It's a good thing

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It's a good thing my SIL is texting my dh, instead of me, every day to say "HURRY UP AND HAVE THE BABY SO I CAN SEE IT AT XMAS!"

I would have gone off on her by now.

I know she means well, but what a selfish B**** to think that babies need to be born to fit her schedule.

Anyways, its a good thing she is txt dh because she'd get an earful after a few of those txt's to me.

[Lizzardbits]

YES!!! Everything you said except substitute Mother-in-Law for Sister-in-Law and we have the same exact story!

[mom2liv]

Insert "entire family" and you've got it for me. I am SOOOOOOO sick of the pressure from everyone. Even my boss (whose wife had scheduled c-sections) asked me EVERY DAY THIS WEEK "so what's the latest? When do you expect this baby to be born?" ??????????? My last response: "Uhm, sometime before February." I mean really, this is ridiculous--my EDD was only yesterday, for pete's sake! And with the family it's all about the "have the baby before Christmas" bs. UGHHHH!

[Elsaraw]

I guess I'm fortunate that because I hate my in-laws now- nobody calls me. My mother calls from Iowa every few days but she never asks anything other than how I am feeling and other chit chat. She's got sense.

[kittywitty]

I hear you.

[*MamaJen*]

My parents call just about every day and start, oh, chatting about the weather and such and nothing at all important. And then they ever so casually ask me how I'm feeling, and then they slowly try to steer the conversation to give me an opening to say, "Oh, come to think of it, I might be in labor right now." It's pretty cute and sweet, actually. They're just dying to ask me when I'm having the baby, but they know I don't know, so they sit there stewing in anticipation.
My new response to the "when are you having that baby" question is some variant on "Hopefully not until after I finish lunch" or whatever I'm doing at the moment that the conversation is occurring.

[cravenab00]

yup. got family asking "will we get to see the baby at xmas?" and "can you have it soon, so we can see baby while we are in town?"

yes, why dont i just squat right now, so i can have the baby for YOU. :

[transformed]

If she DID say it to me, I think I might say something gross about pregnancy like "Well, I haven't lost my mucous plug yet so my cervix isnt dialated yet."

My SIL is 35, career oriented, grossed out by birth, possibly not planning on having any kids of her own....oh, and she will eat meat, but she wont handle it or cook it.

So it would be fun to gross her out.

[Kealli]

39 + 6. Glad i'm not the only one who gets annoyed when bugged to have the baby just for them. Was talking to a girlfriend last night and wanted to reach my hand through the phone and whack her one. It was her birthday yesterday so you can imagine. And THEN, after telling her how these early contractions hurt and kind of took my by surprise, she responded with, "Well what did you expect, you know it is going to hurt a lot more anyway!" Gee, thanks for the support. She is recently divorced and knows she never wants children.

Also, someone told me yesterday the average amount of going over for first time moms is 42 + 5 !!! ??? !! I about choked on my hot chocolate because i *really* don't want to wait that long.

Anyhow, thanks for a place to rant. Other than that, nothing going on, no signs of labor other than the odd contraction spaced very far apart.

[transformed]

OMG, I have totally had strangers ask me "when I am due" and then say "OH, THATS MY BIRTHDAY!!!"

It's like when I have the baby I am going to gasp "Cool! I had the baby on that random strangers birthday!"

Someone needs to start a thread of intelligent things to say to pregnant women. seriously. Because there HAS to be something better than "When are you due, is it a boy or girl? and THATS MY BIRTHDAY!"

I usually say "Are you having it in a hospital?" And then I get a scared and worried look on my face.

I try really hard not to though.

[wife&mommy]

LOL I hated people that continuously asked about the baby, it drove me nuts! Like you can plan it. Ugh.

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

I think my MIL FINALLY got the clue. She'd send emails and phone every morning. So I started sending her a quick email saying "Nothing going on" and she finally quit sending them. THANK GOD!! I was seriously about to freak. But I don't answer my phone anymore during the day unless its my mom or dh cause they both know not to ask any questions.