Please cna someone come and whack me round the head until i feel Christmasssy- this has never happened before!!!!

[singalongamumum]

Hello, I am 39 weeks pregnant with a gorgeous toddler and I just can't seem to get myself in the mood. I am usually an excessively Christmasy person but I am not feeling it this year, and it's beginning to get me down. The decs are up, the pressies wrapped, Carol service this evening to look forward to but no... not a butterfly in the tummy or a secret smile to be had. We are going to my Mum's for Christmas lunch tomorrow, then meeting up with more family in the afternoon and all I can think is 'I'd rather be at home.' Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh shit!

maybe it's your homing instinct and you'll go into labour tomorrow

I felt like this when I was heavily pregnant at Xmas, too.

The carol service tonight will do it, I reckon.

Light some candles, have something Christmassy to eat/drink and relaaaaaaaaax....

labour tomorrow?! You know, I might just prefer it!!!! Hope you're right about the carols...

Me too. Can't get into it this year. Have made sufficient effort but nothing like the all-out I pulled off last year.

We moved house 6 weeks ago which probably has a bearing.

Also, there's no doubt about it that though my family (inc mother and DB who come to us) do like me doing Xmas, the fact remains I am the one who actually DOES Xmas, practically in its entirety.

I plan it, I research it, I buy it, I wrap it, I cook it ad infinitum. The others nod approvingly but frankly I doubt they'd notice if I DIDN'T go to this much trouble.

I almost can't be arsed tbh!

Also just moved house and 6mo pregnant here. Even with the snow I'm not quite feeling it either. My 4yo DS is a bit absent-minded and while he wants his presents and loves the tree, he's not really quite got his head round the whole process and the countdown so we've have to keep reminding him it's actually Christmas tomorrow - so that's not getting me in the mood either! And sorry to lower the tone but to feel christmassy right now I would quite like to be quaffing my second or third sherry. I'm saving myself for one small glass of fizz tomorrow... but it's not the same. Xmas eve is for chopping veg with sherry to hand IMO.

Said that to DP and he cheerily said "but it's worth to have a lovely baby!" and I felt like a right moaning ungrateful cow.

Good luck with your labour if it comes OP!

I went off to bed at 7pm last night! Completely over tired but also utterley peed off that I had absolutely no christmassey glimmer even.

I had spent the afternoon making mince pies with the kids and prepping food for today listening to the radio and the SSAFFA Carol Service but nothing happend!

Awoke at 10pm and the kids had gone to bed. DH had helped them leave out a sherry and mince pie for FC but even so - I was then feeling really peed off I had missed that!!

LOL

I have to say I went to bed last night feeling really down and dreading today but its actually been very nice - although I have to be honest and say - I still dont feel christmassey.

Perhaps - you're tired etc with a todler and being pregnant. I think this year I have been very over tired and thats probably the reason. Perhaps you're nesting and thats why you want to be at home!

Thanks all- I hope some of you managed some Christmas cheer today. I think maybe nesting has a lot to do with it- I am now tempted to go to B and Q tomorrow to buy new shelves for DSs new toys!!!! DP looked at me as if I was MAD when I mentioned it... I am, of course (mad, not going). Think general exhaustion doesn't help- kept dreaming I was in labour through the night.

Had a lovely day today, but not that Christmassy- spent most of it planning next year's celebration with two children, though, so was perfectly happy. Ah, hormones, lovely hormones.