I'm 36 weeks and for about a week and a half now I have felt by the end of the day as if I might actually explode - I try and eat small meals but it's like my belly is going to split open it's so tight and full. I did think it was just water retention due to being in a hot office all day but now I'm on maternity leave it's still as bad. I feel like I can't breathe and it's so uncomfortable. My belly button's popped right out and it feels sore, like it's all stretched too far.
I'm bouncing on my ball like mad trying to get the baby to drop down a bit - last midwife appointment at 34 weeks she said the head was on the brim of the pelvis so not quite starting to engage. I'm hoping when I go again on Thursday she'll say he's dropped a bit more.
Did you find it easier to breathe when the baby dropped (as the MN week by week guide promises!)? I don't feel I can handle getting any bigger but with anything up to 6 weeks left I realise it's probable
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I think I might explode!
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CoffeeAndOranges · 26/10/2015 21:16
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