30 weeks and struggling

[demirose87]

Anyone else around the same and beginning to struggle? I'm 30 weeks and am really struggling to get about. I've got three other kids, my youngest is 17 months, plus I have a 3 year old who is hard work ( she has asd, possibly) and an 8 year old. I'm constantly out of breath whenever I take them anywhere in the double buggy, the heat doesn't help and makes me feel so ill. The last few weeks I've had contractions which I think are Braxton hicks and are gradually getting more painful. So tired all the time and really lacking energy and motivation to do things. We're taking the kids away in august for three nights but I feel as though I'm giving them a crap summer by not taking them on many days out ( my partner works all week but has weekends off so we can do more then) These Braxton hicks I'm getting worry me and i would just stay in all day if I could, but I try and at least get them to the park. Just feeling really sorry for myseld and would be good to know I'm not the only one

I hear you. I'm just 28 weeks but this pregnancy overall has been really rough going. I just want to sleep all the time.

Yep!! 28 was and just hating it, not sure how I'm going to cope for another 12 bloody aching exhausted weeks

Weeks not was!

I'm 30 weeks and really struggling. I only have 1 other child, but working full time which means leaving the house at 6am. Combined with severe anaemia which is flooring me, and sleepless nights, and I permanently feel like a zombie with breathlessness and heart palpitations. I feel the same as you about school holidays - I can't run around after him like I would do usually and feel awful. Roll on Oct!

I'm 28 weeks and for the first time have had two days off sick poorly. I'm absolutely exhausted, hot then cold, shivery then soaking wet with sweat. I've slept most of the day but my bones feel so sore. Not loving this at all and I haven't had a bad time up until now really. 😥

It's awful isn't it. Every time I'm pregnant I forget how tiring the last few weeks are. At least it's not too long now for all of us x

Yep, I've been wiped since about 28 weeks. Have you had your iron checked recently? Mine was low and increasing my supplement has helped.

The heat knocks me flat, though. I don't cope well with heat at the best of times.

Well last night following my braxton hicks I started spotting brown discharge ( sorry for tmi). Woke up today and there's more. Not loads but noticeable. Rang hospital and they've told me to rest and that it's probably pressure from the baby being low down, pressing on my cervix. I don't know whether to get checked over. They've reassured me a bit. I just hope baby stays in for at least a few more weeks.