Ugh, the waiting--complain about it here!

[turtlemama77]

Why did I have my OB do a check at my last appointment? I totally should have waited until my 40 week appointment...I'm so antsy now! I just want to meet my little baby already. I'm not even due until the 11th. Hah!
I'm not the only one, right?

[lotus.blossom]

I'm sitting here with irregular real contractions, finally, so the waiting is getting to me too! Hope you get some positive signs soon!

[PrettyBird]

I am having strong BH every 6-7 min, sometimes every 4-5. I think they are getting stronger, but I know this kind of thing can go on for days...weeks.... : I am not due until Saturday, but I am SOOO impatient! It is friggen hot here too.

[turtlemama77]

Oh I know...the heat doesn't help at all. It's making my swelling worse, which means the carpal tunnel is worse at night.

I feel like such a whiner!!

[PancakeGoddess]

5 days past edd...

I resisted getting checked yesterday. My mw is totally fine either way - I was never checked last time. Actually, more than anything, I just hope the exam will be a little cervical stimulation I need. The information about dilation is pretty useless in predicting things anyway.

Nipple stimulation does NOTHING, and I'm not even nursing, so I thought they might be a little more sensitive to that.

I'm not actually dying to meet the baby - I know that will be wonderful whenever it comes - but I do just want this suspense about when/how/how long/how the toddler will manage my labor... I want that all over with now! And, I'd rather not keep growing a bigger and bigger baby.

[Quagmire]

6 past here and I've already gotten two calls wanting to know "have you had the baby yet..." from my INSURANCE COMPANY no less. I told them to stop calling, that I have enough friends and relatives asking me that question.

Taking out all my angst on my mom. Poor mom. She called this morning and we had a 7 minute conversation which I spent the entire morning sulking about. All she did was ask me how I'm feeling. I am such a baby

On the other hand perhaps all these pissy hormones mean something will happen soon!

[broodymama]

I'll be 39 weeks on Wednesday, so I know I still have a little while to go. That doesn't make the wait any easier, though! Part of me is so ready to meet this little girl, the other part of me knows she needs this next week or two to grow more.

But the prodromal labor is the worst tease, coming to torment me every evening. Then this morning I wake up crampy and part of me thinks hmmmm......

[ice_chick]

I'm only 37 weeks today & I am already antsy. Last night baby was moving around from 11pm-5am nonstop so DH & I were up "playing" with him all night. I just wish we could play with him for real!

[Butter]

I'm not a patient waiter at all right now. I am 41 weeks 1 day pregnant. It's time this kid gets born!!!

[violetbutterfly]

I'm impatient but still trying to hold out hope that it won't be *too* much longer. By that I mean two full weeks longer. My DD is Wednesday and I definately felt some changes yesterday. Cramping down low to where I could barely walk followed by pressure. The baby definately dropped lower yesterday. I've also been more mucusy....so I think things are going in the right direction. I"m still expecting up to a full week more of waiting but hopefully not much more than that!

[gadivapeach72]

Originally Posted by turtlemama77

Oh I know...the heat doesn't help at all. It's making my swelling worse, which means the carpal tunnel is worse at night.

I feel like such a whiner!!

oh my goodness...i could have SWORN i typed this.

im very tired too. i try not to complain..its all done in love for my little one ...but i am READY to meet her and to hold her and to tell her how much i LOVE her. my patience is wearing thin...

[beautyful]

I think I'd feel better if I felt I was making some progress. With the lack of contrax of any kind and my cervix still being WAY high and not seeming to make any progress, I'm getting impatient. I'm also starting to have doubts about my ability to birth again.

[Tuesday]

Worse the painful contractions and my inability to walk for more than a couple of minutes is my GUILT about not playing outside with DS or taking him on our usual walks etc. etc. Today, I really feel I'm functioning with minimum parenting skills. Someone said to me, "don't worry, it's just a few weeks out of his life" but I really feel bad for the little guy. He keeps asking me to take him to the park and today I can barely walk let alone drive or make it outside.

I'm 38 weeks and have a scheduled c-section this Thursday but my OB thinks I could go before that date! Good luck everyone!

[writermommy]

I'm not due until the 17th, but I'm with you. I just want the baby to be here. I'm so done being pregnant. This is number 4 and I'm more impatient than ever with this one. I love reading the birth announcements, but a tiny part of me is jealous because I want my baby. Yep, I'm a big baby too!

[jinkel]

Originally Posted by lotus.blossom

I'm sitting here with irregular real contractions, finally, so the waiting is getting to me too!

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I've been having them for the last three days/nights. Totally wrecking my sleep. : I'm 41 weeks today...

[momsmyjob]

Here I am 7 days past my DD and I'm ready to meet this little guy. I'm tired. I know I'll feel better once he's born.

[sunshinestarr]

I'm 37/4 and I'm READY. I am READY for this kid to be born. I know, there's still time, but I've never been so ready. I'm soooo anxious and I'm glad that I'm not alone!

[TanyaS]

I'm not due until the 27th and I'm ready! The aches and pains were getting worse, so my mw suggested baths in epsom salts. My body would absorb the magnesium that way. The nights I'm able to soak before bed are the most restful! Wish I had last night. For some reason I could not sleep between 11:30pm - sometime after 4am. Dh took the kids to church and lunch and I had a nice relaxing snack, some reading and a nap. He put dd asleep in the bed next to me and we napped some more together!

[Quagmire]

Originally Posted by beautyful

I think I'd feel better if I felt I was making some progress. With the lack of contrax of any kind and my cervix still being WAY high and not seeming to make any progress, I'm getting impatient. I'm also starting to have doubts about my ability to birth again.

You can do it! Your body will do things in its own time, just give it a chance

[Jish]

Uugh, join in. I'm tired of being in constant pain. The ligaments just under my right breast finally gave out and thus, the ones in my back in the same place did the same. I now feel like I have a railroad spike shooting through me. It is always my biggest pregnancy complaint, but it's unavoidable when you are as short waisted as me, and have large, long babies. Ds1 finds it totally unbelievable when the baby gets his little rear end way up and wrapped around my ribs so I have this huge hard lump where my ribs should be. Frankly, I'm not sure how he does it either.

I've been having tons of strong BH contrax that occur anytime I'm active. As soon as I stand up I have one, and they just continue one after the other until I sit down again, then they slow, though I still have them. The only time I really don't have them is when I'm lying down, then they are very sporadic. It's hard to be still when you have three other kids to chase around. I'm finding that I have been the most impatient with this pregnancy. I just want the baby to get here already so I can feel good again. Five days till my due date, and with my others I just always figured I would make it to my due date and didn't even think about the possiblity of going early. Now I am constantly waiting for that first contraction to begin. Sadly, it's getting to the point where if I had to have another labor like my last one (water broke, contrax didn't start = pitocin and an epidural) I would take it. That's how desperate I'm getting. I'm tired of feeling like a crippled crab.