I'm just 39 weeks with my 2nd child & am really down & discouraged after my appointment this morning. I wonder how other Mum's got through this period & stayed sane? I had a membrane sweep last week which really stirred things up though not to the point where I feel much closer to being done. I have been up for 3 or 4 hours the last two nights with contractions that wake me but quickly peter out to nothing leaving me frustrated & defeated. Another membrane sweep today & a report of little change has had me teary all day. The discomfort & lack of sleep would be easier to swallow if it were getting me somewhere but being no further progressed & without much activity today I feel defeated. I haven't had a good night sleep in a few weeks now & worry about the toll it is taking on me. If I'm going to be up half the night I'd rather be up to a baby! I feel uncomfortable, unwell, tired & miserable & feel like a crappy mum & wife. Life is in limbo & the thought of likely waiting 3 more weeks for it to all be over is overwhelming. It has been a difficult pregnancy with all day sickness for 26 weeks, constipation the whole time, regular bleeding issues until 20 weeks & fatigue that I never knew existed. All this with a 3-year-old, part time job & a husband who works long hours. On top of this my grandfather is very ill & could pass away at any time & him being 5 hours away in a regional area means that if anything were to happen (we are very close) in the next few weeks I would be unable to go home to be with my family which greatly upsets me. Also my husband has inflexible holidays which start next week so the longer this goes on - the less time he will have with us when the baby does finally does arrive. In short I feel like a wreck!
How did other Mum's cope with a drawn out & difficult pregnancy? I'm very grateful to be pregnant having experienced three miscarriages before successfully having our daughter but pregnancy for me is brutal & I just want it over.
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Go to your gp and ask for some sleeping tablets. I was given them in the ward when i was pregnant so they were obviously safe. Maybe jyst a couple of good night's sleep will help you gey through the next week or two. I'm sure if bub hasn't arrived by term, you could push for induction. Unfortunately its highly unlikely they will induce you before term though. Best of luck and i really hope bub makes an entrance asap.
Yep, I'd ask for sleeping tablets too. I'd also make sure my OBGYN was well versed in what was happening in your life.