these things called emotions
You know, you hear people talk about how pregnant women can be so emotional and have mood swings and such because of changing horomones. Well, I know that it's true, but I didn't really have a problem with that during my first pregnancy. Best I remember, everything was relatively even keel...at least as much as it would have been otherwise.
This pregnancy, however, that is not the case! I have found myself being ridiculously over-emotional. Honestly, it's no fun! The emotions that I deal with are generally the negative ones. They cause me to be really down or to get upset at Matt more than he deserves or something like that. Luckily, I've not taken them out on Nathan too much. Of course, every parent (and especially those that stay home with their children) knows that their emotions have an effect on their kids whether they like it or not!
Everything you read says that these emotional problems generally happen during the first and third trimesters. Could somebody tell me why I'm having so much trouble with them during my SECOND trimester? I think my body just doesn't like to be "normal" when it comes to pregnancy. By that, I am specifically referring to a problem I had right after Nathan was born. I got PUPPS. It's basically itchy bumps that women get during pregnancy that goes away shortly after you have given birth. For some reason, my body decided to get it AFTER Nathan was born...that just doesn't happen.
Ok. Enough of my rant for now. On to other things...
posted by JM @ 1:45 PM
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I'm sorry, Jennifer. I know that I've definitely been getting more emotional as of late, but I didn't think that I was experiencing any upheaval during my 1st trim. I'm sure Matt is trying to be as helpful as possible. This weekend after our ladies retreat, I was so emotional, Josh just told me to have a good cry on his shoulder, and I did. :-) It really helped.
I just noticed that you are at the 100 days left mark. Hope you are having a good day.
On my daily check of the blog (I know, I'm a dork), I noticed the 99 days left and started singing 99 bottles of beer on the wall. I don't want to sing a drinking song about the coming of my not-yet-born niece so I made up new words. They don't fit perfectly, but my new song amused me so I thought I'd share.
99 days til baby is here
99 days til baby
Live each one
Like she's bout done
99 days til baby is here
Of course if you are rooting for another boy, you can change the she to he.
Cute song, Lisa.
Well, I figured out that a large part of my problem when I wrote that post was that I wasn't sleeping well (at all) at night. I have resorted to sleeping on the couch and am doing MUCH better. Now we just have to figure out how I can sleep better in the bed. I don't want to sleep on the couch for three more months!
Lisa, you're not a dork. Ok...so maybe you are...but so am I. I check your blog as well and Elizabeth and Jen's every day! Your song made me chuckle! :)
Jennifer, how many pillows are you up to?? I've had a number of different configurations. It seems like each week I need a slightly different take on things. This week I have one BIG pillow by my belly, none between my legs and just one behind my head. Oh, and a little one behind my back. :-) Keep experimenting. I've also seen a few "special" pillows on the market. I'm sure you have more experience with all this. Josh always thinks that we should just get a bigger bed. (We're still in a double!)
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It doesn't really seem like pillows help me all that much. I have a big body pillow that worked really well for me when I was pregnant with Nathan. This time, though, my problem is my shoulders. I don't know how to help that very much. Our bed is hard, so I think we're going to try and find some sort of foam to put on my side. I think the reason the couch works better is because it's softer. We'll see, though.
I can't believe y'all are still trying to sleep in a double bed! I think Matt and I and my body pillow take up the whole Queen size bed. It tell Matt at times that I wish we had a King size bed! :)
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