tired and heading inside myself at 36 weeks

[artgirl]

Anyone else feeling like they can't be bothered with much these days except preparing to give birth? I don't have much energy (especially today) and feel like all my creativity is being used somewhere else. That's a problem for me since I'm an artist. I can barely muster anything creative for me and my dd to do in the afternoons when I'm home. She wants me to play with her dollhouse with her and I, for the life of me, can not even think of play dialogue between the dolls.
I feel myself moving more and more into myself and I'm glad because I know I have some serious work ahead of me but it's also irritating because I'd like to feel some spark for something. Deciding on dinner is almost killing me every night.
Just wanted to whine. Thanks.

[mainemom]

How old is your dd? I have had great luck with letting my ds know that I need some "me time" (he's 7) and he's actually been a big support! We tend to do things together like read or play a game rather than do imaginitive play since it's a lot of work right now!

My energy comes and goes and so does my focus. (I'm also 36 weeks) I think it's normal for this stage. I'm just trying to pay attention to what my body/mind is telling me, not be too hard on myself and ask for help when I need it.

Good luck to you! We're in the home stretch, and then it's another ballgame all-together!! Be well. susan

[sadkitty]

I can totally relate. I haven't even had the energy to post here in a while. (except yesterday when I poasted a link with more belly photos and forgot to press the "submit reply" button.)

Tomorrow is my due date and I don't have any labor symptoms at all .

The dinner thing is a big whine fest in my house too. Of course, I'm a mean mom so when dd asks whats for dinner I usually answer "poison" !!

If she ever asked me to play doll house I'd probably use it as a role playing excercise for explaining how mama's felling right now. But her doll house is a bizzare showcase for Pez dispensers and she much prefers board games which my sister (who is visiting for over a month ) is happy to indulge.

Anyway, I guess hang in there is all I can really say. And feel free to whine away. Thats what we're here for right?

[Boobs]

I feel very much that way. 38 weeks here.
I'm feeling very anti-social and just want to be home getting things ready. Last week I got to stay in the house without leaving Wednesday thru Monday and I haven't been happier in months! Didn't step outside once and I got so much done. And a lot of rest I've really been needing. I've had to go back to work this week and I actually called in today. I have a very legitimate reason, I can barely walk because of back pain, but I also just want to be home. I still have so much I need to do to get the house and myself ready for the homebirth. I'd be perfectly happy if everybody except my dh and dd just went away and left me alone. I want dh and dd here being hermits with me. Wish they could!

[lisabc311]

Oh, YES! I totally agree. I am 38 weeks and it's driving me nuts that I am not totally prepared for birth.

I have been so busy this entire pregnancy that I have had no time yet to just slow down and FOCUS!

I am a Lamaze instructor and was supposed to teach a weekend class (Fri. evening and all day Saturday) this weekend. But I've decided to call tomorrow and let them know that I need my back-up person. We have a back-up in case I go into labor...so I am just going to tell them that I am exhausted and sore and I just need to call off.

I just really feel like I am going to go into labor SOON...and so I need to be selfish and take some ME time here!

[threeforme2005]

Sounds like you are in good company here

I'm also 36 weeks and I have run out of steam. Everything hurts and I'm very lethargic lately (where's my nesting urges?). Today I got super light headed and dizzy and wanted a nap so badly. I manage basic housework but I can't be bothered with details anymore. All I want to do is go into mommy to an infant mode and I still have a few weeks left. I know exactly how you feel.

Hang in there. Just a little longer

[happymamajenni]

I can relate...I find myself parking my butt on the couch after dinner and staying there until I go to bed at 10 or 11pm. Dh usually plays with dd until her bedtime and he takes her to bed, while I am just vegging out in front of the tv with lots of pillows to keep comfty.
I've always hated trying to figure out what to cook for dinner every night, and lately even if it was planned for me I still wouldn't want to cook, but I do anyways. Sometimes I tell dh before work that I'm making a nice big dinner and then when he calls to tell me he's on his way home I convince him to bring home Taco Bell or Subway.
Laundry is another thing I've let go. I put the loads in (and get dh to bring the baskets up to our room, but the laundry just sits, clean, and wrinkling, in the baskets until there are at least 6-8 of them to fold.....I just feel so lazy!
Oh, and I haven't made my bed more than 10 times since my dd was born back in Nov. '02.

[helene.p]

i know what you mean about being antisocial. I've turned down a few invites lately and don't even want to call people back....so I email instead. I feel bad, but if I don't feel like talking, i don't want to call.

i'm glad that this is normal for 38ish weeks.

[ekblad9]

I'm 37 wks tomorrow. I don't even feel like talking to my kids, my dh, my parents, no one. I have no energy to even do the regular things in life. I feel guilty for not "properly" schooling my kids, dinnertime is a nightmare. I've been cooking this awesomely large, yummy meals that my kids won't touch. Then I end up yelling and crying which is so NOT me at all! I feel terrible. I have noticed that reading aloud to my kids isn't tough on me and I can sit on the bed with a stack of classics and read to them as they come. That's a nice thing.

[artgirl]

oh it's not getting any better. I feel like such a hypocrite because I'm so worried about how my dd will handle the new baby but yet I want a break from having to be a mommy right now. I am not very fun to play with and my patience is low. I see her disappointment and yet I can rarely summon the energy to do something fun with her. I don't think the weather is helping because the thought of going outside (which we normally both love) is too daunting... having to deal with boots, mittens, hats, etc. Plus, she's in a "carry me" stage which at this point in my pregnancy is tough.
I am soooo looking forward to maternity leave.
By the way... just finished reading Ina May's guide to birth... what a nice book! (I can't remember the exact title).
Hope I get a big surge of energy here and I'll send some to all of you!