Oh dear - proper snotty sobbing

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Am nearly 35 weeks PG with twins and have just spent the last 10 mins properly sobbing my heart out. Have I just got to that stage? I am enormous (was measuring 42wks about 4 wks ago so god knows what size I am now). And tired and not sleeping and moving house in 5 days. I don't want to do this any more. Even the thought of my two lovely babies isn't helping today.

Oh dear, bumping this for you as I'm sure some multiple mums will be along in a minute and be able to sympathise better but even at 35 weeks pregnant with just one I was fed up too (being huge, just feeling all swollen and stretched and sore) so I'm sure with 2 little babies in there, its going to be even tougher.

Can you rest even if you dont sleep? Prop yourself up with various pillows/duvets/blankets and try to get comfy (I know how hard it is towards the end) and maybe read or watch a film?

Do you have help with the house move? Really shouldnt be doing any heavy lifting if you can help it

What are the plans for labour? Any indications when the babies will be here? Give yourself a countdown, every hour you get through is closer to when they're coming

Take care

I was like this a couple of weeks ago at (33 weeks) and only have one in there. Try a weepy movie with a box of tissues and a box of chocolates, followed by a lovely bath and rest. Assuming you have any spare time with a house move coming up.

Poor you, it is a lot to deal with so late in any pregnancy, let alone a multiple one.

You def need a bit of pampering before your babies arrive.

How about a visit to your local swimming pool, to sit in the warm baby pool and take some of the weight off for a bit. I enjoyed doing this at the end of my last pregnancy. I literally took a magazine and just sat in the baby pool reading it, because I didn't find my bath at home deep enough.

Thanks for the reply. Have stopped sobbing now and some cream of tomato soup for lunch has helped a little!

I think I am just bone weary tired now. I've been fairly mobile until recently but now I have such sore hips and really bad BH if I walk any distance - like from the car park into the supermarket. So doing even little odd jobs is horrible. DH is also working crazy hard (like 9am to 1am) so admin is falling to me. We are getting packers and movers but even decision making is bloody hard work at the moment.

Resting is hard work to get comfortable and I don't want to fall into the trap of sleeping too much in the day and then sleeping worse at night. Moan, moan, moan. Might ry a comedy DVD or something like that - that might distract me enough to relax a bit.

Babies staying in for the immediate future - they are fairly low risk as twins go and pregnancy has been uneventful from a medical perspective so nothing doing til 38 wks

Ooh, NAR that's a good idea about the pool. My bump is so heavy now and while I certainly dom't have the energy to swim, a bit of support from the water would be lovely. Bath defo not deep enough - bump and boobs are no where near underwater.

If it hurts to walk I would even resort to phoning the swimming centre and explaining that due to being heavily pregnant with twins you can't walk very far, under midwifes advise (a little white lie) and arrange to park in a disabled parking bay if it makes things easier.

Just a few more weeks, you have done very well getting this far.

Can you get a reflexologist or pedicure person to come to your home & do a treatment for you? Literally feet up & it being all about you for a time. Here's some

Just had another little crying session post-lunch but think I've turned a corner now. Am going to watch the biggest loser on the sofa hugging a big pillow and under a snuggly blanket and then do some house admin (just phone calls so sould be manageable).

I need to get a bloody doc witnessed though so will have to venture out at some point. < not sure that's such a good idea!>

Thanks for the sympathy - this is honestly the hardest thing I've ever done, both physically and mentally. And I haven't even had any problems.

Just need to get through to Monday evening and then the house will be done and I can hibernate and DH will be nearly finished his big project in work.