Skywalker
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Hello! Another question I feel like I should know the answer to since this is my second pregnancy But I feel like I forgot so much of my first pregnancy.
I'm 18 weeks and lately, specifically today, I just feel so moody. Is there some sort of hormonal surge around this time of pregnancy that could be the culprit? I'm sitting here feeling unmotivated and just like I want to burst into tears but there's no real reason for it.
Thanks!
PS - I was going to post a separate post but I don't want to flood the boards... I'm also an "introvert" personality-wise. I do like socializing and I love my friends but I feel drained when around people too much and get my energy from being alone, being in nature, etc. So I think part of my moodiness might be me being really hard on myself for not bringing my son to more play dates, play groups, playgrounds, etc. We have a playground in our own backyard, pool and nice quiet neighborhood we take walks in so we're really active, and he used to have constant daily interaction with kids and babies of all ages at daycare but I recently became a stay at home mom and I am not a very outgoing, go-out-there-and-make-a-ton-of-new-mommy-friends type of gal... so I guess I feel really hard on myself for being tired, pregnant, and introverted, like I'm failing my toddler. His second birthday is coming up and we're just having a small get-together because I have anxiety when we have too many people over at once and so does my son - but I don't want him to take social cues from me! His father is an extrovert and I hope that balances things out. Anyway - Any other moms who are introverts here who are also pregnant and feeling too tired to go out an initiate new friendships, anyway? (New friendships needed for me because I'm the first of my old group of friends to have kids and we just grew apart since then as a natural result of our vastly different lifestyles... sad but true!)
Could use some reassurance!
I'm 18 weeks and lately, specifically today, I just feel so moody. Is there some sort of hormonal surge around this time of pregnancy that could be the culprit? I'm sitting here feeling unmotivated and just like I want to burst into tears but there's no real reason for it.
Thanks!
PS - I was going to post a separate post but I don't want to flood the boards... I'm also an "introvert" personality-wise. I do like socializing and I love my friends but I feel drained when around people too much and get my energy from being alone, being in nature, etc. So I think part of my moodiness might be me being really hard on myself for not bringing my son to more play dates, play groups, playgrounds, etc. We have a playground in our own backyard, pool and nice quiet neighborhood we take walks in so we're really active, and he used to have constant daily interaction with kids and babies of all ages at daycare but I recently became a stay at home mom and I am not a very outgoing, go-out-there-and-make-a-ton-of-new-mommy-friends type of gal... so I guess I feel really hard on myself for being tired, pregnant, and introverted, like I'm failing my toddler. His second birthday is coming up and we're just having a small get-together because I have anxiety when we have too many people over at once and so does my son - but I don't want him to take social cues from me! His father is an extrovert and I hope that balances things out. Anyway - Any other moms who are introverts here who are also pregnant and feeling too tired to go out an initiate new friendships, anyway? (New friendships needed for me because I'm the first of my old group of friends to have kids and we just grew apart since then as a natural result of our vastly different lifestyles... sad but true!)
Could use some reassurance!