Going to the theatre at 37 weeks - would you?

[ChooksAway]

In the new year, fil wants to take us to the panto.
He's going to book tickets for the gallery (bench-like, narrow seats). I'll be 37 weeks, and hugely whale-like.

I have to make my mind up this week whether I go or not.

Dh thinks I'm being a bit pathetic about it, as I don't know how I'll feel. I've been that pg 3 times before - I think I know how I'll be feeling at that stage!

WWYD?

[Muser]

Are the tickets expensive? Would it really matter if you didn't go on the night?

[NoahAndTheWhale]

If you weren't going to be a lot pregnant would you want to go?

When have your other children been born?

[ChooksAway]

The tickets aren't that expensive, but dh comes from a family that doesn't do waste, and I think if I backed out at the last minute, ful would be pretty pissed off!

I've never gone overdue (in fact, ds1 would still be in there if he hadn't been dragged out) but I remember that humungous feeling!

[robino]

It depends how you'll be feeling; you say you know how you'll be feeling and I get the impression that's "not great".

I would but I've had relatively easy pregnancies. Went to a black tie dinner that I organised at 38 weeks with DD1 (born 8 days later) and drove from Yorkshire to Devon and camped for 4 nights at 36.5 weeks for a friend's wedding with DD2 (born at 39 wks). Am currently 20 wks pregnant and not feeling quite so adventurous

[notnowbernard]

Couldn't sit still in one position on my backside for that long

[LowLevelWhiinging]

Depends if you're a whingey type. I'm a whinger. More so in pregnancy so I wouldn't. I'd be shifting from buttock to buttock all night looking at my watch.

But you may be one of those 'blooming' types

[ChooksAway]

I'm not generally a whinger, but I think sitting still for nearly 3 hours may make me a spectacular whinge-bag :o

[notnowbernard]

At a bloody Panto as well

[ChooksAway]

I take it your vote would be to stay at home then? :o

[notnowbernard]

Absolutely!

Mind you, I was a right whinger during my last pregnancy

[alfabetty]

I went to a London show at 37 weeks and we had seats in the middle of a row. Everyone shuffled up so I could sit on the end, so it was more comfortable.

Now, I'd give it a miss and have a few hours to myself. Sit and eat a bumper pack of Minstrels in comfort

[Panzee]

I went to the theatre at 28 weeks or so. They were individual seats and I was very uncomfortable. (Old fashioned and narrow!) In fact I went home at the interval.

[LauraNorder]

DH took me to see Lord of the Rings just before I had DD. I was about 38 weeks, it was a couple of days before she was born AND she was breech - it was a very uncomfortable 3 hours! I would probably not go esp if you don't get a proper seat!

[ReshapeWhileDamp]

Oh, I'd go. I'd sit on the aisle though, in case I needed to get up and walk in the foyer for a bit, and maybe that's not an option?

I'm planning to take DS to his first panto this Christmas if I can. I'm due on Boxing Day, so hopefully the panto will open at the start of December and we can get early tickets!

Am going to a folk gig (but seated on normal chairs) at exactly one month before EDD too...

[deepdarkwood]

I went at 36 weeks (& gave birth 2 days later ) - but it was something wonderful I really wanted to see ... not a tedious panto.

[mssoul]

I went to see Tom Waites at 37 weeks. Was so great and dd enjoyed it too if the internal pummelling she gave me was anything to go by! Take a cushion like mrspickles said. You'll prob have finished up work and be so bored that you'll be glad of a distraction.

Oh and remember pantos always peak early - even non pg people want to go home by the intermission and you have the perfect excuse!

[TooPragmatic]

I went to the ballet in Covent Garden at 40+1. It was a nice distraction from waiting for our baby to arrive. My waters broke about 6 hours after we returned home that night!

[Muser]

I hate those seats at the best of times, so I'd be inclined not to go. If everyone was insistent I'd let them book the seats and then be ill for a good few days beforehand to make it quite clear I was going nowhere. But I am an evil lying type.

[ReshapeWhileDamp]

Yay! Our local panto in Oxford opens on the 3rd. Will book for matinee on 4th - thanks, OP, for reminding me!

I also saw Pan's Labyrinth when I was about 38.5 weeks gone, but wouldn't have done so if I'd known about some of the content. Not ideal viewing, really.

[upahill]

Reshape I hated Pan's Labyrinth!!

ChooksAway I drove to a city I didn't know to see a gig 9 days with DS1 before I was due. Luckily it was a sit down.

I went to see a gig when I was 14 days due with DS2 but he came 10 days early! It must have been all the bouncing in the mosh pit that did it but everythig was OK (apart from the odd looks as I'm trying to pogo holding a bump!!)

However I know it is not the same for everyone but I would take a chance tbh.