Anyone due Nov and reached the seriously fed up/uncomfortable stage?

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38+5 and seem to have hit peak physical discomfort. I have had PGP since week 12 and the third trimester has been terrible for sleep due to general discomfort, the baby kicking me and restless leg syndrome.

The baby has dropped now, and since yesterday I have had what feels like a permanent stitch on the very lower left part of my bump. The baby is moving lots, feels low, and this stitch pain is even more intense if I sit up (rather than lie down) or if I try to walk. I assume it's because the baby is low and pressing on a nerve.

The thought of another two or three weeks in this state is unbearable. Anyone else physically fed up, and just wishing that labour would start?

@Needingsupportplease booked in for Tuesday just a midwife appointment, anesthesia appointment, and pre op to get through first! Lol

Hope everything goes well on Monday

Oh, and now the toddler is stuck at home with Hand, Foot and Mouth so that's fun

Ooo exciting! My pre op and covid swabs are Saturday. My DD had hand foot and mouth about 6 weeks ago what a barrel of laughs. Hope they recover quickly and noone else catches it!! X

Help! So I'm 39 weeks today and the messages have started coming in from people I've not heard off from months asking how long I have left, when little one is due and when can they visit. I feel like a blunt reply of "oh so you're alive then, not heard off you since April" but other half says that's just bitchy. One girl started the message "all right preggo" she hasn't seen me since pre covid and I find that an awful greeting. I've been conscious of my weight for years so haven't posted any bump pictures so I feel its uncalled for. When we announced the pregancy we just said coming late 2021. Only close family and friends knew the due date.

@Lizlou85 Urgh I’d be tempted to never talk to someone again if they started a conversation with me like that. I’m quite irritable at the minute so I’d be tempted to reply with “ah, good to see you’re still a bitch” but that might be somewhat limiting if you want to keep the friendship after baby.

Everyone is suddenly popping out the woodwork here too, even my friends who have kids are all dropping a text. Most people are texting me with something along the lines of how quickly it’s gone and they can’t believe baby is nearly here. It’s quick for them because they didn’t have to carry the bloody baby. I’ve just been ignoring a lot of the messages or diverting people and talking about something completely different like how I’ve already done my Christmas wrapping.

@InTheNightWeWillWish ha ha maybe you know "all right preggo" girl too. She is a bit of a bitch, dropped a lot of us when she had her little one as we didn't have kids, and now once we've all had one she trys and gets friendly again. I wish I could go back with your reply but she's one of OH mates wife's and he's still on good terms with him. I'm trying to be strong and just ignore the messages. Going to see how many days I can get away with not replying.

@Lizlou85 , I share your irritation with these kind of messages. I just reached 40 weeks, and the "any news?" messages and texts are really starting to get on my tits. It's like being hassled to "get on with it" when it's something that I have no control over.

If I could be induced now, I would, but they'll only offer me a sweep at this stage and won't induce me until 9 days from now.

Had my last midwife appointment today - seemed a bit surreal as she threw away my urine sample pot saying 'you won't need this any more'! T minus 4 days 🤞

@T0rt0ise , I also had what may or not have been my last midwife appointment today.

I am scheduled to be induced on the 28th. Today the midwife did a sweep (which was no fun at all, as having to open legs with PGP/SPD is painful) and she said that I am only 1cm dilated, so the sweep may not work.

I am booked in for a second sweep on the same day next week, and she ended the appointment by saying "in the nicest person possible way, I hope I don't actually see you again next week"

Hope everything goes well with your CS. It's exciting that you get to meet your baby quite soon.

Don't know where "person" came from - autocomplete on my phone has resulted in a random extra word!

Why is everyone interested in the state of my cervix?

I came in for induction yesterday afternoon. We’d told parents the end of the week, speaking in vague terms and reminding them that induction can take days. We’ve used vague terms because we didn’t want to be bombarded with texts and calls about how I’m getting on. My mum had the hump because I wouldn’t tell her. My dad called literally as we pulling into the car park. My stepmum has told my grandma and brothers, my FIL has told my BIL so we’ve been inundated. We would usually speak to our parents over the weekend, which is why we gave warning so they didn’t worry but regretting that now.

We’re not close with BIL, he decided to ring DH at 5.20 this morning because he’s upset that we haven’t told him that I’m being induced. What the actual fuck? Like my medical procedure is anything concerning anyone else. Then proceeded to argue with DH that induction would only take 24 hours, even though DH is still sat on the antenatal ward with me. But still he insisted, so good news I should have my baby in 8 hours… according to a man whose partner had an elective c-section due to medical reasons. He’s also demanded that we tell him baby is here before we post on FB, which given we told them I was pregnant at 10 weeks because they’re getting married in a few days and we wanted to give them as much notice as possible and neither of us has shared anything about the pregnancy on FB, it should be fucking obvious we would do that. Now I’m tempted to post it all over FB before telling him.

Hi all I’m now officially overdue by a day! Midwife appointment for today was cancelled and won’t see her until 40+5, feel like there is no plan at all if she hasn’t come by then!

@InTheNightWeWillWish I don't blame you for being pissed off. You have enough on your mind with out BIL ringing so early and being demanding.
We've told our mums we will tell them when I go in but asking too many times if baby is here will result in them being last to know not first, reduced cuddles with little one and not being able to tell their siblings they are grannies / Nannies. It seems to have worked, for now.
My BIL and SIL haven't been in contact since we announced it but they've been fishing for info via MIL which annoys me a bit, just call or video chat us and ask.
I don't get on with my father but he called me the other day saying he hoped he'd find out ASAP. Told him he's on the to be told list but if I'm honest he's not high up.

My little man arrived in very dramatic style yesterday weighing 7lb15oz at 1.10am in the hospital toilets, delivered by my 17 year old daughter after they tried to send me home (despite it being a much further drive than anticipated due to being redirected for the local labour suite being full) for not being in established labour 🤦‍♀️

@InTheNightWeWillWish here to hand hold 💐 I do hope you are getting on ok. The induction process can be long and frustrating enough without people and their questions

@ScotsMumOf4 that sounds stressful but congratulations! And to your daughter too!

Congrats @ScotsMumOf4! What an entrance! And well done to your daughter too.

39+2 here, waiting to pop naturally but it doesn't seem to be happening...

@T0rt0ise thankyou 😊 I'm quite a laid back person so I'm fine, definitely not my ideal labour but my poor daughter is rather traumatised by the situation. She was always going to be my first choice for birthing partner but she's definitely got more than she was expecting. Couldn't get her to stop crying for ages after it 🥺

@Wiltshire90 thankyou 😊 fingers crossed you go yourself soon.

@Lizlou85 I hated this with my first was in hospital induced on Monday baby didn't come until Friday, it was traumatic, exhausting and people messaging every 5 minutes really pissed me off. Hopefully your baby won't be much longer!

@ScotsMumOf4 wow what an amazing birth story! Hope you're all ok and your daughter is ok too. Sure it'll be a fantastic memory when she's older.

I'm in tomorrow for my C-section, having a panic now its getting real.. just checked our bags are all sorted and put some snacks in. Really panicking that I've forgotten something which is an awful feeling but hey ho. Hoping to be back home with my husband, new baby son and daughter on Tuesday. After an 11 day stay with my daughter and a traumatic birth and poorly baby im very anxious but have no signs he won't be healthy 🤞

@needingsupportplease thanks for the reminder! Need to get snacks and a bottle with a straw ready for Tuesday!

Have you had your pre-op? What did they do?

Just took 2 vials of blood and did mine and my husbands covid swabs and sent us on our way! Haha in and out in minutes, dont know what I was expecting. I signed all consent forms weeks ago though so unsure if you've already done that. Oo yeah need to put my juice bottle in! X

Just googled it but doesn't feel like ive had a pre op at all.. it says they talk to you about what will happen and give you drinks if required and medications for before the operation (anti sickness, antacids, antibiotics) I got nothing or told nothing so interesting 😂 I've just got to ring after 3 and see when my slot is tomorrow.. feel like because I've had one before they presume I'm fine but I was in labour 5 days, active labour 25hrs, pushing for 3 before my emcs.. I was so out of it so don't have a clue.. so I'm now thinking have they done mine properly haha! Owell bit late now 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

@Needingsupportplease looking at this if you'd already signed the consent forms then it was probably about right! (Assuming you didn't need any meds before tomorrow anyway) www.nhs.uk/conditions/caesarean-section/what-happens/

Guessing I'm the first tomorrow got to be there at 7.30! Ahhh x

Good luck ladies, I've got mine on Friday when I'll be almost 40 weeks! Hoping he doesn't come before then as I'd like a nice calm planned section rather than a rushed one!

@ScotsMumOf4 congratulations, what an eventful birth you had. My induction turned out to be quite short but obviously it doesn’t for everyone. From the pressary going in to baby born it was just under 31 hours, which is pretty good for a FTM. Baby arrived last night with just less than 12 hours from contractions starting to baby being born.

Good luck tomorrow @Needingsupportplease and to everyone still waiting.