Okay so I either need longer arms....

[human bean]

.....or I need to have this baby soon!

I am finding it so hard to sit at the table and eat a meal, or at the computer, because of the pressure it puts under my ribs and across the upper half of my tummy. At a bbq on Sat night I felt like such a doofus because I had to sit leaning back whilst reaching out to the table to cut my steak! And then I can hardly eat anything anyways because I feel so full and uncomfortable so quickly.

I got so excited the other night because I physically felt bub drop down and the top part of my belly was heaps softer and I could sit forward, but that only lasted for about an hour

Don't get me wrong, I want bub to bake as long as he or she needs to, but I figure I can't be the only one of us that is this uncomfortable - I just needed to have a whinge!

[HotI]

I hear ya!

[Tiff+2]

Oh you poor thing. It is funny what us preg women have to do just to get through the everyday things and it only gets harder the bigger bub gets. I hope bub moves down again, perminantly, for you really soon.

[Lewis's Mummy]

I hear you too! And I still have about 10 weeks to go!! But at 153cm, the widest part of my belly is right at bench/sink/whiteboard ledge/table height, and this bub seems to be up under my ribs already too! With DS I had pressure on my ribs for most of the last trimester - he had nowhere else to go given he was 51cm and I'm so short! And already people are asking how many weeks to go I look that big! Longer arms would definitely come in handy from now on! lol

[human bean]

it's reassuring to know I'm not the only one feeling this way!

*whispers so bub doesn't hear* my whinge might have worked because we seem to have snuggled down a bit more and am feeling much less pressure this morning - let's hope we stay that way

[Hahamama]

Hopefully you won't have too much longer to endure!

I haven't had the problem you're experiencing, but bubs seems to like snuggling up under my ribcage at the moment, it isn't very comfortable! I have to keep reminding myself it's all for a good cause!

[Jellymaker]

It's a no win situation really, etiher bubs is sitting high and we have ribs full of feet and we can't eat or breathe, or bub sits low and we have to pee every 20 secs and feel like a bowling ball is resting in our pelvis!!!! we just can't win!!! LOL

[CinderToriella]

It's a no win situation really, etiher bubs is sitting high and we have ribs full of feet and we can't eat or breathe, or bub sits low and we have to pee every 20 secs and feel like a bowling ball is resting in our pelvis!!!! we just can't win!!! LOL

hahah U said it! thats exactly it

[SammyRo]

I remember with DD spilling dinner quite frequently because I had to sit that far away from the table! This bub seems to have dropped already, so have a bit more room. I do find that if a bum gets too high, I can press it slightly with my hand and that seems to get it moving back down!

[Hahamama]

Ha yeah, I spent all day yesterday poking what I think was a foot down out of my ribcage, when I prodded it, it would move down a bit, but then five minutes later it would be back! Guess it must be a comfy position!