mood swings anyone? particularly sadness?

[JessNJeremy]

Sheesh...I've been crying daily! I think I'm more emotional now than i was in the first trimester!!! Alot of it has to do with my DH being so far away and lately he's been acting so distant and it's really bothering me! ( sorry, i think this is going to be half rant/half question)... I try to call him ALL THE TIME - mind you there is a 14 freaking hr time difference - but he never answers then he doesn't even bother to call me back! I sometimes go days without hearing anything from him. And it's not like he doesn't have internet access either! We have Myspace accounts and I message him on that multiple times a day and don't even get replies! Is anyone else's OH as insensitive as mine?! He started out great until I came back home to see doctors.
Anyway, I've been crying several times a day and don't get me wrong, I love being pregnant and knowing that we are going to bring life into this world, but I just get overwhelming sad feelings Especially when I feel the LO moving and no one else around me can experience it or relate to it. I guess I've just been feeling very alone. even though I'm home with family and friends, it's not the same without my husband around
And I know there's another post on here about body images, but I'm sad about that too cuz I fear I may be gaining too much weight and not just a healthy amount and I used to be in great shape pre pregnancy.
*sigh* I could just use some reassuring words if that's ok ladies. Thanks for reading this long sad post!

 

[cupcake]

im sorry ure feeling down hun, ure pregnant dont worry about the weight, ure nurturing and housing your baby and everyone puts on weight. if it bothers you afterwards you will do something about it. im sure you look beautiful. as for DH when u do get a chance to next spk to him i would tell him exactly how u feel, ask him to make a commitment to call once a day and set up a time/ atleast email if its the time you are asleep. when i was dating my DH we lived 10 hours time difference for 3 months, it was very hard, i would live for his emails and calls and sometimes get upset if he didnt, but there was always a reasonable explanation. do u have some support while hes away, friends night in? family that can keep you company? that might make it a bit easier.

wishing you lots of hugs

 

[horrorheart13]

I felt exactly the same at around 14 wks Fortunately for me, once I got well into my 2nd trimester I did a 180 and now I'm happy for the most part.

But I can't imagine how hard it is having OH so far away and him not making enough of an effort to stay in close contact I'm lucky to have OH with me all the time, even if he can be an insensitive ass.

I'm almost 22 wks and no one else can feel LO kicking but me and they just have no idea. The worst is when I tell them about it and they think I'm exaggerating because they can't feel it too.

And I also know what you mean about body image. I almost started a thread earlier because I was feeling awful about it. I feel like a cow lately.

Just know that you're not alone and hopefully once you get further into the 2nd tri, your hormones will start to make you feel better instead of worse I really hope you start to feel better soon. I hated feeling so sad all the time and I wouldn't wish it on anyone else.

 

[Tam]

Pregnancy is one hell of an emotional rollercoaster never mind not having your hubby around

I am sure your body looks completely different to how you see it and I am sure you really haven't gained that much weight. Try to talk to your hubby and tell him how you feel, and make sure you tell him how much more emotional you feel at the moment too, so him being insensitive really isn't helping you. Make your feelings clear, he is a man after all and unless you tell him, he will not have a clue!

I hope you are feeling better soon hun! x

 

[Linzi]

Ive had terrible mood swings, but most of it is due to that Ive lived in Leeds for 7 months now and Im STILL homesick. I feel so far away from my parents and its the time when I feel like I need them most, even though Im only an hour and a half down the road! Im not sure if Id still feel like this had I not been pregnant.

If its getting too much for you, speak to your doctor or midwife. The only person who Ive been comfortable enough to talk to about it was my doctor at the hospital, and he's booked me in for 4 sessions later on in my pregnancy with a councellor so that hopefully Ill feel beter before Junior is born, and maybe keep PND at bay.

The support you get from dr's is brill, so dont be scared of telling them how you feel

xxx