Don't think this baby is ever coming

[mamabrownbear]

Feeling grumpy. Now 40+4 although we were sceptical about the due date to begin with however none of this helps. Feel house bound, want to avoid people who reel off the cliches "haven't had it yet then?" "You don't look like you've dropped" and "it will be worth it it" oh f**k off, none of that helps. I don't even feel bored with pregnancy, I feel fine. It's the uncertainty of what we can do each day. I've had no labour signs. None. No show, no BH, no twinges. Nothing. So bored of sleeping and eating. I feel like this baby will never come and to be honest, now I'm just in a bad mood and feel very unmotherly. I'm annoyed. DH is being great and trying to keep my mood up and I must be getting annoying to him too. I'm snapping at our adorable dog who is my world. It's like the ideal window has been and gone and now I'm over it all. Anyone else feeling like this? And please no eat curries, pineapples, sex advice...see above re cliches...

Can I join your grumpy club? Am 40 + 2 and was refused a home birth last week due to anaemia, and ever since then, I just can't get motivated for this birth.

Doesn't help that I went to 42 weeks last time and had an induction which I really don't want to do again. And all the "helpful tips" drive me crazy!

Oh Mama I am with you.
I am 41 weeks today, no sign of baby at all.
I am getting daily texts/calls of "any sign yet"? "Are you sure you are pregnant"? " And advising all the old cliches....to be honest the last thing I want to do is to dtd with DP and curry gives me heartburn.
I have been stuck inside like a hermit for the last 2 weeks hiding from the neighbours who seem to pop out of the hedge asking -"not had it yet then?

This is Dc1 so I have no advice, just wanted to say I feel the same, and I feel a bit of a grump admitting it!

Have you tried pineapple?

You ram it up the jacksy of anybody asking if you've had it yet and all research seems to suggest it really works.

I know you don't want advice but spending a couple of hours driving over speed bumps really worked for me.

It's just shit, was due last Thursday, been having all sorts of signs for weeks, house guests from hell for the weekend, just think everyone should fuck off, especially those that suggest sex. Bastards can't get up to go to the loo let alone have a decent shag

Can I join in this grumpy thread? Please!

41 weeks today, two sweeps and nothing, same as you all sick of the texts/emails/calls and the cliches, try this, try that

Fingers crossed we all have our babies very soon!

I hear you ladies! Am 40+3 with DC2 and should have known I'd go over after delivering at 40+13 last time. Just naively thought this one might be on time or early even.
Made worse by weeks of everyone saying 'you've dropped so low' 'there's no way you'll get to 40 weeks' etc. grrrrrrr.
If I get another text asking if 'any twinges?'....

Definitely with you ladies. I'm certainly feeling grumpy and sorry for myself.

I'm 40+2 and been stuck at home resting with high blood pressure for 3 weeks now and seeing the midwife every other day. Felt so cooped up but now even worse as they admitted me this afternoon until baby is born. Id hoped this may have meant being induced earlier but still looks like being the end of this week at the earliest unless anything changes.

And if I get one more text asking me if any news. Grrgghh!

I wanna join in...40+6 and no signs whatsoever, spart from over active bowels (sorry tmi) and hellish piles as a result (sorry even mire tmi).
One workmate text me st the start snd end of today...wtf?! If I miss a call from my 3 sister's...I must be in labour...I've no chat left tbh when you call/text me every couple of hours

My cervix were too posterior last thu to do a sweep...this lil fella is trying to steal his daddy's bday, and I'm really okay with that, why does everyone presume I'll be totally fed up...I'm just fed up of the calls and texts, do they really think I won't want to shout from the rooftops when he does arrive????
God that feels good to get that out

Due on Thursday, and like MrsJ High Blood pressure. They said originally they wouldn't let me go overdue, now they're saying they'll just see. Getting all the texts/phone calls already. All the women in my family have really late babies though so not overly optimistic. DC1 was 10 days late and if it's any consolation I had no signs beforehand - no show and they had to break my waters at 8cm after 16hrs of labour.
I feel your frustration. Not sick of pg yet, but fed up of not knowing day-to-day what to organise. Off to cuddle my friend's 2 wk old baby now to see if that helps

40+9 here, really feel your pain OP. So so sick of the stupid 'advice' and comments. My 'best friend' (sincerely reconsidering her role in my life whatsoever at this point) and my mother seem to have joined forces to become the most annoying twosome on the face of the planet, they seem to take great glee in saying 'oh dear, you need to chill out, your baby will come when it's ready, there's no point being fed up about it' oh do fuck off why don't you? Every flipping day the same texts from the same people, who only seem to want to be involved in the drama of the overdue baby and don't actually give a flying chocolate-coated shit how I'm feeling.

Still no bloody baby, off to see an accupuncturist now

I have now been booked in to be induced Friday morning, will be 40+11. I am really anxious about this, but at least I know by the weekend I will be a mum. Feels like I have been pregnant forever!

41+5 here. Final sweep today. I have the opposite situation to you. Ive been showing all the signs, 4cm dilated when they checked at my last sweep two days ago and I've been fully effaced for at least a week, just no pains.

Im starting to feel like my body just doesn't know what to do.

Me too - 40 +2 and ready to explode at the next person who asks if I've had any twinges yet! Reflexology tonight and a walk this afternoon, fingers crossed (Seemed to work with DS after 12 days so we shall see).

Accupuncturist was a waste of time, after I walked to the other side of town she refused to treat me in case she induced labour and it was too quick! I did try saying no really just do it but she held firm

Really feeling for you ladies -I've had texts and FB messages for the last week and I'm still only 39+2. God knows what this is going to be like after EDD has been and gone.

Worst part is I'm quite merrily still pregnant, and fairly relaxed about it all going on for another three weeks. What's winding me up is being hassled as if I'm holding up everyone else's lives by hanging on to this baby!

My midwife wouldn't even attempt a sweep last fri at 40w cos previously 3/5ths engaged baby had apparently un-engaged! Have another apt with her tmrw at 40+5 and hoping for better news.
Soooo fed up of the advice re curries and sodding pineapples. Have decided am more likely to kick off labour by relaxing DH's one pint rule and going out shopping / for lunch miles away from home and the hospital. Without my notes. Ha.

Oh your body does know what to do! Dates are notoriously unreliable and every woman is different of course too. voices.yahoo.com/the-lie-edd-why-due-date-isnt-you-1958162.html?cat=25

Hang on in there ladies. I know it's so frustrating having people on the case!

I was going to ask how everyone was doing but decided I'd just be turning into one of those people driving me mad :)

Had a sweep yesterday and nothing. Midwife has me bouncing on a ball now sniffing aroma therapy oils. If nothing will be induced in the morning as baby is just too laid back (definitely a daddy's baby)

I've got fourth round of acupuncture tomorrow. Sigh. Can't afford much more! Midwife is against sweeps so luckily not something I have to worry about yet. Still no signs of anything. Just keeping a low profile and avoiding people. Less depressed about it all but still not quite my normal breezy self. Oh and eating everything in the house isn't helping...

Saw the mw again today - still no sweep! Cervix 'nice and soft and 2cm dilated' but still too posterior so she couldn't reach it to do a sweep. Back again on Fri. Sigh.
Best advice she had for me was to sit on a back to front chair and lean forward!

not overdue only 38 wks. reading thread anyway n had to say, purrpurr I love your turn of phrase!! :-) both apt amd heartfelt..

Yesterday 5 messages and still getting them. Now 41+1 and feeling terrible guilt about not feeling joyous about birth now. It's a horrible pressure I'm feeling and every message from family and friends feels like a reminder that I'm failing in the simplest of tasks. Any updates from fellow grumpies most welcome, especially if there is light at the end of this sodding tunnel...x

Can I join your grumpy party?

DC1 - didn't expect him at 38+6. Really really wanted another week or two to myself! And no messages or anyone bothering me back then.

DC2 - 40+6 today, been having twinges for weeks, poor DH had cleared 4 weeks off work and that's running out, and EVERYONE's nagging at me! As if I can just fork it out or something!

Tried pineapple, sex, birthing ball (can't sit on a chair anymore though, so that kinda works anyway), got the Rug Doctor out 4 times in 2 weeks (16 kg + 6-7 L cleaning solution to drag across the floor), vacuumed (dyson) so many times I lost count, mowed the lawn this morning (to give you a bit of context, I'm a bit of an eco nut and had previously resisted it being mowed for 2 years), also started long jobs (e.g. baking a tonne of custard profiteroles) in the hope that sod's law won't let me finish them...

Result: my house has never been so clean, my fridge is full of cakes, my back is well and truly bust, the baby hasn't taken any notice

Ah well, must be taking after her mother, DH has always said I'll be late for my own funeral!