Anyone happy to still be pregnant?

[veganjoy]

[Disclaimer: Mamas who are really overdue or just feeling plain miserable, please feel free to give me a swift kick for posting this]

I've passed two of my EDDs (November 6 and 16), and my last is tomorrow, but I'm really enjoying still being pregnant! After nearly 2 weeks of prodromal labor--some of which gets fairly painful and regular--I don't feel frustrated at my body or the baby; they're just doing what they need to do. My MW estimated her at 8 1/2 pounds a week ago, so I'm sure she's a good enough size to be born. My pelvis is spreading and I feel it, the heartburn sucks, and I've never been more excited to see a person in my life! But really, the wait is fine.

The other night at the grocery, a man four aisles away saw me and shouted across the store, "Good Lord! You're about to go at any minute, aren't you? My God!" Objectively, I knew it was pretty rude. But I felt okay about it, mustered a genuine smile, and just answered, "Yes, not too long at all." It's true: I have a ridiculously huge belly now, and I'm really proud of it!

Am I a complete freak? Anyone else feeling content to wait a bit longer for their babe?

[Curlita]

Well, I've birthed already, but I felt the way you do up until about 12 hours before going into labor. Enjoy it while you still have it! I also wondered if I was a freak because I wasn't champing at the bit to deliver my baby.

[joannalovesyou]

are mamas who haven't passed their due dates yet allowed to answer?

i'm at 38w2d and i go back and forth between "PLEASE, NOW, GET OUT NOW!" and happiness/contentedness that the baby is taking its time. not surprisingly, those days EXACTLY correspond to how much pain i'm in and how difficult it is to move around/get things done. yesterday i had a nesting urge/energy spurt and felt like i could be pregnant for another month with no complaints. and since i might actually BE pregnant for another month, those days are a huge relief.

now if i could just get everyone in my life to stop asking me about it every 20 seconds...

[gcgirl]

I don't mind. I'm not due until the 28th, but I'm big enough it could be any time. I have days when I'm not too comfortable, but I'm still enjoying being pregnant. I do want the baby to get here, and I'm excited, but I will also miss being pregnant and life before an infant.

I never understood why some mamas get so teed off by people commenting on their size or due date. It's just people interacting - being pregnant is kind of an obvious conversation opener. Yeah, sometimes people are stupid or make the same comments over and over, but it's never bothered me at all. Maybe it's more irritating when you're in pain or having a really hard pregnancy. Nobody I know has been bugging me about it every 20 seconds though...in fact, everyone seems content to just wait and see.

[*GreenMama*]

I'm at 37 weeks, 2 days and happy that baby is comfy. I can't say I'm happy to be pregnant, because I really don't feel good the whole pregnancy, but I'm happy for the baby. Here's trusting that the little one knows what he/she is doing and stays in as long/little as needed. My preference would be to birth tomorrow, but hey....

[chrysalis]

[Da WIC Lady]

Originally Posted by chrysalis

: I get cut in less than 12 hours unless this little bun gets a move on quick. I lost my mucus plug this afternoon and am still having pantiliners that are moist and pink... Does that mean my water broke?

Anna

[chrysalis]

oh wow anna it sounds like things are HAPPENING for you!!! i think they will wait considering you are having those signs now! they can't 'make' you go in for ceserean...and what are they going to do, turn you away while you are in labor or about to push baby out??? wooooooohoooooo! i wouldn't say your water broke, it sounds like mucous and the start of some bloody show! wooooooooooooooohooooooooooo! let us know more of what is happening when you can.

i'm jealous now. ugh when is it gonna be MY turn?! i don't like to be patient anymore. i'm so ready.

[yogamama74]

I am happy to still be pregnant. I love the extra help from husband and sons and know that won't last long after baby comes. I think they're all anxious for mom to "get back to normal" so I'll take the extra help and attention while I can get it.

And I just don't feel "ready" yet...not that you're ever really ready...I need a few more days to prepare myself mentally and emotionally and get some more things done around the house. Although realistically I know that it can be quite some time before baby makes its appearance.

[Googy]

Originally Posted by Da WIC Lady

: I get cut in less than 12 hours unless this little bun gets a move on quick. I lost my mucus plug this afternoon and am still having pantiliners that are moist and pink... Does that mean my water broke?

Anna

Sounds like it to me! Yay Anna!!!

[Da WIC Lady]

Originally Posted by Googy

Sounds like it to me! Yay Anna!!!

Crap... And I wanted to DTD again. : It's not soaking through... I guess I should call the doc then...

ETA: Water is officially broken. I have trickles down my legs after shaking my hips to the blues. They want me in soon. I have a feeling my sleeping in today was a good idea.


Anna

[Googy]

By the way, my answer to the original question is NO!!! I am past all my due dates and my MW is getting nervous (my kidneys aren't working very well anymore, and I'm trying for a VBAC so induction isn't a good idea and we're waiting until the last possible moment to even discuss scheduling another c-section), which is making me nervous. I have been so sick all day (backache, nausea, cramps) and keep hoping it will progress into something, but it hasn't. I have been really Zen about everything until now, but I'm getting impatient and uncomfortable and uneasy...as a mama who has lost a baby before, I just want her out so I can see her, you know?

[Valerieg]

I go back and forth. While I'm okay with the baby staying in there...I'm also really anxious to see him/her. I'm pretty comfortable most of the time (rough day today due to being out late) so no real complaints there.

The weird thing is that I had a lot of pressure and BH for weeks and the last 2-3 days I haven't had much of anything.

Right now I'm struggling because my close friend who was due 12/22 is having (or had) her baby today and now I'm anxious to have them super close. Tonight would be awesome. But I know that's highly unlikely as it is almost 9pm.

[chrysalis]

Originally Posted by yogamama74

I am happy to still be pregnant. I love the extra help from husband and sons and know that won't last long after baby comes. I think they're all anxious for mom to "get back to normal" so I'll take the extra help and attention while I can get it.

And I just don't feel "ready" yet...not that you're ever really ready...I need a few more days to prepare myself mentally and emotionally and get some more things done around the house. Although realistically I know that it can be quite some time before baby makes its appearance.

its just me here...i wish i had more help. my mom put in my laundry (2 loads) for me today and brought it back up...i think she thinks that is doing a lot for me. i don't think she realizes how uncomfortable i truly am...it is sooo awful to bend and just loading/unloading the dishwasher or even cooking much for dinner for megh and i is almost unbearable. i could have used my mom's help to fold and put away laundry/do more laundry, etc. i feel like i could just scream. megh didn't want to help me. then she just came in and told me she popped my birth ball. i appreciate her honesty/humility with me yet i must admit i'm sooo bummed that now i need a new one...again. she stabbed the last one months ago in MN. i guess i can see why that would intrigue her...i know that at 5 she cannot comprehend a lot of right/wrong and that sort of thing. i forgive her. just wish she hadn't done that... i'm overwhelmed. i have so much to unpack/move around this condo... megh won't eat anything good tonight, just wants sweets and is really being difficult. she's being very rude today. bratty like. my mom said again 'this has got to stop', meaning meghan's rudeness to my mom...i am sick of my moms sh*tty comments in front of megh about her. i am sick of people expecting so much more from my just turned 5 yo dd. i have explained before that megh is doing a push/pull thing...she is still testing my mother and frankly, my mom can be very much of a bummer to be around and acts immature when responding to megh just like tom did IMHO. i want to tell my mom so often where she can go. she pisses me off. i keep telling her she's taking meghs behavior at those times wayyyyy too personally......she just keeps saying 'this is NOT ok. this has to STOP. i don't want to be with you if you are going to be like this to me...' and blah blah. oops sorry i'm really ranting here and stealing the thread. i guess i needed to vent again. i'm just totally overwhelmed. too many simple things are so damn hard for me to do these days. my mom wants to act/look like she is 45 but then she'll turn it around probably if i ask her for more help because she is 60. she is lazy is what she is. i know plenty of older women who have a lot of spunk and energy and zest. ugh now i'm missing having a SO around to help me out. my body hurts just from bending and unloading/loading the stupid d/w and putting laundry away. this is ridiculous. i feel like a handicap. i have limited mobility, truly... : sorry this is supposed to be a happy thread isn't it. sorry to poop on your parade...now you mamas are gonna be irritated w/ me. ugh.

[chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Da WIC Lady

Crap... And I wanted to DTD again. : It's not soaking through... I guess I should call the doc then...

ETA: Water is officially broken. I have trickles down my legs after shaking my hips to the blues. They want me in soon. I have a feeling my sleeping in today was a good idea.


Anna

oh my god! wow! i didn't think it was AF but it was eh? wow!!!!!! my turn my turn!!!

[iloveoregon]

Originally Posted by veganjoy

Anyone happy to still be pregnant?

No. (42 weeks tomorrow)

[Lizzie9984]

Originally Posted by iloveoregon

No.

Couldn't have said it better myself, lol
I'll be 42 weeks this coming Thursday---Thanksgiving---and I'd REALLY rather not be....We'll see if this stubborn little s*** stays in there til then or not.

[lisarussell]

I keep trying to convince myself that I don't mind waiting, but I know It's all a lie.

I'm done.

[Lizzie9984]

Originally Posted by lisarussell

I keep trying to convince myself that I don't mind waiting, but I know It's all a lie.

Funny the things we try to convince ourselfs of, huh? Lol, I know I SAY I'd rather the baby come when they're ready to, but the banshee in the back of my head keeps shrieking "GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT NOW!"

[veganjoy]

to you mamas dealing with being overdue, or with other struggles in the last days of pregnancy.

Anna, I hope your birth goes beautifully and am glad you got some rest to prepare for it!