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 to hear you are still having trouble Iwill hope the doctors can sort out the dosage and get you and baby more comfortable.
After more stop start contractions it's now 1:20am and I am wide awake and fed up! They are about every 10-15 mins at the moment so enough to stop me getting a half decent nights sleep but not enough to be active labour. Humph!

Always I hope this is it. Fingers crossed it hots up!

Our lumber puncture came back having grown no culture so we can rule out any infection having got to the brain. His inflammatory markers went down but we're originally in a range where if they keep decreasing he will be on 5 days antibiotics and if they decrease slower he will be on 7. 5 days would mean we could go on Thursday.

I'm delighted it all looks okay and that antibiotics are now more precautionary than anything else. I hate that he has to have a cannula in and he is trying to pull it all the time.

The recovery from the c section is hard. Getting in and out of bed is painful and I only have the choice here of the hospital bed or crappy chair. I just want to go home so much. The nights are so long. I'm paying for a side room for my sanity and I'm not sure how I would do this otherwise.

All in all feeling quite depressed and shit and I want to go home and feel like myself again. My baby boy wants to go home :-(.

ch1a what a beautiful baby!
So glad the lumbar puncture came back clear. I can only imagine the anguish it has caused you. I think back to when DS was in hospital several years ago so I understand how hard it is, never mind recovering from c section at same time.
I know you must be feeling terrible right now but try and take the positives from it if you can. Your little one is getting better, the c section pain will start to ease soon and it won't be long before you will be at home with your little one. Sending positive thoughts and hugs to you and your beautiful boy

chia (sorry about substituting the I for the one but my phone won't type them!)
Very good news about the lumbar puncture and my eldest had a canular too due to infection when he was born and it was awful
Being stuck in hospital is awful and I will be thinking of you x
Aghh those slow contractions would drive me mad...hopefully it will all kick off today for you!

Hello Huff how are things with you?
After all the excitement after my midwife appointment yesterday I feel like crying with frustration that everything had now stopped yet again! today is my actual due date so feeling fed up at the thought that bsby may take another week or two yet aarrgghh!!

He is gorgeous Ch1a well done! Glad the lumber puncture came back clear! I know its a special kind of horrible staying in the post natal ward. Do you have any ear plugs you could use? I promise you would still hear your baby. I always wear them and have never not heard her. It will block out the noise outside a bit.

Always this is sounding a bit more hopeful. These contractions will have done something to allow you to progress more quickly.

Rose berry how are you?

I fed her both sides during the night, one side not bad other side still sore feels like a knife pushing into my breast. Still trying I think in part as I cannot face having to wind down my milk supply which is really good. She latches well, my milk supply is great so would be a real shame to stop.!!

Sending you labour vibes rose berry, always and where is Huff?

Thankfully cooler here today and have decided I'm not bothering going home while the boys are in nursery (2.5 hours) so have waddled over to Costa and relaxing with my book!
I had another mum at the school who didn't realise I was pregnant ...now even I with a week and a half till my due date can see I definitely have a baby in there!
I have so much to do at home but so little motivation.
I have to get organised before my parents come - 2 years since I've seen them and so excited

39+6 today.
Feeling rather nauseated today.
My friend who is due four days after me had her baby yesterday. I cried a lot because I'm so fed up, then gave myself a slap.
Need to occupy myself and my next two days are busyish

Major sympathies for you ch1a, what a difficult start for you both. Great that things are improving & fingers crossed going home tomorrow-u won't feel so bad then I'm sure. The cannula is particularly awful I know, dd had one at 9 weeks old when in hospital & it was the worst part of it all. Thinking of you x

Iwill, sounds like things are improving & u seem determined to keep going so hopefully you'll get there soon! As u say would be a shame if milk supply & latch is good. I take my hat of to you for not throwing in the towel yet.

Sending good labour vibes to the rest of you! Enjoying relaxing time in Costa is great idea & keep busy if u can, just take each day as it comes & try do one nice thing-that got me through more gorgeous babies will be here soon

Im currently 33+3 and I'm getting impatient. I'm only 5ft tall and small framed so I feel huge. I'm suffering with the heartburn and also I'm knackered all the time even if I do manage to sleep at night. I usually manage to wake myself up trying to turn myself over in bed if I have gone from my left side to my back/right as we have a memory foam mattress and I seem to create my own little carter I get stuck in!

I keep (selfishly?) thinking would it be wrong to ask to be induced at some stage later on if I'm that fed up now and then think dont be so silly, the baby will come when he/she is ready. I'm also impatient because most of the baby's things are ready now and I just seem to be waiting.....

Can I join you all? Haven't read much of the rest of the thread but I am here, 37 + 4 and feeling miserable. This is pregnancy no 2 and it has in some ways been a better one than my first and in some ways been a worse one.

I've finished work and trying to get motivation to actually get things done but everything hurts. Plus I had mega S+D overnight Mon night (sorry, just in and TMI already) and so everything hurts from that too.
Anyway, suffice to say, yes I am fed up of being pregnant!

Hi everyone.
mummymidwife I can identify with your fed up feelings . I bawled my eyes out this morning
Got all excited after midwife appointment yesterday as was 3cm dilated with bishops score 9 so was expecting something to happen overnight but just stop start contractions.
DH gave PIL a heads up last night that they may need to come over in the night to take care of DS as previously arranged. Various family/friends have offered but MIL had been fairly insistent it should be them. Then MIL suddenly decided she didn't want to come here, we would have to get DS up in middle of night, drop him at theirs on way to hospital and she would not take him to school the following day but to work with her etc (WTF?!) So it was lucky in a way that nothing happened. To be fair to DH he said that would be far too unsettling for DS (who is a sensitive little soul at the best of times) so if MIL didn't want to come here (only 20 mins away at most) then we'll ask another family member. Just more anxiety and stress we could really do without at the moment.
So it all got a bit much this morning and I just cried fir ages with frustration and tiredness. Pulled myself together now though and reminded myself it could be so much worse.

Welcome popcorn [waves] you will find this is a great place to vent, discuss and get support from people who know exactly how you feel!!

Hi mrslnw and popcorn yes this is a great thread to be on although, you will have to put up with my breastfeeding dramas as they are never ending it would seem. Seasalt, we are a step closer to stopping this, it is now hurting to express and everything is getting ridiculous now.

I had this happen to me mummy midwife. One of my ante natal group had hers 3 weeks early, and she was due later than me this was somewhat disheartening :0(

Always, the stop start continues, at least you found out there was a difficulty with your childcare arrangements before they happened....

Wow ch1a he is lovely and what a head of hair! I've finally got on the laptop so can see his picture, the app is great but has downfalls!

I applaud you too Iwill as breast feeding and I have never got on. I tried so hard with DS1 and felt awful when the midwife advised me to mix feed as I really was mentally prepared to do it and then when DS2 came along (11 months later!) I never made it on a ward to get support and they just assumed I knew what I was doing and of course I had no confidence with it.
This time I'm going to ask for help and give it another whirl!

Hi mrslnw and popcorn

I'd be bawling too always....to have it drag on when everything is starting would be awful. You just want it over and done with and baby here safely.
Childcare is such a drama too and good on your husband for sticking up to his mum.

Iwill I really admire you for persisting with the breast feeding when you've had such a crap time of it. If you do need to move on to bottles you'll at least know that you gave it everything you've got. I'm hoping to breastfeed new baby like I did with DS but I know it's not always as straight forward as some people seem to think.
I was pretty annoyed with MIL last night for moving the goalposts at the last minute but have resolved not to get the hump or get upset about it.
Huff I was impressed with DH he doesn't often stand up to his DM, preferring the quite life so was pleased he told her how ridiculous her new 'plan' was!!
How is everyone doing this evening?
Ch1a hope you and baby have had a good day today, any indication of when they might let you home?

I think I am just too scared to try to wind down the milk now. It could hurt as much as the thrush if I mess it up and get mastitis. Also I have a history of bad eczema and breastfeeding would be better really. However if it is not to be it's not to be. Pain free would be good. And babyiwill is eating whatever we give her.

Thanks Huff and Always,

Ch1a hope today has been calmer for you.

So just after I posted my mum fell down the stairs. She could not bear weight on her leg. So mriwill is holding the fort and I am sitting in accident and emergency with my dad. Just hope she has not broken anything she went from top to bottom.

I will disappear off this thread now for a while as this is not really the place for this. Still it puts my feeding issues into perspective.

Oh heck Iwill I hope your mum is ok. Here if you need support. Thinking of you all

Thanks Always.

So she is ok no fractures just lots of bruising. She is staying in overnight. Then we have to get them home, six hour journey. I am hoping my sister will come up and get them.

Seems like it was a night for calamity! Was just in the middle of posting when I went to take some chicken out the oven and ended up pouring hot fat down myself! Needless to say I spent the rest of the night crying my eyes out and had to send DP for medical supplies and ice cream.
It's ok now, just left with a massive burn down my belly. Fingers crossed I don't expand any more cos that won't help it!

IWill sorry to hear about your mum, very glad nothing is broken though. Is your sister usually good at helping out? Surely she can't expect you to make the journey. How did feeding go last night?

Are you sorted for someone else to come and sit with DS now then Always? Doesn't make any sense to wake him up and have him see his mum in pain. Hopefully it won't be much longer for you now, that baby has to come out sooner or later!

Hope everyone has a positive day today and we hear some more baby news soon :)

I've completely lost track here - keep trying to catch up before I post and then get stuck feeding the baby or trying to do something with the older ones!

So I'll briefly say - good luck to those waiting that you won't be too long now, hugs to Iwill for your mum and breastfeeding issues (I think your perseverance is amazing!) and big hello to everyone else.

Sleep getting better here now my milk is in: 3 torrid nights followed by 2 calmer ones. The last 2 I have decamped quite quickly to the spare room with the baby when he's unsettled so we can co-sleep with lots of space as he won't settle in the Moses basket, and not be disturbed by older DCs wandering in the night or early morning - DH gets the sleep in exchange for managing them! This way he is just stirring lightly and I'm able to feed him in his sleep, so no meltdowns to deal with (he goes 0 to 60 in about 2 seconds and is definitely like his quick to anger sister rather than calmer but sulkier brother!) So although I'm awake every 1.5-2 hours for feeds, I can do it lying down and it's all much less fraught, and those nice milky hormones are making it easier for me to drift back off. Definitely a more peaceful, slightly more rested household than 2 days ago!

iwill glad your mum has no broken bones, hope your sister steps up to help, you have enough to be doing with newborn and feeding etc.

Roseberry I winced reading your post, hope you are ok, icecream helps!

Childcare for DS still a little uncertain, DH is going to talk to MIL to reiterate we are happy for DS to have a sleep over if I go in to labour during the day and there is time to organise things but not dragging him from his bed in the middle of the night. Our backup plan of My Dad and Step mum is out the window as they fly off on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks despite saying a few months ago they really wanted to help out with DS (a whole other rant!)

everton glad things are settling down a bit now, your sleeping/feeding arrangement sound like the best plan for now, at least you get some sleep and baby is happy too

My main thought for the day GET OUT BABY!! I'm doing lots of cleaning this morning and trying to keep moving as much as possible but just want to sit on sofa and eat biscuits and feel sorry for myself!!

40 weeks today and feeling sorry for myself.
Was up at 4am for over an hour with PGP, it's getting beyond excruciating.. I am trying to believe its a good sign and baby's head is pushing my pelvis as it engages.
I headed back to bed via the toilet where I vomited dinner.
Then had to be up for 8am as the plumber was coming...he turned up after 9am.

Rubbish.
Have mw appt today, am going to ask for a sweep. Probably can't do it as I suspect my cervix is closed