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Absolutely miserable 😔

I'm 37 weeks today and I'm so uncomfortable and feel sick all the time. She is breech so fills my stomach making me retch and vomit on a daily basis at the moment. I can't sit upright as it makes me sick, lean back, stand up - the only thing I can do is lie on my side in a specific position with pillow under my stomach and thighs to help the pelvic girdle pain. I'm out of breath and exhausted. I'm just so sick of feeling like this. I have a scan a week today to see if she is still breech and then an appt the next day to give me a c section date. If they say it's going to be another week on top of that I don't know what I'm going to do because I can't stand this anymore. I just want to be able to sit in a bloody chair without being immediately sick or in pain. Oh and my PGP is so bad I'm on crutches and have had Oral Thrush for 5 weeks now so that is so sore and painful. Eating and drinking (what I can keep down) is just so unpleasant. Nothing the doctors prescribe works and I'm just so over it. Sorry, rant over - I've already cried to my husband today but just needed to get it out here too. 😭

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I honestly can’t say anything to help but I just wanted to send a massive amount of love and a hug cause this sounds absolutely awful!! Hold on Mumma and if I was you I would genuinely call my midwife/triage and read them this post so they have it down how you’re feeling and maybe can offer additional support xx

@Michelle I have one midwife that I really like and whenever I call to try and speak with her or book with her, the others get really snarly with me. But she provides me with a lot more support than the others. Last week I was in and crying and the neither the midwife or consultant asked me if I was OK. They just kept telling me pregnancy is hard - like thanks, super helpful!

@Sheryl oh god I’m so sorry!! I wish I could say something to help, all I can suggest is keep trying and could maybe your partner reach out on your behalf? Xx

I know exactly how you feel. I'm 37 weeks today and my little girl is breech, currently leaning on one side and so uncomfortable. Sorry I can't offer any words of wisdom or support but I definitely sympathise and feel your frustrations

@Michelle He says he is going to ring tomorrow because they are planning on sending me 40 mins drive away next week for my scan because they had ran out of spaces for scans at my local midwifery that is a 2 minute drive. He's going to ask them to ask someone to swap with me because trying to sit upright in a car for that long is torture for me and makes me sick. So, if there's someone who's having like a 12 week scan or something it's no big deal for them to travel. He's going to explain how rotten I am feeling and the added stress of knowing that I have to travel isn't helping x

@Nicci it's horrible isn't it. Mine has lived on my left side for about the last 5 months but she's also a squiggler so doesn't ever just sit still really. Makes the nausea and the pain even worse. Have you got a c section date or are you having an ECV?

@Sheryl I kinda got talked into having a ECV on Tuesday, if not successful I will be asking for c section. Consultant told me he is confident delivering breech babies vaginally but I don't have the same confidence.

@Nicci Don't do anything you're not comfortable with love. They wanted me to try ECV first before c section but I said no. It's only successful 50% of the time and increases the likelihood of an emergency c section and for me that was a far more stressful thought so I'd rather just cut out the middle man and go straight to planned c sec. You do what is right for you though, screw what anybody else says or wants for you!

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