Moaning Minnie

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Im 31w. I’m huge. I have no room left. I have constant heartburn. I can’t get comfortable ever. I can barely breathe. I’m not sleeping. I’m nesting, but limited so my frustratingly unkempt home is annoying me. Even the poor darling dog shedding his coat is starting to get right on my pip.

I have sciatica and PGP so I’m working reduced hours in an office job, so my life isn’t onerous.

But I have at LEAST 10w to go and I’m fucking miserable! 🤭Pardon me!

DH works away mon-fri on a contract which is enabling him to have two whole months off to be home with us when baby gets here in Nov. He works hard and then comes home to a misery guts of a wife. Sometimes trying to stay chipper at the weekends makes me want to pan him in the face😂

Please someone just reassure me that these next few weeks will zoom by. I can’t bear this.... 😕

You poor thing, moan away. Have you been to the GP about your heartburn? They may be able to prescribe you something to help. The combination of sciatica and PGP sounds miserable, are you getting any physio for that? Water is very soothing, maybe try some gentle swim sessions or just chill in a lovely warm bath and ignore DDog shedding everywhere :) It will fly by, just think how quickly the past months have gone. Less than 11 weeks until you hold your baby in your arms.

Thank you, bless your heart!!

I’ve bought FOUR maternity swimsuits, inc a tankini and none of them has had sufficient coverage of my enormous boobs!! 😂😂😂 So I’ve not got to the pool yet. And to be honest, swimming indoors isn’t my thing. But I am going to persevere and try an antenatal swim on Friday.

I actually did manage to sleep last night so I’m feeling less sorry for myself, and I am going to be busy with work this week...so that’s another one down isn’t it! 😬

Just going to modify diet a bit to accommodate the heartburn, seem to have been to the drs a lot recently....! 🙄😂

Do u have a maternity pillow to help with sleeping? Im up & down 10+ times a night im 30wks but its been that way for weeks but the pillow does help me.
Dont be hard on yourself your body is going through alot of changes.do things that make u happy to try & make u feel better.x

Pregnancy is overrated. Nothing helpful to add, just that I hear you.

Yep, I hear you.. was feeling slightly smug that this pregnancy malarkey wasn't too bad then BAM third trimester

Hang in there, you're over 3/4 of the way basically!!!

Another vote that you see the GP for heartburn. OTC stuff didn't touch my heartburn in the first trimester. I was constantly throwing up acid. I was given a low dose of Omeprazole and omg my life changed 24-48 hours after taking that first glorious tablet.

I didn't need it for most of the second trimester thankfully, but I'm right at the start of the third trimester now and my GP already advised that I'd probably want another prescription. I feel the heartburn creeping back now so I guess once I hit around 30 weeks I'll need it. I won't hesitate to order a repeat prescription!!!

Deffo go docs - it's one problem that you can fix!

Aww, thanks everyone. Appreciate the advice and the sympathies.

I’ve modified diet so heartburn is less persistent, and I seem to have happened across a position in bed that helps (when DH isn’t there! 😂) and I think the temperature change has been a big factor.

I’ve reduced hours at work and gone into nesting mode so am feeling more useful and my mental state has improved.