I am really finding these last few weeks hard now The heat is killing me and I am soo tired all the time. DH gets up and goes to work trying not to wake me and the kids are being really great and playing quietly but even when it gets to about 7 and they come in saying their hungry I shout at them. I don't mean too and I hate myself but I can't seem to drag myself out of bed and i'm just so cranky all the time.

If I have to ask them to do anything more than once then I start shouting and the look on their little faces kills me Yesterday we were in the car and I said "i'm so sorry that I have been cranky and tired lately" and DS said "that's ok mummy, you're very pregnant and I know it will be better when she comes out" I felt so bad I wanted to cry. The worst thing is they don't seem to be effected by it, it's like it's a normal thing now. I really don't want to be one of those awful people that shout at their kids accross the shopping centre!

I have two of the most wonderful kids yet I don't want to spend any time with them, all I want to do is lie on my bed and read my book or sleep. I just hope that when the baby is born I won't still be like this. I know i'll be tired but at least my body will feel like mine again.

Has anyone else had this problem with their third or even second? Did it stop? I love my kids so much but sometimes even the sound of their voices makes me want to scream.

Now I want to pick them up from school and give them both huge hugs.

Someone please tell me this won't last forever.