Anyone Have Hightened Senses During Pregnancy?

time to find a way to relax & stop fixating on the neighbors upstairs. When you chose to live where you are (with your husband - on base) that was part of the equation! You have to take the good with the bad.

The fact that you mentioned that if "they touch you"- anticipating a physical confrontation, the fact that the police have been brought in, the fact that you're already worrying about the baby's sleep....says.....yes, you are under stress. You're letting way too much bother you, fester, & limit your happiness.

Pregnancy & hormones can make you feel on edge, feel a little crazy, & limit your coping skills. Only you can take charge of yourself! Try some yoga, try walking, talk to your dr.....but find a place of Peace within yourself & life will be better.

Yes any or all of your senses can be heightened during pregnancy. And because you have had problems with your neighbors in the past it's going to stress you out even more. You have got to find some way to relax and not worry about what your neighbors are doing. That can be very hard when living on base. Their kids, their responsibility. If their kids go to bed late then that's their issue not yours. One of my neighbors has both parents working and they keep their 18 month old up super late because they work all day and want to spend time with her. They can't understand why she won't nap, is cranky and overtired all the time. Their choice but it's not my business to tell them how to parent. The baby will probably do fine with the noise because as newborns they can and do fall asleep anywhere and it will become normal to him/her. Try not to stress over your neighbors and find something else to occupy your mind.

I could drive by a dumpster and be able to tell you what was in it!
On the noisey neighbor - try getting some noise cancelling headphones? New baby will adapt to whatever. That's what's great about babies.
You are in no state of mind to confront anyone, especially a situation that has escalated to this point. Don't bother talking to them for a 3rd time. Please don't tell them your opinion on thier kids bedtime. Calling someone out on thier parenting never ends well! You are in a situation that you just have to come to learn to live with. Keep in mind, this too shall pass. They wont be your neighbors forever.

about your hightened senses, I have those too, even smells are hard to handle.
if your kid is sleeping well maybe is not that bad for other people but you, (and Im saying this because Im doing it right now, )sometimes we are all together at family room and Im like did you hear that? whats that smell? is hot inside the house? I mean ..my DD and DH just look at me as Im the most weird person around and problably I am right now....
, why don't you try to soothe yourself get those ear plugs or put some calm music to sleep and let it go...
when baby is here and you notice that is waking up at the noise maybe will be a good time to talk back to them and let them know if they don't take care of the noise as they suppose , you will be handleing with the respective authorities..........

No, you are not alone. I'm pregnant with my 4th child, 24 weeks and yes, my senses (ALL of them) are extremely sensitive. Our cat of 18 years was put to sleep in October. A week before he died I told my husband that I smelled "death" in the house. He blew it off like it was nothing...but our cat died a week a later. Just yesterday in our kitchen I told my husband again that I smell "death" in the kitchen...like something died and crawled into the walls. My sense of smell is so heightened that I believe I smell things that others cannot smell. My sense of hearing is incredibly high and the smallest sounds are bothering me...and I have 3 young children so by the end of the day I feel like I am about to explode from sensory overload. My tastes have heightened as well. Pregnancy does this to me and I'd say you are extremely normal. The crying spells you described, yep, me too!

This is what I would suggest. I would knock on your neighbor's door and introduce yourself. Explain your situation: you are pregnant and have noticed that your sense of sound has become increasingly heightened during pregnancy and while you understand that they have young children, ask them if there is any way that the noise level can wind down in the evening. You stated you don't want to be cussed at or hit. Have you witnessed violence from these people before or are you just concerned they will not be understanding? One time my next door neighbor decided that he would play his drums at 2 A.M. I was outraged! My husband went knocking on his door and told him nicely that the drums were disturbing our sleep at this hour of the night. And the neighbor stopped beating his drums and we are still talking to him. It's all in how you present yourself. If you present yourself in a friendly/cheerful way, I don't see how they would be offended...but if you present yourself in a negative and aggressive/mean manner, then I can see how they might not receive your request with love. I would approach them during the day, maybe when you know the wife is home...who knows, maybe you will make a friend out of this situation.

well, i feel your pain. i have a nutjob neighbor who thinks he is the only person on the earth. his son is outside with his friends till 2 am some nights, then he is up at 6 snowblowing or mowing or powerwashing or whatever... you can do the math. hubby finally had to talk with him, and he bumped the madness back to 9 am..... sigh..... that creep has been waking us up for years. but i dont want to get down and dirty with him because i know he is crazy and i have my children here, you know? all i can say is that its only gonna get worse after the baby comes, sleep will be even harder to get and you will possibly be even more emotional for a little while. my emotions were totally nuts for a few months after. my point is not to scare you, but to strongly advise that you find a way to end it now. if they have kids that little, they have to remember what its like. my basic theory is to be as nice as you can as much as you can. in the words of patrick swayze .... be nice. be nice until its time to not be nice. lol..... i showed my son that clip from the movie last night, he is dealing with a bully. but i think it holds true, try to talk with them, bring them a little something when you go over, tell them how cute their kids are, you get the picture. i would bring those kids some washable crayons and a coloring book! i would absolutely not make any kind of comment even close to what time you think their kids should be in bed, or any kind of judgement about their parenting at all. that will be the end of any kind of civility. you dont know what they are dealing with. so if after you are as sweet as pie and asking for their help, if they still cant be reasonable then you have to go the other route, the not-nice route. hopefully it wont come to that. a war between neighbors just stiiiiiiiinks. try to avoid, take the high road, but dont be a pushover. best of luck to you.

My sense of smell went on over drive and never really returned to pre-pregnancy levels. My son is 12 now and I can smell his feet from across the room is he hasn't had his shower at the end of the day.