How do you make it those last 2 weeks? - Page 2

[the_lissa]

Just keep yourself busy.

I think it is helpful to set yourself up for going to 42 weeks and then when you go on time, you will feel like you are going early. I did that the first two times to great satisfaction. It is getting harder to do since both my kids were born within a day of their due date.

[flowers]

Originally Posted by Error_kitten

I don't want to think about going over! /whine
Hehe
I'm going to keep the thoughts that hes going to go to due date, then if he goes over I'll deal with it then. LOL
I'd rather not make myself emo over thinking I have 4 weeks left to go, or else I'll be shoving an eviction notice up my hooha and handing it to the kid tell him to get the heck out.

Well, the likely-hood of you going 43 weeks is sooooo unlikely, I thought pitying me might make you feel better!

[cmoma]

I think once you hit 36 weeks things start to become unsettled. Somedays are good some are bad, its an emotional rollercoaster as well as physically. Your preparing for a huge event to take place in which you have (most often) no control over. Thats really hard!

I go back and forth between wanting to meet her and hold her, but then not being quite ready yet. Still enjoying my belly and feeling her move. This is my third and I remember having the same feelings each time.

Hang in there Mama. Soon enough you'll look back and think where did they time go I can't believe she/he's here!!

Also remember that once babe does arrive TIME will never be the same. Once you have a baby time instantly goes into warp speed Its really ridiculous!

[lightheartedmom]

Awww mama, I know how you feel! It will be over soon!
I've been going a little crazy too, feeling like the "waiting game" will never end. It was almost easier being induced w/ DD at 38w (even if it was for pre-e)...this time I can tell DH is more nervous because neither of us know what to expect.
How to cope? Like the other ladies have said, try to keep yourself occupied. For me, I'm finishing up a knitting project (a girl hat, just in case it's a girl...I finished the boy one already), trying to do stuff around the house, take naps (take naps!!! seriously!! get as much rest as you possibly can because it will be in short supply post-partum and you'll need to be rested to get through labor!)...
I'm making freezer meals today, which gives me a nice, productive feeling (and yummy foods to munch on).
I've also just been telling myself that I think I'll go later than my due date...somehow this seems to help.
The other possibility is that this might just be a yucky slump before you start feeling a nice spurt of energy. I felt yucky around 37 weeks, but the last few days, I've actually been feeling really great and energetic...when you feel those moments, try to use them to your advantage so when you have a slump, you can look at everything you've accomplished and remind yourself that you're getting stuff done. ;-)
Hope you feel better! Either way, before you know it, your little one *will* be in your arms and you'll be blissfully forgetful of how miserable the last few weeks of pregnancy were.

[Overthemoon]

Originally Posted by Error_kitten

I'm at 38 weeks tomorrow, and I'm so sick of being pregnant.
I feel like the worse women in the world because I really am not "enjoying" this being pregnant feeling. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to cry today because I just want this little guy in my arms rather than my belly.
I'm starting to understand why some women want to schedule inductions....
Not knowing when its going to happen is insane

I wish I had some sort of promising sign that it would end soon, but I dont... No loss of plug, no more BH, nothing! It almost seems like I'm having less BH than I did last week.
I know I just need to be patient and relax, but now that I started my leave this week I just sit there at home... I'm so tired for no reason i can't even bring myself to get up and clean or anything. I just want to sleep...
Moving around is so difficult and I keep feeling pukey the past 2 days...
*sighs* I'm sorry I'm just being a whiney first timer.
But please share any insight on how to deal with this...
I can only crochet and watch TV so much...

Awe I feel the same hon, so you are not alone. I have been crying pretty much every night for the past week to please let this baby come. I am so uncomfortable all the time. I will admit that I am just not someone who does well pregnant, but I love the end result. I was hoping that with this being our last baby, I'd be able to really just enjoy all of it, but it started hard with so much nausea and vomiting, moved on to back pain, hemroids (sp) and feeling like the baby is just falling out, not to mention not being able to sleep.
No advice on how to deal. This is my 4th baby and for me each pregnancy has become much harder (which is why this is our last). I do a lot of crying and praying. I take like 2 - 3 baths each day as floating in the tub is the only time my back ache goes away.
I asked my MW to check me the other day (hoping that would help push me to labor) and the next day dh and I dtd (but neither of those helped labor come). So here I sit, not so happily waiting for labor to begin. My last two I begged the doctor to be induced because I felt so bad near the end, this time I have made a promise to myself that I want to have a Home birth (my first) and that I will not cave in on this. I want to go out with a bang.
I'm thinking the the labor will be a relief compared to everything I've been feeling.
Best of luck to you!

[bangerlm]

how are your iron levels? I started eating some sort of beef everyday and my energy level has picked up and I feel like I can last another month whereas a week ago I was hoping this one came at 37 weeks like my first did.

I also am doing hypnobabies and the scripts always make me feel more positive and patient.

[Punchy Kaby]

Hang in there! These last weeks are the hardest. With DS I was miserable and in (back) pain all the time and I feel like it put a damper on our labor. I also had guilty feelings after the birth about how I thought of him before he came because I was so angry/frustrated all the time. Someone had a good suggestion to meditate and connect with your baby everyday. It is really hard to wait, but you can and will do it!

[major_mama11]

I wasn't impatient with my DD, and kept my sanity by expecting to go at least a week over my due date, which is exactly what I ended up doing.

However, with this one, I am finding myself getting really impatient, even though my due date is still a week away. I had the midwife check me yesterday, and the results just depressed me, even though I know cervical checks are pretty meaningless as far as predicting when things start happening.

I gave myself a pep talk yesterday, and decided I am going to try to get out of the house every single day if I have to, just to keep myself sane. Today we are going to the zoo, this weekend we will be tilling the garden, next week I'll go buy all my tomato plants and stick them in the ground... I'm telling everyone that I'm fully expecting to go another 3 weeks, even though I'm due next week. I'm really patting myself on the back at this point for telling family members that my due date is a week later than it really is- adding the annoying questions to my own impatience would make the waiting even harder.

Someone on this thread mentioned starting a project that you're so into that you'll be annoyed if labor starts. I think that's going to be my tactic too.

[Error_kitten]

Ive been really fortunate to have awesome iron levels, so I don't think thats part of my fatigue.

I must be effacing a lot these past few days though, I need getting mild mestral like cramps the past day or two.

I wanted to have my MW check me at my last appointment but I think that I'm better off not knowing how things are going and to just wait till they start. Or else I'll be obsessing over every little twinge I feel.