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I haven't been moody but I have been fairly useless. I had terrible morning sickness and that was followed by pretty much constant back and hip pain. So I spend a lot of the time on the couch and hubs has picked up way more than his fair share of house work. But I don't demand it of him. He does it willingly. Honestly I think the hardest thing for him is that I've had a number of spotting episodes and some other complications and I FREAK OUT every time because I had a prior loss. So trying to keep me calm can be a full time job for him on some days

I've been moody. and I've had horrible back pain..I beg my DH to rub it (hard-knuckle it) and he always refuses. he's mean.

@MamaMoose: sometimes he will - but usually he's had suchhh a hard day at work and he's soooo tired! lol, I'm awful - he does work like a dog outside in the heat (in pants) but still, I wish he'd be more the 'doting dad to be' sometimes!

I had 2-3 serious meltdowns and asked for back rubs. But other than that, I think I was okay.

I have been cranky. Very cranky. But I also think I have been a good pregnant wife, especially after speaking with so many other husbands about what they dealt with. For the most part I will acknowledge when something is hormone related and I know I'm being unrealistic. I actually think he could have been better to me. It took a few fights for us to get to a good point. In the beginning when I would ask him to do something for me, he would sigh and get frustrated. Really??? It blew my mind that he didn't get that I couldn't do these things any more.

Once the latter part of the 3rd trimester hit, that all stopped though - including me acknowledging that something is pregnancy related. I know this sounds horrible, but I just don't care anymore. haha. I'm miserable and cranky and like @TurtleDoves, I hate that I can't do the things I normally do. I don't have the extra energy to try and be nice these days. lol.

@sorrycharlie: OMG, yes!! I'm glad it's not just me! I don't think it's selfish at all. He's never been one to dote, but he's a thoughtful guy and I just wonder where that has gone? Granted I am normally a very self-sufficient person and he's used to that, but you'd think he'd get why I'm not right now. So yeah, this is partly why I don't feel badly about being cranky. lol

FUTUREMRSMCK: "I was too tired to have any!" <<Yeah same. Too tired to be a monster.

I think he probably has a lot better attitude about it now, while I am acting like his normal, busy, positive, sexually interested wife again. In the first trimester I was a slug on the couch, and not remotely exciting. And he basically picked up all of the slack around the house and such.