trying NOT to get my hopes up that labor is starting

[pwit]

Anyone else know birth is still probably days or weeks away but hoping that things are gonna start in the next 36 hours!!!

LOTS of BH contractions today. Not majorly uncomfortable in the uterus but my butt and legs hate them. I have no other signs that this baby is on its way yet- and I'm only 37 weeks. But I can't help but get my hopes up that this could be the beginning signs of true labor. Its my second and my first was 2 and a half weeks late so I should know better than to get my hopes up. I want to give birth early though. My last was 8 lbs 9 oz. I'm convinced that if this one goes over due he's gonna be a big 10 lber!

[~Demeter~]

For the past 3 days or so I've been experiencing a lot of activity and this is my fourth. I've always been late and induced. I wish I knew what was what and I refuse to get my hopes up thinking it's anything more than my body teasing me. I'm only 36 weeks btw.

[goddessjulia]

I'm in the vicinity of 39 weeks now and **really** struggling with wanting things to START already!! I went right to 40 weeks with ds, so I'm pretty sure I don't have much more than a week to go, but I am really wanting things to get rolling already! I don't remember feeling this way with ds...

[ahdoula]

I seem to always go on labor watch too early, maybe becuase #1 WAS early and that set my expectations high! With #2 I was consitently calling false alarms and going on and on about this sign of labor and that sing of labor and I know it got old for everyone.

I still do it with this one, just in my head instead of out loud to my poor DH who would end up on edge all the time otherwise! It makes time go more slowly, but I can't seem to help it.

Every time I go to the bathroom I am hoping for mucus and bloody show and with every BH I hope it's stronger, and every time I feel something leaking I hope it's amniotic fluid....it goes on and on!

I am obsessed and apparently with a clean house and being done with work, I have far to much time on my hands!

[2much2luv]

I am so there. 40 weeks today, regular BHs, especially in the evenings, but nothing else. I just know nothing is going to happen until next week but it is really hard to not think about a June baby.

[GiantGi]

You all sound like me. This is #3 for me. First two were overdue. Why shouldnt this one be too right? But I feel like every twinge/cramp/pain could be the start of something. I do the check every time I go to the bathroom too! Hoping to see something. Anything.

[2much2luv]

Oh yes, the tp check. My heart sinks just a little bit everytime the tp is clean.

[tripmom+]

Yes...obsessive tp checks. I started out this pregnancy doing obsessive tp checks and now I'm ending the pregnancy the exact same way!!!