The phone calls have started

[~Hestia~]

In the last week my sister has called once & my mum has called twice to see if "anything is happening". Keep in mind I still had 3 weeks to go when all this started!!
Can't people understand that if "something happens" I will tell them?
Oh & today mum also throws in "are you getting more sleep at night?"

[willow5]

Ah yes I remember thie phone calls

Drives you insane.
When they asked is anything happening? I started just saying "yeah I've been really busy this morning done lots of washing gonna watch a movie soon"

[NaeNae]

have you got an answering machine? you could invest in one. There was a thread ages ago about this very issue and I remember a suggestion that went along these lines:

leave a recorded message " Thank you for calling X & Y. If you are calling to see if we have had the baby yet, we haven't but assure you that we will get in contact with you once we have. If you are calling for something else please leave your message after the tone "

Oh man I so cannot wait to have one of those

[ladybird11]

My mum has a horrible habit of telling me 3 days after my dad has been admitted to hospital as she doesn't want to worry me...(just an ongoing issue, obviously, but thats another thread lol).

So I like to give her some stick about it from time to time

I told her after one such "anything happening" phone call "nah, I would have to wait at least 3 days until after the baby was born before I tell ya"..

She got the message and I no longer have to wait 3 days before finding out when Dad is in hospital lol!

[JordieC]

If peope ask me if anything is happenign I would say that "yes, it had, the baby has come - oops did I forget to tell you??!!!" That's nasty i know!

[Evie76]

It's PAINFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leave me alone!! We rang you when DS was born, what makes you think we won't this time? You're never THIS interested in us any other time.............It really gets in my craw. REALLY!!!!

[*TripleJ*]

hmmmm i guess im one of the lucky ones i didn't get the phone calls but my mum did ask me everytime i talked to her

[BrightSparkles]

Tell them the dr got it wrong...your due date isn't for another week or so...

[2CheekyMonkeys]

i feel for you, having had two pregnancies got 10 days over i know how you feel! it is the worst!

[rfm08]

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Ah yes I remember thie phone calls


When they asked is anything happening? I started just saying "yeah I've been really busy this morning done lots of washing gonna watch a movie soon"

thats a good one, might try that next time! u poor thing, and when your heavily pregnant getting up to the phone constantly is a lot harder than it ever was!

[MeganH]

I so know how you feel.

I have to remind everyone that I will let them know. I have just put on my facebook and msn status not to ask coz the answer is no.

Some people say it sympathetically like "Oh you poor thing, you still havent popped yet". Ok so they are trying to be sympathetic about it but, as If i Dont know that I havent popped. Like no Joke. You reminding me doesnt make me feel any better, neither does your sympathy, are you going through this right now? NO!

It all starts about 4 weeks before you are due I reckon, right when you are getting to the point of being totally over it and need people to take your mind off of it rather than remind you are are the size of a beached whale and you literally feel like one too coz its so hard to get off your bum to do anything.

My MIL is driving me insane. She says the most stupid thing "I thought you wouldv'e chucked it out by now"!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE HER SO MUCH. What a dumb thing to say.

I just want to hide away from the rest of the world until this baby is out.

OMG, yes I totally know how you feel.

Oh and I forgot to mention. After baby is born, you become the most popular person int he world and people you never see or you havent seen in ages are suddenly popping in to see you, then after, you never see them again. Dont bother, seriously.

Sorry, vent over. Thank you for bringing up this subject, it gave me the opportunity to get a bit of my chest.

[Evie76]

Megan - I second EVERYTHING you just said.

[*noni*e*]

oh yeh totally agreed!!
ive got people saying "havnt you had that baby yet" and theyve been saying ot for a few weeks and im not due yet!!! grrr its very tempting to just not tell anyone when he does come just fpr a bit of peace when in the hospital hahaha!!

[me83]

I have been doing well I guess. I haven't had anyone calling me to ask if the baby has come yet. I have been telling everyone that I am psychologically preparing for the baby to be really late, so I also tell them the last day the baby will be in there before I get induced. It seems to have kept too many questions at bay, although every time I call my parents or in-laws I have to start with "no I haven't had the baby and am not in labour" but then it is fine

Hopefully baby will come soon, then the phone calls can stop

[Salad]

I third what megan said, suddenly people who are not really your friend and dont care about you any other time want to visit you in hospital so annoying.

When I was pregnant with Georgia I was due on new years eve and no joke My SIL rang me that day saying are you in labour yet - mind you she has had two kids and had the same stupid questions and got annoyed about it herself so why would you ask me the same annoying questions. I ended up going 9 days over so I had to put up with it that long.

Next pregnancy I am going to tell people the wrong due date lol.

All the best!!

[ElleJay]

LOL yeah, I can imagine it would be annoying!
That's why I've told people that we're due in October No specific date, just 'October'

Good luck with everything!

[Rosy]

Just wait until after the baby is born if you think that's bad!! My mum called or visited once a day (sometimes twice) for the first 57 days after Chloe was born. It was ridiculous. If I didn't answer the phone she'd try the other phone, and then keep calling back until I answered. Eventually I had a whinge to my grandmother about it and I think she must have said something because soon after it slowed down. She would just ring and say 'how are you, and how is Chloe'. No other reason. I would feel like saying 'we're the same as yesterday when you called', but I didn't. She did the same before and after Becky was born in April, although not every day, mostly every two days. I think in mum's case she just needs some drama in her life - she wants to live vicariously through me! The more chance of drama, the more she calls!

[Rhia]

Yeah this is just starting to happen to me. If its not family its random people in the street. I really hate the question "So how are you feeling?" obviously Im feeling fat and tired! Do they expect me to say 'great I feel like doing cartwheels and backflips everywhere' grr!
Ive been told people in my family are FRUSTRATED that baby hasnt come yet. He isnt even due yet!!! and THEY think they are frustrated-how the heck do they think I feel!
Oh and to add Im sick of DP mum saying to me 'oh he is only going to be small, yeah, just a small baby' Like she is some kind of psychic doctor just because she has had 2 babies. Mind you they were both 4 pound!
UGH this topic really gets on my nerve, thank you for starting it!!