Anyone else feeling a cloud over their head?

[mummytobe1982]

I am 10 weeks pregnant. I am really looking forward to the baby and have a supporting husband, thank god, touch wood. However, I feel so low and in the dumps. Vomittishness and nausea hits me anytime and at that time, I just need to rest without doing anything. Through the day I have work to do, but I can feel so tired suddenly and unable to do any work. I find myself wondering, "when's the end... it feels so doomed and gloomy... What's the point in all this" etc. I feel so demotivated to do any work and this scares me. Everything feels all over the shop - life seems scattered. I am having my fingers crosses and the end of the first trimester is in sight... They say that the first trimester is the hardest, emotionally and physically... Anyone else feeling this way? Please share your thoughts, I think it will really help for us to talk... Because everyone else is leading their "normal lives" and won't completely understand this.... I want to talk to others in the same head-space so that we all feel more "normal" and it feels like a passing state....

[lady_neon]

I was like this. From before I even got BFP I was exhausted in ways I never knew possible! I would go to work, come home then cook dinner straight away and as soon as I ate I was in bed. It did get better, the second trimester was a breeze

[mummytobe1982]

I was like this. From before I even got BFP I was exhausted in ways I never knew possible! I would go to work, come home then cook dinner straight away and as soon as I ate I was in bed. It did get better, the second trimester was a breeze

That's great to hear!!!!

Hope!

Waiting till it's second trimester. Arrrghhh... these yo-yo moods are painful.

Work + cooking daily while you were going through it > you should give yourself a good pat on your back!

[lozzy_mac]

hey mummytobe
I'm the same, but had put it down to the anxiety about another ectopic.
Being pregnant used to be such an exciting thing, but its not now, and I already feel guilty about that.
But I am trying to be kind to myself and not set expectations about how I should be feeling- it IS physically and emotionally exhausting growing a little human!

I think another really hard thing about the first trimester is that its all so secretive and so everyone just expects you to be normal. Once you announce it everyone cuts you a lot more slack and you get excited talking to people about it.

As much as feeling this way is common and totally understandable, sometimes it can get quite difficult, like a pre-natal depression type thing, so if you are struggling do make sure you seek out some help- maybe mention your feelings to you midwife or ob or whatever. Hormones can be pretty powerful things!!

but hopefully realising you're definitely not alone in this helps to get you through :-) only 2 weeks till you get that awesome 12 week scan that is really exciting and reassuring!!

[mummytobe1982]

Hi Lozzy_mac,

Thank you so much for this... It really helps to talk and listen to others going through the same thing. And you said something vital - The secrecy about it makes things just that little bit hard. I have an aunt visiting and really stressing about the hosting duties, as she doesn't know about the situ yet. Right now, I have planned to take it just a step at a time without planning too much. And every now and then, I feel totally fine... and then out of no where the moods strike. Yes good idea about mentioning to doc too. Can't WAIT to tell everyone so that I can share the feelings, good + bad.
I have told my mom n dad, but they are so lousy - like doesn't help the least! So, that also angers me... it's nothing new - they've always been that way. However hubby is extremely helpful. Thanks again. Past few hours has been good - I have been working and been feeling energetic.