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is anyone else feeling a bit pathetic?

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MadameCheese · 13/07/2010 22:42

I'm 30 weeks and struggling. I can only think it must be the weather, I'm sure I felt brilliant at this stage with DS who was an April baby. I find that if I do anything remotely strenuous in the morning I'm shattered after lunch and have to have a lie down whilst DS is kipping (thank goodness he still does). Please tell me I'm not the only one, I'm not even working

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Palace39 · 19/07/2010 17:20

Ha ha i used the 'i'm growing you a son' line yesterday!! Great minds hey.

I feel most sorry for him actually. For the constantly going out to get things, my ringing him all the time while he's a work, my constant complaining at being uncomfortable/unable to sleep/bored, and my rants about how his mother is going to annoy me with unwanted advice.

I am unfortunately not enjoying being pregnant, which i feel guilty for. I hang my head while i think how i want my body back, and my ribs to be my own again.. But i'm also very much looking forward to seeing my husband and my little boy together, when nowt else will matter.

munchkinland · 19/07/2010 17:47

anyone else have an overwhelming desire to curl up in a ball on their knees? I literally can't wait to do this!!

Doodleydoo · 19/07/2010 17:58

How about doing anything without puffing!

driedapricots · 19/07/2010 21:34

ha ha, the only tiny crumb of satisfaction i've had in about 6 months...enjoying this thread with feet up and eating ice cream, whilst watching DH do the ironing!!! serves him right for calling me a martyr for 'keeping on' about being uncomfortable...
had a few bursts of energy ntoday (well 10 min spurts) but then did have complete emotional breakdown last night - prompted by the wedding singer film of all things which led me to say to dh "we're not like that" - like i even would want to be "like that"????!! then heard one of his friend's wives literally breathed first baby out in a matter of hours with no pain relief and rather than feel happy for her i am seething..why couldn't i have been like that with my first - and she's still really slim. GRRRR - i am such a grumpy unreasonable lump!!!! more ice cream...

Romilly70 · 19/07/2010 21:59

porcamiseria, shieldbug, i have got a gigantic fibroid too, and i am so sick of people looking shocked when i tell them I have 3 months to go and they say "but you are huge" and this is complete strangers...

I have been told I have to have a c-section 2 weeks early. the top of my fundus and therefore my DS's little kicking feet are already just below my boobs - at 24 weeks so i completely get the trekkie reference!

also am so not enjoying the sun. please let it rain just a little for some relief / sleep!

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shieldbug · 20/07/2010 10:18

Romilly I know how you feel. A random woman thought she'd misheard when I said 3 months and corrected it to 3 weeks. You should have seen her face when I said, no, REALLY, I still have 3 months to go! I don't know yet if I will have to have a cs or not, but like you, the baby's feet are kicking pretty high! Wallops to the boobs and stomach are a speciality (when it's not the other way up and giving my bladder grief!!).

MadameCheese · 20/07/2010 14:14

I was really teary this morning due to feeling so giddy (BP is 100/60) and feeling poor DS is getting a rotten deal at the moment . Text to DH to tell him, no reply. Ah well my only consolation is that I probably won't have made any dinner, how horrid is that? Bad wife + bad mother = feeling utterly pants.

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Palace39 · 20/07/2010 17:15

I'm not far behind you. Took me 5 hours to muster up the energy to take a dress to the dry cleaners, and haven't even thought about dinner for DH who has gone to wales and back for work today so that he didn't have to leave me for too long.

Also back off to doc's re SPD tomorrow morning as struggling to get around without leaning on things now.. i feel like such a sap!!!!

Also, i have just discovered how many calories are in chocolate hobnobs. Having consumed half a packet in the last hour i can tell you there are lots.

munchkinland · 20/07/2010 17:26

I have had a good day today, managed to get to the midwife (3/5th's palable) and to sainsburys for dinner and packed lunch stuff, and to dry cleaners to collect DH's suit.
collected DD1 from school, made her dinner, done the washing up.
Now that is it - I am not sure I can do much more...might have to beg DH to make the dinner tonight!!

Tomorrow is going to be a day in bed I can just tell already......

why oh why can't it just even out to make me a little bit productive every day rather than this yo-yo-ing.

wonderstuff · 21/07/2010 08:31

Well after a very tearful morning yesterday - bless him dh took the day off I was in such a state - I really thought I was going into labour last night - but no, all stopped, no baby. We are all so desperate to meet this baby. We have told dd the baby is bringing a bike and she 'just needs to ride my new bike' bless her. MW today for a sweep - this has to end soon, it just has to.

Doodleydoo · 21/07/2010 09:03

I have been having sporadic period pains over the past couple of days (not due for 4 weeks so am assuming its braxton hicks but last time they weren't so painful!) went to have a bath last night NO HOT WATER, so I put the hot water back on, (Was out at work all day yesterday and got back late) woke up this morning still no hot water but the boiler is leaking and as it is in our attic it has leaked through the ceiling and into the baby's room, leaving nasty white marks on the carpet and a need for an electrician - we have so many things going on in the house as we moved into one that needed a lot of work and it has taken time to get it to here but now the baby is so close I am feeling most panicky about it and the wobble is happening. Also apart from not being able to clean myself, there is so much dust and so many boxes of crap around the house that I about to pull my unclean hair out of my unclean head!

wonderstuff · 21/07/2010 09:43

Oh doodleydoo that would be enough to drive a non-pg person to tears - hope it gets sorted soon.

Doodleydoo · 21/07/2010 10:27

Boiler now has hot water thank the lord, but have been told to book a service call as it is less than 6 months old and is leaking in a peculiar place. Now I know I am going to go insane but at least it will be with clean hair!

wonderstuff · 21/07/2010 10:53

clean hair makes a big difference.
Back from mw am 3cm dilated so was start of a slow labour last night, s+s done - need to keep active, go on a long walk and if I could possibly manage intercourse that would be good too The end is nearly in sight [hopeful]

shieldbug · 21/07/2010 10:57

good luck wonderstuff hope everything goes well and looking forward to hearing about your baby.

Doodleydoo · 21/07/2010 12:36

Good luck wonderstuff! Sadly I was mistaken about the boiler so it seems cold showers until they send an engineer from the boiler company out!

MadameCheese · 21/07/2010 14:03

Great news wonderstuff hope you have/had a lovely birth and also look forward to hearing your news xxx

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