Pregnancy Rage

[cosmicav]

Can we talk about pregnancy rage? Everything is making me so, so angry these days. Some things that piss me off are justified, but some things probably aren't that big of a deal. My husband just told me that I need to "stop being so angry." Um, how about you shut the fuck up bitch? JTTW. I just about saw red when he told me that. It was because I ranted about there being an issue with an amazon coupon code that I tried to use. Maybe it wasn't that drastic? I am just so irritated. With him, with the world. With everything that encounters me in my life this week.

But seriously. I don't want to live these last two months before LO is born hating everyone who speaks to me, and possibly overreacting to situations and causing people to hate me. Is there anything I can do? Do I just wait this out? I just want to scream at everything. 

[ladytiffany24]

Are you me?!

Seriously, I am filled with rage these days. Over the silliest things! And I can feel it. Like, I can just feel the anxiety and how tense I am.

I'm not sure how I'm going to survive the holidays with my mom who loves to cause drama and my mother-in-law who already drives me crazy without pregnancy rage.

My poor husband definitely gets the brunt of it. Like, I snap at him on the regular. Sometimes justified but mostly not.

[ladytiffany24]

W, That's kind of been my biggest thing too...the part about not even feeling like myself. It's kinda scary at times. It mostly ends up directed at H because I can't let people at work see the rage.

[LadyNymeria]

I dealt with this too when I was pregnant. It mostly manifested itself by making my road rage even worse. So bad that one day when a guy cut me off I had to tell myself out loud, over and over to not chase him down.

Thankfully that was the worst time, but my road rage was horrendous for a while. I don't remember how long it lasted but it did eventually seem to go away. I think it was late 2nd tri/early 3rd tri when it was at its worst.

[cosmicav]

I am thankful to read that the rage eventually went away for you guys. I'm in early third tri so maybe it will chill soon. I just hate feeling like this. I'm nervous about the impending holidays because I know that someone is going to innocently piss me off, and I just don't want to say anything I will regret.

At work yesterday, someone told me that I had a phone call, and I told them that if it was XYZ, I was going to hang up on them because they need to stop calling me. Lol it's funny now but I probably need to cool my jets

[onesweetworld]

I have pregnancy rage too. It sucks.

[thelittleredm]

I have awful preggo rage. Seriously, it's so bad. I loose my fucking mind frequently. I have learned, however, that when I see red, I have to walk away and just say I need space to cool down. Sometimes, that triggers a fight. Sometimes, more often than not at this point since H has learned, it just keeps me from saying things I'll regret. I may not get over it for awhile but at least it helps me keep my thoughts mumbled instead of said loudly.

[emilie]

Some days in this pregnancy I have felt like I am dealing with the worst PMS ever, which yeah, sometimes manifests as getting ragey at everyone and everything. I find that the days when it is worse are the days where I haven't gotten enough sleep - which in 3rd tri is, unfortunately, often. Just be sure to give yourself a break and step away for a sec from whatever it is when you're feeling angry or frustrated (if you can) - sometimes just a minute or two can make a difference.

[ellabee]

I feel you. I am so easily irritated these days.

Last night I saw that DH had put an empty cereal bar box back in the pantry and almost flew off the handle. Just throw the damn thing in the trash if it's empty!

I feel like my days are filled with 100 of these minor annoyances and sometime soon I'm just going to explode.

[marshian]

@wineandcupcakes - Is your H also mine? He frequently does not lock the door. Also has something blocking him from putting dishes in the dirty dishwasher. Our sink is full right now and I've been waiting for him to deal with it since he put them there instead of the dishwasher.

[hpnegirl]

It's normal, but speaking from experience, bring it up to your doctor... for me, it was a sign of prenatal depression with DS1 that went undiagnosed until the end

[thelittleredm]

Dec 15, 2016 15:23:37 GMT -5 @wineandcupcakes said:

Dec 15, 2016 15:01:38 GMT -5 marshian said:

@wineandcupcakes - Is your H also mine? He frequently does not lock the door. Also has something blocking him from putting dishes in the dirty dishwasher. Our sink is full right now and I've been waiting for him to deal with it since he put them there instead of the dishwasher.

Or the trash. He has ONE main responsibility and it's the trash. But, as I sit here, he's working from home and still managed not to put the trash out. I started a second bag and the dogs got in it - paper towel pieces and tin foil all over.

You had one job, DH! ONE JOB!

This is the same in our house. Except, he'll take out the trash (sometimes before I ask!) but NEVER puts a liner back in. Like, what the hell?? How do you not do that??? I've even tried putting extra liners in the bottom of the trash can thinking if they're right there, he'll do it. Nope. 

He also refuses to throw food away. Like, he'll decide it's too much to waste so he just sticks it in the fridge, still on the plate. With the silverware. Uncovered. What. The. Fuck. Or it's too little to save but there's still food on his plate. So what does he do? He leaves it by the sink. He has to pass the TRASH CAN to get to the sink and he STILL won't toss the food into the trash can! Gah!

[silvermelody]

Dec 15, 2016 15:33:14 GMT -5 hpnegirl said:

It's normal, but speaking from experience, bring it up to your doctor... for me, it was a sign of prenatal depression with DS1 that went undiagnosed until the end

This is what I was going to say. Prenatal depression is a legit thing and fits of rage are a symptom. 

[onesweetworld]

My husband also does not put a new trash bag in the garbage after taking it out. Ugh. 🖕🏻

[easilyunamused]

It's funny that a thread about pregnancy rage is concluded with husband annoyances.

I almost quit my job yesterday in a fit of rage. Like, my face was red hot. I could feel the burning. And I'm barely even pregnant. I'm scared for the remaining 7 months.

I also blame all of the extra hormones I have been on for the IVF cycle.

[callmeKD]

Team rage. I was the same way when pregnant with DD. I want everyone to leave me alone because everyone is eating crackers for me. It went away once I had DD.