Calling all "overdue" mamas...

[mamaw/two]

come join me in my misery! If I have to hear, "Why hasn't your doctor induced you yet" , "Why are they letting you go so long", or "Wow, your STILL pregnant" one more time I'm going to scream!
So, I'm 42 weeks today. This is my third pregnancy that has gone 2 weeks over (and I chart, so am 100% sure of dates!), I'm so sick of ALWAYS going late, but I guess my babies just take longer to get done. I just can't wait to be holding this babe in my arms.

[j_p_i]

Aww, !

I know what you mean. I am technically not "overdue", according to my ultrasound my due date is May 21st. My midwives are going by that date because it means I can go longer without any intervention. However, by LMP my due date was May 6th, so that's what everyone else in my life is going by! So it's constantly "when are you gonna have that baby, there's no WAY you'll make it to the 21st". I actually expect to go past the 21st... it's 6 days away!

So while I may not be overdue, I get those questions and comments all the time!

[Sadie Lake]

My edd is tomorrow... but I'm SO sick of the calls of supposedly well-meaning friends and family wanting to know if I've "had that baby yet?!"

Every day my facebook page gets bombarded by my aunts and friends wondering if I'm sitting around holding my new baby.

I'm trying to have a good attitude, but I've just stopped answering my phone. I end up calling them back because I don't want to deal with the "Oh, I thought for sure that since you didn't call me back that you were in labor!" but at least the few extra minutes gives me a chance to change my tone so I don't bite their heads off!

Sadie

[iluvbnamomma]

I feel for you ladies and hope for easy speedy births to make up for a long slow pregnancy. My pregnancy was cut short and i kinda miss the squirms and kicks inside. Try to enjoy since it will be over before you know it.

[JD5351]

I'm not overdue yet, and as much as everyone gets on my nerves with the "Anything happening yet?" I can only imagine it is 10000000000% magnified with all of you.

*YELLING TO THE BABIES* COME OUT! COME OUT! WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!!

[j_p_i]

Originally Posted by Sadie Lake

My edd is tomorrow... but I'm SO sick of the calls of supposedly well-meaning friends and family wanting to know if I've "had that baby yet?!"

Every day my facebook page gets bombarded by my aunts and friends wondering if I'm sitting around holding my new baby.

I'm trying to have a good attitude, but I've just stopped answering my phone. I end up calling them back because I don't want to deal with the "Oh, I thought for sure that since you didn't call me back that you were in labor!" but at least the few extra minutes gives me a chance to change my tone so I don't bite their heads off!

Sadie

Yes! I work with my Dad, and if I don't see him for a few hours and he calls, it's always "so, anything happening? had that baby yet?"

My mom is acting as my doula, so I am calling her when I go into labor and she will drive the 1.5 hours to my house then. I am scared to call her now because she gets so excited every time! I feel like I let her down when I'm like "No, Mom, it's not time... I just wanted to know how long you typically put salmon on the grill for?"

[Asher]

I'm only a day over, but am totally at peace with going over quite a bit more and actually expecting it. I've done the 2 weeks over thing and would rather not do that simply b/c it's so close to when the kids get out of school for the Summer. I'd like recuperate with babe a bit before then. However, if it happens, it hapens.

Labor vibes to all that want them! I'd like this babe to wait until Monday, at least, before he decides to come out. Any time next week after Sunday would be fine, actually.

[daytonfamily]

I'm a week overdue today and it's starting to get to me. You know, I don't know that it's so much that I'm overdue that gets to me - it's more that I know interventions (or talks of interventions) will be coming soon from my OB, additional tests, etc. It makes it really difficult to hold on to my hopes of a vbac. I'm also getting those calls from well meaning family and friends that drive me crazy. Everyone wants to know if I'm still "OK" and when the doctor will induce or schedule a c-section. They don't seem to understand at all that the interventions are NOT what I want and are not what's best for me or the baby.

[ColoradoMama]

I'm in the overdue club. Fun, fun, fun. Although I am having contractions, so *fingers crossed.* It's not a fun club to be in.

[SunCB]

Originally Posted by JD5351

*YELLING TO THE BABIES* COME OUT! COME OUT! WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!!

Due on the 17th and having now to go with an OB, he will not let me go to 42 wks even so I am constantly telling this LO to pick up the pace! I even have my oldest telling her/him to come out.

I am not a fan of internals and only permit the ones the OB requires but I have resorts to EPO internally hoping something would happen. I am now planning on asking the OB if I make it to the 21st when he will talk induction to strip my membranes hoping that will help though not likely since it did nothing for DS1's pregnancy but make me bleed.

[alsoSarah]

I'm here, too.

My EDD was only yesterday, so I'm not in *too* big of a hurry. Yet.

alsoSarah

[lil_miss_understood]

I'm not technically overdue, but I'm overdue in my head, does that count?
Both of my boys were born about a week early so I was expecting to be holding this babe already. Due the 22nd. And I'm so sick of everyone asking "Had that baby yet?" too. Luckily (?) DH's father and step-mother apparently thought I was due in July so they haven't been in the club of harassing people.

[mamaw/two]

Originally Posted by daytonfamily

I'm a week overdue today and it's starting to get to me. You know, I don't know that it's so much that I'm overdue that gets to me - it's more that I know interventions (or talks of interventions) will be coming soon from my OB, additional tests, etc. It makes it really difficult to hold on to my hopes of a vbac. I'm also getting those calls from well meaning family and friends that drive me crazy. Everyone wants to know if I'm still "OK" and when the doctor will induce or schedule a c-section. They don't seem to understand at all that the interventions are NOT what I want and are not what's best for me or the baby.

It's all the talk of interventions that really drove me nuts in my last pregnancy...this time I fudged my dates by two weeks. But now that I'm over 42 weeks, they are starting to talk of nst and ultrasounds starting next week.

[Verygoddess]

41 week 3 days today and still waiting.

[mamavanholmes]

Will be 41 weeks on monday. I have my mom here for another week, and thank goodness for my 21 month old to keep her busy this time. I went 8 days over with her and that was hard as we had 4 sets of grandparents all from out of town pacing our house waiting. This time just my mom and my dad will come on monday...hoping that I don't go to far into next week. I am ready to hold this little one!
Good luck to all

[catters]

My EDD (the "late" one as I chart as well and am rock solid on my dates) was the 12th. I'm sooo uncomfortable and have been having so many "am I in labor??!!" moments these last few weeks. UGH!
Anyway, my repeat c-section is scheduled for the 19th It's not looking like a VBAC is happening for me. *sigh. Anyway, two more days, baby girl, come ON!!!!! Luckily my parents are here to entertain my son (21 months) and they have been keeping everything clean and nice, but our house is SOOOOOOOO small and we're beginning to get under each other's skin a bit. I love having them here, but I also know they feel a bit out of place as well. Whatchagonnado?

[Sadie Lake]

Well, since yesterday was my EDD, I'm officially a day overdue now. And, surprisingly, I'm feeling better about it than I thought. I wasn't pissed off to be awake with out a baby this morning like I have been for the last week.

As long as nobody calls to bug me I should be fine.

A dear friend of mine is going to come over this afternoon and we're going down to the park to take some last-minute preggo photos (that I never got around to) so at least I'll have that.

Sadie

[veganfox]

Originally Posted by Sadie Lake

My edd is tomorrow... but I'm SO sick of the calls of supposedly well-meaning friends and family wanting to know if I've "had that baby yet?!"

Every day my facebook page gets bombarded by my aunts and friends wondering if I'm sitting around holding my new baby.

I'm trying to have a good attitude, but I've just stopped answering my phone. I end up calling them back because I don't want to deal with the "Oh, I thought for sure that since you didn't call me back that you were in labor!" but at least the few extra minutes gives me a chance to change my tone so I don't bite their heads off!

Sadie

40w3d here...

Sadie you said it...I feel exactly the same way. I can't stand the phone calls anymore. My mother answers all of them and I asked her to say I'm sleeping or resting or taking a shower Can't take the "You are still pregnant?" question. I don't understand why people want to put so much pressure on me like they expect a performance and I'm disappointing them!
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[gulielma]

stir crazy

I'm overdue as of last Thursday, which isn't much overdue. It was all fine so long as i thought in terms of mid-May rather than a specific date, but then it seemed like no one else out there was willing to let me forget that there WAS a specific date and it had PASSED. My OB is great with it all - just let's wait and see. But i'm starting to go crazy! Partly it's the phone calls, like Sadie. But partly all this waiting is just giving me waaaay too much time (especially as i lay awake at 4 am) to freak out about stuff i hadn't even considered freaking out about until now. I seem to be swinging between aggressively optimistic, depressed, and just worn out. Anyone else with big mood swings?

[veganfox]

Originally Posted by gulielma

I seem to be swinging between aggressively optimistic, depressed, and just worn out. Anyone else with big mood swings?

Yep. One moment I feel excited and optimistic and the next I want to punch people in the face for asking me for the millionth time "How are you feeling" and "Any signs of labor yet?".... totally depressed at nights...Having more and more trouble falling asleep because my mind is racing...*sigh*