Uncomfortable bump

Is everyone’s bump tight and uncomfortable? When I am walking especially my bump feels so heavy and uncomfortable, I feel like my bladder is about to explode and I’m gonna wet myself at most occasions and just generally feel so slow and sluggish. I’m 34 weeks and I’m finding this end period to worst yet. Really struggling

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Yep!! It’s really difficult and people are so impatient and rude!!

Totally feel this. A man in a car literally beeped his horn at me the other day whilst crossing the road!!!!!!!!

People are so rude and tut at me walking slowly, then push past and realise and then feel bad I hope!! Just another thing we don’t need!!

34 weeks too and I feel like my belly is just tight alllll the time now it’s really uncomfortable

Do you feel like you’ve just ate a massive meal constantly? It’s just like by belly feels so tight and full. I need help getting up from laying down 🤣 xxxxx

Totally get this ! Not looking forward to 2 more weeks at work

I’ve unfortunately had to start my maternity early this week 3 weeks early due to pelvis, hip and pubic pain. Feel unsure about it all but ultimately know it’s for the best. I couldn’t do my job very well and it’s unfair on the baby xxxxx

I've been off for the summer luckily so hoping I can get through the next 2 ! We shall see

Yep I get this! I’ve definitely noticed I’ve started struggling more over the last week so trying to listen to my body as much as I can. Dreading the next 4 weeks until maternity leave!

Yes 🙋‍♀️ I just turned 34 weeks today and feel like I need to wee whenever I’m standing up. Felt so uncomfortable and heavy for the last week or so and it’s only gonna get worse 😩

The tightness 100% feel like he is pulling on my skin from the inside most days

I got a mobility scooter for £100 on fb marketplace 😂 was so fed up of not going out when I’m off work because of everything you said! It’s given us so many nice days out & you can sell it again for the same amount! X

Totally feel like I'm full all the time and the pressure in my pelvis is getting worse. I honestly don't know how in the next 4-6 weeks baby is meant to double in size. I don't know where thats going to go because there is no room left.

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Spoke with a qualified physio who’s also qualified in baby massage and she said try concentric circles on baby. Small circles with a little pressure on their right (your left when facing you) from the bottom of their tummy up to their ribs and then going to the other side and doing the same. Then do the usual leg exercises with them (bicycle kicks, air squats, rotating them side to side etc)

I’ve also found this really helps doing it on my LBs back. I either use my thumb or two fingers when he’s up against me. I do both sides from bottom to top in small circles. He moves around and makes the grunting noises when I first do it but burps come out and after about 4/5 times he stops moving around or grunting at all and it’s meant he’s actually slept on his back and not had to cosleep!