rae05

oh God I know how you feel, I complained so much last night.

My baby already doesn't have any room left to move. Shes head down but I think she may have started to engage or something as well. Now I have feet in my ribs, can't breathe, it feels like shes trying to push herself out my crotch, I feel like I'm squishing her head hah. I'm just so full of baby and I feel like I can't get any bigger.

She's already too big, I'm hoping/thinking she may come early,or that they'll induce me at 37 weeks. Every time she moves it feels like my whole abdominal area is being turned inside out, its rough days

PeanutBean

Rae. I've got this much to come!

carries

YEp i totally empathise hun. My LO has been head down pretty much the whole way through the pregnancy and while im not getting much rib pain I really am struggling to breathe, eat, sleep, bend over...

Big hugs xx

emma_27

I always get a bum right underneath my ribs makes me feel like i cant breath its awful. Just looking forward to getting my own body back now!

PeanutBean

I think LO has moved again but I can't quite figure out how! I can breathe a bit better so maybe transverse again or even oblique. But I think with his back right out as I'm not super hard across the middle under my belly button (ick!) rather than at the bottom of my bump as I was before.

momandpeanut

I know how you feel ive been finding it really hard to breath the last few days to !!

Hope LO finds a comfy position soon and you can get some rest !!

xXDonnaXx

Yeah, I've been finding it harder too breath lately to. And been getting an achey pain at the very top of my uterus. Like it's really tight or something? It's so uncomfortable. I've found out today, she's head down aswell. And like you, was transverse until now. Lol.

Heavenx

I sympathize with your discomfort. My baby is breech & I've got her head under my ribs, her feet that dig into my hips & her hand/elbow that sticks out my left hand side.
Baby is extended breech & it feels like she is standing up inside me sometimes &d it hurts, I feel so much pressure either in my hips or if her feet are on my pelvic bone & at the same time I feel the pressure of her head pushing against my ribs.

It leaves me in discomfort & breathless. When I was in my 20 something week I wondered then how on earth I would cope as baby grew bigger, but you will cope, it won't get easier but thankfully it hasn't really got much worse, your body will adapt hun.

katix333

aww poor u, not sure how u felt before as jaydens been head down everytime theyve told me (fingers crossed he stays tht way!) hope you feel better soon xxx

Cowhugger

Hey honey- first off I sympathise- I suffered from 19 weeks till last week, when bubs dropped.

I can't offer you relief from the heartburn (except the usual advice about small meals, yogurt, lots of Gaviscon), but where I can help is with the breathing. It was my least favourite thing about carrying so high- I was out of breath all the time and it didn't help my claustrophobia.

May I recommend a bump bag (bumpbag.co.uk)? They are a little on the expensive side, but my god, they are worth it. You will be able to lie on your front AND expand your rib cage to breathe. It also relieves you of the weight of the baby. The first time I used mine I actually cried, it felt so good.

Also, swimming really helps give you relief from the weight of the baby as well.

Hope this helps honey xo