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Anyone else due in the next 2 weeks? Come whine with me!

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tigerbear · 01/05/2011 18:23

Due first DD on the 12th May and just don't know what to do with myself. I can't get into books or magazines and even MN is boring me (never thought that would be possible!). Is anyone else restless and irritable?

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QueenOfTheMadhouse · 01/05/2011 18:28

Definately restless and irritable here, due on the 6th May and getting so impatient, been walking and walking and walking in Southport all day trying to encourage baby, but not so much as a braxton hick!

raspberryshake · 01/05/2011 18:33

Due on 20th. Very restless and irritable here! With AWFUL heartburn.... And to top it off, I'm still throwing up!

Ladies, I know how you feel!

Let's hope all our babies get a wriggle on! It will all be worth it in the end!

saldoozer · 01/05/2011 18:34

Can I join in? I'm due on wednesday and for the past 2 weeks have been getting very impatient. I had told LO to come on the royal wedding day and it didn't [chmm] I'm fed up of feeling like i'm the size of a house, night time toilet trips, not being able to move properly and generally just sitting about waiting for something to happen.
LO keeps doing some sort of unsynchronised swmming manouvers and generally jigging about, keep telling it to come out if it wants more space.
Had been having cramps, loose stools and lots of BH for and off for over 2 weeks but they have calmed down now and still no baby.
I'm rubbish at sitting about at the best of times and although I know a newborn is hard work I just want to meet LO and get started

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tigerbear · 01/05/2011 18:38

Queen I haven't had many Braxton Hicks either, bit disappointed about that.

I know technically there's still ages to go, what with the myth that first babies always come late, so the thought of another 2-3 weeks of this is awful.
I thought not working and having an actual reason to relax would be amazing, but I'm just so listless!

Raspberry seeing your name reminds me to get some raspberry leaf tea. That's on my list of things to buy tomorrow (along with arnica, witch hazel and lavender oil to help healing).

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tigerbear · 01/05/2011 18:41

Saldoozer the waiting around is so annoying! I don't have any motivation to start little projects either like I thought I would, like making things for the nursery. The nesting instinct hasn't kicked in. Just can't seem to get interested in anything.

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Zimbah · 01/05/2011 19:56

Due with DD2 in 1.5 weeks, DD1 came at 38 weeks so I really thought DD2 would as well (yes I know, bit foolish!) and now the realisation that I could well go another 3.5 weeks is awful. 3.5 more weeks of being pregnant doesn't seem possible, I won't be able to fit through the front door. At least am busy with DD1 so that keeps me occupied but I've had enough of being pregnant now and just want to get to the birth to get it over with. On the other hand, the thought of all the sleepless nights to come isn't particularly appealing either.

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tigerbear · 01/05/2011 19:59

Arrgghh! Another 3.5 weeks would be torture!!

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cameli · 01/05/2011 20:35

I'm due on the 28th but being induced next weekend/Monday at 37 weeks due to obstetric cholestasis. Cannot bloody wait as I also have SPD so can hardly walk/move & carpel tunnel along with other various non pregnancy related ailments :(

There is no way I could potentially manage another 5/6 weeks of this & I don't even have a toddler to run around after-my other child is 15 next month!!

I do hope you all get through the next few weeks as well as possible.

growing3rdbump · 01/05/2011 20:56

I'm 38 wks tomorrow and very keen for DC3 to make an appearance! Feeling really uncomfortable, irritable and fat!

DC1 was born at 38 wks, DC2 was a home birth at 39 week and I was convinced this one would be much earlier, but no such luck...!

I agree with your feelings zimbah - want the birth over with, but also worrying about the sleepless nights to come. The school holidays dragging on and on haven't helped much either!!!

Maybe things will get started tonight...!

JBrd · 01/05/2011 20:56

I'll join you! Due on May 9, but would have no objection whatsoever to baby turning up a few days early! I just can't get comfortable anymore, my hips hurt so much at night I wake up every hour, spend ages turning over and then struggle to go back to sleep. I've also developped carpal tunnel syndrome, so my days are not much more comfortable, sigh...

Am drinking lots and lots of raspberry leaf tea (4-5 cups/day) -needless to say, I'm very fed up with it- and have started taking evening primrose oil now as well. DH and I have just been for a curry, in the hope to get things going! Will try to go for a long walk tomorrow, but it's really difficult because baby is pushing down hard into my pelvis (at least it's heading in the right direction).

All in all, the idea of potentially 3 more weeks of this is soooo unappealing!

cowboylover · 01/05/2011 21:21

Can I join you to?

I am due on 15th May with DC1 and been on maternity leave since March so time has defo not been in a hurry! I am feeling better than I was back then but still not great.

I am excited and ready to get on with it but its the fear of the unknown and uncertainty of whats going to happen when which is driving me crazy! I know I should just relax and let nature take its course if possible but what if going with the flow is just not in my nature?

Consultant on Tuesday so I am hoping he can wave some kind of special magic wand

bringmesunshine2009 · 01/05/2011 21:26

Pff due tomorrow. Had a clear jelly (yuk) show and a bit of acheyness this morning. But since, NOTHING. Not expecting to be anytime soon, am expecting to be severely overdue. Done a bit of nesting but the last three or four big jobs I simply cannot be tossed to do!

DTD, drank the RLT, ordered EPO and er thats it! Had huge row with DH who was being at totally unsupportive prick. He ripped up my menu/shopping list. In the process of stopping him I scratched his arm. Wow. How unbecoming. Feeling very over emotional and alone. :(

WidowWadman · 01/05/2011 21:35

Not due in 2 weeks but will join and moan anyway

Planned CS in 24 days (at 39+0), but seriously contemplating to beg ask whether they can do it sooner. No idea whether I've got a chance though.

Have been having problems with my right kidney for about 5 weeks now, and really am struggling with coping much longer.

tinfoilhat · 02/05/2011 01:36

I'll join in and have a moan too if you don't mind!
Due on 8th May with DC2 and have totally had enough of being pregnant now. Am so uncomfortable and currently awake due to Restless Leg Syndrome which is driving me CRAZY! I've had it since a few months in but the last month it has become completely unbearable.
And don't even mention the sodding heartburn.......

saldoozer · 02/05/2011 07:52

tigerbear i have actually got so bored i've started making our wedding album on photobox. Was inspired to by royal wedding. We only got married 2 and a half years ago [cshock]
Feeling very grumpy this morning, hope its some sort of pre labour grumpiness as have some cramping too but still not enough to convince me of any imminent arrivals.

BillBrysonsRucksack · 02/05/2011 07:58

Can I join?

I'm due 30th May and am completely fed up with having no pelvic floor, being swollen up like a balloon and dealing with a major case of thrush.

Grrrrrrrr!

prettywhiteguitar · 02/05/2011 09:22

hi I'm 38+3 and I would like a whinge, I have a very ichy belly, terribly strong BH at night with backache, then nadda all day

god why is that the last few weeks are the worst ? We have gone 9 mths and now I am ready to give up

Zimbah · 02/05/2011 19:03

I'm torn between wanting the baby to come now (am 39 weeks tomorrow) as I've had enough, and wanting her to wait a bit longer (but not too long) as I've still got loads to do around the house, just general organising/large scale tidying etc. But I'm too knackered to do much of the house stuff anyway, if the baby waited till it was finished I'd probably be pregnant for 12 months never mind 9. So I think I'll plump for "get a move on baby".

I've also been tryng really hard to sit upright and lean forwards a lot in the evenings when I get the chance as baby is currently semi-sideways on (but head down) rather than either posterior or anterior, but now I'm just too too tired to do that and sit slumped in an armchair. Feel like I'm falling at the last hurdle and feel guilty every time I collapse on the sofa.

ng1412 · 02/05/2011 21:46

Hello all, I would like to join you in a good old whine! I am 38+1 and showing absolutely no signs of baby wanting to come out yet. Have very mild BHs but nothing to get excited about.

I am due for an induction on my due date if nothing happened by then but I was hoping baby would come naturally. I just feel as if he/she would be happy to stay there forever at the mo.

No sleeping, peeing every hour during the night and terrible back ache. I keep breaking down in floods of tears as so tired and DH is back at work tomorrow so a bit stressed about his 45 min journey home should I go in to labour as long treck to hospital...agggghhh!!

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tigerbear · 03/05/2011 14:04

Hello everyone - good to know it's not just me feeling grumpy :)
DH and I braved Ikea yesterday to get the last few things for the nursery, so at least I feel like I've done something and been proactive instead of just sitting feeling miserable.
Saldoozer I know exactly what you mean about sorting out wedding photos - that's on my to do list too - we got married in 2007! My brother is getting married at the end of this month - would be seriously embarrassing if they have theirs done and we don't :)

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cowboylover · 03/05/2011 18:54

How's everyone today? I hope ok and we have some babies soon!

Saw my consultant today and really pleased as he was happy. She is growing well and all my bloods where good so he is happy to review me again at 41 weeks if I have not had her already so I am really pleased. He said that to give me the best chance of a good labour thats the best for me and LO the least interventions the better as interventions tend to lead to more and women in labour really are wonderful when left to go what they feel they should be doing

Now I need to remember his words and positivity to remind me I really can do it as I have been having a confidence crisis!

prettywhiteguitar · 04/05/2011 10:48

well I am covered in a hideously ichy rash alll over my bump and chest, ds and I are having a lazy day in bed cause I feel so terrible

went to antenatal day unit yesterday to get checked out and nothing wrong just very hard raised rash !!!

soooo itchy

RhiRhi123 · 04/05/2011 11:20

38 weeks today. So fed up - tired and uncomfortable can't sleep properly and really itchy belly. I'm so bored as have no energy to do much! HELP! :o

tinfoilhat · 04/05/2011 22:40

Great news cowboylover ! Sounds like you've got an excellent consultant there.

Bunnyjo · 04/05/2011 23:24

Can I also join - am due 22nd May but, because of crippling SPD and a knee ligament injury, I may have to be induced in the next couple of weeks.

Night times are driving me slowly insane! Apart from the obvious pain in my hips and knees (had to stop taking codeine at 36wk so am literally in agony - especially at night), I am suffering from heartburn, leg cramps - which are impossible to stretch out on my left leg because of the knee ligament injury, a constant need to wee every flipping 30 minutes and, when I am finally in less pain for an hour or so, I seem to have insomnia and am usually up between the hours of midnight and 4am!

I don't remember being this grumpy, whingy and pathetic uncomfortable and in pain with DD - still, it is all worth it in the end

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