30 weeks and so miserable

[Mandraki]

I'm officially over being pregnant. Everything aches, I feel so big and stretched (I know I will only get bigger!) it's hard to breathe, I feel overwhelmed at the idea of working for another 8 weeks, my hands and feet are swollen, not sleeping well at all now (waking up for a wee about 5 times a night, plus hip pain and leg cramp), can't be bothered to eat anything that isn't cereal or cheese (am trying though), just generally fucked off.

My husband has been incredible throughout the whole pregnancy, looking after me and the house and just generally being wonderful. I have been a big bag of whinge.

Don't really have a point to this post other than a little whinge.

Yay congrats nina

Today I'm doing ok. Slept fine (for once) work up with a raging thirst but have had juice water and tea and dh brought me buttery crumpets in bed.

The sun is shining. And we're going to go for a walk and pick some early blackberries for the freezer so when I'm on leave I can make blackberry jam (autumn tradition in our house). I also have tomorrow off work. And a half day on Thursday!!! Yay!!

Congratulations Nina! So delighted for you Is your wee fella just lovely?

I'm 29+5 and had a complete meltdown on Friday. My colleague at work who has just been with us 2 months covering someone else's secondment is a lovely, kind woman. She would drop everything to help you. But she talks constantly and loudly and it's the kind of talking you can't ignore because there are always questions in there. When she went on lunch I actually just put my feet up for an hour, shut my eyes and enjoyed the peace. She is one of those folk who doesn't read signals, like me getting up and saying I need the bathroom is a sign that the conversation is over. By Friday I'm usually so tired that I find it hard enough to concentrate. Eventually I just went to the toilet and cried for a solid 20 mins. Then on the train home I had to put my book away because it got sad and I started crying again.

Pregnancy solidarity to all

Well today I'm so tired I feel like I've been hit by a bus! 7 weeks until I go on maternity leave. It feels more eternity than maternity 

Congratulations @NinaMarieP

MaternityEternity That's a hashtag just waiting to happen bumdish

You must be just ahead of me, I go off on 29 September. See, I quite like being in work - my colleagues are lovely and keep me calm (person mentioned above notwithstanding) and I like to be busy but the commute, the long day, walking up the big hill from the station - hideous.

#maternityeternity love it.

I'm now exhausted. Checked my Fitbit and apparently we walked 7k this morning. That'd explain the tired then....

Congrats Nina! hope birth went ok, enjoy your new baby 😆 ah it will be worth it in the end when we have lovely newborn heads to sniff!

Thanks all. He's just lovely but then I would say that! He has lots of very light blonde hair and I just can't stop looking at him.

Awww congrats xxx

I'm 31 weeks tomorrow and I'm with you on being over being pregnant. This is my third baby ( other two are 4.5 and 2) so I'm knackered with running a round after them. I'm suffering with back pain. Can't sleep when ever I want asbi have he kids and can't sleep at night as needing the loo and also have really itchy eczema ( as being pregnant can't take my tablets).
I think I pulled a stomach muscle turning over last night and am in agony. So yup, I'm with you on wanting a moan. X

Oh and baby is transverse so NEEDS to turn around!! 😳😱

30 plus 2 with my first. Literally counting down the days due to being a bit with the physical side of pregnancy and also bloody worrying about everything. Happily finishing up work in next few weeks. Solidarity with all!

Just putting this here:

• not shagged in approx 16 weeks
• don't want to
• yet miss shagging
• yet feel utterly utterly not up for it

Luckily I have a nice DH who completely gets the fact the lovely sex we used to have has now been replaced by biscuits.

Oh Beans Deffo!

I feel bad and do fancy it but don't feel in the least bit sexy or attractive. Plus the logistics of the whole thing, and the piles and the baby kicking are enough to stop anything in its tracks.

'Nuff said.

Lmao

The sex thing is the worst. Horny limbo/logistical impossibility/feeling about as attractive as a beached whale.

DH has been a total dear about it all, especially when I'm sobbing and honking about feeling like a shit wife, bless him

Oh thank god Beans. I feel like the worst wife ever. We've got dramatically different sex drives anyway and he's been so patient with me. I thought after the shitty morning sickness and all had stopped I'd at least be able to go along with it but the thought is....non existent! Feeling proper guilty about it.

The sex thing! DH and I have been managing pretty regularly (2-3 times a week) but only doggy style and I swear the whole time all I can focus on is the fact that I can literally feel my back rolls flopping around!

2-3 times a week?! You have a very lucky DH.
My stomach gets in the way, my down below swelled up so much he couldn't even get it in, but the worst is how I feel about myself. I ask him to close his eyes I've never been like this before.
Again I'm a very lucky lady with a very patient partner but I do hope I start feeling better about myself once this is over. I've even got into the habit of thanking him for having sex with me because I just can't understand how anyone could go through with shagging a heavily pregnant lady!

We've had sex once this entire pregnancy at around 26 weeks (when the nausea had finally passed and I wasn't quite at beached whale stage).

At 38 weeks DH is weirded out by baby movements and isn't interested. I told him in the most romantic way the other day that he needs to take one for the team to get this baby out of me as thr midwife recommeded sex as the only thing that helps to get things going but he is having none of it!

We haven't had sex since the night before I got my bfp (23rd Jan) due to high risk pregnancy. I've also not been allowed to exercise, so feeling pretty crappy about myself all round. I did broach it with Dh and he basically said that it our marriage can't make it through 9 months then it's not a very strong marriage in the first place!

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www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2983867-october-2017-5

Chelle I think I would feel relieved if dp wasn't interested. To be honest even if he wasn't interested I think he would force himself to perform anyway because of how I feel about myself at the moment. It wouldn't surprise me if he is internally cringing on the rare occasion I want to!

10storey what your husband says is so true. It's only 9 months. But I totally understand how you may be feeling a bit crappy. I think we are all in the same boat!

I've never been a "goer". Even before pregnancy my drive has always been lower than my partners but I miss it a bit. At the stage where we can't physically be close because my stomach is huge and I miss that.

Not long to go and then my vagina will be destroyed anyway 😂

Glad I'm not the only one who's not really feeling it..... x

I'm going through phases. From super feeling it to "no. Stay away. Forever." Eugh.

On the plus side I'm taking time for me - have had to quit my hobby temporarily (horse riding...gave up in July) so am throwning what energy I have into cooking.

Have had today off work. And have cooked - Bakewell tarts (mini ones), cheese and pickle quiches (again minis) and chipotle chicken with avocado cream sauce. I smell like I've been dipped in chipotle. So this will either make dh come running or he will back off! Haha!!