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Going out of my mind with BOREDOM!!!!! HELP!!!!

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Leilababyno1 · 20/12/2010 21:09

I am only 21 weeks pregnant with my first and know I have a long way to go before the boredom lets up...I am an actress and had to stop working at 16 weeks due to the physical nature of my profession. I am starting pregnancy yoga in January, had my 20 week scan recently and all is good but I am soooooooooooo bored of being a pregnant prisoner- already! Ha!

My DS works very long hours in the London bar industry, so is not around that much and when he is, is normally too tired to do much. Most of my close friends are working actors with no children. I suppose because I had such an active lifestyle before I was 'with child', I am finding it difficult solely being a home-maker.

I know that there are a lot of other posts about being preggers and bored, but I just fancied a rant- sorry

Anyone else out there in a similar position?

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diyqueen · 21/12/2010 15:22

I'm not in the same position but didn't want you to go unanswered! I'm sorry you've had to give up work so early (I feel funny saying that as I've been counting down the weeks til I can stop work for ages - but if I'm honest it probably does keep me busy and stop me feeling too sorry for myself!). My only advice is to carry on as much as normal as you possibly can (depending on health/dr's advice obviously) - and try to make the most of having time to do what you really enjoy. It's so easy to get completely wrapped up in the whole pregnancy thing - when I start getting a bit obsessed I just try to remember how tedious I've found all the pregnant women at work in the past going on and on about pregnancy....! Keep seeing your friends and carry on as normal with them, just don't expect them to understand what you're experiencing.

You say you always had an active lifestyle - are there parts of that you can manage to keep up still? I'm a musician and have kept on going to rehearsals and doing concerts etc. because it makes me feel good and uses my brain, and reminds me that I'm still who I was before becoming pregnant. If you don't want to be solely a home-maker you don't have to be. Hope you adjust soon and I'm sure you'll find others in the same boat on here!

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Leilababyno1 · 21/12/2010 17:11

Thank-you so much for your very kind words. Things are looking up with xmas around the corner. Going up north with DS to see his family for a few days, so that will be lovely.

Thanks once again, sometimes you just need a good moan!

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discobeaver · 21/12/2010 17:14

Write a play for yourself?

I hope you feel less imprisoned soon, though I know exactly what you mean!

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happycamel · 21/12/2010 22:15

Could you look for activities in your area to get involved with. Maybe NCT bumps and babies, pregnancy yoga, aquanatal etc? Just to get you out of the house and doing stuff a bit more?

Maybe a project at home, if not. I'm now taking 1 week a month annual leave and am using it to cross stitch a baby sampler. Once I've done that I'm going to see what a hash job I can make of knitting!

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Leilababyno1 · 21/12/2010 22:42

I would love to be able to knit...you might have given me a project to work on too??!!

I am starting pregnancy yoga in Jan, so that should be beneficial and a good way of meeting other mummies to be in my area. Would have loved to have done aquanatal, but unfortunately when I looked into it, I couldn't find any pool that ran classes in the whole of London!!
As for NCT bumps and babies? Is that their antenatal course??

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happycamel · 21/12/2010 22:45

no, in my area (not London) they meet at 10am in Costa Coffee every Monday. It's anyone with a bump or baby up to six months. The NCT site has contact details for local branches and if you go on their mailing list you'll find there's loads of stuff you can join in with (even while you're still just pg).

DH and I joined in the Christmas dinner even though we'd never met any of them just because we don't really know anyone else with kids or pg. They were all really lovely, full of tips and have been encouraging me to get involved with helping out at their next nearly new sale.

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Leilababyno1 · 21/12/2010 22:47

Sounds really good...definitely gonna check it out, ta!

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wussbird · 22/12/2010 11:02

Also try your local Sure Start Children's Centre. Ours run groups for pregnant women and women with new borns (together) so that would be a good way to meet people. There's a breastfeeding one that I definitly intend going to before DC2 is born!