A no doubt regularly appearing pregnant and fed up thread.

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I'm sure people post this all the time but I am fed up now.

I'm 40+4 and really want a home birth but the hospital are desperate to induce me, because..

..I have gestational diabetes and have not eaten anything nice since November (even over Christmas).

If I don't have thrush I have a urine infection. If I don't have a urine infection I have piles. I have had combinations of these throughout but I suppose I ought to be glad I haven't had all three at once (yet).

The builders next door start SANDING THE FLOORS at 8am every morning and won't even wait until 9am despite me going round all pregnant and pathetic and asking them to REALLY NICELY.

The hospital are being utterly crap in a way that upsets me to think about so I can't be bothered to describe.

I am huge and it is a gargantuan effort even to get out of my chair.

I want a pint of beer and a cigarette (haven't smoked for a couple of years).

People keep texting and saying 'baby yet' even though I WILL TELL THEM when she comes. I feel guilty for being annoyed; I know they are only thinking about me.

It's incredibly slippy outside so I am confined to the house unless I have to go to the stupid, miles away, unfriendly bus ride distance hospital.

They have started a book at work about when the baby will come and have been insensitive enough to tell me, without offering me a cut of the winnings.

I am ridiculously over sensitive and cried TWICE at a 10 year old episode of 'Airline' yesterday.

That was therapeutic. Anyone else?

oh yes! I am only 33 weeks but am sooooooooooooo tired of the 'are you sure it isn't twins?' comments.

baby is breech and showing no signs of turning. also likes to jam its head under my rib cage nice and hard and make really sore spots on my belly.

have reflux every time i eat anything nice.

back hurts, feet hurt, and DS is being a monster.

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!

am not at all pregnant, but at 40 + 4, tis quite possible this will be your birth thread.

And I do like a good birth thread.

virtual bacon butty anyone?

btw, a perfectly legitimate response when people ring up to ask if you have a baby yet is:

"FUCK OFF"

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hang in there! most people have been confined indoors if that's any consolation

your list of gripes will change once baby comes, (but so worth it) so relax and try enjoy the last few hours/days pregnant before life as you know it will change forever

good luck! x

Squonk is 'FUCK OFF' really acceptable? 'Cos if someone gives me permission to use it I will...

Whatfreshhell - try moxibustion as it worked for me at 39 weeks. not sure she is ever coming out mind, head first or otherwise!

well I suppose it really depends on how much you want to stay friends with them

But seriously, does anybody really think that you popped one out in your sleep and didn't notice? or that you had quadruplets yesterday and forgot to tell anyone? Perhaps you should respond with a "erm... dunno, yesterday was a bit of a blur really, I'll have a look in the pram and see if there's anything there..."

It's only acceptable for someone to ask that question if they see you so rarely that it is quite possible that you might have had a baby since they last spoke to you (ie moooooonths!)

WFHIT... ds was breech, so I know how that whole 'head under the ribs' thing feels! sympathy!

what's going on with you guys today then?

I'm just as fed up! Am only 19 weeks but pregnancy is hell, i've got a list of why I hate pregnancy so much but it would take up a whole page. i can just say i really sympathise with you xx