Am I being a wimp?

[JKD1982]

Hello all
Having a very grumpy evening. 34 weeks pregnant and my boy thinks it’s fun to just squirm about all the time and continually boot me in my hips / ribs / bladder. Whatever he’s doing it hurts and is making me feel nauseous.

Just been complaining and crying about being fed up of pregnancy now and I think my husband thinks I’m being a wimp and melodramatic.

I am fed up though! It can be so hard, feeling exhausted, heartburn, constipation, heat palpitations, shortness of breath. And just generally bad. First trimester had awful nausea and then just got back into normal life then stupid COVID makes us housebound. So the whole pregnancy I’m stuck at home.

I know these are first world problems and I am so lucky to be pregnant and looking forward to realising my dream of becoming a mother. But please someone tell me it can be a bit shite? And that the last few weeks when they’re bigger it does feel uncomfortable being kicked about.

So sorry to moan

Don't forget the constant peeing and itching I'm extremely irritable today!

You’re not being a wimp at all; your OH is being a dick.
I’m 38 weeks tomorrow and totally feel your pain. As lucky as we are to be having these babies, it doesn’t take away that this bit is tough.
All the symptoms you’ve listed and more, plus doing it in lockdown is hard work. He needs to cut you some slack. Hang in there xx

Your husband needs to pipe down. He hasn't got a bloody clue what this is like, cheeky sod.

I remember crying a fair bit in the third trimester. It's utterly shit. I was so uncomfortable, couldn't sleep, weeing constantly and my hormones were raging.

Just try and relax as much as you can. Easier said than done but I completely sympathise!

30 weeks - hip has gone, can barely walk by night time. My boy is also doing some sort of weird gymnastics type dance right now and it's sore! Utterly fed up with pregnancy now. Cannot take another 10 weeks of this

Not a wimp at all! It's bloody hard being heavily pregnant. You are allowed to express this out loud.

You've actually made my day with this post. I feel exactly the same! Just got back from the hospital after having Braxton-Hicks for 24 hours, and was wondering the same thing. You're not a wimp, this sucks!!

Babies and being a mum are amazing things but that doesn't mean the path to getting there is!
The end is one of the worst bits physically and mentally. Baby is getting to their biggest so your back is in bits as well as other parts of your body, you've got no energy, hormones are flying and you've just generally had enough. It's a long slog and then you can get all the mental worries about labour and beyond which doesn't help, especially in these times. I'm really fed up because I haven't been able to have various aspects of life back since June last year when I found out, because of the current situation so I can only applaud mums getting ready to give birth under these times.

You're not being a wimp at all. I didn't have a bad pregnancy but once I got to the end I was completely ready and fed up of waiting and feeling like a big, awkward whale who couldn't do anything.

You're not a wimp, but I don't think your husband is being a dick either - he just hasn't a clue. How could he?! Did we think this stage of pregnancy was going to be so miserable before we experienced it? Or that hormones could change a personality so dramatically?! I didn't. I mean, he could be more sympathetic... but the real problem is that he hasn't a mother-flippin clue.

With regard to the lockdown, I had a proper cry when the swimming pools closed! For me, everything is ok as long as I swim twice a week, and swimming is such great exercise in pregnancy for both physical and mental he- WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'RE CLOSING THE SWIMMING POOLS?! sob sob sob small breakdown

Yeah. It's all a bit balls. Thank fuck for chocolate (and sincere apologies to those with GD).

You're not being a wimp, he is for not being a seahorse and carrying the child himself

Debra