40 weeks today :( « Back to Group Discussions

[Brambleberry]

Today was the due date for my baby I lost in March.  So I've been pregnant for 40 weeks now, with a 2.5 month break.  I've been feeling a little like I've put my time in and I'm ready to have a baby by now.  I've got 21 weeks (plus probably) to go, and I'm just a little tired of being pregnant already.  I'm so glad I have my anatomy scan tomorrow - I've been really looking forward to it, and I am really excited about this baby (or babies!  crossing my fingers there still).

I hate to be a downer, I should probably be posting this in the loss forum, but this is the only forum I'm really actively participating in right now.

[kellybeth]

keep us posted on your anatomy scan. xoxo

[sweetestday]

I'm so sorry. I still find myself keeping track of how old my little one would have been. There's a baby on FB that's the same age as the baby I lost would have been, and I keep thinking about the baby I lost as I watch her grow up. Plus my 1yo had a twin that we found in the after birth. For some reason that loss was easier because I had a healthy baby and wasn't expecting to have had twins. 

I hope the little life inside you is a comfort right now. <3

[buko]

Brambleberry! 

I feel you-- I have been pregnant for 33 weeks, with a 6 week break, and am only 18 weeks pregnant.  Although I think DH and I dealt with the m/c (my first pregnancy) really, really well, I realized I still winced when I heard a prenatal yoga classmate say she was due Nov 13 (2 days before my original EDD).  I don't know if I personally feel "tired" of being pregnant, but I do feel kind of daunted by how looooooooong pregnancy is/will be for me.  Like, what do you mean, I have (probably) 23+ weeks to go?!

[etsdtm99]

I totally know that feeling - and it SUCKS! I had a longer break between my miscarriage and my next pregnancy (m/c at 11 wks, then took 5 mo to get pregnant again) but it really felt like i was pregnant for over a year ..  hope everything goes well tomorrow, keep us posted!
 

[loveandgarbage]

Giving you another and support. I became pregnant with DS1 the first cycle after a loss and I definitely had a lot of feelings tied up in that. On my due date with that baby I found myself talking to him/her and thanking the baby for the time spent in my belly and I found it to be releasing and healing. Best of luck on your scan tomorrow and peaceful thoughts to you.

[Teles]

I have officially been pregnant for the last 8 months, since I had a miscarriage then got pregnant again without a cycle in between (I had to count the miscarriage as my last cycle to date the pregnancy).

I keep popping in to the December 2012 DDC where I had been a member and checking up on their progress.
 

[Adaline'sMama]

 That's hard. Allow yourself the space to grieve for the one you lost and what could have been. And remember, if you are feeling like you'd like to join the Rainbow thread in the PAL forum, you are welcome to. We also have a fairly active facebook group that is private. 

[Gray's Mommy]

Totally understand this post! My 2nd loss would have been due on 11/22 and I have a birth doula client due right before then. I'm sure I will be thinking about my little one while she is laboring.

Be gentle with yourself.