Did you go out much towards end of your pregnancy?

[bingewatcher]

Just curious as I'm exhausted now and hate going out on my own with ds in case anything happens.

OH Is always at work but I usually wait until he's home to do the shopping and other errands.

No no no it’s not about growing some balls @bingewatcher it’s just working within your limits.

22mo between DD and DS and last summer near finished me. I was unemployed, it was 33degrees every day plus I was 30w pregnant.

I had to work within my limits as DH was at work so ended up just blowing bubbles in the garden with DD, buying me & her colouring books from Flying Tiger, plopping her in front of Teletubbues loads, doing reading plus playing with her toys but also doing simple stuff like passing a tennis ball across the floor (to me, to you, to me) plus lots of row, row, row your boat as I recall.

ALL my sympathies. Every pregnancy is different and my second wasted me, my first i was super great right up to 42w.

Commuted an hour each way until 38 weeks and when I was on maternity leave would go out every afternoon. Either lunch with friends, nail appointments etc or just long walks on my own.
Just always made sure I had a phone and my notes with me. Luckily DH works 10 minutes from home, but can often visit other places all over London for work but I asked him in the last two weeks to stay at base.
I'd have gone crazy inside, but it was winter and sometimes being inside was a better option than being out. Especially because the only shoes that fit me were flip flops.

I went to work! Then it was Christmas and I did all the hosting, so did all the food shopping. Between Christmas and New year I went to the sales. New year's Day I went for a long walk, but with DH and went in to labour shortly after.

Sandstormbrewing DC3 is due on the 26th December and I have a 4 and a 3 year old so this Christmas will be interesting 😀

@bingewatcher

I wouldn't push yourself to walk necessarily if in physical pain, but don't be embarrassed to drive places or take the bus places that are close and you'd normally walk to.

If your son is old enough to understand teach him to call an emergency number in case you are unconscious. If that's what you're worried about? Not sure if you have a history of fainting or something and that's why you're worried.

With ds I had a nice, easy pregnancy, worked up to 38 weeks and wished I'd done another week as I felt so well. Second pregnancy was very different and i really struggled. I gained loads of weight and was heavily pregnant during a heat wave. It was awful and i was just so uncomfortable all of the time. Ds was 19 months when dd was born and I used to do one toddler group a week and for the rest of the time we stuck pretty close to home (short walks, local cafe nearby playground )for the last 4/5 weeks or so. I think you should listen to what tour body is telling you.

I was sick till about 5/6 months, my 3rd trimester is when I felt best. I had a high bump that only dropped when I went into labour (39+4) so I never got to the waddling phase.

i’m 35 weeks with my second and am definitely leaning towards more staying at home, it’s not because i’m worried anything will happen it’s just i feel so huge and breathless that going out is a task! i don’t want to become really inactive though. i have a 4 year old and have been doing lots of indoor things with her like playdoh and craft things. she seems happy enough but she wouldn’t like to be in all the time.

I didn't go out much towards the end with my first as it felt like my fanny was hanging out whenever I walked 😳 with the second I went for a long walk the day before I was due to be induced as I didn't want to go through that again.

If you go into labour whilst out don't worry you can call an ambulance and they will take your dc in with you and they will be looked after. A woman collapsed at the local shop once and the paramedic even took her dog with her 😂

Went on maternity leave 1 month before DC was born. For 1st 2 weeks, happy to meet friends but stuck to my side of London. Last 2 weeks, I stuck to my local area. I was big and walking was getting more difficult. I figured I should rest as much as possible while I could because once the baby arrived, I couldn’t rest even if I wanted to. Do what you think is best for you.

Yes I'd have gone stir crazy otherwise. Depends on your pregnancy though obv, I was lucky. We went out for dinner the night before a planned caesarean with our twins - I remember sitting there thinking "tomorrow there will be four of us" .

Used to drive myself to all the hospital appointments as well - wanted DH to save as much leave as possible for when the babies arrived. There were many appointments near the due date due to the fact it was twins.

I was huge and had to put the seat so far back I was practically sitting in the back of the car ..... then had to swing myself out using momentum.

Yes, but then went into labour at the shops with dd2 in tow and barely made it home! You and ds are probably on a par with walking speed at the moment so just little trips maybe?

Yes I was possibly the most energetic I had been for a long time in the final 4 weeks after I began my maternity leave.

I had dinner at a Michelin star restaurant 3 days before I had DS.

No, not without dh as I have low blood pressure and keep fainting. Also even with him there in case that happens, I just can't walk far at all, too tired and pelvis hurts like fucking buggery. Anyone reminding me there's "only" a few more weeks to go can go fuck themselves!

Easy pregnancy all the way through. I was up on a bar stool in our favourite haunt until midnight (true, by this time I could only face flat beer but hey! if that was the worst life was going to throw at me, I could hack it), home,woke up at 2am, thought "this is it!", off to the Clinic(but not until afterI'd had a mugga tea, baby born at 4.30am. They told me I was nearly fully dilated when i arrived. Well, who knew? Promise you there was no pain - well, apart from the 'pain' of having to drink flat beer.
So, the whole pregnancy was a breeze for me. Would a second be different? Possibly so, didn't get a chance to find out
I've read so much about women who had horrendous problems from the go get. . I'm so sorry

Nope I stayed at home watching Netflix most of the time. I lived in a small village far from town and was not able to drive as I couldn't fit in the car (wheel wasn't adjustable and I can't reach the pedals if the car seat is too far back). I was so bloody bored!

DC1 I did lots of sleeping.

DC2 I was out and about everywhere including shoe shopping during labour (it was on the way to the hospital, DH didn't dare say no)

With DC3 I barely left the house past 38w (but of an exaggeration but not much) as my whole labour start to finish was 2.5 hours with DC2 with almost zero pushing stage and I was genuinely concerned about having a baby on the school run so DP rearranged work so he could do the school runs in the last couple of weeks. DC3's labour was 2 hours 10 mins, only the last 40 of which was I sure I was in labour, so things did indeed ramp up quickly!

Do what is right for you. Every pregnancy and every situation is different.

*bit of an exaggeration

Dc3, I had terrible SPD so could barely get down the road. Plus it was so hot, so I stayed in. Do what’s right for you OP.

No, I really couldn’t be arsed either. I was exhausted, felt like a whale, super uncomfortable and grumpy beyond all measures. The last thing I wanted to do was go out.

I got caught in a blizzard and spent the night in my car on the M25 at 8.5 months with dd. Probably not my most sensible day.....

38 weeks. I haven't been out except when absolutely necessary for about 4 weeks now because it's just been ridiculously hot. Now I could stand to go out but there's not much I want to do and it's difficult to manage travelling around without access to a toilet, so I don't tend to bother.

We do our food shopping at the weekends when DH is around anyway as I don't drive.

Gosh yes...work, singing engagements, shopping, everything as normal.

I went to Sainsbury's when I was in labour with DD2 - pausing every now and then for a contraction.

Nothing awful happened.

Yes I went to the supermarket when in labour with DD1 to get snacks for my hospital bag. I also spent most of my labour walking up and down the Main Street of our village with the dog trying to speed things up