So, what are you doing to..............

[ChildoftheMoon]

Get through the last days of waiting?????? I have everything done, except the daily upkeep and the days are just dragging on! I know I should just be sitting back and relaxing, savoring these last days, but I am so ready to meet this new baby! I am not interested in speeding things along and getting baby to come, I want labor to start naturally. But, I do need something to keep my mind occupied! I can't seem to get into reading any books right now, and sewing (which I usually love) is boring the hell out of me. I don't want to stray too far from home because we live out of town and I am having baby at home and I have fast labors, so I am trying to not go too far away for too long just in case. So what are you all doing these last days and weeks?
Brandi

[williamsmommy2002]

I'm just hanging out here on bedrest trying to enjoy the alone time with my 20 month old. That's the way i've been trying to get through. If I think about how this could be the last day I have alone with him before his brother comes, it makes it a little better.

[Aura_Kitten]

still getting stuff ready... which i guess i should be doing right now instead of posting on MDC...

also spending time w/ my first...

visualizing the birth...

savouring these last days of feeling the baby swish + kick...

and enjoying being able to sleep. :LOL well... ok, as good as sleep gets now, kwim? waking up every 2 hours isn't very fun but at least i can just flop back to sleep. :LOL

i'm getting anxious to meet the little one though!!

[sweet tea]

loving my sweet dd and hurting my brain trying to come up with a name for my lil guy.. dd was so easy~I knew her name since before TTC...and this poor baby is nameless and its driving me nuts. I know some people wait until they meet the baby to name him, but I am not one of those ppl...
dh and I can't decide on anything and the ones he loves I hate, and the ones I love he hates... I just can't name my child Brody or Bud

and I have a week of school left and my end of semester project and the final, hopefully I'll get that all done this week...

thats about it...and keeping my house clean/decluttering closets

I can't wait for fireworks tonight!!

[Mamma2Addison]

Cuddling with DS and taking it easy. There isn't really anything left to do now. And it's way too hot to spend too much time outside these days.

[kris1225]

It's driving me a bit crazy. I have all this prodromal labor stuff too - tons of BH cntx and lots of cramping. And there is no room for him in there. It's time for him to come out.

[majazama]

I'm enjoying this "free time" as I know I will be very busy and drained with two babies constantly nursing in no time. I had a dream that the babe was born on the 7th, so I guess I'll see.

I've been doing lots of preparation. I still don't feel totally ready, as I still have to get the scale today, and none of the diapers I've ordered are here yet. I've been going to the stores a lot, buying groceries, supplies, everything I can think of. I want to be PRE-pared.

[ChildoftheMoon]

My daughters have been in independent mode so they have been keeping each other pretty busy, leaving me with lots of time. Dh has also been home the last four days, so they have been really focused on daddy. We went blackberry picking yesterday so that was really nice. I have been having blackberries on everything!
Clothes are washed, diapers are ready, I'M ready Baby is not quite though, so I am looking for patience. I have company tomorrow and a LLL meeting on Thursday so that will help the week pass. I still don't think I will make it all the way to my due date (the 16th), I keep thinking the 10th, so does dh, so we shall see. I had some really nice contractions yesterday while laying down, but after a couple hours, they went away. Body is getting ready!
Gentle joyful labor vibes to all!
Brandi

[gigismom]

I'm going crazy... I can not answer the phone anymore. My friends keep calling and checking on me. (yes I'm fine, no I haven't had the baby yet...YES I'LL CALL YOU!!) I am only 3 days "overdue". They have all had babies, don't they remember how annoying those daily calls are? Also, they can't keep from giving advice (are you walking enough, resting enough...) or offering their opinions (you sound too energetic, you can't be ready yet...) Actually, my pelvis is killing me, I've been having contrx for about 3 weeks off and on and sometimes regular....my pubic bone is also killing me....My hemorrhoids are killing me... I fall into a dead sleep every afternoon from utter exhaustion but can not sleep at night for longer than 2 hours at a stretch. BUT I don't think that verbalizing all of this 5 times a day when each of them calls me is exactly the positive energy I need right now!! : : :

Sorry, had to vent

I keep thinking that I have to be close with all of the above symptoms. I did not go into labor naturally with dd. She went to 42 weeks and I was then induced. It is an absurd thought, I realize, but I am starting to think that my body doesn't know how to start labor on its own. It even looks ridiculous written out. I realize no one has been pg forever, and I am only 3 days past that magical date. I think its the calls that have gotten to me. I am committed to waiting until this baby is ready. But, I can only vacuum, dust, organize and clean the toilets so many times....

jen

[wolfmom]

oh jen, I could have written your message! I'm not quite at that point yet with this baby but I had the same situation with my ds and the only reason that people aren't bugging me yet is because i lied about my due date and told everyone i wasn't due til the very end of july! Only my parents and a very few close friends know that i am due in about a week.

and i will say it with you: we will not be pregnant forever! our bodies DO know how to go into labor! we just have to give them time. I know even though i would love to think otherwise i have a lease 1-2 more weeks before this baby shows and likely i will be pushing 42 wks again before he decides to make his arrival.

I think i am starting to get impatient though. Everytime i think about the baby coming in the next few days i feel like i am not ready but i am getting so tired and i'm so sick of working. Thankfully i only have another week or so of that but still! I am anxious to meet this babe and experience what i hope will be a wonderful homebirth experience. I'm finding it hard to keep myself busy even though there are a million things i could be doing. the real problem is that i have been sick for the last few days so i have NO energy at all.

Of course it doesn't help that I am having a lot of contractions today and last night I checked my cervix and I seriously think I am a good 3-4 cm already and baby's head is low, low. So now of course i'm just thinking 'any time now!'

sigh. anyway, at least i'm feeling a little better. i do not want to do labor while sick. sending you all peaceful, patient vibes!

[Mamma2Addison]

I hear ya, Jen. I can't believe how many people are amazed that my due date has arrived and I haven't had the baby. I'm not even answering the phone anymore.

I know it could be any day, and I'm just trying to relax and enjoy the quiet time with ds while it lasts.

[Aura_Kitten]

My friends keep calling and checking on me. (yes I'm fine, no I haven't had the baby yet...YES I'LL CALL YOU!!)

OMG i'm dealing with that too and i'm not even at my due date yet!! ARGH!

i've been avoiding the exact date issue by just telling everyone, "oh, i'm due soon..."

my dad (who is probably the BIGGEST offender when it comes to invading in our baby plans) asked me the other day, "so when are you due?" i told him, "oh, a couple of weeks..." i knew if i told him the exact day then every single day after that he'd be calling and asking when i'm going to be induced.

i don't know why people get so hung up about this...

it's nice to be in a place (MDC ) that puts much less emphasis on the exact date and much more on the baby coming when the baby is ready.

[majazama]

Well I'm still pregnant too. I woke up last night with some "sensations" but no real contractions. My cervix is already dialated about 3-4 cm, and VERY soft. When I had my fingers in there, the baby was moving his head. that was cool. He's got a nice hard head, I guess.Just like DD. I have a feeling I'm going to go into labour tonight, after dark.

I bought a fish scale to weigh the baby once he is born. I'm going to bring it back once I use it. I'm having my baby unassisted, so this was a big thing for me.

I'm 3 days overdue, as of today.

[Mamma2Addison]

I have a feeling labor will start at night here too. Good luck, Mamajaza ~ so cool you can feel the baby's head. My cervix is definitely lower, but not dilated as much or as low. The wait continues...

[Jennifer H]

I was looking forward to getting started on my "to do" list so that I could have that same crazy sense in a week or two. But, my house got flooded (see my "just what I don't need" post) this weekend, so I'm dealing with the "All Dry and Tidy" guy and the contractor is coming tomorrow.

On the bright side of this little disaster, I had really wanted to get one of those rooms cleaned out and now may very well be my chance!!

Just : that baby decides she needs a couple of more weeks to cook!! I don't know what we will do if she makes an early appearance! The house is really not safe to bring a newborn into with the drywall dust and the mold/mildew possibilities (although they are doing a really thorough job of drying things out and we live in a low humidity area and it is currently 90+ degrees everyday)!

[Michelle Leigh]

Originally Posted by williamsmommy2002

If I think about how this could be the last day I have alone with him before his brother comes, it makes it a little better.

Wow, that's what I'm going to focus on!
That stirred a lot of emotion for me.

Today at nap time, I was lying beside her reading stories, and she said, "Mom, I'm just trying to get close to you. I want to snuggle up with you."