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[Jenny01]

I feel the same way as you Teles, about not working. I have one week left until my leave and even though I'm exhausted and so ready for it, at the same time it's going to feel weird not working. A few people told me I looked "done" at work today. Probably because I can barely walk from the pubic bone pain right now!!

[Dakota1235]

I would love to be done at work, but I just think of every day there as another day I get to spend with baby when  he/ she comes. I get 12 weeks, but I'd prefer to spend every one at home with baby. I don't want to "waste" anytime, but frankly it's getting more and more uncomfortable, and my boss is a tool sometimes. He really doesn't think about what he says, and since he's not going through it is so oblivious. Like he doesn't get why climbing 3 flights of stairs to deliver a notice for him might not be top on my list of fun things to do. It hurts to get up from my chair  and/or walk anywhere, nevermind climbing stairs. The kicker is his wife has had 3 kids, so he's not unfamiliar with this situation. I pointed that out to him and he said, well my wife never complained. I just wanted to kick him in the junk. Then every one of our tenants who comes in says "geesh haven't you had that baby yet." or "omigod you're so huge" One lady today walked in, looked at me and exclaimed "jesus christ you haven't had that kid yet?!" No one talks to my face anymore they just stare at the belly.

And.... I'm sitting here trying to ignore contractions 6 minutes apart, "knowing" that it's not gonna go anywhere, and I;m totally gonna be a giant whiny pregnant lady forever. I am feeling so rundown and emotional right now, sorry needed to vent.

[buko]

and he said, well my wife never complained.

Yeah...

Pick One:

A) That's what happens when you know you're husband is a douchecanoe who doesn't listen anyway.

B) She did complain, he just wasn't paying attention because it wasn't about him.

C) All of the above.
 

[rachieface]

Originally Posted by Dakota1235 

I would love to be done at work, but I just think of every day there as another day I get to spend with baby when  he/ she comes. I get 12 weeks, but I'd prefer to spend every one at home with baby. I don't want to "waste" anytime, but frankly it's getting more and more uncomfortable, and my boss is a tool sometimes. He really doesn't think about what he says, and since he's not going through it is so oblivious. Like he doesn't get why climbing 3 flights of stairs to deliver a notice for him might not be top on my list of fun things to do. It hurts to get up from my chair  and/or walk anywhere, nevermind climbing stairs. The kicker is his wife has had 3 kids, so he's not unfamiliar with this situation. I pointed that out to him and he said, well my wife never complained. I just wanted to kick him in the junk. Then every one of our tenants who comes in says "geesh haven't you had that baby yet." or "omigod you're so huge" One lady today walked in, looked at me and exclaimed "jesus christ you haven't had that kid yet?!" No one talks to my face anymore they just stare at the belly.

And.... I'm sitting here trying to ignore contractions 6 minutes apart, "knowing" that it's not gonna go anywhere, and I;m totally gonna be a giant whiny pregnant lady forever. I am feeling so rundown and emotional right now, sorry needed to vent.

Sorry, Dakota, that's rough. I hard a hard evening tonight too, after lots of braxton hicks and muscle pain...it is very wearying. Hopefully everything looks brighter in the morning!

[Brambleberry]

SPD.  Damn.  It's been hurting worse and worse, and I was just thinking it was sore groin/inner thigh muscles.  Definitely not.  Yowza.  At least I don't have too much longer to go (hopefully).  I'm a little freaked out about what this will mean for labor.  Anyone have experiences to relate on that front?  Just tell me I'll be fine.

[Dakota1235]

Originally Posted by buko 

Yeah...

Pick One:

A) That's what happens when you know you're husband is a douchecanoe who doesn't listen anyway.

B) She did complain, he just wasn't paying attention because it wasn't about him.

C) All of the above.
 

Buko, I'm going with all of the above, lol. He is really a notoriously bad listener, we all tell him all the time.

Thanks ladies , my DH just rubbed my feet and we had some nice cuddling time, and I'm feeling a little better.

[Amor Rays]

6 hours of contractions last night, 3-5 minutes apart, complete with diahrea (sorry if tmi). then yet again 2am everything stops.  I'm SOOO TIRED!! been sleeping most of the day and now I'm wide awake.  I wonder when it's gonna be the real thing.  I even felt pushy for a minute but it all went away!!

[loveandgarbage]

Dakota, that blows! I'd also like to kick your boss in the groin. Glad you're feeling a little better tonight.

Amor Rays, that must be so frustrating! One of these days it WILL be the real thing. Hang in there.

I had a really active day (snow shoveling, long grocery shopping trip, lots of laundry carried up and down stairs) and felt contraction-y for a little while after with some intense cervical pressure. But then it went away again! SOOOOON. That's what I keep telling myself.

[kellybeth]

you're so close, dakota! we're all giving mental kicks to the guy for you.

i fell really hard tonight getting the mail. instead of slipping forward, i forced myself backward and hurt my back and elbow. baby decided to not move for a while after that and freaked out hubby and i, so i drank a lot of juice and we listened to her heartbeat with the fetal doppler. she still doesn't want to move much. i'm officially 100% ready to have this baby. it's far too scary having her in there and not being able to see what she is doing. 

[loveandgarbage]

Ack, kellybeth, how scary! Hope your body feels better.

[Chloe'sMama]

Hope you are feeling ok Kellybeth.  

[odinsmama]

Yikes, sorry to hear about your fall.  I had a bad fall when pg with ds2 and bloodied my knee really bad, was shaking afterward from the adrenaline or whatever it was.  Hope your body isn't feeling too bad.

also sorry to hear about lame bosses and contractions not doing anything except preventing sleep!

I think I'm losing bits of my mucus plug again but nothing pink, so for all I know it means nothing!  It does, however, make me think I should maybe put something waterproof under me in bed.  Just in case...

[typebug]

Originally Posted by kellybeth 

you're so close, dakota! we're all giving mental kicks to the guy for you.

i fell really hard tonight getting the mail. instead of slipping forward, i forced myself backward and hurt my back and elbow. baby decided to not move for a while after that and freaked out hubby and i, so i drank a lot of juice and we listened to her heartbeat with the fetal doppler. she still doesn't want to move much. i'm officially 100% ready to have this baby. it's far too scary having her in there and not being able to see what she is doing. 

Oh no, that's scary. I nearly took a dive down a flight of tile steps coming back from the pool last week. My heart was in my throat. Good thing our little ones are well insulated in their amniotic fluids in there. I'm sure everything is fine. 

[Teles]

Originally Posted by kellybeth 

you're so close, dakota! we're all giving mental kicks to the guy for you.

i fell really hard tonight getting the mail. instead of slipping forward, i forced myself backward and hurt my back and elbow. baby decided to not move for a while after that and freaked out hubby and i, so i drank a lot of juice and we listened to her heartbeat with the fetal doppler. she still doesn't want to move much. i'm officially 100% ready to have this baby. it's far too scary having her in there and not being able to see what she is doing. 

eek! That's one thing I didn't think about when planning to have a winter baby. Your centre of gravity is all off and everything suddenly seems a whole lot more dangerous.

Originally Posted by Dakota1235 

Then every one of our tenants who comes in says "geesh haven't you had that baby yet." or "omigod you're so huge" One lady today walked in, looked at me and exclaimed "jesus christ you haven't had that kid yet?!" No one talks to my face anymore they just stare at the belly.

I feel your pain! I was telling DH the other day (in a ranting list of why I love pregnancy but am very much over it) that I can no longer even conceive of a conversation with a stranger that doesn't start with "when are you due?". There was one woman who I would pass in the hall at work that I didn't even know who insisted for months that I wouldn't last until my leaving date and kept giving me the same "You're STILL here?!" whenever I'd see her... yes I'm still here... just like I said I would be... *sigh*

I tried to go right to my due date but my boss insisted that I give myself at least a week. I have a full year off though, so it's alright, and my mat leave only technically starts on Monday, I'm just using vacation time over the next two days. I would probably stay as long as possible too if I only got 12 weeks.

[rachieface]

Last chance for January babies...come on little ones!

I know many people feel comfortable going past 42 weeks, which is awesome, but I don't know that I would be, especially since I know within a couple days when I conceived. And I really think my midwives would prefer I didn't. So as some sort of weird mind game, I keep telling myself "no more than 25 more days. I can do anything for 25 more days."

Thankfully I'm a lot less sore than I was last night, AND it's snowing beautiful thick snowflakes here!

[Jenny01]

Hope you're feeling better Kellybeth! That is scary!

I can't imagine going to 42 weeks at this point.  Really hope I don't! 

[kellybeth]

thanks mamas, i feel okay. back feels like a big bruise and my elbow is purple, but baby is fine and that's all that matters to me. 

my doctors won't let me go to 42 weeks. i mean, technically if i just didn't respond to them and came in to the hospital when i was in labor, they wouldn't have a choice. that's the way i look at it.

i found out my favorite doctor will be out from the 6th-25th for surgery so i'm a bit bummed. i really wanted him to deliver our baby. hopefully she comes before then! 

[buko]

I was born in mid-late April, but it was in Boston, where winters can last until about then, so my mom unfortunately took a couple of bad spills when she was 7.5-9 months pregnant with me.  She is so paranoid about my slipping and falling that she bought me both new winter boots (which I needed for sure, anyway) and Yaktrax for Christmas/Hanukkah:

http://www.amazon.com/Yaktrax-Walker-Traction-Cleats-Medium/dp/B0094GO9DA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1359647580&sr=8-4&keywords=yaktrax

They are AWESOME.  It snowed here recently and DH and I went ahead and took our walk on the snow-covered streets (2-3" of snow and some slush) before the trucks even came and seriously-- I could not shift my feet once they were down, if you can picture what I mean.  No slipping, not even a little bit.  And they're only about $15, give or take. 

[kellybeth]

Originally Posted by buko 

I was born in mid-late April, but it was in Boston, where winters can last until about then, so my mom unfortunately took a couple of bad spills when she was 7.5-9 months pregnant with me.  She is so paranoid about my slipping and falling that she bought me both new winter boots (which I needed for sure, anyway) and Yaktrax for Christmas/Hanukkah:

http://www.amazon.com/Yaktrax-Walker-Traction-Cleats-Medium/dp/B0094GO9DA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1359647580&sr=8-4&keywords=yaktrax

They are AWESOME.  It snowed here recently and DH and I went ahead and took our walk on the snow-covered streets (2-3" of snow and some slush) before the trucks even came and seriously-- I could not shift my feet once they were down, if you can picture what I mean.  No slipping, not even a little bit.  And they're only about $15, give or take. 

i always wear yaktrax on my shoes (and recommend them!) but since i was just walking 20 feet to get the mail and it didn't look that slippery, i just threw on some slippers. mwap mwap

[Gillmoro]

Sorry to hear about your fall Kellybeth- glad you are feeling ok and that your baby girl is just fine. 

I hope baby comes well before 42 weeks!