Any signs yet??!!

[Elland]

As much as I love that family and friends care enough to ask me the question, I've had 4 messages before 10 asking if the baby is on his way yet and that's not counting the messages and calls over the

If they're close family or friends of course I'm going to tell them when i'm in labour (which I've already told them I will do) so they don't need to constantly check to make sure they're not missing out and even if I was in labour it's not like telling everyone and anyone should be my priority!

I'm due on Wednesday so I think I'm just getting a bit frustrated with life in general!

Is anyone else getting fed up the closer they get to their due date?

Lol ohhh the joys! I'm 36+6 and nope no messages yet lol I do dread that part though and last time when I was in labour the messages were constant is he here yet!! How many cm are you now!! We both turned out phones off then after we had him and bonded and turned them back on to announce the birth our phones wouldn't stop beeping with all the messages coming through!

It's only just ramped up this weekend and then today, I feel mean because I want to get snappy and tell them no and to leave me alone and tell them they'll know when I want them to know!

It's hard isn't it because I know it's just because they care/are excited but it's making me dread what it's going to be like when I'm actually in labour and then when he's here for visiting!

I might have to suggest the turning off of phones when he does decide he's on his way or to send one message to everyone to say I'm in labour but we will update them when there's more news so no need to check in.

I'm 8 days overdue. To be fair to my friends and family I haven't pestered me much! Think they know how frustrated I am and are leaving me to it!

I'm 38+1 and people are asking I have already had enough so that's not great good luck all who's due soon and over due I know how you feel

I was fairly blunt with responses, people soon got the hint. As far as going into labour goes, I popped in the middle of the night and DD was here before breakfast, so the only people who knew where my parents because my Mum was my other birth partner and my DH text his parents just because he didn't think it was fair for just mine to know. They didn't get it until they woke up anyway about 5am our time and didn't text asking for updates.

Same same same. Due tomorrow. Love that people care but it's a tough time the waiting game! I'm hormonal, bored and uncomfortable and I can feel the pressure even if people are trying to be restrained! I read the induction booklet my Midwife left me in advance of my next appt with her this morning and started sobbing as my induction dates will be 23-25 Dec and I can't help but think how disappointed everyone will be if it comes to that. FGS, crying over something that hasn't happened yet!

This annoys me too. Either I want you to know, in which case you'd know, or even if it was happening, the fact that you haven't been told should tell you that you're not going to!

I've been replying with this

www.haveyouhadthatbabyyet.com

One of my ex colleagues announced on Facebook that I had gone into labour, a week before I actually did. I hadn't text her back for hours so she assumed I was otherwise occupied giving birth.

She wrote a lovely congratulations and good luck post on my Facebook which prompted all my family and friends to start congratulating me

Twins came the following week and I disabled my Facebook.

Headelf ** I can't believe that anyone would think it's okay to announce you're in labour let alone a work colleague just because you don't text them straight back!

How are you today OP? Any signs?

I had this too - it drove me potty. I became very sarcastic after a while though. Ended up texting back tings like 'Baby was born three days ago, did dh not tell you?' I'm not telling anyone when i ho into labour because they did my head in with my first dd. I was admitted to hospital and my parents and pil came to visit and my contractions started. Cue them texting every 10 minutes! This time I will have to tell my mum because she is looking after my dd, but everyone else can wait until the baby is born.

A week before due date, I went on FB and posted a status saying "I am logging off of the matrix until baby arrives safely, if anyone dares message me before then asking about whether the baby is here yet - be prepared to take the full brunt of my hormonal overdue rage "

It worked and no-one asked, except my mum but I didn't mind her asking as she was one of my birth partners!

I created a group message on whatsapp and said that I'd let my friends know when anything happens. It's worked exactly how I planned and no one bothers me with the 'is she here yets?