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?

Congratulations darkside! Phew, glad they have arrived safe & sound even if it was a long drawn out affair!

Also got my parents with me & hoping baby comes soon before we all drive each other potty!

I'm so tired today, dd woke us all up at 5.30, I've cleaned the bathroom & gone on a long walk. I'm getting some crampy like feelings but tbh I'd quite like one more good nights sleep please. By this time with dd I was in the throws of labour so feels a bit disappointing not to be there now. Can't quite believe it could actually be two more weeks....

Hope you enjoyed your last day at work theoriginal! Now time to put your feet up

That is a funny story Everton!!

How funny Everton. I expect you are right. They have taken over the afternoon school run, to get into the swing of things. I think they also wanted to check out how DD2 would be with them, as she is a complete. Mummy's girl.

My parents are kicking DH and me out tonight, so we are going to the cinema, let's hope there is no dramatic breaking of waters whilst there!

Seasalt, this could be it, hope you get the good sleep you want first though.

Hmmm thought it was all starting last night-went to bed & started getting cramping down below & spread to my lower back. Then sure I had couple contractions but decided to try & sleep, which I did, but then woken up to nothing was sure baby was in its way!

How far did you go over with dc1 and dc2 evertonmint? Were you induced with either?

Hi Moomin - how overdue are you now?

+4 with DC1, sweep on due date as had bad BP, triggered early labour but he wasn't really ready so had to have ARM and drip to speed it up. Started at +2 so took 43 hours to arrive. Hellish. I think he really wanted to stay inside for longer.

+13 with DC2. Not a niggle that whole time, baby way too comfy. Induced with gel. First lot started cervix going I think but no real symptoms, second lot 12 hours later got it properly started and then the birth went smoothly and without further intervention: 7 hours total, of which only 2.5 were needed for 3-10cm and delivery. Really fantastic experience, honestly!

DC3 - due date! I suspect I do long gestation so prepared to see in next week at least.

I know the torture of going very overdue. It is really hard. You have much sympathy from me! Any questions about induction, just ask.

Haha live that story everton! Bet you still tease them about it :)

That could be the start of something maybe sea, fingers crossed anyway.

I've got the labour ward tour tonight, hoping it encourages baby to make a move. I'm tired of being fat and swollen. DP keeps calling me Tilly - short for Tilikum won't tell you what I call him in response.

Godzilla did not do it! MW appt today. Feel a little odd down below, and have a bit of back ache.

Had a couple of very promising twinges last night whilst at the cinema, enough to make it interesting (am the only driver so if it had kicked off that could have been very interesting). Had a feeling that I lost a bit of something last night, but there was nothing to show for it when I checked.

Let's see what today brings for us all, at least we will all be one day closer!

Yes that's true, must stay positive! That sounds quite promising Iwill too.
Still getting lots cramps here & now I feel so on edge now waiting for something to happen. Was really hoping my mum would take dd out so I could have bit peace but she's still manically running round the house!

I feel exactly the same Seasalt although I am fed up with being pregnant, and want this baby out, all this waiting around is making me get really nervous, and worried it's the anticipation I think. I have been quit successful in not thinking too much about it, but now my due date has passed, this is not working anymore....

I am lucky that my girls are at school, so am getting some peace, when I was waiting for DD2 I remember going up to the pharmacy with Dd1 who was begging to have nail varnish, and just to stop her bouncing off the walls I bought her some. In the afternoon I took her to the park and pushed her on the swing. Is DD worried about you seasalt? DD1 was that time, and on the evening before DD2 came she showed her worry through saying she felt ill.

Hope this baby comes soon, as my roots are starting to show through again!!!

No don't think she's too worried at the moment, hasn't been demanding my attention at all & happily playing with grandparents. Now paddling pool out so not sure I'll get any complete peace but I'm resting away from the chaos! Having said all that she has been having lots nightmares or disturbed sleep so sure she knows something is happening soon...

Aah this is so frustrating. I had an hour or so this morning where again I felt for sure contractions we're starting as it was really quite painful! Now all eased off again. I may go for a walk & see if it gets things going again...

Oh no IWill, not roots! This baby had better come before mine come back. Saying that, at 38 weeks she's only 1/5 engaged, the GP this morning cheerfully stated "Oh you've at least another week or two to go" which placed me in a bit of a mood for a few hours. I've come out of it by scrubbing the oven (fruitlessly - the oven cleaning paste from Lakeland is shite, don't bother, but the new Vanish carpet cleaning powder is pretty good) and going for a bath now.

Last day at work was fine. No leaving present/card but I didn't expect that, we have quite a high turnover so it would be a PITA to do something for everyone that went. I expect there will be a gift via DH (same team) once baby comes if ever

It feels a bit weird finishing work. I've worked full time for the same employer for a decade, my job is a reasonably large part of my identity and I love my job, my team and my boss. I'm pretty sad about leaving such a great team & boss - for childcare I'll be going back to a different team - and the idea of 7 months off then being part time is weird. It also hit me how tied I am to DH now. I love him to pieces and think we're strong, but everyone does don't they. Now if he fucked off and left me I couldn't just dust myself off and get on with it. Bit unsettling.

Sorry for the essay! This baby had better hurry up and stop me overthinking everything! All the rest of my NCT group have had theirs now!

It is weird at first, it's a massive life change for you so you're bound to be a bit nervous. You'll hopefully find that once you've had the baby and you get into your routine with it then you couldn't imagine going back full time.
I'm feeling a bit the same tbh. I'm a SAHM to DS already and me and DP aren't married yet, if anything happens to him or he decides he's bored then I'm fucked.

Has anyone got any advice on how to explain to DS that the baby could come at any time? He's really struggling to understand that when I go to the hospital or MW now that it's not to take the baby out. He gets proper angry that I can't give him an exact day!

sorry if i sound smug/ if this turns into an essay.
Saw my specialist consultant yesterday afternoon (GD, diabetes team questioning if i need insulin), got me on the bed and said baby is head down feels very low, asked if i minded having an internal.
Said never had one done.
what never? not even a smear?
no... too young (smear done at 25 unless proven reason needed earlier.)
Explains what shes doing while shes doing it, said I'd had pains over the weekend like braxton hicks, but they had stopped.
She nods and says, cervix is soft, thats good. I can fit 2 fingers here so your 2cm dilated!
me: whats that mean?
doc: well your on your way, this may actually get your labour started. How does having your baby next wednesday sound?
me: sure
doc:but if baby doesnt come by next wednesday call early morning to check for an induction to make sure they have a bed.
go home sitting thinking to myself omg, then 5pm rolls by contractions (yay) goto bed around midnight, wake 3am to pain (no show or waters breaking) but contractions every 5-7mins call delivery suite.
MW: take paracetamol, hot water bottle, go back to bed until your waters break or pain is too much.

9am pain disappears, so sleep.
12pm go for walk pain returns
1pm-now pain on and off sometimes bad sometimes tolerable, still no waters or show....

Feeling fed up and tired
(OH work said stay home and dont you dare f**g leave her. Me to OH work, he looks like hes going to pass out on me or scared I'm dying. OH work collegues to each other: He sounds s*t scared. lol.)

Sorry long post busy 24 hours

The original, yes it is a really odd feeling, maybe you can see how you go part time and decide later? It does not have to be forever. Though as Raspberry says I could not imagine being full time now.

Raspberry I have no idea how to explain it, you could tell DS specifically that you are just checking on the baby, and that it will be a while longer before baby comes? Have you the opportunity to take DS with you? I cannot remember how old you said he is, with DD2, I took DD1 who was around 3.5 to each appointment, so she could see what was happening. You might want to think about getting a book to read with him and explain it, that might help.

Gemini this sounds promising hopefully things will get moving even more soon, your waters might not break until you are in established labour though.

I have had an increase in discharge, and it's quite watery, so I wonder if this is the beginning of a show, if it is, then the last two labours started properly about 24 hours after, so we shall see.

How old is your DS rosebery? I have been explaining it as a surprise - we don't know when it will happen exactly because the baby is keeping it a surprise from us all, but that it will happen sometime in June. Mine like that idea but they're 6 and 3.8 so very comfortable with (i.e. adore!) the idea of a surprise anyway

Due date been and almost gone here with barely a twinge. I'm very stiff this evening in my hips and legs so hoping he doesn't want to come now because I won't be capable of mobilising very well!!!

Discharge on the increase here too. Had a one-off big show from DS but he didn't come for 2 weeks after it! Never had it with DD until induction. This slow steady increase is very different to the last two, which is pretty much par for the course with this pregnancy!

No more to report here either really thought June 12th could have been the date. Gemini-could be you next maybe??!

It is strange leaving work & going back to a new job/part time-both of which I have done too. However I really really would not want to be back full time, would feel like such a wrench. Everyone is different though & see how u feel in a few months time? Being on mat leave is a bit like living in a bubble for a while but I loved it first time round.

Sorry roseberry no words of advice either-dd has no concept of time really yet although I'm sure even she is beginning to think this baby will never come! Just keep talking to him about it if he wants to. do u think you'll tell him when labour does start that brother/sister is 'on its way' or would that stress him out? I think we're gonna say 'mummy gone to hospital to have baby & see them very soon/tomorrow' but she's bit younger than yours I think.

Gemini how far on are you?

37 + 5 with GD, pcos and graves, in slow intermittant labour

Nothing here, my body seems to do a little rev up in the afternoon and it all dies down again in the early evening.

Seasalt, I thought the 12th might yield something too. It is a very strange feeling leaving the job that you have worked so hard to get into, knowing that you will return to a different part time role. If your work are used to you doing one thing, you may almost need to train them to understand your new working hours and role. I returned to part time in a London office that was not not used to part time workers and they had no clue how to operate with a part time worker so it was hard at the beginning.

Am I too late to join? 41 weeks today. No Braxton hicks, no show, no cramps, nada. Fed up!

Hi ch1a welcome, yes the more the merrier.

Hi ch1a. 41 sounds tough-I'm at 40+3 & feel like it's staring me in the face! Is this your first? I only went to 40+1 with dd so fed up now too. Come & moan some more with us

Thank you both! It's my second but first was induced around 39+3 for pre eclampsia so I don't have much to go on. I struggled with my labour the first time so was delighted to have made it to full term with no problems this time to avoid induction and monitoring. and now it appears that I may have to have that anyway if this baby doesn't decide to be born quite soon.

Feeling quite tearful and struggling to pass the days with my 3.5 year old ds when he isn't at preschool - like today. Each day feels like a week. I get a new stretch mark each day.

Sorry that was a big rant.
I have been reading this thread over the last week or so and am encouraged by the babies that actually want to be born.