Anyone else glad they still have some time left??

[Saramomofmany]

I see the birth announcements and am slighly jealous, but on the other hand, I'm so relieved to have 4 weeks and 1 day until I'm even due. It seems like there is so much still to be done. My babies have all come either real close to their "due date" or after, so I don't expect to be holding my sweetie in my arms anytime soon.

So while I'm excited to meet our new baby, and I've been getting more and more uncomfortable, I'm also somewhat glad I still have time to get things finished.

Like the house needs cleaning...stuff that never gets done the rest of the year, all of a sudden seems like it needs to get done NOW!! I've also been trying to get things printed out for labor(suggestions/affirmations, etc.).

Being that I'll soon have 5 kids I am thinking there won't be that much time to get stuff done once the new one arrives. Homeschooling, ugh, Leapfrog videos are educational, right!?! Sara

[healthnutmama]

I am praying hard that the baby stays put for a bit longer. I'm not anxious in the least right now. I am 37 weeks tomorrow. My entire family came down with the flu over the weekend and I'm still feeling icky. I can't imagine what giving birth would do to me physically right now. I really NEED this baby to stay put until this stuff is gone. I won't be sad if my baby doesn't come until my edd. Much beyond the edd might put me over the edge, but I'm good for now!

[kdaisy]

I have so much left to do! Our house is undergoing major construction still and the longer this baby can wait the better! I am anxious to be meet him and be done with pregnancy...but I definitely need more time!

[Gnatty]

Yes. The cradle isn't assembled, I don't have any blanket sleepers, I haven't finished the pre-baby sewing projects, and portions of my house look like a bomb went off in them. I'm glad for the four weeks till my due date... though of course baby could come a little sooner than the due date and I wouldn't really complain!

[~Katrinka~]

I am so tired of being pg and in pain. But my kids have been sick and my house is a mess, and I keep thinking, oh no, I can't go in labor now, that would be bad!

I'm making some progress with the cleaning, and I think I could get enough done in the next few days to feel okay about having the baby soon. Not that that's likely.

Oh, and my co-sleeper came in the mail today, so baby can rest assured that it has a comfy little place to nap.

[Eman'smom]

I'm on the fence, I'm miserable, but so not ready for this baby to be here yet. I have nearly 4 weeks to go also. I can't eat, without heartburn and I flat out can not get any sleep but other than that I'm ok.


There is just so much to do before we are ready but then are we ever going to be really ready?


We've had the sickness here too, so I'm hoping my mood will improve once we feel a bit better.

[Smokering]

Yeah. My 'am I in labour?' panic last night brought home the fact that as uncomfortable as it is to be pregnant (and to be honest, I'm sort of getting used to it!), I have WAY too much to do before the baby gets here.

[watermama05]

yup, I'm not feeling my most comfortable but I've got SO much I want to get done before she comes that I'm happy to have her hang out a bit longer. DD came at 38w3d, and I'm at 37w1d right now, and the idea of having her in 9 days blows my mind. I'm not feeling like I'll go early, but I didn't last time either! I won't be that excited if I get to 41 weeks I'm sure, but I'd be happy to go closer to my due date and have more time to clean, organize, and get projects done

[~ani~]

I think deep down I must be in denial baby will be here soon - I haven't even *started* packing my bag for the birth clinic! Yesterday I called DH from the pool and said "guess where I am" and he said "the birth clinic?" which seemed incredibly silly - I laughed - but actually since I'm 37w that is totally reasonable... ack! I was glad to be at the pool actually!

I am getting pretty excited about meeting this little wiggler tho... just not yet!

[Leiahs]

Well, I spent the majority of my pregnancy in a fairly firm state of denial that an actual baby would be the result of this surprise pregnancy, lol. Now that I've got my birth supplies all ready to go, the house the cleanest it's been in at least a year, the baby clothes washed and put in the dresser...well, I'm realizing the reality of it, finally, and have noticed myself getting excited!

BUT - I'm not eager to have this baby now. Or next week. Nope! Give me the full 4 weeks I have left, truly! It's hard to manage my reaction when people tell me constantly that they're just "waiting for me to pop", or can't believe that I actually have 4 weeks left till my due date, or *gasp* I'm carrying my 2.5 year old so he won't run like a madman and escape! I look much too large for things like that, I guess! I think they all expect a reaction along the lines of "Gee, you're right, I can't wait to be done!!" But honestly, this has been the most uneventful pregnancy I've ever had, and I can deal with the aches and pains for a little while longer.

I'm just glad I'm physically ready, here around the house and everything. Sure, there's a bit more on my to-do list, especially sewing projects for the baby, but it doesn't need to get done. Everything needful is taken care of. So now, my focus really needs to be the emotional side - getting my mind focusing on positive labor stories, relaxation, visualization, all of that fun stuff. I can easily fill up 4 weeks with that

And besides, it really *would* be nice to have enough time to work on my sewing. And I want baby to come when it's closer to getting warmer and more "springlike", anyway!

[cherona]

I agree. I'm totally not ready. My due date is fast approaching(about 2 weeks) my house needs to be cleaned
we haven't picked out names and we don't even have a carseat yet! But we're picking up our birthing pool on Monday so at least that's something.


"Homeschooling, ugh, Leapfrog videos are educational, right!?! "- Sara, this cracked me up. My homeschooling has already started to slack off. That combined with a couple of unseasonably sunny days and my oldest actually asked me if it was already summer!

-Cheri

[esmlranch]

Yup. I will be 36 weeks tomorrow and am just content to have the 4 weeks to keep this one safely tucked away! Even though I am constantly checking things off my list and in a cleaning and organizing frenzy, I feel there is so much to do!!

I am also trying to spend special time with ds before the baby comes. I am planning to keep seeing clients for 2 more weeks and would love to have some time to totally relax with ds without having to rush around and get to appts. (he comes with me) I would love to just cut out early and have considered it but we could really use the money.

March is a long month. It is fun to see the birth announcements. Mine will be there soon enough!

[jadedone80]

Definetly Feeling in Denial

Thanks so much for posting.

Oh, I loved reading that I am not the only one not ready for her to come yet. The affirmation that I am not alone! I laughed quite a bit.

My due date is 3 weeks and it seems surreal that I am actually going to have a baby. I am definelty in denial I have so much to do and keep doing other things that are completely unrelated... well, except the urgent "must make 30 frozen breakfast burritos for after the baby comes." LOL, like she will be arriving on a train or something.

[CherryBomb]

I'm due next week and happy to wait. Dh, on the other hand...

[avasmomleigh]

I am still in denial-no car seat, no co sleeper, clothes are all in drawers but not washed, no diapers-haven't registered at the hospital. I keep looking at the nice deep tub we have and wishing I could give birth in there since that's where I want to spend most of my days now! (I don't think the landlord would appreciate that-it's a jetted tub). I woke up with a charlie horse last night and DH asked if I was in labor-I thought that was weird. I was in MUCH more pain than early labor!

I am ready to meet this guy! But, other than that completely NOT ready to have a newborn in the house, Thank goodness for 4 more weeks!

[mommycakes]

I'm glad to have some time left too. I'm not in a big hurry to give birth this time. Granted, I don't really want to go past my guess date, but I'm also not chomping at the bit. I'm realizing that soon I won't be pregnant--I love being pregnant! This pregnancy has gone by so quickly, I've been so distracted (I have a 3.5 yo). I'm just trying to enjoy the sensation of being with child and loving my curves. Soon enough my arms will be full again. I'm not sure how I'll juggle it all, but I know I'll do it. For the time being, I'm enjoying my time with my little girl, realizing that soon life will change for us all.

[Saramomofmany]

Originally Posted by mommycakes

I'm glad to have some time left too. I'm not in a big hurry to give birth this time. Granted, I don't really want to go past my guess date, but I'm also not chomping at the bit. I'm realizing that soon I won't be pregnant--I love being pregnant! This pregnancy has gone by so quickly, I've been so distracted (I have a 3.5 yo). I'm just trying to enjoy the sensation of being with child and loving my curves. Soon enough my arms will be full again. I'm not sure how I'll juggle it all, but I know I'll do it. For the time being, I'm enjoying my time with my little girl, realizing that soon life will change for us all.

Mommycakes,

Good points! I really enjoy being pregnant too for the most part(obviousely since I"m having our 5th baby!!) It's so neat to have that little one moving inside of me and knowing I have a special bond that nobody else can quite have...at least not until the baby is born. My pregnancy has gone by quickly too...possibly mostly because I've been so busy with 4 little ones.

Sara

[rmzbm]

NO!

I'm not even due until the 30th but I am SO SO ready NOW! The contractions and pressure are getting old...it was exciting for a bit but, gez...if you're gunn'a come out - COME OUT & stop messing with my head!

[Marieke]

37w2d today, so officially a little under 3 weeks until my EDD. I went into labour with my son 2 days after his EDD, and I'm happy to have something like that happen this time around too (though a few days early and I might be looking at a St. Patrick's day baby, which would be kind of fun, though completely frivolous, ).

I don't feel ready, mostly due to the state of the house and getting things organised. We're planning a home birth again, so the state of the house bothers me more than it would if I were to go elsewhere to birth... not like anyone's going to see then, right? but with midwives in the house, that's a whole other story.

My husband and I finally settled on the name last night. It's been the name that's kind of stuck most of the time, but I kind of had last minute jitters and keep thumbing through the name book. But we agree on so little else, and I do like the name we're going to stick with, and I think I'm just stressing myself out by looking through the book again. So enough, we're sticking with what we've got. By now we've been pondering that one for quite a while now anyway, so it's kind of stuck as it is.

On top of all this, my husband just got laid off on Wednesday, so that doesn't exactly make me super cheery. At least he got 12 weeks severance pay as well as the fact that our insurance coverage also continues for those 12 weeks, at least that doesn't put our birth plans in jeopardy or anything. On the up side, I won't have to wonder if he'll be home when I go into labour, and the fact that he would only have 1 week paternity leave (but he could telecommute after that) is no longer an issue either.

At the start of pregnancy it always seems like so long, and then once you get to about 6 weeks to your EDD, then it seems like the sands of time start running through the hour glass faster and faster.



Marieke

[khanni]

I feel totally unready as well. Baby's due in 16 days. The plan was to start the gentle induction techniques (acupuncture, etc) at 38 weeks (2 days away! Yikes!) because my midwife is leaving for China the day after my due date. So, that sounded all well and good a couple of weeks ago, but now I'm wondering how I would deal if the inductions actually worked. With DD, I tried induction techniques for 3 weeks before she was born, which is why we were going to start at 38 weeks. So, I feel conflicted...want my main midwife who helped me birth my first child, but not so sure that I want to actually give birth in the next 16 days....