39 weeks pregnant and feeling low

[LottieLou90]

I’m hoping for some positive replies.
As it says in the subject, I’m 39 weeks pregnant and feeling pretty down in the dumps. Over the past couple of days I have suddenly felt like this pregnancy is never going to end, which I know is silly but I can’t stop thinking like this.
This is my second pregnancy, I have a 6 year old daughter and don’t remember feeling like this with her. I’m having a boy this time round.
I’m also worried that he’s going to be huge as when I get Braxton hicks, it feels like there’s 2 in there - 2 big bulges either side!
My midwife has given me a few tips to try to get him moving on his way but after reading a few discussions, it doesn’t seem like anything works unless baby is ready and I don’t want to feel any more disheartened. I’ve done the usual long walks which is normal anyway with my daughter but other than that I’m leaving it up to Mother Nature.
I’m getting sick of hearing people comment on how huge my bump is and telling me that it will be like giving birth to a toddler.
I don’t feel like I can really talk to anyone seriously about it and I guess I’m just after a bit of reassurance that this is normal to feel like this.
Thanks x

I really feel for you and totally understand where you are coming from. I think it's very normal to feel like this at the end. I actually started a very similar thread myself when I was 34ish weeks and again when I was 40+6. I was utterly fed up by the end and was also constantly being told how 'huge' I was I too felt like the pregnancy would never end and actually started to feel quite disconnected from my bump towards the end.

You asked for positivity...I went into labour spontaneously at 40+6 (a matter of hours after posting on MN about how miserable I was!) and gave birth to a lovely baby boy at 41 weeks. I had a homebirth with hardly any pain relief and he was a rather chunky 9 and a half pounds! He is now 3 weeks old and totally worth the wait.

Hang on in there, I know it doesn't feel like it but you are so close to the end now. And although I reckon a lot of it is old wives tales....sex seemed to get things going for me

Thank you Babbaganoush. I really appreciate the reply - it’s nice to have the confirmation that it’s not just me!
I just found it odd that I’ve been feeling ok about everything and then all of a sudden I was hit with negative feelings and feeling incredibly emotional. Then I felt bad because I was told that stress etc could put the start of labour off which makes me feel worse!
Congratulations on the birth of your baby boy!
Thank you again for the lovely response. Definitely what I needed x

Awww OP I feel your pain, I am due tomorrow with my 3rd and I have overbaked all of my babies and it really does suck when you are mentally ready to get stuck in but baby wont play ball. Boys tend to be later more often than girls and bigger babies too (from what I have read). If it helps at all, both my prior boys were 9lbs+ born vaginally after an induction and I suffered no injury whatsoever other than mild grazing with my first so big babies don't necessarily mean horrible labour or recovery (I was peeing in relative comfort as soon as epidural wore off with ds2).

It's not strange or wrong to feel disconnect to your bump at this stage, let's be fair the thing is so bloody uncomfortable now! It has zero bearing on how you will feel with your wee man in your arms. Try to look at these last few days of freedom as a blessing, we get so focussed on meeting our cargo that we forget that this is our last chance to treat ourselves, get some hair and face masks, scented candles, nice bubble bath, maybe a meal? It's my birthday today and dh and I are taking our 2 dc to pizza hut and I don't care if it's meant for kids I am having an ice cream factory haha.

Hoping our wee monsters arrive soon

Thanks Vampyress. So nice to see I’m not on my own (although I do feel for you) I’m not even at my due date yet and I feel fed up.
You’re right though, it does seem like it’s all about getting them here that we forget to treat ourselves.
Happy birthday! Enjoy the pizza and ice cream factory. I might just go and get some ice cream myself and have a family night in stuffing our faces! X