I am feeling so fed up with everyone's expectations for me to have this baby. Maybe I am being sensitive to the matter but regardless I am tired of the "are you in labor?" "when is this baby coming?" "is anything happening?" questions. I have told everyone that we will let them know when the baby is BORN!!! I am not going to call every damn person to let them know that I am in labor. It is a time for me to focus on myself and my baby not to cure their curiosity. I also let everyone know that I would be sending out an e-mail with the baby's info and a picture to announce the birth. The thought of Dh spending all that precious time making numerous phone calls the day of the birth seems silly. Of course we would make a few to immediate family but we need time to rest and settle in with our new baby and already very jealous 2 year old. But even though I have told people that we will be sending the e-mail they all want a phone call.
The other thing is that I want immediate family to wait 24 hours before visiting so that I have time to pull myself together and get to know my baby before having visitors. I am also asking that everyone else wait a few days before coming to visit and call before coming. I'm sure that I am being very bitchy about all this but after having a baby I want a few days to settle in. I don't want people to feel pushed away or have their feelings hurt but at this time I think that my needs come first.
Secondly my MIL who is going to watch dd when we go to the birth center called today to see if anything was happening because she wanted to know if she was needed. Hello!!! Dh and I have told her numerous times that we will call her and tell her when anything is happening. Why can't she get that? I know that she is excited and that's great but so am I and when people are bothering me about "anything happening" I get discouraged because nothing is really happening. Yesterday I woke up and had braxton hicks contractions from like 8-4 then I had sex and the contractions got a bit stronger and started coming about 5-8 minutes apart for 5 hours. I had this huge burst of energy and cleaned the house went for a walk and went to bed about 10. Then they pretty much stopped. I've a few today but really spaced out. My edd was yesterday so I know that I could still have a few more days left, and I also know that my body was working last night and that it has made progress toward the goal of going into labor. I just want to meet my baby so badly and I want to be left alone about when it is going to happen.
Thanks for listening to me rant. To all of you who have had your babies congratulations, I hope that all of you are healthy, happy and enjoying snuggling with your babes. To the rest of us still waiting (hope I'm not the only one) I wish us all the best and hope we are all holding our new little ones very soon!
The other thing is that I want immediate family to wait 24 hours before visiting so that I have time to pull myself together and get to know my baby before having visitors. I am also asking that everyone else wait a few days before coming to visit and call before coming. I'm sure that I am being very bitchy about all this but after having a baby I want a few days to settle in. I don't want people to feel pushed away or have their feelings hurt but at this time I think that my needs come first.
Secondly my MIL who is going to watch dd when we go to the birth center called today to see if anything was happening because she wanted to know if she was needed. Hello!!! Dh and I have told her numerous times that we will call her and tell her when anything is happening. Why can't she get that? I know that she is excited and that's great but so am I and when people are bothering me about "anything happening" I get discouraged because nothing is really happening. Yesterday I woke up and had braxton hicks contractions from like 8-4 then I had sex and the contractions got a bit stronger and started coming about 5-8 minutes apart for 5 hours. I had this huge burst of energy and cleaned the house went for a walk and went to bed about 10. Then they pretty much stopped. I've a few today but really spaced out. My edd was yesterday so I know that I could still have a few more days left, and I also know that my body was working last night and that it has made progress toward the goal of going into labor. I just want to meet my baby so badly and I want to be left alone about when it is going to happen.
Thanks for listening to me rant. To all of you who have had your babies congratulations, I hope that all of you are healthy, happy and enjoying snuggling with your babes. To the rest of us still waiting (hope I'm not the only one) I wish us all the best and hope we are all holding our new little ones very soon!
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