...to stop answering calls cos I'm sick of telling people I'm still not in labour?

[Moorhen]

I am now 12 days overdue and going in to be induced tonight (and absolutely gutted/terrified about it).

If just one more person rings me today to ask if there's any news yet I am going to really start snarling or snivelling. Could be either.

Two friends have rung today, another two have emailed. My sister has just called 3 times in the space of ten minutes. I have not answered any of them, because the only thing I can say is "NO, there is NO NEWS, and you know it. The reason you know it is I WOULD HAVE CALLED TO TELL YOU if there was."

I do appreciate everyone's concern, and I know it is unreasonable to resent it, but after a certain point (like 12 days of constant calls!!!) it just feels like pressure and that you're a failure for not popping the baby out last week/needing help to go into labour at all.

Thanks everyone! I feel better for reading all the messages, even the ones who say IABU (I know I'd be complaining if no-one cared and I am grateful, honest; there's just only so many times you can repeat 'no, no news yet' without getting ratty).

DH is now fielding calls for me and fending off the family.

And am trying to concentrate on the plus sides:

1. Meeting our baby (hopefully) soon;
2. Not having to call DH back from work, a 90-minute journey away, when labour starts;
3. As others have pointed out, an end to the Have You Had it Yet calls (and a beginning of the How's the Baby calls and visits... )

i know how you feel. my brother used to come round to mums as living their at time and say are you still here then? or would you hurry up and have it. you v beeen preggers forever. do these people not understand its fustrating waiting as it is. oh well at least your end is in sight now

do not spend your last ever child free day bemoaning phonecalls! go and have a snooze/bath/stare into space cos its the last time you are going to be able to do anything like that for ages!

good luck

Oh Moorhen, come to the July ante-natal thread, all of us that are left are having a good whinge

Good luck for tonight and just unplug the phone. Those that need to know will know when the time is right, and everyone else should fully understand you need to rest ready for tonight.

Agnes

Have you had your baby yet, Moorhen?

'ave you had it yet?

No, YANBU. I started lying about due dates after the first one.

oh good luck
I went 13 days over a few months back
the outlaws kept phoning/emailing/MSNing - ANY NEWS YET.

er yes. I had the baby and we didn't tell the grandparents. Obviously

most other people were good - except a few on here (you know who you are)