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!

Or start a WhatsApp group team baby or whatever for everyone that keeps asking and say there that rather than answering loads of texts you'll update everyone together on the WhatsApp.

Block the bastards

Are these people on Facebook? Could your DP put something on your page along the lines of "the medical staff are getting concerned about people asking OP for updates as it is putting extra stress on her when she needs to be relaxing and getting sleep. Could I ask that everyone please help OP by not texting/calling until I've been able to let you know that baby is here? We would really appreciate it. Thank you"

I only went as far as Due Date and there were no concerns about baby/ pregnancy, but in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy, being in constant pain and totally fed up meant I had no patience and text messages etc felt quite intrusive.

I think part of it came from fear because my first labour was rather long, and news leaked out because I was approaching the admission stage at the point of routine weekend phonecalls coming in... then everyone worried because things didn't go smoothly and there was no contact because things were slow, then rather worrying, so I just wanted to keep everything quiet until I was ready to announce. Plus there's the worry that ignoring will lead to speculation.

A brief standard message such as "Just waiting and resting. Will be in touch when baby arrives" should satisfy most people politely.

holdingonbarely
Nobody asked “is he dead yet”
But a lot of people texted “Any news?”
Or “how’s your dad? “ the answer to which was not well at all, he’ll die any day now.

I didn’t mind these texts at all, it was just people being being caring.

But I felt no need to actually reply to them