2 WEEKS, THATS ALL JUST 2 BLOODY WEEKS

[flynn80]

And then i have to push it out. ive always known it was going to have to come out, but seriously it hit me really bad last night, ive put of doing my bag for so long as it seemed real, i started it last night and broke down half way through.

2 weeks is all thats left, i remember being 7 weeks pregnant and crying for it to be over when all i could eat was salt and vinegar crisps, i know how its going to come out and im not liking it 1 little bit. i had no sleep last night panicking thinking what if i go early, it might not even be 2 weeks left i could go tomorrow, im not prepared at all, i havent shaved my legs in weeks for starters and im waiting for my new foot buffer to come before i tackle my feet.

its not fair!

Ah yes, but in 2.5 weeks you'll be on the other side and it'll be forgotten (hopefully). Good luck!

Good luck you'll be fine but get that bag packed and shave those legs!

I remember going through that stage and I know that nothing anyone else says will make you feel any better but I can honestly say it wasn't as awful as I thought it would be. Good luck x

Someone told me to look at it as just one day that you have to get through, which I found helpful, because that way I could avoid thinking about the mechanics of the whole business. And you do just get through it, the best way you can.

Best of British! (If Her Maj can do it so can you!)

Wait until you're more than a week overdue. Sod the pain, I can't wait to get the bloody thing out!

Lol I'm cacking myself this time round ! I still have 8 weeks to go but I'm already thinking like you!

Yes just 1 day, thats all i have to get through, except my 2 close friends were both in slow labour 1 for 4 days and the other for 5, im terrified itll happen to me to.

heres hoping to sneezing it out!

Yes I was going to type 'one day, hopefully...' but didn't want to depress you. Sorry.

Fingers crossed for an easy, quick-but-not-shockingly-quick birth!

I think of it like every single person on earth's mother did it to get them here... How bad can it be? A lot of people choose to do it more than once which makes the 'how bad can it be?' even more valid...

It's one experience (on one day) in your life, each year we live 365 days so by the time we're having these experiences we've lived thousands of days!!

I'm one of those annoying 'let's be positive about everything' kinds of people though...

2 weeks and then the REAL games begin. Making the baby and getting it out is the easy part
Worried yet? Nah, it will be fine. You shall be ok and will start wondering who the tiny one looks like the min it's out.
Good job it's not boiling outside anymore. I hated being full term pregnant in June shave the legs, get a pedi, don your coolest frock and get out and dance.
What's not in your control should not be worried about. And don't watch OBEM it gave me a proper full blown panic attack at week 37!
Get ready your bag, get ready your legs, and get ready to love like never before

Legs shaved,bag packed,EDD 10 days ago and no hoot from the little bugger.
Second commuting :(

I was the same with my first thinking ah shit, I did not think this through! Now newly pregnant with my 2nd and properly terrified as I know exactly what is coming, DP reckons I'll be better this time round as I won't be sat there not knowing what is going on etc. He's got a point but he isn't the one who's got to push another melon out!

Oh and already scared as his mom said each baby is bigger, DD was 8lb 2.5 oz! No bigger! Noo!

I realise I am being massively unhelpful I am really sorry! You will be fine, soon as they are out you pretty much start forgetting, I did until they touched my tear

As I hit 30 weeks on saturday I sat there thinking "oh shit, what have I done! He's got to come out!" This is my third and Im not sure why Im panicking about it because the first two were fine. I've always gone by the thinking it's just one time in your whole entire life and the end result is just so worth every pain and worry.
I would say try and enjoy the next couple of weeks of your pregnancy but you really are at the most uncomfortable stage! But just think, this time next month your labour will be just a memory and you will have a beautiful baby :)

Four days til my due date and I'm bricking it too!

My little one has been doing some acrobatics and has managed to turn so that he is back-to-back which my midwife kindly told me would mean a "much longer, more painful delivery", causing a full blown panic last week.

Mumsnet is a god send though, chatting with all these lovely ladies, many of whom have been through it all before, has really helped to calm my nerves. Although I'm frightened I echo what blondie says about people doing it more than once....surely it can't be as bad as we're imagining!

emily back to back doesn't always mean a longer labour, my DS turned b2b a few days before I went into labour, from first contraction to cutting the cord was 8 hours total! I didn't have gaps between contractions though, so be prepared that labour may not feel how you imagined (I thought it was a tummy upset ) labour IME isn't easy but as soon as DS appeared it was all worth it, and I've never felt such a sense of accomplishment before in my life!

I also have 2 weeks to go, bag is packed, but haven't thought about shaving my legs....didn't really think it was a priority, maybe I should?

My first labour was relatively easy, I am hoping for a similar one this time around.

Good luck to you, fingers crossed for a short delivery!

Firstly, you've got to try and relax! The more stressed you are, the harder it will be to have that baby. You don't want to be all tense and worried, no no no.
Get yourself in a nice bath every day before the baby arrives, try and wind down and think of all the amazing things you have to look forward to once your baby is here. And shave your legs!
The others are right, it is only a day or two out of your year that you have to get through, and believe me, once you're in labour, you will get through it.

Secondly, your body knows what to do, when you want to push, your body prompts you, it's something that completely overtakes you and is a completely natural process.
If it helps at all, when I was giving birth the worst part was the contractions towards the end - pushing the baby out was no where near as painful. I don't know if it's the same for anyone else, but at the end of the day we, as women, are built to give birth.

Breathing is key. Remember that. Big, deep breaths to get through those contractions, and maybe some gas and air
Also, birthing pools are an absolute godsend.

You'll do it, you'll be fine, and as your baby grows up you'll be rewarded every day for going through it. Not to mention you forget the pain almost instantly anyway, and you'll feel so proud of yourself too :)

I'm 18 weeks in to my second pregnancy :)

All the best!

Don't worry, the birth is the easy bit. The next few weeks feeling like you've been run over by a truck are much worse

Well im hoping the next few weeks are the worst bit really, i hate it now i want it out, my stomach is like a road map of motorways and A roads (thanks bio oil, tons of good you were), Im terrified ill just be left with loose saggy skin forever and thanks to looking at a pic of mel b in the daily mail am already considering saving for liposuction!

i cant get comfy, when i do my back hurts, been awake since 4 cos dp is upstairs snoring and making clicking sounds, basically just breathing weird and im sure ive done it but i dont care right now, as soon as hes up (when i make enough noise in the kitchen to wake him up) im going back to bed and he can sit on the couch wedged between 2 cats trying to get warm against him, see how he likes it!

Im more moany now though than scared, think my hormones have had a massive surge in the last 24 hours, i nearly punched dp last night for daring to touch my arm

I am pregnant with my second and the birth isn't what scares me it is the newborn stage. Can't believe I was stupid enough to sign up to another stint in the hell that is life with a newborn.

Thanks RockChick that's just calmed me down a bit - how did you know it was "it"?!

flynn80 You're not alone with the road map thing. Avoid all photos of Abby Clancy too - absolutely ridiculous - HOW?!!

flynn80 I'm due on 20th June. Feeling more anxious than scared; mainly concerned that I'm simply not ready (should probably get off here and get on with things actually). My attitude towards the whole birth thing is simply that millions of women have done it before and survived and while I don't expect it to be all sunshine and flowers, I'm of the school of thought that says the more relaxed you are, the more relaxed the birth will be. I appreciate that now I've typed this you will find me in two weeks time screaming at midwives and DH and demanding MORE and BETTER drugs NOW DAMMMIT!

Coops I'm taking the 'relaxed' approach too.. I'll probably be opposite you screaming even louder!! Haha.

Excellent blondiedollface. My back up plan is to distract myself with creative swearing. I apologise in advance.