good at keeping my cool and not reacting but Sunday was just an emotional day for me.

stothi · August 2018

I struggled my huge self out of bed this morning at the crack of dawn so I could hug and kiss my son before his dad took him to daycare. My child told me in no uncertain terms to get out of his room and then slammed his door in my face.
I very much cried.

nlc8424 · August 2018

Aww @stothi that's heart breaking! I'm sorry!

nackie · August 2018

@stothi that sucks. It’s so hard when they don’t want you.

MrsBigTime · August 2018

At my appointment last week my doctor pointed to the calendar and mentioned the days she was on call, kind of jokingly. When she left the room, I looked at that calendar and it hit me that WE WERE HAVING A BABY! Like, another real baby to keep forever! Seriously, it took my breath away and I was (am) so thankful!

smsaulino · August 2018

Trying to finish putting together the crib and I'm having all the meltdowns. It has been a hassle since picking it up from one of H's coworkers. From having to order new hardware for it to trying to put it together myself... I've come to the conclusion that the only thing I'd ever actually purchase from Ikea is their cinnamon rolls.

[Deleted User] · August 2018

I've heard the meatballs are good, too. @smsaulino (((hugs)))

jhjocelyn · August 2018

I’m not in tears yet, but I’m close. The new miracle drugs that slow the progression of cf at the dna/cellular level have now been approved for kids down to 2. All my close cf mama friends are getting the call and starting to process for their kiddos to start it.

DD’s disease genetic make-up doesn’t benefit from these drugs, and it will be a long time before they can get to her exact issues. Normally, I’m not upset, but this isolating disease just for even more isolating, and I wasn’t prepared for that angle to hit me so hars.

[Deleted User] · August 2018

Oh dear. @jhjocelyn that is heartbreaking. To be so close... and yet still so far. :'( I'm sorry.

dexnie · August 2018

@jhjocelyn I am so sorry

nackie · August 2018

I’m sorry @jhjocelyn that’s got to be really hard to accept

nlc8424 · August 2018

So sorry @jhjocelyn. How frustrating to have such great medical progress but it doesn't apply to your daughter.

Wishilivedinflorida · August 2018

@jhjocelyn I’m so sorry your DD can’t benefit from that development. I hope there’s a breakthrough that helps her soon! It is good to hear some younger kids are getting helped, though. My heart breaks for all of you in the CF community.

jhjocelyn · August 2018

Thanks guys, I was prepared for our wait to be longer, I attended the national cf conference this fall and got to see and hear abd learn first hand where the research us now and is headed. It was so amazing. Dd is just unfortunately in the last 10% they are able to help, everyone in the cf world though is super upbeat that it will happen and that they will not stop untol they have answers for everyone.

pourmeanothermocktail · August 2018

@jhjocelyn It is so hard that there are so many different mutations that they can't just help everyone at once. Hugs. I'm so glad they can help so many, but it IS heartbreaking that it's not everyone with the disease.

ashh2018 · August 2018

I wish I was crying over funny/stupid things again (like when doordash brought the wrong salad or when the cat was rude to me) but I’ve been crying almost nonstop for days bc of my hands. I think it’s time to set up a therapist appt bc Ive dealt with anxiety and mental health issues before and I’m not dealing well with this. I’m crying bc I think (I’m fairly sure) I won’t be able to take care of my baby when he gets here (any day now) and I just don’t know what to do.

jumpy57 · August 2018

@ashh2018 constant pain would wear anyone down eventually. I think your plan is a good one and I hope it recharges you for the last bit of pregnancy

[Deleted User] · August 2018

So many (((hugs))) @ashh2018. Try not to think the worst. I think talking to someone about it is a great idea. Self care is so important, even <b><i>more so</i></b> as we prepare for baby's arrival. ❤

nackie · August 2018

@ashh2018 I hope the therapist can help you some. I’m confident that you and YH will find a way as a team to make sure your little guy is cared for. And hopefully your hands will get a little better once the pregnant hormones and swelling die down a bit.

mrsman2018 · August 2018

ashh2018 It will be good to speak with your therapist. Baby is almost here and I am sure your hands will feel at least a bit better once LO arrives.

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