Anyone else very fed up of being pregnant now?

[RoseberryTopping]

I'm 35 weeks and driving myself crazy! I'm so uncomfortable and this heat isn't helping. I'm constantly expanding, my jeans are getting too tight but it seems silly to buy anymore now.

I just want him out, he must be just about big enough by now!

Anyone else feeling the same?

Sorry no more news dark-I'm still hopeful for you something is happening!

Also TMI alert but this morning I've woken up feeling swollen down below-not massively so but uncomfortable enough-not sure this is normal but when I mentioned it to DH is nodded & reassuringly told me this was normal (how on earth would he know!) anyone else?

Been swimming & bouncing on the ball today, 9 days til due date now-come on baby!!

Living-so sorry to hear baby was not well, must have been scary for you-hope you're home & enjoying your beautiful baby girl now

I've heard people on here mention being swollen down there, but I haven't experienced it myself. Maybe a combination of the normal extra blood flow to there during pregnancy together with the pressure/weight of the baby pressing down? I felt a bit bruised there a few days ago when there was no reason at all why I should - perhaps a similar thing?

Keep us posted dark side- I'm waiting too:-(

Living - hope that the penicillin is doing its thing and that DD is on the mend now.

A few niggles here this morning. 2 very light but definite contractions at about 6am - moved up my bump in a big wave then died quickly. No contractions since but feeling a bit peculiar. But not enough evidence to keep DH off work yet as this could just be the stop-start DC3 niggles which can go on for days, even weeks!

Last day of half term for us as DS has an inset day so we're supposed to be going to see the Postman Pat film. It's my last day solo with just the two of them, ever! So I don't want to go into labour just yet as I want to enjoy my older babies for one last time. Had a funny conversation with them yesterday while cuddling them on the sofa - how was I going to cuddle a baby too when I don't have 3 arms? We agreed somebody would need to learn to enjoy being cuddled by my leg

Thanks ladies she is doing great and should be discharged with me by Saturday :) loving reading all the updates of how everyone is getting on. It's so exciting!

Ah Everton, that is so lovely I take my hat off to you looking after two at this late stage, I can't really cope with the one toddler solo anymore. Sounds like your body is definitely gearing up for labour too, but hope u get to enjoy today with the kids first.

My mum arrives today for the duration until baby arrives so all my worries about dd1 can be put to rest now. No more symptoms or anything interesting to report yet.....

Sea salt - mine are 6 and 3.5, and they're definitely easier than when I had one x 2.5yo last time! 6yo v independent now really and 3.5yo not so needy, albeit a bit stroppy

Ok that makes me feel a bit better thanks! Yes a 2.5yr old is v challenging! Just back from nursery drop off & trying not to feel too guilty, going back to bed for a nap as she had me up at 5.55

Yes I can confirm that my two also much easier than DD1 was a 3.8 years whilst pregnant with number 2. They are now 5(almost) and 8.5. The 8.5 year old is super independent. Just needs feeding, and support whilst doing homework, and 5 year old is pretty good too, she still needs help getting dressed, but mostly can occupy herself. They also occupy each other, so I do over get too many demands of wanting to play with Mummy.

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I'm finding a 2.2 yo extremely hard work! At least she's going to be at nursery 3 days a week for the first 3 months and 1.5 days thereafter so I'll get a bit of a break. Poor DD, but she is going through a very demanding and stroppy phase and besides, she loves nursery. I am slightly dreading having 2 to cope with, though.

Livin, how scary that must have been! Thank goodness she's doing well now.

God yes, it's so much harder 2nd time round with a young child, don't feel bad about being tired!

I'm knackered today, went on a rush out while DS was at school to get some last minute bits, ended up treating myself to a new pair of maternity jeans! Bit daft at this point but my others were too tight and I'm sick of leggings.

Fwiw primark have some lovely night shirts in, perfect for feeding. I've got one but am going to go back and grab a couple more.

Really struggling on where to get nursing bras now. I looked in M&S but they looked awful. Does anyone know where is good to get meausred or how you would go about measuring yourself?

Roseberry - i get mine from Bravissimo. Good at fitting, and the bras are good. In fact 2 years of breastfeeding has taught me that bras from there are great and from anywhere else never fit properly! Do you know your size accurately now? If so, take that and add 1 or 2 cup sizes - your ribs shouldn't expand any more but your cup size will. When you try it on, you should have enough room to slip your hand inside the bra cup easily but not so it is still gaping- that should give you enough room for growth! I've just bought one for now and then will check the fit once my milk is in before either ordering more the same or getting refitted.

Thanks Everton, think I will just measure myself and order from them then! I had rubbish bras last time but had spent a fortune on them so couldn't justify buying any more.

at how all the women modelling nursing bras have flat toned stomachs, perfectly made up face with no bags and not a stretch mark in sight!

If you look on the website, both the Sadie and the Charlotte are ones I've used and like - I have the Sadie for this time but will probably get a Charlotte too once I've got my sizes sorted. The only problem is that they start at DD I think, which would probably work if you are a D or maybe a C cup now but if you are less than that then they would probably be too big. Figleaves is another good online retailer and I think they do a broader range of sizes as they aren't a big boobs only place, unlike Bravissimo!

But that is how we will look within 3 minutes of giving birth, isn't it? :o

I didn't look like that before I got pregnant everton

I take my hat off to those of you managing this with small children to look after, this will be my first baby (and probably last, I don't think I have the heart for another 2.5 yrs TTCing and a MMC) and its more than hard enough as it is.

I have some nursing bras from John Lewis, by Royce, I think they're fantastic.

Roseberry, have you ever encountered a Bra Intervention thread? bra thread It's an eye-opener, but they're right. I was wearing a 34 DD, measured myself using the technique on the thread, plus a fitting at Bravissimo and wound up in a 30GG. That was between pregnancies, but I'm currently wearing an underwired 30H and it fits pretty well, although I should probably go up a band size now - it doesn't seem worth buying new bras for the next 5 weeks, though. I never get gouging under my armpits any more - I used to have semi-permanent marks there and now they're gone.

Anyway, in terms of bf bras, I am planning to measure myself at around the 35 week point and see how I'm doing size-wise. I've got some ancient Hot Milk bras so I'll start off with those, but I want some new ones. I think I'll have a look on Brastop.com or Ebay for cheap ones rather than pay full price for Bravissimo, though. I also discovered a guide to turning a normal underwired bra into a bf one - you buy the nursing clip things online, then cut the bra strap and sew the clip on, and add a bit of extra elastic to stop the strap vanishing over your shoulder when you unclip it. I might try that once my supply's settled down a bit and I've stopped having the lovely engorgement-square-boob effect.

Everton, grab a tape measure and measure your rib cage just under your boobs, pulling the tape quite tight. (Measure in inches) Then bend over at 90 degrees, let your boobs hang down (take your bra off first) and measure around the biggest bit, loosely. If the difference between the 2 is more than 4 inches, then you're a DD cup. Basically, the first measurement is your band size and the difference between that and your second measurement is your cup size.

1 inch different = A cup
2 inches = B
3 inches = C
4 inches = D
5 inches = DD

This method is very different from the M&S version where they measure you and then add 4 inches to your rib cage, but bras fit much better. So for example, the last time I measured myself I was 32 inches under the bust and about 42 over, so I ought to be in a 32GG. I'm a size 10/12 and my boobs aren't enormous Jessica Rabbit ones by any stretch of the imagination!

Anyway, my point is that you can very easily be a DD using the new measuring method, and it doesn't mean at all that you have enormous boobs. In the thread I linked to before, the vast majority of people came out a D or bigger, and M&S had them in 34Bs or similar.

I got 34 round my chest and 41 round my boobs so I should be a DD cup? I can't be 34 chest though, they're way too tight!
I have some soft sleep bras that will do for a while, I might just get some cheap nursing bras for when my milk comes in and then go for something nicer once it's all settled down.

Roseberry - I'd say that a 7 inch difference is bigger than a DD but I'm not an expert on self-measuring. 34 may be tight now but your rib cage has expanded and will drop back after you give birth so may end up being the right band for breastfeeding,

I do wholeheartedly recommend proper measuring and think the Mumsnet method comes out well. By conventional M&S type methods I'm a 36DD or thereabouts but I'm actually a 34H (!) I fluctuate a bit depending on pregnancy, weight gain or loss, breastfeeding etc. but this has been my standard size since I first got properly measured by Bravissimo 10 years ago.

Right, just done the MN method and I'm 34 inches and 45 inches, so an 11inch difference. I'm a pretty comfy 34H - which is a 6 inch and 6 size difference from the 5inches = 34DD, so the method seems to make sense. So by my reckoning, a 7 inch difference should place you around a 34F, roseberry, and therefore possibly a 34FF or 34G for feeding?

TheOriginalWinkly - the two I mentioned on the Bravissimo website are Royce bras. They are the best I've had by far too :)

That just seems massive though, I was a comfortable A cup before pregnancy, how on earth do they grow so much?! I don't think I look like a G cup either, or what I'd picture G cup boobs to look like. Mine seem to be more wide and spread out across my chest than sticky out big iykwim, so a G cup might fit width ways but would gape loads.
I'm going to go try some out in that size on Wednesday though, will let you know if I'm wrong!