To forget how many weeks pg I am?

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and to generally not be pg obsessed?

I have other kids, a busy life and am currently putting together some work stuff for a friend. I am permanently knackered thanks to insomnia getting worse since I got pg and my SPD has started playing up already.

If I "think" I am about 20 weeks and have to check to be sure, that doesnt make me a bad person does it?!

You would think that I was going to have this baby and just leave it to fend for itself from the reaction I got! but lets face it, I cant do much for this baby now that I am not already doing and counting the days til she is born is hardly going to make it go any quicker is it?

AIBU and an uncaring old bag who shouldnt be having another child?!

YANBU or an uncaring old bag

I regularly forgot with DD, and she was my first and life was pretty relaxed throughout my pregnancy too, so god knows what my excuse was

Time will probably fly for you, counting down the days is something I'd definitely try not to do for my next pregnancy.

YANBU. I am 18 weeks - ish. Nearly 19. So what? Due dates are so precise, particularly when apparently only 5% of babies arrive on the date given. It's much better for the baby not to be stressed, so, don't worry about it. Congratulations!

I never knew and if in the playground had to sk my friend who was due the same time. I still have to work out how old the poor mite is if someone asks

YANBU - my DS3 due in (about?) 4 weeks, only started paying attention recently . Also am just not organised for this baby, probably because not PFB!

I got the NHS pregnancy ticker on my laptop, otherwise I would have had no clue. Although after my due date (DD was two weeks late) it kept asking me if I had had the baby yet. Worse than my MiL!!!

YANBU at all - I wish I could be more like you. Unfortunately I have a 'high risk' pregnancy so I am currently counting the days and weeks down until my baby is viable (I am 17+4 today) just in case it comes early - its a possibility as I have hardly any cervix.

Good on you for being relaxed though, I'm sure its best for you and baby.

YANBU - I tend to forget as well. Every mw appointment I'd have to sit and work out how far along things were. The only reason I know exactly how far along I am now is because I'm 11 days overdue and have to start having monitoring tomorrow!

I'll be counting the weeks very carefully if I get pregnant again. Why? Because DD was born at 27 weeks and 4 days. I will be counting down the days till 27+4, and then (hopefully) the days after it! For me it's important. If you've had full-termers, I understand it's not that vital!

dd was a 27wker and I still didn't manage to keep track with ds

I think its more to do with the fact that I'm a chaotic sort of person anyway and didnt actually want to think about it too hard as then I would worry

YANBU. I missed a week somewhere and am now 36 weeks rather than the 37 I thought. Disappointing.

Doesn't mean you care less - you're just not that sort of person.

That makes me feel better, thank you!

And Katey, that would drive me MENTAL!

It made me want to cry .

No, you sound totally normal and reasonable to me; I had no idea I was even pregnant until about 10 weeks (over 40 - irregular periods anyway - no other signs) so I was happily drinking and eating all the wrong sort of stuff . I cannot stand the pregnancy obsessed women who seem to 'know' they are pregnant the minute after sex and talk about their pregnancy non-stop for nine months. Yes, it is an exciting time but there are other things going on in life and NO ONE really cares about your birth plans, name choices, hospital vs; home birth etc etc etc etc - despite making polite attempts to pretend to look interested.

I was obsessed when I was pg with DS, but this time round I keep forgetting. I didn't even get my EDD properly lodged into my brain until about 3 weeks ago and I'm coming up to 30 weeks!

The only reason I know now is that suddenly I feel really pregnant. Can't bend, SPD getting really sore, heartburn, sleeping badly. It is more in the nature of a countdown that I am remembering!