Did you get upset when you went overdue?

[faithfulbird20]

I am upset but I'm dealing with it. It's upto my baby when he/she wants to come out...I felt like my depression was coming back on my due date...but I'm just taking each day as it comes...

Honestly, no I didn't. Dd 42+3 and dd 41+5. I wouldn't be surprised if what you are feeling is a normal hormonal shift at the end of pregnancy that is the very very start of labour. Plus, you know things are about to change irreversibly.
Hopefully you don't need to wait too much longer.

Yes massively! I remember going out for tea at 40 weeks and crying in the toilets and my mum came to find me and told me to pull myself together (thanks mum!).
I look back now and think it was a bit silly but at the time it's awful isn't it. I especially feel sorry for you at the moment, it's an awful time for everything and throwing being overdue into the mix can't be helping.

Sending lots of love x

No I didn't but we're all different and it is exhausting. My first was 41+6 and my second was 40+5. You're pretty much at the end so you will go pretty much soon. Hang in there

I was thoroughly miserable both times. Waiting the full two weeks and had to be induced both times too. It was hard, and I was insanely, irrationally jealous of people who got to meet their babies sooner.

I'm overdue and I agree, baby will come when baby is ready. However, I think we probably feel more fed up is because there's absolutely nothing to keep us occupied just now other than Netflix, eat or walking. Can't see friends or family, go out for food, shop etc to take our minds of it.

Plus I don't know about you but the constant texts on a daily basis are sending me crazy... I know it's all people have to look forward to just now and I guarantee I'd moan if people didn't get in touch but their texts are a stark reminder that I'm still pregnant.

Not long now mumma... we will get there! 🥰

No I didn’t but I do know someone who was really smug when the baby came on their due date, as if they had done something right your due date is just a guide, your real due date is the date your baby comes!

Yes, I did, both times. I remember feeling particularly angry towards the friend who had her baby before me even though her due date was after The worst time of both pregnancies was when I was overdue.

Definitely, I was a mess. Think I cried everyday when I was overdue. I actually found it got easier as I became more and more overdue as I just gave into the fact I was going to be induced. I think it was just a mix of hormones, tiredness, being uncomfortable and anxiety about labour/induction. Baby ended up arriving at 42 weeks and once they are here the wait becomes irrelevant.

I didn't personally as I know a "Due date" is just an estimate. So I set in my mind 42 weeks.
I know a lot of people do though!

Yes, on the morning I was induced I cried like a complete tool, considering basically everything was fine. I’d wanted things to happen naturally.

Yes I was bloody gutted! Was fine for the first few days but then found it really really hard. Lot of tears. And wanted to murder everyone who texted "Have you not had this bloody baby yet?!"

Hang in there OP. The birth looms so large when it's ahead of you but you'll have your baby really soon

Yes I cried and cried, it felt so unfair. I can see now that was possibly an overreaction but I definitely felt it at the time. It felt completely out of my control and I’m not used to that! Especially when others in my family were so smug about giving birth 2 weeks early and treated me like I was choosing not to go into labour.
All three of my children were 2 weeks overdue so I had the pressure of Induction looming, which I worried would be more painful and more likely to have a lot of medical intervention. I went over 42 weeks with one but refused induction and he came naturally in the end.
There is a 10 month Mama Facebook page that I can add you to if you want support, I think it’s a secret group so you won’t find it in a search but there are lots of women on there who have gone past their dates and have lots of information and support for the final slog. Good luck!

I was fine about that but what did annoy me was the constant “have you had baby yet?” messages from every man and his dog!

Oh yes and I wasn’t that overdue either. It was the constant “where’s the baby” “any news” messages that got me really fed up. If I didn’t post anything on FB for about an hour I’d get “oh you’re not on FB does that mean there’s news”. Errrr no, and I got my own back by leaving my FB open the whole time I was in labour so no one picked up on the fact I’d “disappeared”.

I also had the “that’s not fair” when others babies were on time or a bit early. Totally irrational, but the announcements often came with a “any news for you” part. Grrrr!

Yes! I was so patient and chilled until 40 weeks. Then I suddenly became a mad woman!

Longest hottest boringest 10 days of my life

It's normal to be fed up.
With my second I'd had an internal exam at 39+6, was 1cm dilated so expected him to come soon. Took him 6 bloomin days to get out, I was very fed up. 3rd contractions started on my due date and she took 2 days to come. Twins were evicted at 38wk and eldest arrived less than an hour before her due date.

Yes! 10 days over. Cried every day. The braxton hicks didn’t help. DD was born on her due date so I wasn’t expecting to go over and wasn’t prepared for dealing with it!

I was so fed up - DS1 was born at 39+1 and I stupidly convinced myself that DS2 would be earlier, so by the time he was born at 40+4 I felt that I was massively overdue because I'd been convinced it would be any day now for a good couple of weeks... And I was so uncomfortable (and struggling so much to care for my toddler) that every extra day felt like a lifetime. But it's only been 11 days since he was born and it already feels like a complete non-issue in hindsight!

With my 3rd I was an absolute wreck! I'd had SPD since 20 weeks and on and off contractions for 5 weeks before she finally made her appearance! And I was running around after 2 toddlers aswell. I remember crying to the midwife at my 41 week appointment that I was on the verge of trying to break my own waters. She told me to relax and get some rest

I was certainly very very grumpy with DS1 (42 on the dot but under his own steam). Poor DH! DS2 much less (41) so as I was expecting it and I was also enjoying being off work more!

I'm currently over my due date and I'm fine apart from people messaging all the time. I'm no longer replying to the ones who don't ask how I am and the stupid ones asking "when is the baby coming?" Hmmm let me see if I can contact them to get that date in my calendar! I really dislike people asking that - no one is more excited than myself and DH about this baby coming and I feel like people have a fear of not knowing the latest gossip and I'm feeling very protective and less inclined to tell people when the arrival happens.

I had both dc2 early and was very teary in the last week with both pregnancies. It could be the hormonal changes you get prior to "proper" labour.

Yup. DS was overdue by ten days but i had gotten it into my head he might come early, which makes sense as literally no babies in my family have ever turned up early but was desperate to meet him, massive and had heartburn. My only joy was when people asked when I was due and I said “a week ago” and they would step back. Otherwise I just walked a LOT and tried to avoid my MIL who looked at me expectantly every time I had a twinge.

Yes! I was the first due in my NCT group by a week or so and 4 of my group had their babies before my DC finally arrived at 42+1 (EMCS following 3 days of induction...).