Do you feel miserable when pregnant?

Question

I feel like I am capable of so little... I am even off of work due to dizziness. I have so many of the symptoms that stop me from functioning as before and feel like complaining and think that I hate being pregnant. Then I feel guilty or disloyal to my baby. I really want him.. and some parts of being pregnant are nice.. but with my daughter it was not this bad. Is this normal?

Answer 1

Yes, it is absolutely normal.I had serious depression and anxiety towards the end of my last pregnancy and it was about 80 per cent hormonal (the rest was caused by the baby's b*****d father, plus my parents). The doctors who treated me told me that prenatal depression is more common than postnatal - it's just not given so much publicity. Please don't feel guilty or ashamed! If you feel it's getting worse, be prepared to have therapy (I did and it was fantastic) or take medication which will be safe for you during pregnancy. NB. I'm sure your doctor won't prescribe Seroxat, which I think is called Zoloft in the US, given all the recent bad publicity, but if he does, DON'T TOUCH IT. The older, tricyclic antidepressants are just as effective and totally safe for the baby. Good luck!

Answer 2

Have they checked your iron level? Look into that, because I'd get dizzy and nauseous almost to where I'd pass out... turned out, i was slightly anemic, and had to take iron pills- they worked wonders for that! My pregnancy was VERY uncomfortable- I didn't feel like myself at all! I was happy to be pregnant carrying and doing everything I could for my precious baby... but yea, it was hard at times. Just do what you can, try to get plenty of rest when you can, and stay healthy... I look back, and that 41 weeks of being pregnant did go by quicker than I thought. Towards the end it seems like eternity because you are so ready to see your baby and not be pregnant anymore... but try to keep remembering, it's so worth it. This will make you a stronger person, I promise. I went through so much pain during long labor and from my c-section, and quite a while after, but holding my sweet baby boy in my arms was such a blessing. I said in the hospital I could never go through all of that again, yet when I look at my son, I long for another baby some day :) all the love he gives me already at such a young age, it melts my heart- and he was worth it all and more :)

Good luck, I hope it gets better for you!

Answer 3

Your body goes through a lot of changes to accomodate your sweet little angel that is being formed on the inside of you. So yes, sometimes you do feel awful with morning sickness, vomiting, dizziness, yucky taste in your mouth, but it will soon pass and you will have a new little bundle of joy. Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. If you don't feel well, lay down. It will all be worth the trouble when baby gets here. You are pregnant and no one like to feel sick, but think on the good part of the precious little adorable baby that will love you to pieces for following through with what was begun. Best wishes.

Answer 4

Yep!! You are so normal - Some pregnancies are great and others are really difficult. some of these symtoms are nothing by themselves but when you put them all together you just end up crying from being so overwhelmed!! I know. Try to keep your head up - it'll all be over before you know it!! I know you don't want to hear that (I'm pregnant too and at 35 1/2 weeks it still doesn't make me feel any better!) but it's so true - I look at my 5 yr old and can understand a little of what my mother must feel. God bless and take care!!

Answer 5

I felt horrible the first 4 weeks.. I guess due to the first initial hormonal surge.. then I was fine thereafter, just that I got tired a bit quicker than when non pregnant, but that didnt bother me much... up until the last 3 weeks.. I felt like an elephant.. I couldnt laugh without peeing all over myself. When the baby kicked, it felt like a knife in my bladder. My back hurt, I couldnt breathe, I had to eat like only a 1/4 cup full of food or I'd feel like I was sufficating with the baby being so high.. But it was all over fast and things get back to normal soon enough..
goodluck..

Answer 6

i understand how you're feeling, your mood swings are taking over, you feel like that for some while and it start to go different directions just remember that, whenever you feel that way calm down...not every pregnancy is the same, even if you didn't have all those symptoms with first pregnancy it doesn't mean that is something wrong... When i was pregnant i was so happy and all of the sudden i feel so ugly so fat and I'll cry and after i read in pregnancy magazines and it seems like i am having mood swings, i
ll cry, laugh, be mad and all of them come to me and i control them all....so you can too just say i am not gonna feel this way for my baby's sake and think of positive thoughts..

Answer 7

This is my second pregnancy and I feel like **** all the time. I remember being tired w/ #1 but not like this. I can't work but like 8 hours a week. I sleep 12-14 hours a night. I get headaches all the time and have to force myself to get up and do something.

Answer 8

I feel the same way. My first pregnancy was a breeze and this one has been so horrible. I have been sick the entire time. I do not regret this baby. We wanted another child. But, boy I can not wait to have him. To meet him, and generally get feeling like myself again. I am 29 weeks and counting. Good luck to you.

Answer 9

yes this is normal. but you might want to consult your doctor. did you at all suffer from post partem? try to walk and do things to release endorphins...it helps your mood. sometimes when you don't work, you get bored and all you do is think which can sometimes be depressing and make you feel worse. try to stay active...not by going to work but run errands, make small goals to accomplish...cook if you can. its obvious you love your baby. there are some things that you can't control. not many people "enjoy" being pregnant. its ok to complain! being pregnant is tough on your emotions, activity, and your body!

Answer 10

NORMAL!! I hated being pregnant, both times. I didn't feel good for just about the whole nine months. It was such a relief to get that baby OUT!