to ignore text messages?

[GlamourChanl]

Baby is due any day now.

I'm getting text. After text. After text. From a couple of people who are constantly asking 'any news?', 'is baby here yet?', 'oh you will let us know?', 'are you okay?'.

It's driving me insane. I'm miserable and huge. I'm being induced on Monday but I don't want to tell anyone because it's nobody's business. I'm fed up of being harassed!

Can someone help me construct a text that tells them so sod the fuck off (but nicely?).

I'm so nervous about my induction. I'm trying not to think about it and just relax but I can't because I'm being bombarded!

To not so!

I would just reply “No news as of yet, will let you know when I can. Just going to try and enjoy these last few minutes before I become a mum/we become a family of 2/3/etc, so might be out of contact for a while! No need to worry, thanks for your concern” :)

I'd go further than that. I'd say "I'm getting bombarded with questions about whether the baby's born. Everything is ok, thanks. Partner will tell everyone when there's new, but till then I'm afraid I'm going to have to turn off my phone."

I realise how awful and miserable I sound I'm just on the verge of snapping and I don't want to do that to people who clearly care. I just think some people have no social boundaries at all!

This is my worst nightmare. I'm still first trimester but I've already being telling family they're not finding out the due date because I don't want to be bombarded with messages. Hopefully if I keep pointing it out they wo t do it.
I'd say something like thank you for your concern, no baby yet, husband will contact people as soon as baby is here and we know everything is ok

I would go with Rtmh's reply. Yes, it's annoying you but they mean well and don't intend to be annoying.

Plus you might want them to help you out when you have a newborn. So be nice!

Good luck with the new baby and try not to stress too much.

Maybe a text like "Been getting lots of texts and it's lovely that everyone is so excited to meet new lo but there is no news yet, will keep you all up to date as soon as they are here, for now I am resting up while I can, love Glamour"

Maybe group text while imagining gagging the lot of them!

I think I'd reply with 'Do you not think I'd have told you if I'd had it?' as that kind of highlights how ridiculous their question actually is.

I had this and I was 2 weeks overdue.
Cut it now.
"Thank you so much for thinking of us. We have all the emotions and trying to distract ourselves and focus on getting everything ready and ourselves mentally. It is all very overwhelming with so many loved ones asking for updates so we will let you know when baby is here, until then, know that we have your best wishes and energy."

More or less what I texted everyone

Worked a charm

2 weeks overdue.

Just send them the link to this website:
haveyouhadthatbabyyet.com

@PasDevantLesElephants 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

I’m due in a couple of days and facing similar - daily messages for the last 4 weeks from people (most of whom I’ve not seen in ages but are for some reason angling for being godparents!!!) asking how I am (same as yesterday!), hows baby (same as yesterday!), you must be tired (yep...same as yesterday!), hope you’re resting and have your feet up (actually no because that would drive me insane all day every day!). I just send really boring replies and I think most have given up now. I think saying “will let you know when theres any news” is the way forward!

Some of those replies are so awful- their questions are because they care, please don't reply with any of the messages previously suggested or you'll get a lot of backs up. Just a breezy reply and stay nice!

I think I'd reply with 'Do you not think I'd have told you if I'd had it?' as that kind of highlights how ridiculous their question actually is

Do you have many friends then?

OP as it's only a couple of people I'd suck it up personally or send something along the lines of " thanks for thinking of me will definitely let you know when I've had baby, you'll hear from me soon " type thing.

@2isabella2 I am failing to see what is unreasonable of the reply I proposed 

It's a tad dramatic rainbow tbf.

@GreatDuckCookery I suffered from severe anxiety and antenatal depression and also had plenty of issues with my pregnancy, this is also not my first language.
I stand by my message.

I sent a picture of my dog in a baby grow and said I'd had the baby.

Then I told them to piss off 😂

Well I wasn't to know that was I?
From your post it came across that you sent it out because you were fed up with people texting as you were two weeks overdue.

I was the same with both of mine. A simple "No signs yet, really fed up" should get the message across.

Oh @GreatDuckCookery ok you are right 🤭 I didn't explain that. Sorry yes, I had severe anxiety as we were very close to losing my sunshine which caused the antenatal depression and so on. Sorry still upset about all the added pressure they put on me.

This drove me crazy when I was pregnant I want over due and had to be induced. I had psd so was tired and in pain. I turned my phone off.

Some of those replies are so awful- their questions are because they care

I'm sure they do care in as much as they are keen to know if the OP has had her baby but if they'd given it any thought at all they'd realise that if she had news that she wants to share she can text or call them

No calls or texts from OP either means no news, she's busy (if she was in full labour she'd hardly be replying to texts) or for whatever reason she's not ready to share the news.

Texting her now is selfish and inconsiderate, they're putting their want to know above the OP's wishes about what she wants to share.

No worries Rainbow. I guess they were worried too but like you say when you're very stressed and anxious other people worrying and stressing can make you worse. Hope everything went well in the end for you

Thank you @GreatDuckCookery 🤗 it did it did 🤗