38 weeks - solidarity needed!

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I’m 38.5 weeks. I am SO tired.
All I want to do is sleep. Or cry.
Not helped that I only finished work yesterday and we’re moving house this week (I know 😬).

If I walk anywhere it feels like my hips will separate and my vagina fall out. Oh and the piles, good lord, they are the gift that keeps on giving!

Im so jealous of last time I was all zen and just bouncing on my ball / nesting / practicing hypnobirthing, whereas this time I’m so tired, I’m trying to pack and I also have a toddler to contend with. I also do not want this baby to come early because of the house move!! So I can’t even wish it out, I actually want to go overdue 🤦🏼‍♀️

Solidarity please at this shit show!

Oh OP I can join you. 37 weeks. Just finished work this week. PGP has been killing me and I’m fairly sure it’s not helped by lifting my 15 month olds but she’s still only a baby herself so it’s not like it can be helped/reduced much more than I already am!! The piles are dreadful and the combo is making me far more scared of labour than I was last time.

I feel fairly disconnected from the reality that I’ll have another baby soon. Can’t wait to meet them, I adore my little girl, and she took years so I know we’re lucky, but I also know I find the early days of new baby very tough - so kinda wishing I had a fast forward button from now to 6 months time!! Zen I am not!!

Best of luck with the move 🤞

39 weeks today and I feel you on the walking and vagina falling out too! 😂
My belly is enormous now, patiently waiting each day 😩
Got a toddler running around too, tired is not even the word.
Good luck with your move!

Me too! Flew through 1st preg, but this one is a harder road, even without spd or piles. My sympathy to you!

I’m 38 weeks too. for me it’s the constant need to pee. I’m meant to have a section at 38 weeks but not had a date yet from hospital so looks like they are busy and it will be closer to 40 weeks. I’m trying to prevent labour happening so I might avoid walking too much now.

I'm 36 weeks and uncomfortable all the fucking time. Back and hips are sore no matter which way I turn and baby's head is jammed in my ribs right now. (Fairly certain it's a head anyway). I can't burp without bringing up acid/bile and I just want everyone to leave me alone.

'Not long now' is easy for non pregnant people to say!!

Ugh the ‘not long now’ brigade can fuck off! I feel the same @MissingCoffeeandWine I also feel so disconnected from having a newborn. In between all the physical ailments, I’m also feeling all the guilt that my son’s life is about to be rocked and I feel like I’ve been a shit mum any way these past few weeks because I’ve been feeling so crap

Only had to pee 3 x last night, and only one time did I trip over a packing box and twist my ankle.

I swear last time I was just sat in my nursing chair blissfully envisaging meeting my baby and thinking all the positive thoughts. I just read the expecting June thread and they’re all packing their hospital bags -
I am no where near that!!!

I'm only 28 weeks (with my second) and I'm already fed up so I definitely can imagine how you must be feeling right now.

I can also relate to the feelings of detachment this time round. There's just not the time to embrace it all like when it's your first!

Hope you have a smooth amd well-timed labour and delivery

I’m 33.5 with SPD, acid, gas, can’t sleep and piles ...and a 13 month old who is just starting to toddle but spends most of his time falling over and needing picked up and comforted.

I’ve had DH put 2 days holiday per week in to help me as I just can’t do it anymore. DS was a 37 week job and I’m hoping she will be similar. I’m very much wishing her out at 37!

It's not easy growing another human and I can imagine 10x harder when you have a little one already! My friend recently had another baby, a few days before I went into the house, it looked like it had been turned upside down and her toddler was sitting with a kinder egg for breakfast. Do what you need to do for survival at this point I say.