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Q: No sleep - agitated
asked by: laberbaby915 on November 8th, 2009
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Hi there,

Most of my friends have already had their kids or have had at least one child but no one has ever described what I am feeling right now. I am 3 weeks pregnant and the symptoms I am experiencing are really discouraging me for the next 9 months. I am feeling extremely antsy and agitated. I have not been able to sleep AT ALL which I know is making my anxiety worse. I have a sore throat (I guess from dehydration) and i'm freezing cold. I have a general feeling of "not really being here", I'm not sure how else to explain it. My senses are on heightened alert, it's hard for me to concentrate, I just generally feel very uncomfortable and weird. I think if I could just get some sleep then maybe I will start to feel better. I'm starting to wish my husband and I had a surrogate to carry our baby which is making me very sad and guilty. AWWWW...what's wrong with me??? I feel like I am going crazy. Can anyone help or share a similar experience?? Please let me know, anything would help!

K
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claireybears
replied on November 8th, 2009
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pregnancy anxiety
i think first off your just nervous about it being your first pregnancy so some of the anxiety is caused by nerves.
i just experienced my first preg over a year ago and i had the exact same sleeping problems for the first few weeks, until i found out i was pregnant i thought i was going crazy cause i just couldnt sleep, and fought with my fiance over this, bc he loves his sleep lol. but dont worry there will be plenty of times through the preg when u'll feel like your losing it, but its just your raging hormones, ask your doctor to explain to you what happens to the levels of hormones in your body whilst preg, your baby is making there little nest inside you so your sharing your best resources with them for nine months its no piece of cake. just remember its natural to feel vulnerable, and it gets easier as the pregnancy progresses, until at the end when your too uncomfortable to sleep again, but you'll be fine, just relax its normal to experience doubts, theres never an easier time to have a baby. its not how they make it out to be in movies!

Your body is just adjusting, but pretty soon all you'll want is sleep.anxiety so natural at this stage, it comes back after the baby is here too because again your hormones are adjusting to a new body without the baby. just take control of how you react to the changes, meditate, and remember your gonna have a little pressie that will make everything you experience make perfect sense, and dont worry you will return to your prior self- the one who had the ability to focus and feel level headed, you may only get to experience this once so enjoy
and if not yet involved try joining some groups they help at times when you need to talk to someone besides your hubby. My fiance was brave for sticking with me when i was pregnant, but try your best to be nice he's the one who'l look after you the most.
congrats and relax
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laberbaby915
replied on November 8th, 2009
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Thank you so much for that awesome response! I've never been one to deal with physical discomfort very well. There seems to be a pill for everything but just when my body is freaking out the most is when I can't take anything. You're right I just need to adjust - thanks again!
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