Having a really rough day....

I'm having a *horrible* day here... It's five am and I haven't even been to bed because I don't want to keep my husband up with me bawling the way that I am...

For the past two days, our dog hasn't stopped whining and barking. Every time I think I have figured out what the problem is, it seems that I'm wrong about it in the end. He's feeding my anxieties and my tensions, which in turn is feeding his anxieties and causing the problem to get worse and worse... We're at the point of possibly having to rehome him for the good of the baby on the way -- the tension he's causing me could get passed on to the baby, affect my ability to nurse, and we're becoming worried that he might inadvertently hurt the baby because he's gotten so out of control recently.

I'm also missing Abby a lot lately. We're behind on buying things for the baby and my husband isn't allowing me to make any purchases, and I'm feeling lonely and a bit "left out in the cold" right now in terms of how hard I'm trying to make things work, cementing my family together and yet watching small things just fall apart.

All in all, I just feel guilty that I can't do everything and be everything for everybody. I feel guilty that a dog who just "fell into our laps" might need to be rehomed because he's absolutely the *wrong* dog for us. I feel bad that I can't simply change our lifestyle and make it work. And somehow I even feel guilty for not putting the dog first and getting pregnant when I did

Ugh, I'm just a mess today, and I don't know who to talk to! The energy, the emotion, the dog's reaction (and the cats', too!) all make me wonder if the baby isn't coming within the next few days, but every time I allow myself to be hopeful, nothing happens. Just a few contractions and then they stop.

I need to go to bed, but there's part of me that's afraid that the dog is going to start the barking/whining again and that I'm not going to get any sleep. And the guilt is keeping me awake, too. We probably won't follow through with rehoming the dog, but I feel as though whichever way we go, we aren't doing right by him. I'm just feeling heartbroken

AAAwwww. I don't know what to suggest to you, except that I hope things get better for you too. Dog's are very protective animals and you may find that he calms down when the baby is born. I'm sure your looking after him right, so it's not like he's missing anything. Perhaps he just feels your anxiety?

I feel for you and I know how emotional things can get when you are sooooo pregnant (or just pregnant regardless of how far along.) I've been there and nothing that you do feels like it's enough.

I think that he either feels my anxiety or there's an animal in season outside. It doesn't matter what kind of animal it is (including our opossums), he can smell and hear their sounds and that's enough to set him on edge.

I woke up in a terrible mood yesterday morning, and things have just gotten worse and worse from there. Dozer's been sick once today, and that could have been contributing to the whining, but he was only sick once and continued to whine afterwards.

I hope that things calm down after the baby comes. We don't even really want to seriously consider rehoming until we know if we can keep up with him once the baby has been born. DH hasn't been a whole lot of help, so it's all on me... And I'm doing my best. Considering I'm a cat person, it's amazing how many chances I've given this dog already, and will continue to give him. Whatever happens, I want him to be happy.

Originally Posted by lauracatlover

aww, hope your day gets better!

i'm having a rough day too. I'm off school because I have a cold, but it is really terrible. I can hardly breath!

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I think I might be getting one of those, too. My nose has just been runny all the time and I can't stop sneezing and coughing. It's definitely the season for it! Just *really* bad timing for me!