Hormones!
Hormones in pregnancy have a lot to answer for; they make you cry for no reason, need the loo every 20 minutes and fly off the handle at absolutely nothing!
This has to be the most annoying part of pregnancy. I can be sitting here quite happily, looking through baby magazines or checking emails etc when suddenly I just burst into tears and I have no idea why - just suddenly feel really lonely and lost and need to bawl my eyes out. I was fine ten minutes ago, the sun is finally out and there was a beautiful peacock butterfly in the garden sitting on my buddleia plant - so why the waterworks? This emotional rollercoaster ride is really no fun at all, on the flipside of this I ranted about my husband being in the bathroom too long when I was desperate for the loo (and I'm usually so patient!) and now I need another nap.
Hormones don't just screw up your bladder and your emotions, oh no. They make your breasts feel the size of melons, they may not look the size of melons yet but they sure feel like it. Then there are the 'am I leaking?' episodes. It feels like my breasts have started leaking colustrum, but in reality they haven't (a tad early anyway at 21 weeks). Hormones also cause growing pains. Now, you get warned about the morning sickness (all day) and the extreme tiredness, but no one warns you about the growing pains. It starts off as a mild abdominal cramp, which catches you unaware and occasionally freaks you out until you realise that it is actually a growing pain and not the onset of a miscarriage. Haven't we got enough to cope with during pregnancy without adding this to the neverending list of conditions?
Thankfully the morning (all day) sickness ended at 18 weeks (i.e. the last time I was actually sick) I'm not as sensitive to smells as I was during the morning sickness - that was horrible! I was the only one that could smell this sickly, stuffy smell permeating the entire house and one whiff would have me retching! I still can't tolerate aftershave, artificial fragrances and especially not dove soap products or any kind of red meat! I can still only use one type of showergel (Happy Hippy from Lush - grapefruits!) and I have to wash my hands with it too, cos I've now gone off the herbal soap. My food cravings change every week, which makes shopping a nightmare. Last week I was eating bananas by the bucketload, this week it's green grapes and twix bars. I like to have lots of butter on my new potatoes but funnily enough not in mashed potato. I could eat a whole tube of original pringles in one sitting (but I do restrain myself) and an entire pack of jam doughnuts! (Restraint fails on that one) I have completely gone off green beans and broccoli - which is bad news as that is great for the baby, but I still love my swede! Sweetcorn is hot on the menu - but have to be in the right mood for peppers (used to eat those everyday!). The other hormonal related problem is the metallic taste in my mouth which is always there regardless of what I eat or drink. It taints everything - from roast dinner to B&J Icecream, for the first few months I was convinced that everything had gone off, it just didn't taste right - hubby assured me that it was all fine and nothing was wrong with it, but to this day nothing tastes right and I'm still left with this aftertaste.
On the plus side of the hormones (trying to be positive) at least I know that they are doing their job with looking after the baby. The baby is growing well, heart functioning properly, has the right number of limbs etc and no abnormalities which is great news, and she is kicking everyday (especially likes to use my bladder as a bouncy castle when it is full). She is now over 5 inches long - growing up to 10 inches long by 24 weeks. She likes certain types of music and icecream - get kicked more at those times. Promises to wake up just as I'm going to bed and sleeps the rest of the day, unless I've been very active. Just waiting for her to kick strong enough so that a) hubby can feel her kicking, and b) she can kick the cats when they lie on my tummy! :o)
All in all, I know that the hormones have their place in pregnancy, just wish us mums got more warning about the effects beforehand!
This has to be the most annoying part of pregnancy. I can be sitting here quite happily, looking through baby magazines or checking emails etc when suddenly I just burst into tears and I have no idea why - just suddenly feel really lonely and lost and need to bawl my eyes out. I was fine ten minutes ago, the sun is finally out and there was a beautiful peacock butterfly in the garden sitting on my buddleia plant - so why the waterworks? This emotional rollercoaster ride is really no fun at all, on the flipside of this I ranted about my husband being in the bathroom too long when I was desperate for the loo (and I'm usually so patient!) and now I need another nap.
Hormones don't just screw up your bladder and your emotions, oh no. They make your breasts feel the size of melons, they may not look the size of melons yet but they sure feel like it. Then there are the 'am I leaking?' episodes. It feels like my breasts have started leaking colustrum, but in reality they haven't (a tad early anyway at 21 weeks). Hormones also cause growing pains. Now, you get warned about the morning sickness (all day) and the extreme tiredness, but no one warns you about the growing pains. It starts off as a mild abdominal cramp, which catches you unaware and occasionally freaks you out until you realise that it is actually a growing pain and not the onset of a miscarriage. Haven't we got enough to cope with during pregnancy without adding this to the neverending list of conditions?
Thankfully the morning (all day) sickness ended at 18 weeks (i.e. the last time I was actually sick) I'm not as sensitive to smells as I was during the morning sickness - that was horrible! I was the only one that could smell this sickly, stuffy smell permeating the entire house and one whiff would have me retching! I still can't tolerate aftershave, artificial fragrances and especially not dove soap products or any kind of red meat! I can still only use one type of showergel (Happy Hippy from Lush - grapefruits!) and I have to wash my hands with it too, cos I've now gone off the herbal soap. My food cravings change every week, which makes shopping a nightmare. Last week I was eating bananas by the bucketload, this week it's green grapes and twix bars. I like to have lots of butter on my new potatoes but funnily enough not in mashed potato. I could eat a whole tube of original pringles in one sitting (but I do restrain myself) and an entire pack of jam doughnuts! (Restraint fails on that one) I have completely gone off green beans and broccoli - which is bad news as that is great for the baby, but I still love my swede! Sweetcorn is hot on the menu - but have to be in the right mood for peppers (used to eat those everyday!). The other hormonal related problem is the metallic taste in my mouth which is always there regardless of what I eat or drink. It taints everything - from roast dinner to B&J Icecream, for the first few months I was convinced that everything had gone off, it just didn't taste right - hubby assured me that it was all fine and nothing was wrong with it, but to this day nothing tastes right and I'm still left with this aftertaste.
On the plus side of the hormones (trying to be positive) at least I know that they are doing their job with looking after the baby. The baby is growing well, heart functioning properly, has the right number of limbs etc and no abnormalities which is great news, and she is kicking everyday (especially likes to use my bladder as a bouncy castle when it is full). She is now over 5 inches long - growing up to 10 inches long by 24 weeks. She likes certain types of music and icecream - get kicked more at those times. Promises to wake up just as I'm going to bed and sleeps the rest of the day, unless I've been very active. Just waiting for her to kick strong enough so that a) hubby can feel her kicking, and b) she can kick the cats when they lie on my tummy! :o)
All in all, I know that the hormones have their place in pregnancy, just wish us mums got more warning about the effects beforehand!
posted by Kate at 12:12 PM
Written by: Kate Whorlow - Angel Therapy Practitioner (trained and certified by Doreen Virtue Ph.D.)
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