January 2020 Moms

Husband being really unreasonable....

hi, just going to vent here...sorry for the long post. 
Soo as I’m sure everyone else here has been feeling miserable first trimester. Yesterday I had a really bad day, I work 12hr shift as an ER nurse. Got off at 11p drove home starving & dry heaving at the same time . Ran inside started throwing up. Ate a few crackers, already had taken Reglan (1 of my nausea pills) & I couldn’t stop dry heaving, so I took my 2nd pill Phenergan. Well I try not to take Phenergan because sometimes it makes me get restless legs really bad. So I woke at like 3a of course w restless legs, still nauseated & dry heaving when I got up. I massaged my legs, stretched,took 1000mg of Ca as dr suggested. Nothing worked. After an hr of just being at my wits end I took 1/4 of my tramadol pill I had pre pregnancy. It was barely anything but I was at the point of just crying because I felt so bad. Anyways I told my husband I took 1/4 of tramadol & he lost it! Yelling at me how irresponsible I am, telling me if we go to our scan tomo & there’s no heartbeat he’s blaming me, if there’s anything wrong at all w the baby he’ll blame me for the rest of my life. I was just blown away. I haven’t drank, ate, took anything not on the approved list & im 13wks. I just was soo overwhelmed w throwing up, starving, dry heaving, restless legs that wouldn’t end that I just basically was like I’ve got to do something. We treat pregnant patients all the time & we give them medications. I understand it’s not ideal but there was just a point I couldn’t take it any longer & just needed some relief. We’re now in a big fight because he thinks I’m recklessly harming my baby. He said it’s no longer My Body & I’m not allowed to do that ever again even if I’m suffering. He basically was like it’s your fault you knew Phenergan could give u restless legs. Is this not just a tad crazy & out of hand?! I told him I’ll tell my dr tomo that I took a piece of the tramadol , I’m not a bad person & I do not believe that that 1/4 of a pill is seriously going to cause a huge birth defect. There’s no reasoning w him right now & im sooo irritated! I think I’m going to lose it . Thx for listening 

Re: Husband being really unreasonable....

  • Sounds both of you were at the breaking point. I can understand his concern. It came from a place of love,  but it was not overly supportive of your physical pain. Plus the inference you would do something irresponsible. Hoping you have a restful evening.  Take care.  
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  • @bxc1215, if I'm being honest, I would have lost it if my husband did that. You have complete autonomy over your body, pregnant or not. Your 1/4 tramadol won't have any effect on your pregnancy, but the lack of support and understanding of your partner certainly doesn't help things. There are many "rules" in pregnancy, some on them contradict each other, and in the end you decide what's best for yourself and your baby. I hope things get better for you soon, physically and emotionally. 
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