Blatant plea - please jolly me out of a crap day

[GentlyDoesIt]

Just one of those days... I'm 28 weeks and since 6am DD has not once drawn breath.

I have had a tough fortnight pg-wise (very breathless, fainting spells, all very thoroughly checked out but nothing to be done except wait to have the baby!)

Even getting up and crossing the room is taking a monumental effort, have been trying to keep DD occupied (6yrs on half term) but having an "only" (not for much longer mind!) is so wearing sometimes. I just cannot find the energy in me anywhere for making this fucking train out of a cardboard box. Oh crap here she goes again, something terribly wrong with the masking tape apparently.

Have a weekend of visits lined up with my overbearing family, loads I should be doing but frankly I just want to get into bed and stay there.

I'm not even dressed yet because my handful of maternity things are in the wash and my tummy has got past the "improvise with normal clothes" stage.

Can someone please help me laugh at myself.

[GentlyDoesIt]

Have made myself laugh - I meant 6yrs old on half term, not 6 years on half term! That's given me some perspective

[Imoverhere]

I'm not pregers but I do have a DD 3.7 (at nursery today, thank christ) who is in full whinge mode lately and DS 14 weeks still waking 3 times a night, I also have conjucnitvitus in both eyes, constipation from hell, sleep deprivation and a bald cat (stupid bastard keeps pulling his hair out).

Does my crap day make yours any better

I was going to do a thread similar to yours, just so people could tell me about their worse day and make me feel superior like I'm not alone, so hopefully your feeling a bit less alone too now.

[Imoverhere]

conjunctivitus not conjucnitvitus (f knows what that would be like!)

[GentlyDoesIt]

Thank you so much Imoverhere. I am sorry to hear about your conjuntivitus, constipation and sleep deprivation, but I must admit that your cat's stupid bastardness gave me a good laugh.

[Imoverhere]

The silly git is doing it right now. Vet thinks he has allergies, I think he's just a weirdo.

Thanks for your sympathy too. Hope your day gets better soon.

[Ryn]

I am 29 weeks, have piles, vaginal varicose veins and a 2 year old (all medical conditions if you ask me!). My foofy looks like an inflated rubber glove!!!Well, so I am told, cant see there anymore. Perhaps i could multi multi task and do the washing up with it?!?!?!?!

And to think people say that pregnancy isnt an illness!!!! Bastards! xxxxxxxx

[GentlyDoesIt]

HA HA Ryn I'm not sure Fairy liquid would help your situation very much, but if you do decide to multi-task I would enjoy hearing how it went

[GentlyDoesIt]

Actually last week at work I was moving a small chair. Someone told me not to and I gave a slightly uppity "I'm only pregnant, not ill!" speech.

Then I nearly passed out in front of a small audience during my presentation and had to go onto labour ward for an ECG.

What a twat.

[Ryn]

Was obviously only joking.... about the washing up.... have a dishwasher, the rest sadly is true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My DP likened it to a veg on a sunday roast last time he had the misfortune to look at it... hope to good god it resumes its normal beauty!!!

I had an ECG last week too, how odd. Think mine was the shock of being on a caravan holiday!!!!!Just shows how you lose your life when you have kids! Long gone are the safari hols, although must admit there was plenty wildlife there. Just not the type you would want pics of!

Your fellow (rather oddly shaped like a cauliflower) Twat! xxxx

[GentlyDoesIt]

How bizarre, I have just returned from a holiday on a campsite too, although we had the """""luxury""""" of a chalet.

I must get the handmirror out and check for developments below...

[staylucky]

Hey hun my DD is 5 and half so I am totally with you here! I feel awfully guilty some days about my lack of effort but then I think you know what sod it!! when we were growing up us kids were pretty much bloody ignored 24/7 and left to entertain ourselves. And there was no 24 hour a day cartoon channel either!!!

So if I fancy a nap I have one, i'll get her snuggled up in my bed with me and put sodding tiny pop or whatever.. It's not forever is it??

How are you feeling about going from only to two then? I keep having pangs of oh my god she wont be my baby anymore. I know everyone goes through it but it's harder I think having had an only right the way up to school age.
It's going to be a MASSIVE difference

Take it easy chick, this thread proper made me laugh, I get really fed up of hearing about robot supermammies with their freaky organic, ecover, wooly jumper ways x

[eth37]

Ooo Gentlydoesit how are the fainting spells? I am 15 weeks pg, and keep feeling incredibly faint but no-one seems to care! Saw GP and she said it was 'probably' nothing and to carry some biscuits around with me (helpful - not) so am wondering what they said to you? I've been having them for about 3 weeks.

Hope you have found the handmirror!!

[Tyniclogs]

Ok, I can help here. I'm 34 weeks and expecting a MASSIVE baby so can't actually walk. Last one was 11lb 10oz and is now a maladjusted 2.5 year old who frequently hits me and runs off for laughs. My MIL keeps buying me tiny weeny babygrows as though I am deliberately making an enormous baby to spite her and I have piles. The baby keeps trying to make a break for it by thumping my foonah and I have to pee every 5 minutes.

Hope that makes you feel a tad better about life.

Oh and I'm currently wearing a large orange kaftan as it's the only thing that fits me and makes me look like Demis Roussos.

[Grumpyoldcaaaaaaaa]

Right then:

I'm 41+1 weeks pg with 3rd child, I have SPD, so can't walk/turn over in bed.

DD1 is 11 going on 15 and is in permanent strop during this lovely 'restful' half-term. DD2 is currently drawing on 8000 pieces of paper that she's then abandoning on the floor (where I can't bend down to get them) and the dog, when she's not furiously barking at people walking past the house (we live near a OAP ghetto, so have lots of very old people walking past veeeeery slowly, sends her into a frenzy), is grabbing said paper and shredding it.

DH is not likely to be back until after 8pm.

I have HUGE ankles. I also have hives. I have no signs of this baby ever coming out. My other 2 were at least 2 weeks overdue.

I'moverhere I had a Siamese who used to rip out her own hair (choking on it at the same time), apparently she was 'stressed'. How stressed can you get, being a pampered and much-loved beauty of a cat? I ask you........

OP I totally sympathise with you

[GentlyDoesIt]

Thank you, thank you, thank you all for sharing with me your shitty experiences pearls of wisdom!

Just what I needed, I have cheered up a LOT, especially thinking of Tyniclogs as Demis Roussos. I might try a few bars of "Save Your Love" or whatever it's called when I'm in my nightie later.

Thank you to staylucky for reminding me that children will survive without structured naffing activity every second of the day Yes it does feel strange going from an only to a twosome, but a couple of people have said that it is nice because I will be "completing" my family. A view which I meet with a as no, I wouldn't wish the little one away in a million years, but last December all I was really intent on completing was a fantastic shag.

And Grumpyoldcaaaaaaaa, I am glad to hear that I am not the only person for whom the floor is now a forbidden zone. I might buy a handy reacher again, had one after my c-section and it was a godsend for things like getting knickers on.

eth37 It's frustrating, isn't it, to have one of those "just because you're pregnant" things? The rise in blood volume, plus the baby beginning to push against my lungs are the main factors. One other reason I've been given is the recent rise in temperature. Perhaps I should try being naked all day and sitting in the paddling pool... Hope yours get better soon.

[Ryn]

From reading all this, and please dont take too personally, but I am starting to think that we must all look like the frigging paddling pool, never mind sit in one!!!!

Where is the glamour?!?! Just back from kids party where was asked 5 times when due, when replied Aug was met with same shocked look and told i was huge!!!!!

Off for a lie down and a cake! Love to all xxx

[Grumpyoldcaaaaaaaa]

Ryn

I got that all the time, along with 'ooh are you sure it's not twins?'.

Now when I want to amuse myself by frightening people, I don't get asked when I'm due. I'm dying to casually say "Oh, 8 days ago".

[GentlyDoesIt]

Ryn no you are quite right there! I do look like a big paddling pool complete with inbuilt sprinkler system and slide.

I'm due August too. People's eyes are on stalks when I tell them.

The irony is that I have been just the tiniest bit careful about weight gain this pg (having eaten for 7 when pg with DD), and have only put on a stone so far, but I still look like Jabba the Hut.