Do all women get irritated when they are pregnant?

Many women love being pregnant and it is one of the most enjoyable times in their life. They are in extremely positive moods. But, um yeah, the hormones make you exhausted, especially the first three months. Just being tired can make you short tempered. The pregnancy is sucking vitamins and minerals from you, you usually have to pee more often, which is inconvenient, you might have morning sickness all day long for months. Your balance can be off because of a fast weight gain. You have no power over the changes going on, and you get to worry about hoping your baby will be perfect and healthy and that you will be able to provide everything it needs. Seriously don’t push a woman who is pregnant, she has enough going on. Do everything to make her life easier.

No. It depends on a million different things.

Similarly, all women do not get morning sickness.

@JLeslie _ Also,why do they like to eat all kinds of weird things

I would think that my wife or my girlfriend who is pregnant for me would try to exercise some patience and not nag or scream at me for the slightest of things..do you gals do that?

My experience, one mother was never mean, but very very sensitive and emotional. The other mother was downright evil and violent during her pregnancy. She became even more evil after delivery… for years.

Years later, both have come around to more pleasantry than ever before. I’m actually good friends with both now. Friends enough that we trust and rely upon one another. I admire them. They respect me. It’s never been better.

None of their mental issues is to suggest that I was not without greater issues. I’m known to be less than perfect.

My wife loved being pregnant, it’s not a disease as some expectant mothers seem to claim.

Not all women eat weird things. Pregnant women tend to crave salt, their blood volume is increasing and holding onto water is important, while of course too much water retention can be a sign of something very dangerous, but that is besides the fact. They have an increased need for calories in general so they are eating more than usual.

Exercise some patience? Well, she does have some things going on beyond her control, you should be empathetic to that. If she were sick would you have sympathy for being less patient? I know people don’t like to equate sick with pregnant, but I think the movement to expect women to be the same as always during pregnancy is an undue pressure on women. Some have trouble keeping up the same pace, they need help. If they already were bordering on being overwhelmed, pregnancy can put them over the edge. It really varies from woman to woman. I know women who had energy, wanted to have sex more often, were in nesting moods and were more affectionate in general. It just depends.

I was.

But there is no “all” in pregnancy symptoms and side effects.

My oldest sister felt better when she was pregnant than any other time in her life. I, on the other hand was miserable. However, being pregnant is not an excuse for abusive behavior.

One of my friends became really mean at the beginning of both of her pregnancies. She lashed out at me so badly during her second one that our friendship has never entirely recovered. Her husband told me that she expressed a lot of anger towards him during pregnancy, as well. I don’t think we should generalize about all women from this one example, though.

You try carrying around a huge belly and deal with never being able to get comfortable, hormone issues, and potentially feeling ill for the better part of nine months. Then we’ll see how moody you are. :)

(Fluther answer)
Because they can’t go bikini shopping any more or clubbing at night. There is some parasite entity invading their body.

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I can say it is pretty much as @JLeslie alluded to. I know if I am really tired, or if I was tired and bloated because of hormone change or water retention I would be short with people I would be short with people I normally would not be.

No, not all women do that when pregnant, but if your wife or girlfriend were cranky while pregnant, I would think you should be the one to be patient. She’s got a lot going on, including being kicked from the inside and feeling like her ribs are going to crack and her bladder is going to burst, so she’s probably not gonna give a shit about being patient with you, LOL.

I’m so glad I wasn’t born female, periods, childbirth, us blokes staring at your tits.

No, not all: just like not all old people are cranks. Too many variables to account for.

Each woman is different and each pregnancy is different.

I have to agree with UCME here, Females have a too tough of a life.

@Eggie; I found being pregnant and then delivering a baby, twice, a thrilling experience. There was some mild discomfort but nothing compared to the moment when I looked down and saw a bulge on my belly caused by a little fist or foot kicking.

What a pity that men never know what that feels like.

There is also the supreme pleasure of nursing an infant.

I would never describe my life as too tough simply by virtue of being female.

@Eggie Yeah, aimed at me personally, not females as a whole, that’s of no concern to me at all.

My pregnancies literally were like a disease, and tried to kill me every time. Even so, I wasn’t mean during any of the three pregnancies, though I may have been quicker to cry during them. My best friend, on the other hand, who is normally quite pleasant, nearly lost her damn mind. She snapped at everyone about anything. So, obviously, it varies from woman to woman, and probably even from pregnancy to pregnancy.

The third time my wife was pregnant, I could tell because of her attitude. She snapped at me, and I just pointed a finger at her and said “Are you pregnant?” She was startled, and said she thought she might be. I told her she was, and to go to the doctor. Just the way she lashed out was indication enough for me.

um, why do you and willworkforchoclate have the same avatars?
I see there is some glorious feeling for women with pregnancy that men would never be able to feel, but all the while its great being a man!!!! That incredible feeling when you get a boner and could pee anywhere, anytime…and also the gift of being able to be ready without having to do hair and nails and lips and still get hit on. To be a man is great!!!!!

^^ The supermouse avatar is in homage to a well-loved member of the tidal pool who closed her account recently.