The Arse.

My due date is tomorrow and I have The Arse.  I am so irrationally irritated and I don't know how to get myself over it.  Any suggestions?  Poor H has gone off to the garage to leave me to it, I'm sat here just seething at nothing.  Can I do anything to help myself or do I just have to ride it out?  I wouldn't mind if I thought it meant labour was imminent but I bet I'll still be pregnant in a fortnight.  The only thing I fancy is a bath but that's not enjoyable any more because my stomach is so mahoosive it sticks out the bath and just gets cold which is no fun.

Overdueness is crap, you have my sympathies.   If you really do have The Genuine Arse though, and your sense of humour is AWOL with no indication of returning, then you might just be on the brink of meeting your baby...

swim? any last minute cleaning/nesting/food for freezer making?

Ooh, I got all excited reading the title of your post.

Embrace it I say - wander around muttering under your breath and slamming stuff down/shut - you'll feel better! Either fill your bath more than usual or you could always drape a soaking hand towel over your bump to keep it warm (for a bit). I know that sounds silly but if all you fancy is having a bath then you should have one! I'm favouring the fill-the-bath-up option personally.

I do hope The Arse passes but also that it leads seamlessly into a manageable and reasonably quick labour for you!

Katy x

Wet a flannel and put it over your bump in the bath. It keeps it warm, promise

like Katy80 I got excited when I saw your post!

much love to you, and baby out NOW vibes

xxx

You should definintely have a bath if you fancy it. Get some candles and some nice bath stuff and treat yourself, who knows how many more times you'll be able to do it when baby arrives

I thought my sense of humour was AWOL till I read Katy's advice to embrace The Arse, which made me laugh.  I actually do feel like just throwing a heyooge tantrum and screaming and shouting, which is so not like me.

Last time I had a bath I filled it as much as I could (water was escaping from the overflow by the time I'd got in and the water level had risen!) AND tried the flannel over the bump thing too but it seemed to go cold really quickly.  I do appreciate though that I sound like an ungrateful old bat, for which I apologise.

I hate feeling like this.  With any luck it really is The Official Arse and will shortly be followed by labour followed by the safe arrival of my baby!

I was the same as you as I approached my DD, I was convinced I was going to 2 weeks late, anyway I had her four days later. Hang in there, you never know, it could be tonight! 

I wont say enjoy last few days because I didnt!! Go have your bath, and just think how quickly the past 9 months have flown by. A few more days will go past quick. xxxx

Bit of hope for you - I had the exact same thing the day before my due date. We were visiting friends for the day and I was terrible company - I even ended up swinging their toddler up and down in my arms in the garden in an attempt to start things off

But then my waters broke the day after my due date and my son arrived the next day - so I would take it as a sign if I were you!

Hmm, thinking about it, it probably hasn't helped that I had a sweep on Thursday (offered while I was at hospital, thought it was worth a go), things were apparently looking quite favourable at that point and over Fri/Sat/Sun I had a show so I think I'd been secretly expecting to go into labour by now. 

Patience is not a quality I'm blessed with, I guess that's got to be feeding the frustration.

Thank you for humouring me all

I have never heard of The Arse being a sign that labour could be iminent, and have just filled my OH in on this! I think he is THRILLED at the thought of me getting like this!

Dinx, really hope things get moving for you - looking forward to your BA!

Am liking the distinction between The Arse and The Official Arse - I get catagorisation can only be confirmed in retrospect...

Fingers crossed it's TOA and of course you're allowed to mutter say 'I've already tried that and I still got a cold bump'.

xx