Relax

[Mrs_Hos]

Just wanted to have a 'semi-motivational' thread to remind all of us anxious, ready to be done, confused, and moody mamas to just RELAX.
I'm in the same boat--but from everything I've read (especially Hypnobirthing) we are actually postponing our labors by being worried about it or even angry about it. Our bodies close up when we are stressed...
So...tonight--or tomorrow whenever you read this...just stop everything and relax. Talk to your body and baby and let them know that you are ready now--that it is time...
Be at peace...and really truly relax...and I think we will all have a better chance at our bodies cooperating!

[Mihelinka]

Thanks for reminding us! It's soooo easy to be negative and complain ( myself included) I felt so much better last night listening to my hypnobirthing, the this is your birth day affirmations. Have to enjoy today, worry about tomorrow then.

[rainbowfairymomma]

thanks mama I really needed to read that.

[amygeekgrl]

thanks for the reminder.
i should really pop in my rainbow relaxation (hypnobirthing cd) for another listen soon.

[mesmerize138]

Like everyone else, I just really needed to read this. I've been very angry with my body and now I know I just need to take a step back from it and let it all happen naturally.

No point in rushing a good thing, right?

[Caroline P]

SO true

I spent the last week sulking and then finally last night after almost having a crying fit, told my sweety baby I loved him or her and that (as my wise aunt said to me) the best things in life are worth waiting for. THEN I LOST MY MUCOUS PLUG THIS MORNING!!!! hey, its something!

[MiamiMami]

Thank you:

This waiting game is really hard, huh? Especially when you finally feel like you have everything reasy for the new babe. My nesting is done, besides a quick do over of floors and bathrooms as soon as labor kicks in.

[twogreencars]

You're most definitely right! After false alarms this weekend, it's getting a bit frustrating! Oh...well...I know that NOT relaxing kept DD from coming earlier. Not sure about this one now...Thought I was more relaxed with less unfinished business...Maybe that's where the acupuncture and chiroprator come in (I'm going there in a few minutes...).

It's kinda hard to relax when EVERYONE I know is asking when?

[soon2bmommyof2]

i'm right there with the rest of you. i am now 3 days late and need to relax. i have been trying to calm down and relax. i have been taking more naps lately because that seems to be the only way i can relax. i have talked to the baby several times telling her i love her and am ready to meet her and hold her in my arms instead of my belly. everyone has been calling me almost everyday to "check up" on me and too see if i've had the baby yet and that gets very frustrating. i am thinking about changing my voicemail to saying "she isn't here yet and ill call you back when she is" and then just turning my phone off so i can get a little peace. i am trying to relax and not really think about it though. been trying to keep myself busy.

[mom2emerson]

Thanks for this thread. It's so true. Great timing for me. We have been having some IL drama and I know that isn't helping things for me. The thought of being a mama to 2 is also daunting.

Interestingly, I had some weird dreams this morning and realized that this sweet baby needs to be reassured it is OKAY to come now and she is SO very welcome to join us. I haven't been listening to my affirmations, although I do my rainbow relaxation nightly and DH is also doing some guided deep relaxations with me.

Time to release the tension. Release, release, release. My new mantra of the day!!!

[TattooedMommy]

Off to meditate and pray! I know that I'm not helping things with as stressed as I've been. I just don't know how to let go of some of the fears I have. Like having a 15 month old and a newborn.

[midwestmeg]

Originally Posted by Mrs_Hos

Just wanted to have a 'semi-motivational' thread to remind all of us anxious, ready to be done, confused, and moody mamas to just RELAX.
I'm in the same boat--but from everything I've read (especially Hypnobirthing) we are actually postponing our labors by being worried about it or even angry about it. Our bodies close up when we are stressed...
So...tonight--or tomorrow whenever you read this...just stop everything and relax. Talk to your body and baby and let them know that you are ready now--that it is time...
Be at peace...and really truly relax...and I think we will all have a better chance at our bodies cooperating!

Thank you, Mrs. Hos!

I've planned on a 42 week gestation and it helps me a lot. I just got out baby things yesterday, and I'm busy with plans up until 41 weeks. I tell everyone I won't have the baby until the very end of the month. If he/she comes sooner, I'll be pleasantly surprised!! I'm ready to be done being pregnant, but I am also at peace with my next few weeks.

Babies come when they are ready, I believe. BUT... to you all who are vbacing or under some time limits- that would change everything for me entirely! Wishing all the best.... :beat

[lilysmama1124]

This is just what I needed. I am not even at my due date yet but I have been getting so impatient. I know need to take just relax and she will come when she is ready!!

[soon2bmommyof2]

i hope everyone is having good luck in relaxing. i went to the doc yesterday and that helped me relax a lot even though he didn't tell me what i wanted to hear. i'm 4 days late and only 2.5 cm. i'm going back in today for a sonogram and it depends on what it shows on whether he will induce on friday or not. he said if there is nothing medically wrong and it is safe for me to wait then i will definitely have to wait but depending on the size of the baby and the amount of fluid around the baby then he may induce on friday. i definitely don't want anything to be wrong but i would really like to just be induced on friday and finally have this baby. at least this way i will be able to get a rough estimate on how much she weighs and find out for sure if she's really a girl. the last time i had one done they told me she was a girl but she was not moving during the whole sono and in the position she was in it was very hard to be SURE that she is a girl. i guess there is a small part of me that wants it to be a boy even though i don't have anything for a boy but i will still be just as happy if she is a girl .

[jennkraig]

Thanks for the reminder. I am so done being pregnant, and the though of having this baby on or even (gasp) after Thanksgiving is really freaking me out. I think I just need to have a good cry and then I will be able to relax a bit. Maybe I will have a half glass of wine after the cry.: This is my last pregnancy and I really don't want to go to my OB asking for an induction because I'm a wimp. I want it to happen the way it is supposed to.
Relax.
Relax.
(repeat as necessary)

[runningonveggieoil]

Thanks, Mrs Hos, it seems lots of us need reminding. I have been tired and irritable and have forgotten the importance of patience. I'll never be pregnant with twins again so I should be embracing every moment and know that they will be born when they are ready. 38 weeks have passed, what's another 2, right?

[soon2bmommyof2]

hey everyone. just wanted to let you all know that i will be going into the hospital tomorrow and will be getting induced on friday. there is finally an end in site.

[stacyann21]

I never thought I would start feeling anxious 2 weeks before my due date but I am! I really need to relax and get my mind off labor. I don't even have everything ready so I'm not sure why I'm so anxious

[Karri_B]

I'm under a bit of a time restraint, I guess. I am attempting a VBA2C and the OB i'm seeing, one of two that will attempt a VBA2C, is on vacation from the 23rd to the 26th. He is worried about me going past my EDD of Nov 18th, thinking that the more my uterus stretches, the more likely it is to rupture.

I'm trying to think positively, but it's hard. Feels like every day should be "the day". Maybe I need to sit in the tub, or get a pedicure, nice massage . . . . .:

[yep_theyre_twins]

Originally Posted by Karri_B

I'm under a bit of a time restraint, I guess. I am attempting a VBA2C and the OB i'm seeing, one of two that will attempt a VBA2C, is on vacation from the 23rd to the 26th. He is worried about me going past my EDD of Nov 18th, thinking that the more my uterus stretches, the more likely it is to rupture.

I'm trying to think positively, but it's hard. Feels like every day should be "the day". Maybe I need to sit in the tub, or get a pedicure, nice massage . . . . .:

I feel your thoughts! I'm due the 19th and my OB is going out of town the exact same days. Although I'm fortunate that all of the dr's in that office are very supportive of vbac's. I hope your little one comes soon enough for you and me both!!!