To have just had enough and feel sorry for myself?

[smartcarnotsosmartdriver]

Fair warning this is a giant moan.

I'm currently 33 weeks pregnant with a much longed for 1st baby. I have had PGP/SPD for months and it's now affecting my ability to drive. Me and DH had a discussion just this afternoon about me going off sick and starting my mat leave early.

DH got to work this evening to be told his services are no longer required. This is the 3rd job he's had since I fell pregnant. However having worked in the same industry for a while I do believe this is bad luck rather than anything he's done. But I'm the sole breadwinner so can't be on stat sick pay so I'm going to have to suck it up and drive 50 miles a day no matter how much pain I'm in.

My boiler packed in yesterday. It can be temporarily fixed for £100 a pop but it will keep breaking down probably every few weeks until it's replaced so that's 2K I'm having to magic up from nowhere, probably interest free finance.

Nothing is organised for the arrival of the wee one, my house is a jumble and I can't do much about it because I'm in so much pain. I guess the silver lining is that DH is free as a bird.

I know there are people with much worse problems than me and I know that I'm fortunate in so many ways but AIBU to have reached my limit anyway? I'm fed up of holding things together and keeping us afloat when all I want to do is curl up for these last few weeks or at the very least focus on getting through them. There's just so much shit on my plate I can't see past it.

OP I really feel for you. At 38 weeks pregnant my ex quit his job and the head gasket on the car went. There was also other drama. I felt like you- like I couldn't cope and deserved a break.

Priorities yourself for now- plenty of rest and get DP cleaning the house and doing anything else that needs doing before baby's arrival. And remember you've got your health and a roof over your head- I know it's all very rubbish but sometimes you need to look on the bright side regardless x

Could your DH drive you to and from work for the next couple of weeks?

Sorry this has all happened at once, it's rubbish but yay you will have a baby before Christmas!

I think you are fully entitled to feel sorry for yourself.

that sucks OP

If it helps, I found I spent way less on mat leave than I thought and I also got baby kit secondhand cheap. You only really need very basic bits to start off, don't bother with a fancy pram and all that. They don't even play with toys for a few months!

Thank you everyone sorry for the drip feed I completely forgot to mention that DH doesn't work and there aren't feasible public transport options that I could manage either. I logically know that we'll get through it as we always do but I just don't want to have to if that makes sense?

Not work, drive.