Does anyone else get irrationally upset that their partner gets to go through… none of this?
TLDR:I love my husband and he’s incredibly supportive, but when pregnancy symptoms hit hard, I sometimes feel angry that he gets to live normally while I’m suffering. Am I the only one?
I’m only 6 weeks pregnant and already dealing with awful cramping, dizziness, and nausea. It’s also bringing back memories of my first pregnancy, which was roughhh 6 months of severe nausea, daily dizziness, and eventually preeclampsia.
My husband is genuinely wonderful. He helps however he can, and I know he would take this pain from me if he could.
But when I’m lying awake crying from pain at night and he’s asleep beside me (because he has work the next day and is exhausted too), I sometimes feel so alone. In those moments, I get irrationally angry that he gets to be comfortable, sleep normally, go about his day, and not experience any of this physically.
I don’t want to feel that way, and most of the time I don’t. But sometimes I wish pregnancy could somehow be shared equally.
Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s felt this way.
And if you’ve found a healthier way to think about this very one-sided burden, I’d love to hear it.