Breaking point .....

AJC&Maggie · May 2014

I am 37 weeks and I know I should be thrilled that I am still cooking these babies to a nice healthy size, but I just don't think I can do it any more! My body hurts all over! My hands and feet are totally numb. I have painful trigger fingers. Worst of all is a huge sack of swelling that has developed under my belly; The pain and itch are unbearable! Sorry to be complaining, but I just can't do this anymore! Next week is my last week of work and my c section is scheduled for June 5.
Waaaa waaaaa

Pittpanther · May 2014

I'd just like to say that you are awesome. 37 weeks and still working! I know this doesn't help at all but I just wanted you to know how great that is. Complain all you want! The home stretch sucks and I only made it to 36 weeks. Chances are on your side that you won't actually make it to your c section date. Do baths help you at all? Maybe a swim could help? I hope you can find some relief soon!

eandk18 · May 2014

Yes, congrats on a. making it this far and b. still working! I feel for you...I made it to 38 weeks and those last two weeks were ROUGH! There was just no getting comfortable. I don't really have any advice just know that you are not alone.

AJC&Maggie · May 2014

Awe, thanks girls! Just your words of encouragement make me feel better!! Showers feel good. Baths just remind me of how massive I am!!
Thanks :-)

erinwithtwins · May 2014

Wow! That's amazing girl. I can only hope to get that far. Hang in there. It'll be worth it!

sasky · May 2014

Complain all you want! This shizz is hard. I'll be 37 weeks on Wednesday and no position is comfortable. And I understand that pang of guilt for complaining, because I also feel really lucky for keeping them in for so long.

When my boss asked how I was feeling the other day, I mentioned how sore and uncomfortable I was. She said, "Oh yeah, by the end my back was killing me" (singleton). I left it at that, but I just wanted to be like, no no no, it's ev.ery.thing. I had no idea how different it would be from the first, and how extended and all consuming the discomfort would be.

Hang in there!

pinkmickey24 · May 2014

You're doing great! The end is almost here and you'll have your babies in your arms before you know it. I'm in awe of you still working. I made it to 37 weeks 4 days before my water broke about 28 hours before my scheduled inducement and I stopped working at 33 weeks. Hang in there and complain all you want because you areddoing an amazing job.

bumpuser924057 · May 2014

That weird under-belly edema is awful! I had a big patch of it and it was really annoying. Hang in there - you really are almost there!

KatieGummow · May 2014

I was induced at 38 and so so looked forward to it, but now I wish I would have waited longer for them to come on their own.

You're doing great!!! So very lucky to still have inside babies

LittleLady77 · May 2014

I was induced at 38 and 3. The last week was horrid but I also wish I would have waited for them to come on their own.

Kohler2009 · May 2014

You are doing an awesome job and your babies are super lucky!! Less than two weeks and you will have your munchkins in your arms. Hang in there and try to enjoy some r&r! You should feel awesome that you are having such a great (albeit sore, painful, etc.) pregnancy. It will all be over soon!!! The end result is so worth it :-)

lynnyrd80 · May 2014

Ugh, this post scares me a little. I'm just over 32 weeks and feel like some new symptom pops up every week or so. Right now I have bad carpel tunnel (totally numb hands but no trigger fingers yet), my feet and ankles are painfully swollen, and a little over a week ago, sciatica popped up. I'm scared of what's next!

You are so close though and doing a great job!

kdarden15 · May 2014

You are doing great! Complain away!

Angelahelena · May 2014

Great job.

courtney4425 · May 2014

Good job momma! I'm only 25 weeks and starting to feel the pains, but nothing like that just yet! Your amazing for working as long as you have!!!! 38 weeks and still trucking along is almost miracle status in my book.

TRS48 · May 2014

I know it must suck because I'm feeling like I was hit by a train and I'm only 31 weeks but I just wanted to say you are amazing for getting so far along with twins!

AJC&Maggie · May 2014

You girls are great!!!! I already feel a bit rejuvenated!!
Thank you. Thank you!
:-)

Mrs.Guz · May 2014

Complain away! It's hard! But how amazing you've made it this far AND still working! Good job Mama! I went 37w4d and I think I cried every night the week before. Everything hurt, i was tired and just miserable. I was over it. The end is near and soon you will get I hold those precious babies!

Doubletrouble12 · May 2014

Good luck! You can do it! It will all be worth it when you see your little ones

MrsP419 · May 2014

Wow, you are amazing. I am 35 and a half weeks, and I feel SO done. I don't work outside the home, but I am a SAHM to two littles, and I feel like I can hardly spend any time alone with them without just laying on the couch or the bed. Being on my feet hurts all the time. I am amazed you are still working! My practice likes to get twins out before 38 weeks, so my c-section is scheduled for June 5 as well, and I will be 37.1. I have a growth scan on Tuesday (I will be 35.6) and I am already (selfishly) wishing that they will tell me I should just have them then. Of course I want everyone to be as healthy as possible, and I would rather continue this misery of the 9th month than have something go wrong, but I would be lying to say that my selfish side does not hope they come out pretty much any day now!

zazu13 · May 2014

The last few weeks were awful. I cried every day. Hang in there!

ckred27 · May 2014

I second going for a swim, the water really helps take the pressure off of your joints and muscles. When I was pregnant w Ds1 and 2 in the summer, I LIVED at the pool. Really missed that with this last pregnancy being a winter pregnancy.

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