will I someday be normal again?

[michellebelle]

How long does it take post-pregnancy to return to a more balanced emotional state?

I am so worried about this baby...I cry when I think about accidentally dropping him, or his first day of kindergarten, or the fact that someday he is going to have his heart broken...:sad: and he's not even born yet.

I know some of this is normal, but I just worry that the moodiness is never going to go away, and I am never going to be fun again, or have a sense of humor, or be able to make it through an entire 48 hour time period without crying. :(

[Erik]

Well, I can't speak from experience ... obviously, but Michelle I think you'll find these feelings trumped by all the amazing experiences you're going to have as a mother, watching your baby experience things, grow up, have first after first after first.

It's a great thing. Be excited.

You'll be a great mom.

[cejk]

:hug: it is all normal.. just fears of the unknown. thats all.. all new mommies have been right where you are. You will have 10x more wonderful rewarding moments than not. Hopefully you will find other new moms to bounce thoughts/emotions of on to help you see everyone feels the same. One thing I felt after both my children was this- carrying them is the easiest time with them. While you are pregnant you and only you have complete control over all that goes on with them. Try and enjoy it and know you are normal.. A great book that validates all of this and adds a little humor too is"A girlfriends guide to pregnancy." Try and find it, sit back and smile.. :love:

[Noel Clark]

How long does it take post-pregnancy to return to a more balanced emotional state?

I am so worried about this baby...I cry when I think about accidentally dropping him, or his first day of kindergarten, or the fact that someday he is going to have his heart broken...:sad: and he's not even born yet.

I know some of this is normal, but I just worry that the moodiness is never going to go away, and I am never going to be fun again, or have a sense of humor, or be able to make it through an entire 48 hour time period without crying. :(
Hormones girl! Very very normal. I used to cry and tell my husband that I wasn't ready to deal with things say a 5 yearold would need me to deal with. Scott would always say...good noel, because they don't come out that old. Things will get better I promise!! You will be amazed what you will be able to do.

[Patyal]

My Mom once told us that she felt exactly like you are describing during her first two pregnancies. Eventually, it was easier for her to manage the hormonal ups and downs during her next pregnancies. Apparently, she could care less when she was pregnant with her 9th child.

See? It will get better :D Cheer up

[Noel Clark]

My Mom once told us that she felt exactly like you are describing during her first two pregnancies. Eventually, it was easier for her to manage the hormonal ups and downs during her next pregnancies. Apparently, she could care less when she was pregnant with her 9th child.

See? It will get better :D Cheer up
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[hydrick]

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[fit'n'healthy]

I think your feelings are completely normal. I don't so much worry about the baby growing up, I worry about things like the actual birth, SIDS, autism, those sorts of things. And I find myself in tears a lot, too. Sometimes for no reason. I think we're normal and we'll figure things out as they come. I just keep telling myself that all first time moms know nothing and have to use trial and error to figure everything out. :)

[MicheleSC]

You will be normal again. Yes, there is plenty of worrying to be done when he gets here, but the joys you'll have outweigh all the worry :hug:

[jackie]

It is so normal. While pregnant I always worried something would happen to the baby and then when the baby comes I always worried that she was sick. Hormones :grrr: :grumble: ....

[Patyal]

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:yeahthat: x 2

Yep. She actually had 10 children, but one didn't make it. I'm the second oldest, so I grew up changing diapers.

In fact, my oldest sister and I were the ones with the emotional ups and downs, each time she got pregnant :sadcry: lol

The other day I watched a TV show about a family raising 16 children. Now, that's :suicide:

[Bunny]

:hug: totally dittoing the other comments. hang in there! and let your dr/midwife/obgyn know if you're feeling overwhelmed - they can help reassure you too about how much is hormones.

[lavagirl]

it will pass- I really think its hormones. I was like this with my first and third, not my second.

[mackie]

:scratch: You used to be normal?











Just kidding Michelle mi Belle. :kiss: :love:

No experience here... but the things that seem to be worring you sound like signs of a loving, caring mom to me. Looks like you're getting lots of good responses here from other moms who know what its like to be extra worrisome, while they're extra hormonal. I think you are being normal. :hug:

[homeschoolmom]

:hug:

I do have to be perfectly honest here, you do keep worrying. But it won't be quite as psycho-crazy as it is now. It's perfectly normal to worry and it's part of being a good parent. At first, you worry about them in utero. Does baby have everything he or she is upposed to? And when baby is born, you worry if they're eating/pooing enough. Then you worry about the baby falling down when he's learning to walk. And as far as I can tell, the worrying doesn't end. It won't occupy your every waking thought for the rest of your life, but it will defintely be part of your life. Embrace it. It's part of being a mommy. Welcome to motherhood. :love:

[Inatic]

And as far as I can tell, the worrying doesn't end. It won't occupy your every waking thought for the rest of your life, but it will defintely be part of your life. Embrace it. It's part of being a mommy. Welcome to motherhood.

True, my boys are older.. Oldest DS is married, and we still worry. The worries change.

Try to relax and enjoy ea stage. Perhaps some parenting classes might help relieve some of your anxieties.