Are you feeling ready? - Page 2

[wendyk]

I'm ready enough, though I wouldn't mind another week or 2. DH is on call at the hospital all night tomorrow night, which will likely mean no sleep for him- all while he's having a terrible asthma exacerbation. The steroids he started today so he can breathe do not make him a patient person, so it would be nice for him to be weaning off them beforehand. Also, I'm supposed to work on saturday & would like to get one more shift in before the baby comes.

But, the bag is packed, the phone list is printed and posted, there are lots of meals in the freezer and the house is as clean as it can be with an onbly sometimes napping, bouncy- ball of a 4 year old in the house.

[Electra375]

Mostly ready...
My need to do list --
1) 2 items from a store for after the birth, planning on a trip Wednesday AM (mw wants amonia for cleaning and I want Witch Hazel on hand for me incase I tear or need stitches externally).
2) Herbal ice tea cubes for labor, in progress with batch #1
3) herbal compress infusion frozen for birth
4) herbal sitz bath infusion for after the birth frozen and ready
5) Prepare enclosed porch for birth pool (birth pool discovered leaks air a little, might order another)
6) finish tax work, my job! Wed & Fri should have it done
7) Kitchen list of food inventory and location of food items for my parents (they will survive if I don't get it done).
8) I'd really like to sew a few baby clothes... So maybe I'll get to working on the porch since that is my sewing room and that is the birthing room.

The compress infusion can be made during labor by my doula or mw.
The sitz bath can be made by my doula or dh after birth.
My tax work left has due dates of the 31st, so it could be done from my bed if I had too.

SO, I'd say I'm mostly ready. I'm nearly 37wks, so I should have 1 more week. I have had all my other children at 38wks (1 at 37wks). And I felt strange this morning, just weird, something is happening -- my body is showing signs of impending labor which could mean hours, days to weeks. I think I have this week though to finish prep work.

[MacKinnon]

Well, one day at home without DH and I am feeling much better! I cleaned the kitchen & living room, paid all the bills, cleaned out the laundry room and the play room, caught up on the laundry, took down most of the outside Christmas lights (inside is all done), and did the last bit of baby wash. DH also got the co-sleeper set up after he got home. I am down to just wanting to do a big grocery shopping and some more nit-picky sort of cleaning (washing down cabinet fronts, cleaning out linen closet, etc.) I am TOTALLY amazed that ONE day at home w/o DH and I am feeling much better! I am on maternity leave now, so no more work pressure. I'm feelin' good. Now, if we can manage to have sex, maybe we can get this baby to come sooner rather than later!