feeling awful tonight :(

[xShellyx]

I feel absolutely awful this evening, the skin on my bump feels as if its ripping open due to this poly whatever, just seems to be getting bigger and bigger every day.

I can feel my hands and legs swelling.

It's hurting between my legs, agonising to move positions, stand up, sit down, walk, the joys of spd!

Boobs are sore and leaky.

My lovely other half treated us to a chinese, I struggled to eat it as I'm just so thirsty, I drank my way through 4 pints of squash in around an hour.

Dreading my day in hospital next week for an urgent gtt.

Just fed up, now iv bored those reading - cheer me up? :) I'm 34 weeks, measuring at 37+ so I'm feeling pretty huge too!

All woe is me and all that!

I feel your pain shelly, I ache everywhere, am measuring ahead just like you 34 weeks measuring 38, and have had braxton hicks like never before tonight. Sorry not too useful at cheering you up I'm afraid, another one needing to vent! Maybe if we keep chanting "I love being pregnant" we will start to believe it again. X

Also on a positive note, we are nearly there! X

We are indeed! It's not often I complain butIv really had enough this evening and even ended up in tears yet again.

Hate complaining though, I always think I should feel lucky to even be able to carry a baby but I'm sure were all aloud to moan here and there.

I hope it all eases for you soon though!

My DS was born 19 days ago and I feel back to normal. Just think how you will feel in a few weeks when you have a lovely baby, no bump, aches and pains have gone and your insides have stopped feeling like they might fall out.

It will all be worth it.

And I was incredibly moody and horrible to DH and all that has gone too. Hurrah!

I cant wait! :D

LuluJakey, that does make me smile, I cant wait!
Shelly, I know what you mean, I feel bad when I complain but have been in tears once or twice these last few days. OH is very good and understanding most of the time but he does occasionally say, just remember how much you wanted this, which even though true makes me want to puch him square in the goolies!! We've had the added stress of baby not moving very much for three days but she seems to have perked up at the moment, thank goodness!
Just a few more weeks!

DS arrived a week early so it might be shorter than you think The birth was not so bad either.

I was really awful to DH, absolutely irrationally awful when I was about 35 weeks.I took myself off to the spare room for a fortnight and just wanted him to go and live on another planet. It was like he was invading my world. Midwife said some women do feel like that. He is lovely and had done nothing wrong and was baffled by me. Fortunately for me he knew it was so out of character it had to be pregnancy hormones and was incredibly tolerant. It had passed by the time I gave birth. I was really upset by it because I am really easy going usually. I am back to myself completely.

I hope both of you have a better last few weeks and as short and painless a birth as possible and are soon back home with your lovely babies.

Thanks for the posts, very comforting to hear others feel the same. I'm awful to OH lately, I don't mean to be but I'm so snappy and argumentative, he understands that it's a build up of how much pain I'm in as he's had to lift me out of bed and off the settee, even out the bath, he has the patience of a saint but snaps back because I'm so stubborn even in agony I'll still insist on doing housework and he just wants me to sit and rest.

Iv been snappy to family too, my mum tries to help but I feel like she cant do anything right and things I usually tolerate or don't bother me really infuriate me. I think we just take it out on those closest.

I'm on antidepressants at the moment, andhave to come off them after iv finished this box so it doesn't effect baby - not looking forward to it !

After having a much better nights sleep than usual and feeling thrilled that baby is finally moving, I cant seem to stop crying today. Cant understand it, dont know why I'm crying, OH is thoroughly confused after being so full of energy and happy first thing. Joints are aching more than usual and I'm very hot but other than that I dont feel terrible, just sad.

In defence of my hormones, I suppose I have run out of wash powder! Seems resonable enough to still be in tears after about an hour and a half! The joys of the third trimester I suppose, or so my MW tells me.

Hi im just into my second trimester with number 3 (I must be mad) and I suffer from spd too. It is awful especially when I only got discharged from physio in october...a month later found out I was expecting again! Im also booked in for a gtt as I have put on almost two stone in less than 14 weeks......these are just some of the joys of pregnancy. ..not to mention baby brain anemia and hormones all over the place.....plus all the other usual stuff....I needed help a lot with my last pregnancy. My oh (now ex) lost his job due to having to take so much time off for hosp appointments and having to help more with our ds. It was awful and so stressful...and now im doing it again so it can't be that bad haha it does get better and seeing baby's face once they are here makes every second worth it. Im usually snappy all the way through pregnancy my family arre used to it now and know it wont last forever. I also break down over the silliest things....the most recent being not having the food I wanted in the house and having to wait until morning as my dcs were in bed!

Iv just got my anaemia sorted, I had high bp with it too but the iron tablets seemed to of evened both problems out.

Iv gone from 9st at 12weeks to 14st at 34weeks, but I don't look fat, apart from the muffin top, back fat and the tops of my arms - not huge but I can definitely see the difference. Mw has said the bump can be carrying most of the weight though and oh tells me not to get upset about putting weight on and to just enjoy it lol

Today I feel a little better, despite 3 hours sleep during the night as I woke up with stomach cramps and I'm having a cramp every half hour-an hour, oh is flapping incase it's began but I'm convinced it's justbraxton hicks :)

Glad you're feeling a bit better today Shelly and hope the cramps aren't too bad, I've been having strong braxton hicks too today and last night, I'm certain mine are definitely BH, timing is all over the place, but do keep an eye out because people keep telling me (fact or old wives tale) that you have a higher risk of pre-term labour with a bigger baby. I suppose it does sound common sense but not sure how much evidence it is actually based on.
I have put on about the same weight as you too, although I have stopped checking the scales so not actually sure how much I weigh now. Was about 9st at 12 weeks too. xx

They prob are braxton hicks. Im not going to lie I was at my heaviest when I fell pregnant this time round. I was 11st. I put it down to depression and still suffering with spd after my daughter was born which made movement very difficult (I wasnt diagnosed until very late during pregnancy). But im now weighing in at 13st and my bmi is 30. Its a massive amount of weight and judging from my scan they are expecting baby to be around 9lb. So im very big and unfortunately for me I dont have the support of dad. He decided that three kids would be way too many for him and he wanted the single life with his friends! shelly if the cramps do pick up its better to be safe than sorry.

The SPD sounds tough fattymcfatfat, it's no wonder you were feeling depressed, I'm struggling now and cant imagine it carrying on much longer. I know it sounds easy but try not to worry about the weightgain, having limited movement would make losing weight much more difficult, I have stopped thinking about it now and will worry about it when I can physically do something about it. I too am predicted a big baby from my growth scans, I keep being told at the next one she will have levelled off but everytime I go she is more weeks ahead, 4 weeks now as of 32 week scan. I'm sorry to hear about dad being a selfish , it speaks volumes about your strength though to be coping so well on your own. xx

Hope your cramps are settling Shelly. xx

I was around 13st after my daughter, I lost it but didn't push myself. Only know my weight now because mw weighs me at appointments, I don't own a pair of scales :D lol

Cramps aren't too bad, like a dull period pain, haven't had one in a while. They certainly don't feel like what I remember of contractions with my first, they were crippling!

Sounds like your better off without him fatfat! I thought mine would run a mile at the sight of a positive test after being certain we will not have a second, but he liked the idea before I did! poor guys not stopped today, he's cleaned my (our ) animals, cleaned the house, gone shops, built some furniture and rearranged our bedroom and still managed to make me a cuppa and see if I'm ok. I'm sure he hates me deep down lol

Bambi, spd is crippling :( I haven't worked since week 16 and I was a pub supervisor so had the added guilt. Same as above, limited movement, walking my daughter school is now a real struggle with hip pains and sore bump, only 5mins away but I want to cry the whole way!

All worth it in the end I guess though, im prepared for it to feel strange to actually feel normal. eventually.

Im not worrying too much about weight gain. Im having a summer baby this time so lots of trips to the park with the dcs and swimming is in order im sure I will lose it and the spd shouldn't have a chance to get so bad this time as I have been given the number and told to self refer to physio when it starts to hurt too much instead of having to wait for gp referral to go through.

I am determined to feel normal again by christmas though which gives me almost a whole year to have this baba then get myself sorted. Glad to hear your cramps have eased a bit now shelly and I feel your pain. I had ppl asking if I was in labour when I was pregnant with dd as I was in agony doing the school run.

I tried self referring to physio, doctor and midwife pushed for me too.... Then the place said I'm on a waiting list. what good is that?

Feeling rubbish again tonight, my belly hasa huge blue/purple bruise from where it's been feeling stretched. Iv got bigger again so even my maternity jeans and tops feel mega tight and uncomfy. I'm on a food and drink ban apart from water till tomorrow afternoon for my GTT which I don't understand why they do it because you can have a diabetes check at the chemist without being nil by mouth for 10 hours.... So so fed up.

.....and my cats are being arseholes. Yep it's possible two furrballs can pee you off, running full pelt around the house, nockingstuff over, clawing everything. They're 4 years old and not kittens !

Phew, rant vented, feeling a little better lol

Lol. You have to be nil by mouth as your body reacts different to glucose during pregnancy. ..a pain I know but sometimes necessary. Hopefully everything will work out ok for you. The waiting list for physio is awful I was on the list for my last pregnancy and they gave me my first appointment for my due date! I had to tell them it was no good then wait longer for a new referral after dd was born! This time though I am very early so should get an appointment before this one is born and hopefully get some tube grip that fits! Im meant to wear it until dd is 18 months but its impossible as its now too small and has been for a few weeks (I was six weeks wgen I had to stop wearing it) my dog annoys me! Alwats under my feet and I dont even know how as he is an alsatian! My belly looked bruised when having dd and was quite sore aswell. That does go away when baby is born though. Im feeling especially huge tonight...nit even 14 weeks and already have new stretch marks! I dont mind my stretch marks put to have new ones already is just a sign of how big I am! No wonder nothing fits...including the new bras I bought 3 weeks ago!

Animals eh! They were being suck ups thismorning ! Gtt was awful, I was fine till I drank half pint of lucazade then kept going. Funny, on second blood test I went funny again and really hot, thought I was going to be sick! I got up to run to the bathroom and just collapsed :( apparently it's normal as they basically overdose you and push your body to the limit with the glucose and sugar intake. Baby looks near enough full term size so the woman doing the scan thinks I need to be induced before any more complications, so seeing a consultant in a few days about a date and another growth scan.

Been told I do have Polyhydramnios and will find out about diabetes in a couple of days. Fun!

Lots of fun! at least baby will be here soon. They may try to leave you for another couple of weeks then baby will be classed as term. Im not looking forward to my gtt. Its not until april but dreading it lol. I find that they can be very stuck up when I wss pregnant with dc1 I had a midwife tut at me because I was only 16! I also had funny looks at my booking appointment as my daughter turned 1 6 days before that! Hooe everything comes back ok....whats polyhydramnios when its at home??? I may be on number 3 but not a clue what half the stuff they go on about actually is haha

Hi Op its hard going being Polyhydramnios as well as all the other ailments near the end ! I am 37 weeks and last time measured 43cm ! I dont have diabetes though i just have big babies . Hope they get you in and sorted asap . x

There was a few young mums there today having scans etc, I feel for some of them (im in my twenties) polywhatstheblog is too much fluid around baby, I have alot according to my documents. The woman asked if I'm sure my dates are correct because baby is so big and looks almost full term, they wanted me back tomorrow for consultation but it's impossible for me to go tomorrow :(

My nurse with the gtt did my head in, while I felt dreadful I just wanted to sit up and she kept pushing me back telling me to lay down and put my feet up, wanted to stab her with the needle she put in my arms the 4 times before getting my vein and finding it funny, my arms are black and blue! lol

Oh dear. ...I was in a foul mood today as no one would move out of my way and I had to push my pram on ice and my 6yo almost fell...I wouldn't mind but these were adults not kids....I was ranting about them being inconsiderate b***ds. Its really not a good idea to annoy a pregnant woman and you would think these nurses would know that!. Ah...why cant they just say that??? Annoying buggers.