End of pregnancy is making me depressed

[Amyjade2022]

Hi
Sorry I feel like I sound ungrateful and am throwing the word depression around when there are people out there who genuinely suffer but honestly this month or so my mood has plummeted and I feel so low being pregnant. I just want it over with. I’m 40+5 today and I am so fed up I could literally scream and I’m not usually an hot tempered person.
I physically feel like I can’t go on anymore and it isn’t setting me up well from bringing a newborn into the family.
I have no signs of labour and really didn’t want to have to be induced but I’m booked now for next Thursday and the way I’m going I just feel like i will have nothing before Thursday. I’m fed up to the constant messages from people asking me how I am or any news.
I know in the grand scheme of things I only have a week or so to go now maximum and that isn’t long but it feels like forever when I feel this way mentally and physically. But I’ve spent this whole pregnancy with everyone around me saying ‘you’ll go early’ because I had my first at 36 weeks I honestly feel a month overdue even though I’m no way near

I really can empathise - been overdue for all four of mine. Each day over feels like another week. It’s so very frustrating.

Have they offered you a sweep yet?

.@Snowflakes1122 yeah I’ve had two sweeps now. Most recent was 48 hours ago but no signs apart from what I thought was the bloody show. It didnt come straight away so not an irritation from the procedure and was mucus/blood which was different from the spotting of my first sweep but nothing still

Oof, been there! I was REALLY very fed up by the end. The weekend before I was pretty much in tears the whole time. Like you, I fully expected to pop early or at least on time. In the end I went to 41+4.

For some encouragement, when the baby slid out I felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off me in an instant! I was lying on the bed in a pool of blood and amneiotic fluid, shaking from shock and grinning ear to ear, not because the baby was out but because I FELT SO GOOD!!

I think most people feel like this at the end of pregnancy! Just to add that when I got this in my first pregnancy I went into Labour 18 hours later. Fingers crossed for you. I won't tell you to enjoy your peace but eat a good carby meal and get an early night. It won't be much longer ❤️

Thank you @Sbena. I keep picturing that moment of when she is finally here and I am no longer pregnant and how happy I will feel to get me through!