How are we all feeling?

I really just want to rest now, feel so worn down and I’ve caught a cold. Last night I had some really bad cramping under my bump but it stopped within a minute. I’m not ready yet since I’m only 35 weeks and due on the 29/09. I’m feeling hints of cramping today though so not sure how to feel and not significant enough to call triage.

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I’m feeling the same, I know something is happening and I know that’s normal. But yes my body is just telling me to chill but I have a toddler.. 😆 Iv got a midwife appt today I’m going to ask to see if she can check my cervix see if it’s even down and started dilating as I would like to know either way!xxx

Baby is coming next week and I am so so so done. I can’t sleep, I’m exhausted, and I just feel so guilty constantly telling my toddler I can’t do things 😔

35 weeks and feel like I’m slowly dying. So so lazy and tired. It hurts to sleep on my side. Worried that I could be hurting my baby while I sleep on my side. It takes the whole day to do anything constructive.

Sick of the pregnancy symptoms now? Over salivating, bad taste in my mouth, constipation.

Trying to rest and nest, which are impossible. I want to meet my lil soldier now. At the same time grateful as some women wish to have even got this far, struggling with IVF.

36 weeks and I am just about surviving with a 3&1/2yr old, husband and dog who don’t listen to me 😄😄

Have been feeling cramping. My arms ache an awful lot ( especially in the night and when I wake up) and my palms and hands tingle/ burn. IDK how else to describe it. Feel soo tired and just want baby to come here. 37 +4 today.

I’m 37 weeks today and so ready to just slow down now and chill. Last week of work this week, but still feel like I have things to do and the odd things to buy 🤦🏻‍♀️ definitely feeling tired a lot more now as well and find it hard to move around at times! I feel so lazy some days and just want to stay on the sofa, but then I feel so guilty!

Mumma’s doing this will toddlers - I praise you ♥️ take it easy and get rest in where you can!

I feel like all my joints hurt and ache too! And there is definite pressure down there! I’ve had some cramping low in my tummy and low in back too, but it goes away…

I'm really struggling with the waiting game. Constantly wondering and stressing how much longer it will be. I never had this with my first because I was convinced as a first baby there's no way he would be early so I wasnt expecting anything before 40 weeks and then went into labour 39+1. This time I've basically been hoping and wondering from 38 weeks onwards and its torture!

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