Little vent

I hate to vent but it’s needed… I hate being pregnant!

This is my first pregnancy and honestly I waited so long for this and was beyond excited for the whole process.

I am so grateful to be pregnant and I can’t wait to meet my little girl but I am having a horrible time.

I’m 21 weeks and had sickness up until 19 weeks. I have no energy, absolutely exhausted all the time. I’m moody and snappy. I have 0 social battery. I’m uncomfortable.
Just over the whole thing already.

My boyfriend is amazing. Literally carrying me, he does everything for me with no complaints. I feel so guilty that I can’t just give him a positive attitude and affection.

I’m so excited to have my baby but this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

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It's the worst! Haha! I liked you was sick for the first 19 weeks and for me once I got to 25 weeks I actually felt so much better because my bump started to drop. I then enjoyed the end of my pregnancy once the leg cramps, sickness, shortness of breath and all the other crappy stuff went away 😂

Honestly, I also hated it. It broke me. I was counting down to just not being pregnant. I had antenatal depression and it destroyed me. Its worth it though, i promise

I know its shitty, and theres nothing i can really say that can help it feel any easier. Just try to remember really that sometimes the best things in life take alot of work, alot of suffering, that baby will be the best thing ever. She will be your entire world. It sucks it truely does, but you will be SOO unbelievably happy when shes here and it will all feel worth it

I hated it, every minute of it but wanted children so badly. Love being a mum. I’ve Just had my second and so happy I’ll never be pregnant again x

This is my second and I forgot how much I hated it the first time, it’s all coming back 😂😅

I feel like this when pregnant too, I love the outcome but the the process not so much. It's not for everyone, some people just struggle with it and it doesn't feel like magic or amazing for everyone like some moms describe

I didn’t enjoy being pregnant either, I was sick every day for 7 months, I was a high risk pregnancy for a few reasons but this meant I spent every single day of my pregnancy being anxious! My bladder prolapsed at 5 months due to the weight of my baby and overall I put on 22kg and could barely walk towards the end! The hip pain when trying to sleep was horrendous and yeh it just wasn’t amazing and I never saw that ‘pregnancy glow’ and ‘oh I LOVE being pregnant’ feeling that apparently LOADSSS of other mums feel 🙄 hang in there mama it will all be worth it 🫶🏻

Thanks everyone for sharing your kind words and experiences. I’m trying so hard and it doesn’t feel like enough

I completely understand this!! I’m currently pregnant with my second and I’m not enjoying it one bit!!

When I was pregnant with my first I had no symptoms what so ever and it was a breeze but this time around i honestly hate it so much! Makes me feel awful when I say it but it sucks!!

I’m sick all the time, exhausted, I don’t feel myself and I’m just so irritated ALL the time!!

I’ve definitely decided I will not be having any more!!

I feel you! 😭❤️ I‘m almost at week 17 and still nauseous every day. I can’t wait to hold my babygirl but I also can’t wait for this pregnancy to finally be over 😩

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My husband and I have recently come abroad with our baby to meet his parents and family. We have been here 1 day and he has gone out drinking with his friends. I wouldn’t mind usually except he came home at 8:30pm drunk looking for a bottle of alcohol. His mum enables him and they were opening every cupboard imaginable and making so much noise that he woke our baby up. Our baby who hasn’t slept today due to the amount of visitors we have had. He then got his drink and left again. He left the room in such a mess as well. He didn’t even apologise for waking our child up showing he doesn’t care at all.

I’m fed up because we have come to see his family and introduce our baby. I don’t speak the language either so there’s a barrier. Most of them are telling me what to do (using arm gestures etc so we understand each other) and I’m lonely. It’s not a break or holiday for me. I enjoy myself more at home. I know while I’m here I’ll just be stuck inside at home every day and that isn’t what I want for me and my baby.

I feel like I want out of my marriage. Am I wrong with how I feel? x

Son having pain

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone's son has experienced testicle/penis pain as a toddler? My 2 year old son has been commenting on his penis hurting at night but he hasn't seemed like he was in pain so I wondered if it was just discomfort with his diaper because he's showing signs of readiness for potty training.
The last day he has been showing signs that he's in pain and saying it hurts under his penis (assuming his testicles).
Wondering if I should take him in or if this is normal? My older son has never had any pain complaints but I know every child is different so it may be normal for some kids?
He's not circumcized if that matters and he's not having any other symptoms other than the pain

Am I wrong

So I am a 38 year old female with 3 kids and one being autistic. My two youngest’s dad says he wants more kids with me. I told him no I don’t want anymore kids. I had so much complications with my last son had to have an emergency c section. I am still having so much pain and still have pain from the c-section after 6 years they sued up a piece of my uterus wall when they were closing me back up. So now he’s mad at me because I said no I don’t want anymore kids. Like am I tripping cause I’m standing ten toes down on not having anymore kids .

Just over it..

Seems like alot of women go through the same thing it's basically normalised..I'm so tired of complaining about this or even trying to get through to my partner. Basically the constant work load of the home.. the mess the clutter the picking up after everyone else I just dont know what to do anymore or what to think.. I'm not working so that's what I tell myself to keep me sane.. it's not that serious coz he's working and tired. But it's so much deeper than that, just because he works should I have to pick up after him like ine of my kids.. its not changing I've voiced this again and again and I'm done. At the end of the day it really is affecting mental health because I feel I can't keep up and therefore like a failure. Sorry for the rant, any advice? X