Pregnancy rage anyone?

Advice Wanted

Just want to preface this by saying this pregnancy was 100% planned, very much wanted and I'm very grateful that I'm able to carry another little nugget.

I'm 18 weeks into my 2nd pregnancy and this one feels soooo much harder than last time! Mostly, my energy and my mood - I am so ANGRY!!! All the time! Tiny things irritate me, I feel like I'm fuming at my partner most of the time, and I'm constantly fighting back negative thoughts about how unfair it is that I have to go through 9 months of nausea, crippling exhaustion, not being able to run or do yoga (a lot of my self-worth comes from exercise, normally) MEANWHILE my partner is training for running races and planning a career change 2 months before baby is due!

I feel like the narrative is that Mums can have a career, a life and a baby nowadays but it's simply not true, while Dads just crack on with their life as normal. I understand a lot of my rage is probably hormone-driven and from the exhaustion of being pregnant + looking after a toddler, but I just wondered if anyone else felt the same way? Last time I was all happy and glowy, this time I feel like a monster.

Posted Jul 13, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC

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