How is everybody coping with the weather?

[TerriB]

I am only 9 weeks pregnant, but suffering dreadfully with morning sickness and dizzy spells. This weather is making things 10 times worse, when I lie down on the bed I end up getting so hot it makes me feel worse. My electric fan is following me around the house!!

I'm 31 weeks and in the last 72 hours I have the grand total of 16 hours sleep....arrgghhhhhh.

I am NOT coping with the weather!

Er...imagine what it's like with small baby in this weather! No sleep in Casa Inferiore either!

I'm 34 weeks today and have spend all week in doors as it's just too hot to go out.
I've just had my first cold shower of the day and I'm wearing my nightie as this is the only thing that is cool enough to wear.

I will promise here and now never to complain again about the british summer time being so crap as this is simply ridiculous.

Maybe we could all do a syncronised mumsnet raindance? How about it then.......?

Ooooh yes, or even a 'blizzard' dance!

I'm nearly 28 weeks gone and I can't stand this hot/humid weather. I have a 19 month old toddler and its getting more and more difficult to keep up with him! Still, I know that when the heatwave comes to an end, we'll all be wishing that the sun was out!

I'm 34 wks pg and have a dd 3yrs, we haven't gone out all week. I have a paddling pool out back and we have spent the week in swimsuits going between the pool and the house. The telly is on constantly and when we're not in the pool dd watches it and I come here...............I can't move for the heat,
Tell me I'm not a bad Mum

No way are you a bad mum ANGELMOTHER!!!!

I can only wish I had a garden to put a paddling pool in...

We have a Zoo trip planned for this Wednesday, my birthday treat would you believe. If the weather doesn't break by then I will cry

pie, we have had major thunderstorms up in Lancs this morning, it's cooler already and it is supposed to be sunny again but much nicer after they move on - forecast for Wednesday is lovely! (If you believe the Met Office that is...)

Brave you Pie, I couldn't handle the Zoo. I'm trying to build up to a trip to the cinema (Piglet Movie) at least there's air con there.

Does ANYONE know when this heat is going to end ?????????

JanH now I know why I'm moving to Manchester

Agree with everyone, it's disgusting weather. I've always hated the heat anyway, much preferring the autumn and winter but this has been unbearable. Oh I'd love one of the Lancs thunderstorms Janh, would go and stand in the rain in fact. I'm only 26 weeks but feel like a beached whale gasping in the heat.

I think they have moved on from here (sky is getting brighter in the W) so I hope you all get one soon - they were good ones, downspouts couldn't cope and our backyard concrete looks as if it's been pressure washed!

Persuade DH to take you to an air-conditioned restaurant if he is keen to make you feel better.

I'm not pregnant but my first thought when the heat wave came was 'I'm glad I'm not pregnant' followed by 'imagine labouring in this weather'. So you have my sympathy ladies

I have been indoors all week too, morning sickness in the heat is just too much to bear. I'm in Lancs too though and we had the most amazing thunder storm this morning including massive hail - and yes I did go into the garden for a while to enjoy it! It is cool here now but family members reliably inform me it is hot and muggy elsewhere so I feel lucky to be in Lancs today! Hope it reaches all of you soon.

I'm 37 weeks hoping that labour would be sooner rather than later but not if its going to be this hot. been indoors all week with dd aged 4.

I'm not pregnant, but I've been suffering with food poisoning for well over a week now.
I've only just started eating, and have been trying very hard not to get dehydrated, so this weather hasn't helped !!!
I've had no energy, so I've just been in bed the whole time,getting very hot !!!

37+ weeks, my feet swelled up for the first time today - my toes look exactly like mini cocktail sausages - delightful!
Slept wonderfully last night for the first time in a fortnight because we also had thunderstorms and rain through the night - blissfully cool (well, relatively). I'm very lucky to have a swimming pool so have been floating in that for about 2 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon which is heaven, so I'm not complaining...

Its a paddling pool really

Must be a big one to float in!

I'm very very small...
apart from my sausage toes!

I'm with you there Motherinferior - and she won't feed in the day cos of the heat (doesn't want to be anywhere near me) and ou know what that means - double reasons for no sleep

storms please,clouds,rain,bad weather,pleeeeeeease,just for one day!!