Has anyone else noticed that it has become common to tell a pregnant woman "I sure hope your baby comes early," or "the sooner the better," or my personal favorite "maybe you'll get lucky and deliver at 38 weeks!"
It's driving me crazy! In my head I am figuring that I probably have another 9 weeks to go, 8 at the least (I'm 33 weeks and a ftm) and I have people telling me that I better have everything ready because it's getting *so* close. Why is everyone trying to psyc me out, do they think that this kind of comment is somehow reassuring?
I asked another first timer who is due a little before me if she knows what her doctor's policy is on induction, expecting that it would be not until 42 weeks. I was shocked whe she said that she had asked her doctor "I've heard some hospitals make you wait a whole 2 weeks past your due date to induce, your not going to do that to me are you?" And he said "No, but we do *have to* wait 7 days OR have another *valid* reason."
She is 37 weeks and expecting labor any day... has no one told this girl that it's perfectly natural to go as much as *gasp* 2 weeks over your due date. She said that she is worried about the placenta deteriorating if he stays in there "too long." 
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Other moms-to-be that I know (mostly younger) seem to think that 36 weeks is the magic number or something, and that if your baby doesn't come by it's due date then there is something horribly wrong and medical intervention is needed.
What irks me even more is that doctors for the most part seem to support this kind of thinking. I am hearing about more and more early inductions for various "good reasons" that may or may not be valid, but the point is that people are some how missing the fact that babies come in their own time, and due dates are not the word of god.
Maybe I am just extra annoyed by this because I am currently at that "everything bothers me, leave me alone or face my wrath" stage of pregnancy, but I still would never hope that my baby comes early, unless of course that's what she want's to do.
IF ONE MORE PERSON SAYS THAT TO ME I AM GOING TO FREAK OUT ON THEM.
Okay I think I am done with my rant now
It's driving me crazy! In my head I am figuring that I probably have another 9 weeks to go, 8 at the least (I'm 33 weeks and a ftm) and I have people telling me that I better have everything ready because it's getting *so* close. Why is everyone trying to psyc me out, do they think that this kind of comment is somehow reassuring?
I asked another first timer who is due a little before me if she knows what her doctor's policy is on induction, expecting that it would be not until 42 weeks. I was shocked whe she said that she had asked her doctor "I've heard some hospitals make you wait a whole 2 weeks past your due date to induce, your not going to do that to me are you?" And he said "No, but we do *have to* wait 7 days OR have another *valid* reason."
She is 37 weeks and expecting labor any day... has no one told this girl that it's perfectly natural to go as much as *gasp* 2 weeks over your due date. She said that she is worried about the placenta deteriorating if he stays in there "too long." :Other moms-to-be that I know (mostly younger) seem to think that 36 weeks is the magic number or something, and that if your baby doesn't come by it's due date then there is something horribly wrong and medical intervention is needed.
What irks me even more is that doctors for the most part seem to support this kind of thinking. I am hearing about more and more early inductions for various "good reasons" that may or may not be valid, but the point is that people are some how missing the fact that babies come in their own time, and due dates are not the word of god.
Maybe I am just extra annoyed by this because I am currently at that "everything bothers me, leave me alone or face my wrath" stage of pregnancy, but I still would never hope that my baby comes early, unless of course that's what she want's to do.
IF ONE MORE PERSON SAYS THAT TO ME I AM GOING TO FREAK OUT ON THEM.
Okay I think I am done with my rant now
You are doing so well!
I was fully prepared to be late. But, DD showed up at 34 weeks to the day. What got me was how many people thought that telling me how i was "lucky" because I missed out on "the worst part of pregnancy"-i.e. the last six or so weeks, was appropriate. And also how it's "good" to have a small baby, (DD was 5lbs 10 oz, 19 inches) especially the first time
I want a big healthy baby!
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