Wrecked!

[KayCan]

I promised myself I would never moan about being pregnant as I'm so lucky and grateful to get this far, but I am absolutely wrecked!! How do you ladies get through it?! I'm almost 35 weeks and I'm still working fulltime so I know I'm doing myself no favours but some tips on getting through these next few weeks would be massively appreciated. Ive felt great throughout, apart from this past week and I just crash and burn as soon as I'm home from work, my back is like glass, I have shoulder pain (!) I feel like I'm going to break!! 😢. I need to recuperate before bubba arrives 😴😴😴

[Hidden]

I worked til 38 weeks and when I went on maternity leave I just slept. I couldn’t believe how I managed to work til then. Just make sure you rest up when you can. Hopefully you can have a good rest before baby comes. Mine was nearly 2 weeks late so had nearly four weeks to rest up xx

[KayCan in reply to Hidden]

That was my intention to work up to 38 weeks, I just don't think i can do it!! At least it's nearly the weekend, I'll make sure I get plenty of sleep/daytime naps x

[Hidden in reply to KayCan]

Aw it is hard work but good excuse to be lazy- for now anyway xx

[MissSaoPaulo]

Please don't ever feel that because you're grateful to be having a baby you have to put up with feeling rubbish and that goes double for when baby arrives if you're having any problems. It's really common in us mums, especially if we've struggled to get pregnant, to feel we don't have the right to complain about anything but at the end of the day you need to look after yourself to be able to look after your baby.

These last few weeks can be really tiring but when you're the size of a house people will fall over themselves to help you, so take full advantage!!

[KayCan in reply to MissSaoPaulo]

Thank you, you will know what I mean if you have been in the same position though, I've loved being pregnant I'm just finding it hard now. Only a few more weeks though 🥰

[Popbee]

Take one day at a time. Use any opportunity to sit down and ask for help weather from friends or work colleagues. I’m sure they will be happy to help!

I am 40 weeks tomorrow and don’t know how I get through some days with numb hands, sore hips and now little one is cramming on the nerve so I’m limping instead of walking. But the time does go forward and before we know the big day will come☺️

Also vitamins do help and extra iron. I feel the difference when apart from pregnancy vitamins I started to take extra iron and vit. C and drink lots of water.

Hope these last weeks at work fly past for you xx

[KayCan in reply to Popbee]

Aww bless you, not too long for you hopefully ❤

I have an iron deficiency and don't seem to be absorbing the extra iron which is probably why I'm feeling like I am at the mo 😴

Thank you, it's like I'm wishing my life away but I'm well and truly on countdown now. My boss thought it a good idea that we all move before I go off!! But I've put my foot down and said if you want me to move then you'll have to move my stuff!!! 😆😆 xx

[Popbee in reply to KayCan]

Well done you👍 His idea so he can shift it. You have enough to carry every day as it is🙂 xxx

[Purplewitch18]

Its totally normal hunny, i was the same and went on maternity a month before i had my baby, it really helped. It does sound like you need to slow things down now. Just remember you need all your energy for the birth and after that you will be sleep deprived so give yourself a break now while you can. It will do you the world of good xx

[Hidden]

Your body is letting you know it’s time to slow down and look after yourself. Your life is about to change in so many ways (good ways) and it’ll be a long time before you can just sit/sleep/do exactly as you please, so take care of yourself now so you’re well rested for when bubba arrives.

I went on ‘maternity leave’ 4 weeks before my son was due and he turned up nearly a week early. I actually used up the annual leave I had left for the first 4-5 weeks so my official maternity leave didn’t start until a week after baby was born. I’m so glad that I did.

Time to look after yourself and give yourself permission to rest. If it helps, remember that looking after you means you are also looking after your little one x

[KayCan in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for the message, I think I just need to listen to my body now and slow down a bit. My boss told me that 'you can tell you're pregnant in the face' today!! Lovely thing to say to a hormonal 8 month pregnant woman, I guess that means my face is getting fat!! I could have ripped her head off lol!! Anyway I've decided that I'm going to finish a week earlier than planned, I just need to break the news to her on Monday 🤣

[Hidden in reply to KayCan]

People can be so tactless. Of course you’d get off any charges if you had ripped her head off...on the grounds of diminished responsibility, so don’t worry 😂

In breaking the news to her I’d just say ‘your comment about looking pregnant in the face made me think the other day, actually you’re right I ‘feel’ really pregnant too. So I’ll be going on maternity leave sooner than I’d thought. You understand, right?’ 😂😂😂

[KayCan in reply to Hidden]

Ha ha that is genius!! I can do blunt lol. My hubby told me to tell her to eff off 🤣🤣🤣 xx

[Hidden in reply to KayCan]

Haha that works too 😂 My fiancé would say the same!

Subtext to my version is ‘suck it up buttercup, eat your own words’ 😂

[Kiedy84]

Hi there I had IVF to get pregnant and I was still complaining about all my pains. It's absolutely normal and don't feel bad about it.

The only thing to remember is some pains and aches are temporarily you think they will continue and get worse but they just disappear overnight (usually replaced by new ones in my case). You are doing great, strong and focus on the bigger picture not long now ! Xx

[KayCan in reply to Kiedy84]

Thank you Kiedy, I think I've done pretty ok up until now, I reckon we are pretty amazing for what our body goes through 💕. I hope you and the little one are doing well. We can't wait to meet our little bundle now ❤