Feeling horrible

Hi all so I’m 36 weeks and the last few days in particular I’ve just been feeling so so run down and rubbish, I have a full pain in my lower back and pelvis, Baby (I was told is head down) but feeling lots of movement on my far right side and middle which is uncomfortable but I just feel so so physically drained and started getting a few sore heads again and feel so so tired all the time

Does anyone else feel like this? I just feel like I want to lie and sleep and do nothing all day every day xx

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I’m the exact same as you and I’m 35 weeks my love! Xxx

it’s horrible! I’m ready for the wee man to come anytime! Haha even another week but he can defo come sooner rather than later xx

I’ve been having an upset belly all week and I get the shakes if i don’t eat every two hours aswell! I feel the same as you just ready for it all to be over to be honest! lol I already have a 4 year old and even walking him to school has now become to painful so my husband is taking over from next week! Xxx

35 weeks and feel the same way. No motivation for anything. I work from home and I don’t even want to do that. It’s taking a lot of energy for me to just exist at the moment. I feel like I’m dragging myself to the finish line. Definitely also ready for baby girl to come. I also wake up randomly at night or early morning, and it doesn’t even matter if I have to pee or not. 😒

Im the same, I’ve been buying isotonic drinks when doing the food shop and been having 1-2 a day and I would say that they have helped energy wise so may be worth trying x

Yes! I think it might be a bit of a bug or something. I’ve had a migraine for 3 days now and hot and cold sweats. I’ve been absolutely shattered, to the point I feel really spaced out and not with it at all.

Been in the hospital and had a midwife appointment today too and they’re not too concerned, just said to keep hydrated and make sure you nap whenever you need to if you can 😊

Hope you feel better soon x

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I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

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