All these whens it gonna happen threads - Is anyone actually ENJOYING the last few weeks of pregnancy????

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Well I'm Not...........Whens it gonna happen!!!! I want to be able to walk and bend and put me own shoes on without falling over........still only 36+ weeks.

I am 38+6, once again had totally convinced myself would never get this far. Not as horribly shattered as I was last week, but like you, looking forward to being able to reach the floor (esp with an overactive 2 year old whirlwind of destruction in the house).

Come and join the April 08 thread! Lots of bored and pissed off (but very excited) people on there...

well i have to say- i was like this with my first. this time round i am having a slightly easier time of it (no spd, no carpal tunnel, and much less big and waddly) and moreover i know what expects me after baby is born . plus it's lovely to spend quality time with dd, i know things between us are never going to be the same again.

so yes- i am enjoying it!

my advice would be to pamper yourself as much as possible, have fun, and don't dwell on the negatives... baby WILL arrive i promise!!

Not so much enjoying as desperately trying to make use of the time remaining (36 weeks too). I pack up work tomorrow, then it's managing builders, nesting and spending as much time with my son as I can before his nose is completely put out of joint!

Like beforesunrise, I've found it physically easier this time, probably because I sort of know what to expect. I think her advice is good, do pamper yourself and enjoy relaxed evenings with your partner before the baby gets here.

My ds is 14 weeks old today. I hated it everytime i read or was told to enjoy the last few weeks as its will never be the same again. I was so big and so uncomfortable i did everything i could to hurry it along.Now i really wish i had listened to them, enjoyed the last few lay ins, long soaks in the tub, not having to do anything around the house if i couldnt be bothered, because once they come into the world u really do look back and miss it so much!!!!!!!! (not that u would change it for the world)

Thanks guys, that puts it all in perspective

I'm 34 weeks gone and love being pregnant!

I am! I'm just coming up to 36 weeks. I love the fact that 'bump' requires no night-feeds, nappy changes or has any colic, immunisation fever, teething pain etc etc - this is the easy bit for me despite DD1 and 2 driving me up the wall as they know I can't catch them to tell them off, pgp, heartburn and all the usual pregnancy joys.

I found this poem when I was overdue with my last baby (and as I suspected it was my last baby so all the more poignant to me)-

"The day is almost here. The day I will say goodbye to having you all to myself and the rest of the world will say hello. I want to meet you, to see your tiny face and toes and nose. But sometimes I wish I could keep you to myself forever. There is nothing like the miracle of bringing you into this world. Every day of this pregnancy has been filled with triumphs and fear, an emotional and physical roller coaster that at this moment I am sad to see coming to an end. I can remember the anticipation of the arrival of your older brother. Oh how I could not wait for that pregnancy to end. The day after the delivery, I looked into the mirror and I was hit by an unexpected, overwhelming sadness.
?My? baby was now ?Everyones? baby.
You become used to the two of you as one, it is hard to adjust to being on your own again. I felt lonely. That experience has made me cherish every moment of this pregnancy with you. I wish time could stand still for just a little while so I can engrave this feeling and the beauty of you in my body forever on my mind. I know in a couple of days, I will wake up thinking ?did I feel the baby kick?? and then I will remember that you are no longer there inside me.
Don?t mistake me, I can?t wait to see you, hold you, learn your unique personality, but I am torn with these emotions. We will always share a special bond that only we experienced. The details will fade over time but I will never forget the joy of carrying you."

That is beautiful. That's just made me cry! I'm 39+5 and am so looking forward to meeting my little one, i didn't realise i might feel that i've lost something too. Thank you for that - think i'm going to keep a copy of it.

I'm really enjoying my pregnancy (first time) and am so surprised at the amount of people who are having problems. It makes me feel truly lucky.

I'm 38 weeks today and hoping I will go full term or longer Thanks for sharing the poem juuule it brought tears to my eyes as it's just how I feel apart from being a first-timer.

I'm around 38 weeks now (not focussing on a due date, just sometime around the beginning of May) and, though starting to get uncomfortable this week have been enjoying my maternity leave this time- and its flying by! This, to me, is my last chance for 'me time' in any quantity for years and years, already have DD so although she still goes to childcare I have lots more daily jobs to do than I did for my last maternity leave. Why can't we appreciate the time properly until its gone forever?? I certainly remember just being fed up and wanting to meet baby last time, and I'm quite happy (I think, well, today anyway) waiting a while longer!

I'm enjoying not having a newborn to look after as well as my toddler.
I'm enjoying not being quite as huge and in pain as I was at this point last time.
I'm enjoying doing things with dd, just the two of us.
I'm enjoying relatively uninterrupted sleep.
I'm enjoying completely pain free nipples.

I just... well, I'm 40+3 now and I know it's got to come out sooner or later and my back hurts and my ribs hurt and I'd just like to get it over with.

Am 37 weeks.

So enjoying this pregnancy after a 4 year gap. Lovely to share with DS who' always hugging me and cuddling and kissing baby bump.

Not at all anxious to see her out despite excruciating pelvic pain.

Also have this feeling that I will miss the kicking and turning and tummy rubbing.
I did miss it terribly after DS1. But then again I'm really looking forward to cuddling and breastfeeding.

juule - that made me cry too - it was really beautiful and really sums up how I feel! I love being pregnant and I love the fact it is MY baby right now and this is the closest baby and I will ever be and TBH I will really miss it...

38+ something or other days here and I am enjoying this bit of my pregnancy the most!

Apart from the occasional moment where I wish I could turn over in bed or get out of the bath a bit easier there is a huge part of me that doesn't want her to come just yet, because I am enjoying it being me and her and I don't want to share!!!

That poem nearly made me cry, too