I read this yesterday after (another) day of cramps and thought, nope-- I am READY. With my other PGs, cramps = birth of baby in 8 hours or less . . .this time, I've had days of cramps (and I am dilating) with well, no baby!
My other girls were all at least 9 days early, and the last one was a full 14 days early. Now, according to my due date, I'm not late, but I'm past where I ever have gotten. However, in the past, I knew my exact dates, inc. the date of ovulation, so I was 100% sure.
This baby was a complete surprise (no real clue about the dates), so this morning, I realized that I could be off by as much as a week, and you know what? Now I am not so anxious. Now I am not at that point of being "done" just by thinking I might be earlier than I thought. Pretty ridiculous, I know, to be so fixated on that type of thing!
I am so busy now . . .I am a SAHM with my 3 girls. The oldest is 7 (homeschooled). When this baby is born, I will have 3 girls ages 4 and under. Ahhh! Last month I started a new job, working from home (online) in the evenings, so I am with the kids all day, and then work until midnight or 1 a.m. on my job. I am focusing on being thrilled that this baby is giving me a break, because no matter how uncomfortable I am now, I know it will be a gazillion times harder once the baby is born. And like most of us, of course, I have no help. I am just counting my blessings to even have someone to watch my girls when DH takes me to the hospital! (I would so have loved a homebirth, even for this reason alone!)
So, yes, let us sit back and enjoy these last days and weeks!
My other girls were all at least 9 days early, and the last one was a full 14 days early. Now, according to my due date, I'm not late, but I'm past where I ever have gotten. However, in the past, I knew my exact dates, inc. the date of ovulation, so I was 100% sure.
This baby was a complete surprise (no real clue about the dates), so this morning, I realized that I could be off by as much as a week, and you know what? Now I am not so anxious. Now I am not at that point of being "done" just by thinking I might be earlier than I thought. Pretty ridiculous, I know, to be so fixated on that type of thing!
I am so busy now . . .I am a SAHM with my 3 girls. The oldest is 7 (homeschooled). When this baby is born, I will have 3 girls ages 4 and under. Ahhh! Last month I started a new job, working from home (online) in the evenings, so I am with the kids all day, and then work until midnight or 1 a.m. on my job. I am focusing on being thrilled that this baby is giving me a break, because no matter how uncomfortable I am now, I know it will be a gazillion times harder once the baby is born. And like most of us, of course, I have no help. I am just counting my blessings to even have someone to watch my girls when DH takes me to the hospital! (I would so have loved a homebirth, even for this reason alone!)
So, yes, let us sit back and enjoy these last days and weeks!
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