What to do to relieve boredom?

[LDNlady]

I am finding myself getting VERY VERY bored of a weekend evening now. I'm not saying I was a big drinker but with not drinking at all anymore I am surprised to find just how mind numbingly bored I am getting in the evenings at the weekends now. I was just wondering, did any of you take up any new hobbies or just anything at all to stop you going around the bend with boredom? :)

Mumsnet

And lots of early nights.

:o Oh lordy! Staring at a computer for hours on end would drive me bonkers. And sleep seems to be something my body doesn't understand the meaning of and hasn't done since 6weeks! Am now 21+4 :-/

this will make me soun more like an old granny then the cool early 30's mum i hope i am but i've been knitting and sewing. there is some funky baby stuff out there is you look. I'm making this op art in black

Knitting is good because can sit and watch tv with DP sewing is a bit tricker because of the the racket the machine makes. although the baby seams to get a kick out of the sewing machine. lots and lots of movement when i'm sewing fast.

however at 36 weeks i find managing to stay awake to eat diner is my new hobby!

I did keep up with pilates til just before xmas too

Normally staring at a computer for hrs would drive me mad but being on "rest not allowed to do anything" for weeks (now 34 weeks started at 18 weeks due to medical stuff) mumsnet has helped saved mine and DH sanity. Other things include, knitted a blanket, made jigsaws, read a library, played board games, watched tv, all very sedentary but stopped total boredom. If you can be active some places do evening aquanatal classes or just going swimming helps as helps with making the bump feel lighter, cinema is good for an evening out. We have had a few girls night in which have been great.
Have not slept all night for a very long time, napping has been the way forward!! Discovered after I tried the must stay awake all day as won't sleep at night and after getting very sleep deprived gave up!

Reading, long baths/pamper sessions, obsessive list-making?

Yes I get very bored too LDN Lady!
And when I try my best to just engage with something, whether it be a book, Mumsnet, a TV show etc. I just find I have the concentration span of a flea. I really do miss looking forward to socialising with friends, meeting for a meal and some drinks and generally letting my hair down.

Lots of lovely sleep is now near impossible, as I'm a hefty and uncomfortable 37 weeks pg, so I just feel as if I'm lolling about waiting for something to happen!

Wii? I found that was good for getting me up off the sofa a bit. Watch LONG films that you'll to be too knackered to see out once LO arrives. (Directors cut of Lord of the Rings, Gone with the Wind, whatever floats your boat!)

Oh. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!! I'm going nuts with boredom, thought it was just me. Doesn't help that my DH just goes on with previous lifestyle as normal, none of which I can be involved with, drinking wine, climbing up mountains etc.
Am still doing lots, yoga, swimming, Hypnobirthing classes, reading, Reflexology, obsessive house tidying etc but just can't seem to relieve this feeling of dullness! I must just need lots of stimulation, I'm sure I'll be wishing I had relaxed more when baby arrives. 8 weeks to go! :)

BTW, if you are bored now...prepare yourself for the l-o-n-g newborn feeds. Especially if you are BF. Takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r.

Build yourself a feeding nest, complete with snacks, drinks, laptop/iPad/phone, trashy novels (magazines are too big to manage one-handed) and TV remote and settle down. Get used to it!

I'm not the type of person who likes to sit down for long, and found that one of the most challenging aspects of new-mummyhood. I tried to read some educational books, but it was useless as you have to pick up and put down the baby.

Sooo frustrating when you can see the pile of washing up/laundry and you are sat there, unable to do anything about it.

Sorry