Pregnancy Topics | Need an emotional boost!

Hello everyone!  I'm not sure if anyone out there can relate to what I'm about to say but I'm hoping that at least putting it in words will help.

I'm ten weeks pregnant and when my husband and I talk about our growing little bundle of joy I'm happy and excited and wish the weeks would go faster!  But if I'm alone or just going about my day-to-day routine I feel kind of blah.  I haven't told very many people about my pregnancy yet so there's really no one other than my hubby to talk to so could that be it? 

It didn't help the other day when I told my grandmother that I was expecting and her words were "are you?  When are you due?" when I told her I was due in February she said "oh so you're a ways off yet.  Did you know your cousin is due in September?".  No congratulations, no 'how are you feeling?', nothing. My parents live in a different country and my mother had a stroke a year ago so she can't talk to me and tell me stories about what she went through or even how she feels about my pregnancy.

I'm not sure if it just hasn't fully sunk in yet that I'm pregnant or what my problem is.  I haven't suffered any morning sickness, food cravings or aversions so I've considered myself very lucky but maybe sub-consciously that's making me feel un-pregnant?  Does that make sense?

Hi Natalie,

I think ALL of that makes sense. I also haven't had first-trimester symptoms with my pregnancies, and it's really hard to feel pregnant sometimes when there's no "evidence" of it.

Also, don't forget that all those hormones can be affecting your mood, even if you don't have physical symptoms. Pregnancy is a weird, hormonal, emotional time, and you don't always feel the way you think you SHOULD feel, lol. Don't worry, it's normal!

Thank you for your understanding post!  You're right of course, because I am not currently suffering from any negative pregnancy symptoms I forget about the hormones and the kind of havoc that they're capable of wreaking.

Over the last couple of days my husband and I have shared our news with a few other important people in our lives - his boss who was so excited she made a big announcement to everyone at his work, and his great-aunt and uncle who were just over the moon at the news - and that has boosted my spirits. 

So thank you again for helping me realize that what I'm going through is natural! 



Hi Natalie,

Glad to hear that you're feeling better and that you've been able to share the news with other people - it really helps when you have other people to be excited with you.

Sorry about your grandmother's reaction. That must have been hard. I know where you're coming from with family - my mother has Alzheimer's, so I can tell her things, but she forgets right away, so I can't really share my excitement with her. It's hard when the people you most want to share your life with can't be there for you.

I hope you have lots of friends, neighbors, coworkers or extended family to share with. All the best!

Hi Nutmeg

Thank you for your post!  While I don't have a huge circle of friends, family and neighbors that I can be excited with I do have a small but solid core of friends/family/colleagues who I can share everything with and the further along I get the more there is to share!  I had my first ultrasound yesterday and it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen - especially when the technician disturbed my belly enough that the image of the baby on the monitor started moving!  He was cranking when he moved; did what looked like a few crunches where the arms shot out towards the feet and all my husband and I could do was laugh (or cry!).  If that doesn't boost your spirits nothing will!

Hope you have a good family network to lean on that will make your Mom's inability to get excited with you a little easier!