![]() As a 31w preggo person, I'm already struggling with work, or waking when I sleep, so I reached the end of my tether. Constantly scratching my legs, the table or chair to get my attention as I worked. He would NOT leave me alone, even when we were in the same room together. The whining, sneezing and barking is the worst for me, I can use ear plugs to get through the licking. My partner seems pretty unaffected by the noises, barks etc, and doesn't even notice the licking sounds (which I think could be a pregnancy thing). I'm obviously more attuned to his whines, so I wake up and can't sleep through it. ![]() We have trained him to sleep on the lounge as I said I didn't want the baby in the same room (he was in his bed on the floor before), which he's fine with some nights and not others. He doesn't do this to my partner, but only to me - he has to be whereever I am if my partner isn't there, OR if we are in a room together and he isn't, he has to be in there too - crying/barking/scratching - he'll try to strangle himself if we try to leash him in another room. When my partner is out he is even worse, he follows me everywhere - I can't go to the toilet without him whining behind the door and scratching it. Yet still barks even if the wind blows outside. He constantly sneezes to get our attention as he knows barking for attention is bad. I worry so much about the fact I can't seem to be around this little creature that is so noisy, reactively barks and constantly cleans/licks himself, he has separation anxiety so whines/cries often if we pack a bag to leave or put on shoes. I have so much guilt that he drives me so insane. Throughout this entire time I have mentally struggled so hard with this dog. ![]() I've been on/off pregnant now for 16 months and in that time I've had prenatal depression both before and after 2 miscarriages and, now I'm just under 31 weeks pregnant. It isn't what I would have chosen to have in my life (always grown up with bigger and less noisy/reactive dogs), but I chose my partner and the dog came with him. He's his best friend and there's considerable love between the two, which is adorable and I know how special and important the dog is to him. My partner has this Jack Russell (well "we" do). Has anyone else had experience of this? I've googled and heard of a few on Reddit but there doesn't seem to be any studies on it.
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