You're tired now? Wait until the baby is here...

[Diamondsareagirls]

WIBU to kill the next person that says this to me? A friend who has a 2 yo dd has been over to see me. I am 36 weeks pregnant with twins and struggling to sleep for more than 2 hours at a time without waking up due to intense hip/back pain.

I'm really not so naive to think that I am going to get more sleep once the twins are here but does that mean when I am asked how I am feeling I have to just smile and lie 'Oh I'm great thanks. Full of energy!"

Ok, rant over

I found being pregnant with twins hard going, especially the last 4 weeks. Like you said, the hip pain is very intense and I would wake every 45 minutes for the loo in the last weeks. I could not wait for them to be born. They night they were delivered was the best night sleep I had had in 7.5 months! The c section pain was worth it not to have this gigantic bump with one baby squashed under my ribs and another on my bladder.

Hang in there, not long now.

Yeah really gets under my skin when people say this. I have SPD and wake every time I move, i normally sleep on my tummy which feel I haven't had a decent nights sleep because I have to lay on side.

I'm 36 weeks never expected to get a full nights sleep with a new born but at least the sleep I get I will have my body bk sleeping on my tum awwww pure bliss.

I think I'd say to them "are you trying to irritate me?".

God I felt a million miles better after DS was born - the relief of not dragging the extra weight around was immense, and the back and hip pain disappeared straight away so when the opportunity arose, I could finally sleep.
Ignore them. Or poke them in the eye.

I had so much more sleep and energy after the birth than in my 3rd trimester.

I remember being about 39 week's pregnant and askingdp to watch me nap in the bath, I was worried I'd drown but it was the only place I felt comfortable.

I think you have hormones that help you deal with broken sleep with a new baby. I'd have a few hours sleep and feel fantastic the next day.

I feel your pain Op. Who cares if you will or won't be more tired after birth? Right now you feel awful and knackered and people
Telling you it's just going to get worse are not helping.

I used to want to scream when people said it to me. Often those who sailed through pregnancy so had no idea how absolutely exhausted being pregnant can be for some people.

I did occasionally say, sarcastically, "do you really think telling me that is helpful?" But mostly I tried to ignore them.

I posted a thread on here. Lost it completely because a whole lot of posters came on and "helpfully" told me that really, I would've more tired after birth. I was outraged than even on mn these people were around!