to ask you in what week you reached that 'get this damn baby out' phase?

[MissHWKerr]

34 weeks and until the last few days I've really enjoyed pregnancy (even with complications, scares etc - I've just been happy after many miscarriages to actually be past the 20 week mark!).

Two days ago, baby lodged in to my ribs, I found my first stretch marks, breathing started to become more difficult and insomnia/anxiety have heightened. I'm exhausted and still working 45+ hours a week for another 3 weeks.

At what point did you reach a point where you were fed up?
Did the next few weeks drag?

Feeling uncomfortable and teary, as grateful as I am!

I never got there with DD, she surprised me by popping out at 35+5. With DS by 38 weeks I was miserable. I spent up until 37 weeks thinking 'please stay in, please stay in' Then from 38 weeks thinking GET OUT OF ME!!! He came at 40+4. Longest couple of weeks of my life.

I'm at 37.5 and finally starting to enjoy it. It helps that the baby seems to be moving down now and so I can finally breathe a bit more deeply, I've had nausea throughout and it seems to have eased off slightly and I have also been off work for a few weeks so now feeling more relaxed. I'm not sure how I'll feel in a few weeks though...

I definitely got more sleep with a newborn than I did in the later stages of my first pregnancy, people laughed at me when I said I would but I was right. Pregnancy insomnia is horrid.

Part of me feels like a bit of a mug staying at work for so long but the idea of being at home for 8 weeks is even worse!

Ok I'm going to sound crazy as i have 6 dc but I never got to that point.

Some of my pregnancies were awful. But everytime i woukd get 'stage fright' & wanted to stay pregnant for ever.

With my last dc, I refused a sweep etc & eventually went into labour at 42 weeks.

Take care. I promise you, its all worth it.

@usernotfound0000 I imagine it's a different kind of tiredness. At the moment I am tired because I lay awake all night, finally drop off at about 3 then am up again at 6 for work. At least with a newborn you can probably get intermittent snoozes. I guess it all depends on the baby and I'm not expecting to be any less tired than I am now! Save myself the disappointment...

37, he had to be forced out at 41+5

@NickyNora hats off to you! 🎩