Does it annoy anyone else...? Am I completely ungrateful...?

[lcharlt2706]

I'm 41 + 1 and if I'm honest I'm getting slightly annoyed by all the texts/emails I'm receiving from friends and family (and people I barely know) asking me where my baby is!

My phone has been switched on for less than an hour and I am already in the double figures of texts received from people saying 'I think today is the day!' or 'Why haven't you had this baby yet!?'

I understand people are excited but it is just really starting to drive me mad.

Am I on my own? Have I really become this ungrateful and selfish or does anyone else feel like this?

No way I'm 40+4 and crying every time I get a text now. If I don't reply then I'm getting the 'are u in labour' or even one idiot posted it to their Facebook which really annoyed me! Most of these friends are childless so have no idea how it feels. I've started saying to people that I'm not replying any more and if there is news i will contact them. It's not like I'm going to forget to tell them my child is born, I'll be telling the world.

No it's not you or your hormones. It's bloody annoying (and I didn't even go over with dd). With pregnant friends and family I let them know about a week before their due date that I won't be in contact and it's not because I don't care, I just know they'll let me know when baby is born!

It's not just you. This is why I was very vague about dc3. I gave everyone a 4 week window.

No, it's bloody annoying. I just ignored texts like that, if they were nice ones asking how I was, if I wanted some company/biscuits from the shop then they got a response.

Annoying ones from my mother implying I was failing by not having the baby early like she had, were deleted.

I've seen something like this posted before and it's a difficult one because on one hand it's probably really annoying when you're in the middle of the longest wait of your life; on the other, imagine if you had no friends at all and no one cared. I'd try and remind myself of the latter when feeling the former. x

It certainly annoyed me! I changed my number and deactivated my Facebook, I was so sick of it.
I lived with my parents at the time and my dad would text everyone with updates daily.. used to piss me off.

This time I'm turning my phone off, deactivating Facebook and ignoring emails. I live up north and all my family is down south so no worries about 'random visit to show you a new mole that's developed behind my ear'

Clearly I'm still reeling haha

Good point jojo now I feel bad for being rude to people yday

mm true JoJo I understand that point, but it doesn't mean that feeling annoyed or frustrated by text bombardment can't be expressed.

it's the same as complaining you're fool, but should I do it quietly cause people are starving out there?

Just send anyone who asks the link to this: haveyouhadthatbabyyet.com/

Nope, it's officially getting annoying. 40+3 here and constantly being asked if 'any sign of baby' or am I having any 'twinges'. I am not exactly a secretive person - I will be announcing baby's arrival via text / whatsapp / Facebook as soon as I can... Do people think I will just suddenly forget to announce it if they don't keep asking??

thanks Celia I'm gonna use that site next time. Made me laugh

YY to what jojo says. Our well DH's friends have yet to give a shiny shit about me being pregnant - not a question, not a text, not a suggestion of a coffee to catch up in the last four months. I'd adore it if they actually asked/cared. But then I'm 25 wks, not 40+, so I'm sure I'll change my mind soon enough

Oh it feels so good to know I'm not on my own! I will definitely try and think how horrible it would be if no one cared but I can't tell you how nice it is knowing you're all irritated too!

I am not officially due til October but am 36+4 so not really having these questions yet. One thing I am really fed up of though is my DMIL giving everyone personal updates about how I am.

What happened to privacy? It's driving me mad!! I even had a stranger ask how I was feeling as I'd been poorly for a couple of days? WTF? Why does every Tom, Dick and Harry need to know my every move?

And then out for dinner last night with the whole family for DMILs anniversary and she opens with "oh she had to Jo to hospital yesterday as the baby wasn't moving!" Soooo irritating!

Sorry. Rant over.