Getting bored of waiting!

[gulatigirl]

So I'm at 40+3 for D? #1 officially in two hours and I want to trust that the on and off contractions are doing their thing and that baby will come when baby is ready, but I'm getting so bored!!!

I had been convinced for some reason that baby was going to come before EDD for the last few months and so now it seems like the waiting is taking forever!!! I don't want to come off as whining and pushing for baby to come sooner than baby is ready but I'm kinda running out of stuff to do!!

Sounds silly, and I know that I'll miss this time one day so I should appreciate the rest and me time that is here. We've been trying to do walks as much as possible to keep active. Since we'd been convinced baby would be here by now this weekend was completely empty of planned activities. The house is clean, the laundry is done . . . Hubby and I went out today and bought a wall unit that we can't really afford and went to a movie just to pass the time. I'm going stir crazy!!

Just a silly complaint . . . I know!

[crazyeight]

i got bored too. even if nothing was done!! theres just a point when the only thing you want to do is go into labor. luckily i was 40+3 when i went into labor so i didn't have to wait long thankfully. whats really funny is the whole pgy i was due the 1st or 2nd...then had an appt. on the 31st and they said i was due the 5th...then had an appt on the 5th and they said i was due the 7th!! i had her on the 5th ironically but it was so weird!!

hand in there, i know that in my boredum i paid so much attention to every little pain it drove me nuts!! spend time with dh or kids if you can. don't add anything to your list!! freak people out and go out and tell them your overdue!!

[SammyLucasNHarper]

I understand. I hit that "I am bored" today. So I got off my rump, and I went through the kids' dressers and got the clothes that were to small out...going to probably dig out newborn clothes tomorrow (nothing like last minute eh? ) I folded laundry (which had been neglected WAY to long! To bad DH neglected washing laundry to long so now I will have a bunch more loads to fold)

Then I went grocery shopping and I started cooking. I made a couple lasagna's for the freezer (which halfway into it I wish I HADNT started that LOL, but its good, now I have some int he freezer) Now to just get off my rump and clean the dishes LOL.

So my day passed by pretty quick since I started doing stuff.

As far as feeling like your going to go early and then you dont...thats frustrating! With ds I was in preterm labor from 28wks to 36wks. The doc thought there was NO way I was going to make it much past 36wks. Well, I had him at 40wks4days!

With DD I was convinced I would go early too. I did end up going early, by induction but I know if I hadnt been induced she would have came about the same time as DS.

This time around...I havent counted on going early at all. Until this week. This week has been rough on me. I was convinced I was in labor last Monday night, and then tuesday night, wednesday night, thursday night.....Painful contractions that would peter out before morning. So I spent Friday all cranky because I HADNT went into labor yet. But last night I realized, that this baby will come when he wants. I just need to go day by day and keep myself busy and before I know it I will have a newborn to take care of. I am back into the mindset that I wont be going early. I actually am kinda hoping I go to 40wks. My mom flies in on the 25th and I cant decide if I want to go into labor before she comes (like 2 days before she comes so she wont be here while I am in the hospital) OR if I would like to wait and have him after she gets here. So she can be here. I know I obviously have NO SAY in the deal....but, this is what I am hoping.

[Jetka]

I know how you feel! Today I am 40w6d and I am so bored! My husband and I both thought he would have come by now...but he is still "cooking" as my hubbie calls it I can't wait to meet him. All this waiting is driving me nuts.

All of these on and off pains is like a tease. I've been having the lower stomach cramps and lower back aches.

[gulatigirl]

Glad I'm not the only one feeling this way! Freezer is too full to make any more food, house is spotless, laundry is all done. Since it's our first there aren't any kids to look after yet. DH and I have been trying to enjoy the time together but we feel like it's just waiting for a pot to boil and end up going out walking and then shopping and spending money we wouldn't have otherwise spent!!

Originally Posted by dhinderliter

freak people out and go out and tell them your overdue!!

As a treat and to help me relax, I went for a pedicure on Friday. Both there and while we were shopping yesterday, strangers kept asking when I'm due (which never happened to me before now) and they look at me like I'm crazy or actuallytell me I'm brave(?) when I say I was due last Thursday. It's hilarious!!

[AutumnMama]

Yep, I'm due today and there is absolutely nothing going on (that I can tell anyway ).
It wouldn't be so odd, except for the fact that both DD and DS were 5 days early, so I really didn't expect to make it to my due date!

My Mom's here from out of town, and now we're just kind of....waiting...

[Fluffyblueberry]

I'm 40+ 10 days today!!! 10 days overdue...

I'm seriously bored now. But I'm almost used to it. I think I'd be seriously shocked to feel a contraction. I did want to avoid being induced - but I do have one booked for the 12th. I'm really hoping he arrives before then.:

[dakotamidnight]

I'm bored and tired fo waiting too - Just want her to be here already!

I was all geared up for her to come yesterday and continue the family traditon - but not a contraction all day, even though I lost my plug!

course today they've started up again - very irregular though. She's probably going to spite me and show up tomorrow on the day I least wanted her to come {9/11}.

Something tell me this child is going to have a mind of her own!:

[noteworthy]

I am bored too... all this time waiting. I am not a good waiter. The days seem to be creeping by at a really slow pace.
Now that I am officially off work, it is going even slower. I am not very focused on school or my classwork either. I had thought that last Tues was it, but then everything slowed down. Uh oh, I am starting to complain Refocus: Ok, what are we going to do to keep ourselves amused?
1. I have been lurking on the Aug ddc and the Oct ddc. Sometimes, to remind me how far I have come, I read April or May ddc.
2. I lurked on some other "mainstream" boards and found out how nonconventional I really am! That made me feel great about my decisions and birth plan. This also made me glad to have all of YOU to support me and vice versa. :
3. I am baking up a storm and stocking my fridge with homemade yogurt. Anyone made it before?
Share some of your bordem busters.
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