Is it effin time yet????????

[Carlito's_wife]

Wow I think I am becoming more anxious than usual. I would never want my little baby to suffer but I am really hoping and praying she comes out sometime soon. I am at week 29 and at about week 32 I think I will be going totally crazy. I remember with DS#2 at week 35 I was a crying sobbing mess everytime I went to my OBGYN when he told me I had not dialated. I think he really hated seeing me in the office. The OB I have now doesn't even check. Something to do with not irritating the cervix. I think the only time he dug around in there was on my first appointment. Since then everything has just been an external check up.

I am so excited and unbelievably happy. Only 11 weeks to go and my baby Jaslene will make her grand entrance.

Is anyone else itching to for their baby to come out already?

[justmama]

Having had a preemie, no I'm really not feeling the way you are. BUT I'm super anxious to see her and hold her. I know what it's like to be in the NICU wanting desperately to hold my sweet baby and hearing that she's too fragile and unstable still though so I'd rather she be indoors until she's ready. But it does suck to be miserable and tired and have heartburn and be hurting all the time!

[mama_nym]

I'm all of a sudden feeling quite HUGE (I swear, my uterus is growing by leaps and bounds) and have no idea how there's going to be any more room in 6 weeks, nevermind 12! I'm still not ready for baby, though ... WAAAAAY too much to do before baby comes! I should be going insane at around 38 weeks, though.

[GreenRose]

Originally Posted by Carlito's_wife

I would never want my little baby to suffer but I am really hoping and praying she comes out sometime soon.

Really? I would be terrified if my baby decided to arrive 11 weeks early!! Girl needs to keep baking til she's tough enough to handle this big, bad world

Of course, as my due date gets closer, I get more excited - and more physically uncomfortable- but I definitely need that so I can fully welcome labor.

[SamuraiMom]

I am not hoping at all for an early deliver but I have to agree, I am already done, at least today I am. I too am feeling as though I can not possibly grow anymore. I am so happy to be pregnant again, but this time around I am extra tired, extra hearburn-y, extra waddle-y, extra everything, and 14 weeks seems like such a long time, as least today it does. Though a friend of mine used the best word to describe how I am feeling right now and that is crowded. I am definitely feeling crowded, I need a vacation from my family before we add one more.

[the elyse]

nope. i'd have to agree with pp.. having had a premie i will be just fine with going to 42 weeks if it means i get to stay home to birth. and good for your dr not checking your cervix every time...

[nolonger]

If s/he came now, s/he would die peacefully at home among her loved ones and I would go to jail, so no, that's not something I want.

I do feel you on this growth spurt, though; I'm still trying to sort out what is this miserable flu (and I'm convinced the baby has it too, even though a congested nose probably doesn't bother him/her much) and what is just the third trimester; it suddenly feels very crowded in this body. Neither of us could get comfortable in a folding chair during a movie showing, I feel feet in my ribcage where my lungs used to be, I miss breathing, I can't stand on one foot to put on my pants unless I lean on something, I feel smooshed when I sit on the floor and lean over, I've definitely got SPD now, I can't walk any reasonable distance without round ligament pain, I wish I could sleep all day, and I just generallyb feel big and slow and vulnerable--both physically and emotionally.

Yep, this is the third trimester all right; this is the beginnings of what made me so glad when my last pregnancy was over and so unhappy at the prospect of going through it again right away.

No way would I want to rush it, though; it's part of the process and I intend to enjoy every second of it and only hope that the memories of the next few months will last me a lifetime. This pregnancy is going by WAY too fast!

[flapjack]

Erm. No. I don't want a baby now.

I have a HUGE amount of respect for Ksera05 and her gorgeous girl and the other mums of preemies and micropreemies, for the patience and devotion they put into raising these tiny children and the faith and love they have invested in them. And every time I read one of these sigs, I say a silent prayer that that mama makes it full term this time. WHY would anyone want their baby out now? Having seen a 24 weeker when we buried my daughter, I know how fragile and vulnerable this life inside me is now, and I want my son kept safe inside where I can protect him.

I don't understand why anyone would want their doctor to check their cervix either, especially if it's a male doctor. Just call me freaky weird like that.

[perditafoster]

this is why we're so miserable in our last trimester...because by the time we go into labor, we won't give a crap how painful it is, we just want the baby OUT!!!!! both my dd's were overdue, so i know my ds will be, too. but i am most definitely in that third tri no energy, kill me now so i don't have to be fat for one more minute time period! however, i know how much worse it'll get and how grateful i'll be when i finally do go into labor! yeah, contractions! yeah, mucus plug! yeah, uncontrollable vomiting as i enter transition! yeah! that said, nothing is ready for this baby, i have no diapers for him, no clothes, all of my baby gear is packed up in the garage....i have boobs and that's about it. so i need some more time to get ready for him....and, of course, he'll be late so i'll be good and ready by the time it actually happens

[newcastlemama]

I am just hoping the holidays will help the final trimester fly by. I too am feeling huge and wondering how I could get any bigger, but I had the same feeling with ds around this time.

Jen

[Teenytoona]

Can't say I understand your feelings, Carlito's Wife, but everyone experiences this differently. I for now am enjoying this pregnancy. And I'm not quite ready yet (financially, mentally, physically) for the babe.

[Nature]

Nope. Can't say I'm ready for a baby yet. Don't get me wrong, I'm huge and uncomfortable and can barely walk most days.. however, I have never had a preemie, and I don't want to. I'd like mine to bake for a few more months.


Carlito's Wife, why do you want your OB to check your cervix? (if you don't mind me asking) The reason for not checking is very valid. You honestly don't want to have this baby right now, no matter how antsy you feel. The survival rate is still very iffy. I don't start getting internal checks until 39/40 weeks and even then, its only if I ask for it. I think your OB is right about keeping his fingers out of there.

[hlnmommy]

Can't wait to meet this baby but definitely don't want him coming out anytime soon! Nothing is ready (we aren't buying anything until after the shower and the holidays). Hopefully as said before the holidays will make the hard part go by a little faster, not to fast though. We are going to El Paso next weekend for a family party, and I am not looking forward to making a 6 hour trip in the car, and totally scared something will go wrong while I am away from all that is familiar. Well here's to the home stretch.

[smokeylo]

I'm excited to meet my baby. I am fine with where I am in the pregnancy -- I can see being a lot less patient in about 10 weeks, when the due date is looming and I'm huge! I'm really enjoying getting to know my baby while he or she is inside, dancing and poking away. Maybe some relaxation and affirmations related to the importance of this last tri would help you be more at peace with the waiting? It helps me to think about the important changes that are happening and all the great things going on inside me to make my baby ready for the world.

[Dea]

I'm really REALLY anxious to meet my baby, but I don't want her to be early. I love that I'm feeling her so much more now and I think that this last trimester will be even more bondalicious.
I think what Carlito's_wife means is that she wishes she was at 40 weeks now, not 29.

[applecore]

God, yes I wish I were 40 weeks now! I felt like that right from the get-go! I'm sure nobody wants a premie, but an end to the pregnancy sometimes sounds like a beautiful thing! Just don't dwell on that too much. One time we were seeing a 1st time mom who was always fixated on going into labor at 38 weeks because that's usually our earliest for attending a homebirth. She was so focused on that time that she mentioned it at every prenatal, and did indeed go into labor the day after she turned 38 weeks. So just be aware of the power of the mind!

[Jlcampbellkidz]

Originally Posted by Teenytoona

And I'm not quite ready yet (financially, mentally, physically) for the babe.

Same here. I am experiencing some discomforts way sooner than I remember with the other girls and a ton of contractions. They got so bad last Thursday my midwife made me come in to see what was going on. They could definetly see the contractions. I was scared out of my mind. I am happy to be back home with my baby still in there. i hope to be pregnant for atleast 10 or more weeks. My first was 37 weeks and that was too early, breastfeeding problems that took us forever to get through. My other two came right before the due date and were right on time.
Be patient, pregnancy has lots of downs but so many ups. Find a way to relax and do something for yourself. A massage, a pedicure, just something relaxing.

[nolonger]

Originally Posted by flapjack

I have a HUGE amount of respect for Ksera05 and her gorgeous girl and the other mums of preemies and micropreemies, for the patience and devotion they put into raising these tiny children and the faith and love they have invested in them. .

So do I, and for Sydney and the other babies as well.



I hope my previous post wasn't hurtful to any of you who have survived my very worst nightmare.

[flapjack]

NOS, I'm right there with you. Maybe this belongs over in chat, but I met up with an old friend from university via Facebook the other day, and he filled me in on the changes in his life. He's a dad to three (how cool? He's one of the literally loveliest people I know and he has three kids! That's the same number as me!) but his boys were born at 28 weeks and they nearly lost them both. One has CP, the other has asthma at less than two years old. WTH do you say to someone when they tell you that? Congratulations doesn't seem deep enough.

[mom2tillie]

I have to say that I am nowhere near ready for little Jack to come out. I was anxious with DD toward the end but after DH and I saw some of those little bitty babies we were both extremely thankful for our week "late" 8 pounder... and looking back I really loved feeling and watching all that movement in the last couple of months too. I feel a lot of movement now, but it's not yet so noticeable from the outside... maybe I'm a glutton for puishment but I am looking forward to being huge and miserable again. I feel pretty darn big now, but I know that I still have a good 20 or more pounds to put on... I hope Jack takes his time and comes out big and healthy.

-Iris