https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 19:20:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1479330 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:52:01 +0000 LovelyPlum 1479330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. 64: thanks :) I finally am. Only one or two contractions, praise be. Taking it easy this weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1479327 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:50:49 +0000 LovelyPlum 1479327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. 64: yeah, I can't even watch the news anymore, let alone sad movies. DH keeps wanting me to watch Schindler's List, but he knows full well that it would be a DISASTER if I did it now!</p> <p>@Mrs tartan: at first I thought you said that you WERE trying to set your house on fire, and I was quite confused. Glad you decided not to do that :silly:</p> <p>@snowjewelz: oh, me too-but it was all much more dramatic last night!</p> <p>@Mamasig: oh Mama. When it rains, it pours, huh? You're going to be a great mom to two kids.</p> <p>@fussygal: I've been the reason for a lot of cancelled plans lately, and I do feel guilty about it. But when you're this pregnant, I just don't have the energy to deal with other people, honestly :/</p> <p>@twodoghouse: LOL, I think my DH feels that way on a regular basis! He's not alone. And leaving my parents is so darn HARD, I hear you!</p> <p>@lemondrop: boo for killing time. But I am so glad to hear about the carpal tunnel not being an every pregnancy kind of thing. It is so completely obnoxious.</p> <p>@Ms.Pumpkin: both of these things sound like they could have happened in my house. And I agree-I'm pretty sure DH had no idea that pregnancy was going to be like this!</p> <p>@coopsmama: At least your DH had the good sense to take you out to dinner after the ground beef situation! I hope you can avoid the meltdowns for a while this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1479306 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:40:19 +0000 mrs. 64 1479306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: You have a good DH. :) Hope you are feeling better today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1479304 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:39:03 +0000 mrs. 64 1479304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been pretty calm so far (I know there is plenty of time for meltdowns yet!). A few weeks ago DH wanted to watch a movie based on a true story where everyone dies. I'm sure it's a powerful movie. I might possibly watch it if I wasn't pregnant, but I'm definitely not watching it while pregnant. I kept politely declining and he kept telling me it got a 98% on rotten tomatoes, blah blah blah. Finally I just started sobbing hysterically saying how sad it would be. DH looked panicked and quickly said we could watch whatever I wanted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478524 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:20:41 +0000 coopsmama 1478524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had a true pregnancy meltdown this time but I'm only 22w5d's in. I figure it's only a matter of time! :) </p> <p>Last time I had so many. One night, I made dinner and didn't like the way the ground beef looked after it cooked up (I mean, seriously, wth?) and I completely lost it. We went out to dinner that night.</p> <p>I also came unglued after finding out my in laws had told others about the pregnancy when we had expressly told them not to and I spent a lot of time bawling and screaming at my husband about it. Bless his heart -- he still loves me despite the crazy! :)</p> <p>Oh, and towards the end, I was crying almost nightly as I realized DH and I only had a few more weeks of being just us. It made me so sad. I was also scared I wouldn't love our son enough. But as soon as he was here -- that was it! I never regretted being a family of 3 for a second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478515 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:18:08 +0000 Ms.Pumpkin 1478515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sigh.</p> <p>The first was last week when I was having trouble cutting a loaf of garlic bread, due to crappy knives. This led to me hacking and chopping at the bread like a madwoman, and the Mr gingerly trying to pry the knife out of my hands.</p> <p>The night before last, I had a dream where the Mr. said that he thought my idea for wedding centerpieces was dumb, and I woke up super annoyed with him. For something that he had done in my dream. </p> <p>Poor guy had no idea what he was getting into with this baby-making stuff. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478495 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:13:21 +0000 lemondrop 1478495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been having a 48 hour pregnancy pity party- the way my last son arrived there is no way I thought I would still be pregnant at this point! </p> <p>I called my parents to come into town to stay with us earlier this week because all signs were pointing to an imminent birth and we needed someone to be with our son, then nothing happened. So frustrating! They left this morning since my MIL got here last night, so we are just killing time again. </p> <p>@LovelyPlum: I hear ya, I had carpal tunnel during my last pregnancy and could barely function with numb fingers. Luckily it apparently doesn't happen for all pregnancies, I've had little to no swelling or numbness this time around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478459 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:05:08 +0000 twodoghouse 1478459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just have little meltdowns on a regular basis like when the Einstein Bagel drive-through toasts my bagel when I don't want it toasted. Or when we run out of fudgsicles. You know, the usual.</p> <p>I did have a huge breakdown right after Christmas. My parents were leaving to fly home and I realized the next time I'd see my dad was when we were having the babies (my mom's coming up for my shower, but my dad doesn't have the time to take off). I completely lost my shit about the fact that I was going to actually have babies and I had no freaking clue how to be a mom, etc. My poor husband was really really sweet to me, but I think he was also inwardly like "omg are you going to be like this for next 20 weeks???" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478439 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:01:08 +0000 fussygal 1478439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've only had one and it was last month on my birthday weekend. We were supposed to go away for the weekend and snow (rare here) thwarted our plans and we had to cancel. We decided to cancel while we were on our way to meet my ILs for dinner (with DHs grandpa who we rarely see) and realized that we were going to go eat dinner at a restaurant that wasn't super pregnant friendly. I just started crying in the car and we wound up not going to dinner. DH was super understanding but I felt like a totally tool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478307 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:13:38 +0000 Mamasig 1478307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple of weekends ago, I cried at the Taco Bell/Pizza Hut drive thru when I realized there was no more Pizza Hut there. I was starving, wanted pizza, and DS was sleeping in the car seat. I had to do drive thru and really wanted pizza! This was after I made a mess at the Carter's outlet by dropping my full smoothie on the floor trying to clean up DS because he made a hole in his smoothie cup and it was dripping everywhere. Trying to clean up smoothie big and pregnant isn't easy! Then I also felt bad because I didn't bring DS an extra outfit when I usually always do (even though I haven't had to use it in months). So he had a wet shirt on for a while. Then I thought to myself, how am I going to do this with 2 kids?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478301 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:12:18 +0000 snowjewelz 1478301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: That sounds likes something that would happen to me on a normal, regular basis lol :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478252 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:00:42 +0000 Mrs tartan 1478252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH came to bed last night very late after work (actually 1am) and tried to get some blankets over himself, I was soooo cosy that I ended up waking up having a hissy fit about how I would not get back to sleep and be exhausted and sick the next day and how it was his fault...haha I know terrible! I don't really remember it as was half asleep but DH loving laughing at me today about it.<br /> The other day I tried to get the house fire lit and was struggling, I was so angry I thought I might set the house on fire in spite. Haha. Irrational rage is my new lovely pregnancy symptom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478074 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:16:32 +0000 LovelyPlum 1478074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Valium! Or Xanax. Seriously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478058 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:12:17 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1478058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: oh no, I feel the meltdown coming on. It's inevitable. I'm having a tug of war with myself on choosing a VBAC or a RCS, and am strongly leaning toward RCS (with the support of my husband and family)</p> <p>So now that I'm settling in on that decision, I'm like... God, I KNOW WHAT THEYRE DOING. and that really freaks me out. </p> <p>I was blissfully unaware the first time around &amp; now I'm like, can they knock me out? Can I get some Valium? Can I just stay pregnant forever? </p> <p>I wish I could unknow!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478047 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:08:50 +0000 LovelyPlum 1478047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: thanks :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478046 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:08:38 +0000 LovelyPlum 1478046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: that's a good thing!</p> <p>@Mae: oh honey-I hear you! I get really frustrated too (obviously). I find myself wanting DH to guess how I'm feeling, which clearly isn't fair. I'm glad you got to talk it out, though, and I'm glad you're feeling better!</p> <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: it was not pretty. I'm 35 weeks, so the timing sounds just about right. Hopefully, you will get to avoid the meltdown this time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478043 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:07:58 +0000 HLK208 1478043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: :( aww I'm sorry, I know how that goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1478030 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:03:26 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1478030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: that sounds so frustrating and exactly like something I would do :/</p> <p>I had my first meltdown around 35 weeks with C. I had just fully realized that I was likely having a c-section and I burst into uncontrollable sobs and clung on to my husband in the hallway of our home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1477993 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:54:59 +0000 Mae 1477993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw, that sounds so frustrating! </p> <p>I think I had my first/only one last night. I've had a pretty "easy" pregnancy by most standards, but that doesn't mean that I'm not still uncomfortable at almost 32 weeks and I ran around a lot yesterday which left my pelvis so sore and me so tired that when I got home I didn't have the energy/ambition to do any of the chores I intended to do last night while my husband was at class before we leave for a weekend trip to my parents' today (laundry, dishes, cleaning, mani/pedi for myself). So I was just laying on the couch feeling sorry for myself, basically, which led to a mind spiral down about how my husband just gets to keep on living his life, going to work and going to school and he's really busy so he hasn't had much time to help with planning stuff. Meanwhile I have to carry the kid and do a thousand doc appointments and do the registry and do all the research and make all the calls and figure out daycare and pediatricians and blah blah blah. (Which, to be fair-- I hadn't asked for help with any of it because my husband IS really busy with work and getting his mba right now and I'm less busy). </p> <p>So anyways. he got home from school and I was just all pent up with all this emotion and he eats dinner and turns on a tv show and then falls asleep. Meanwhile I'm somehow wanting him to guess something is wrong and ask me about it so I don't have to bring it up. Which just made me burst into tears. Which woke him up. And led to us talking until like 1am and me feeling immensely better about everything. Because really, he's awesome and its not his fault that I keep saying I'll take care of everything. Like I do it to be helpful but then I get upset about doing it. Which isn't fair to either of us. So I'm going to try to be less superwoman-y about all this stuff and he's going to try to take more initiative to help without my having to ask. And all is well now hah. </p> <p>(sorry for the novel!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1477929 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:36:18 +0000 Dandelion 1477929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't really had any this pregnancy. I do get a bit overly crabby at times. But luckily no crying breakdowns. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-latest-pregnancy-meltdown#post-1477866 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:22:04 +0000 LovelyPlum 1477866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had a real meltdown in quite a while, but last night made up for it in a big way. Sorry if this is a bit long!</p> <p>Back story: I have pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel in both of my hands, which means I have a hard time doing normal things sometimes. It is obnoxious as all get out, and it makes me feel very, very useless. I've also been having really strong BH contractions off and on every 20 minutes-1 hour for the last 48 hours, so DH and I were already on edge to begin with.</p> <p>So last night, I finally feel like I have the energy to make an actual dinner-chicken fajitas. This was the first real meal I was making in our new kitchen, and I was feeling pretty good about it. Chicken was grilling, veggies, were cut, quinoa made, all was well. I had even emptied the dishwasher and was in the process of reloading it as I was cooking-like I said, I was feeling good, and this was a big deal. I took the chicken out of the pan, cut it into strips, and threw it back into the pan to add some salsa to it, to flavor it. And this is where it all went wrong.</p> <p>The salsa was unopened, and I've been having a hard time with jars. BUT, I decided-you know what, I'm not going to ask for help, I'm going to beat this sucker-look how well I'm doing already at dinner. I can do this. WRONG.</p> <p>Whelp, I did get it open, but not in the way I intended. Instead, as the lid popped off, it slipped out of my hands, and flew across the room. Everything, from me, to the floor, to the stove, to the walls, to our brand new white refrigerator, was COVERED in salsa. I screamed, DH came running, and then I started sobbing. Cue meltdown.</p> <p>Bless his heart, DH was so sweet about it. He helped me clean it up, and he even found another jar of salsa in the fridge, so dinner wasn't ruined. But man oh man, that was a doozy. Hopefully, it's out of my system for a while!</p> <p>Any meltdowns you care to share? </p>