This is the dark side of pregnancy no one talks about
by Evonne Lack posted in Mom Stories
The dark side of pregnancy is anger.
It can take many forms - from blinding, red hot rage to brooding, bitter resentment - but one thing is fairly certain (at least in my book): it's generally irrational. Or, at least, the extent of it is irrational.
And, of course, not every pregnant women experiences it. But I do. Early in my first trimester, I wrote, "I?m angry. Angry, angry, angry, all the time." The anger went away as the pregnancy progressed, but now that I'm in week 31, it's back. As it turns out, I'm a bit of a textbook case - at least according to this article, which states, "Most find that moodiness flares up at around 6 to 10 weeks, eases up in the second trimester, and then reappears as their pregnancy winds to a close." That's me. Except that the word "moodiness" is euphemistic in my situation. The anger is a beast, and the beast is me. I wake up with it, go to sleep with it, live with it, fight with it, hate it.
I am sure hormones are to blame. I know this sounds weird, or like I'm rationalizing, which I probably am - but I think the hormones bring out a misguided maternal instinct. The anger "serves" to protect the fetus (except it's too crazy, so it doesn't. It's like using a snow plow to clean up a fallen ice cube). Stand too close to me" I get mad. Lurk behind me" I get mad. Threaten my baby's well-being in any way (and this can range from cutting me off in traffic to ...
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