What's stressing you out right now?

[emski4379]

As I'm winding down and making sure everything is ready for baby, the biggest thing stressing me out is DS. Without fail, every month on the full-moon, he goes a little nutso. Doesn't listen, acts out, just does naughty things in general. Once the effects of the moon have passed, he is back to normal, and is my sweet little monkey. Well tonight is the full moon. Which means that for the last few days, he has just been TERRIBLE. After 3 days of constant whining, not listening, and just acting a little crazy, I have HAD IT! I can feel my stress levels rising, and am upset that I seem to have spent most of the last 3 days angry and annoyed with him. I desperately want to spend these last couple of weeks enjoying our time alone together, but it's a little hard when I have to keep telling him not to throw/break/jump/climb on stuff that is dangerous for him.

I never really thought that the moon held much power. I thought it was just a bunch of nonsense. But after having DS, and realizing that his behavior changes every month at the full moon, I definitely believe in it's power now.

Ugh. OK, vent over. So for those of us still preggo (and I know many have had their babies already), what is stressing you out right now?

[SkyMomma]

Three stressors right now:

1.) DS second week of Kinder, didn't start out great this am.

2.) I'm due in 5 days & already everyone is calling me every day to check in, when I don't call back they go into panic mode. ALREADY! What happens if I go past my EDD???

3.) My cats! We have two & they're both really frustrating me right now. The younger grey cat (Shaedy) has ongoing litterbox issues that I just can't deal with anymore. We moved her box out of our bathroom a few weeks ago, just in case I want to labor in my tub, & she's still protesting. This morning she peed in our hallway again. THe older black kitty (Tempest) is dealing with renal failure , we've been giving her subtucaneous fluid for months & special food. They recently discontinued her special food & she won't eat any other variey...so she's hungry alot. Lately she's been walking around all night yelling at the top of her little kitty lungs. She's waking me up & I don't have to tell you mamas that sleep is precious & hard to come by these days. This ontop of DS back in our bed the last few weeks (immenant baby & the whole Kinder thing). UGH!

These are the big three right now...of course, there's lots of little anxieties & stuff.

PS ~ My DS doesn't react with wildness to the full moon, although I know a lot of kids who do. Both DS & I were born in the new moon, so that tends to be our higher energy time. The full moon makes us both a little more emotional & sensative, tho'. I'm a total believer in the effect of the moon on us earthlings

[funfunkyfantastic]

1. Being in labor for hours and hours and days and hours and hours and days. lol. I've been in early labor (the real deal) since 9pm Saturday night. It stresses me out cus it hurts and it feels like this baby is just never going to come out and i'm going to be in labor forever! I'm so done with this... lol.

[alyssatuininga]

The fact that I am now 1 week and 1 day over due. This is my 3rd child and I have never been late before. i am going crazy!

[boobyfeeder]

My kids. I just can't deal with them anymore. I don't want them climbing on me, and I'm changing my name from Mommy to something that I won't tell them. Mommy isn't here anymore.

[lwuertz]

Yesterday I got hives. I think it's because it's almond harvesting season here. I'm kind of afraid to go outside and kind of stressed I'll get them again.

[tanyam926]

1. I have insomnia so I am soooooo tired.

2. I feel like crying and hibernating until baby is ready to be born.

3. I don't get many calls from people but I am tired of being asked if I have had the baby yet. First of all, when I do have the baby calling everyone is not my first priority, and second of all Leave me alone! I am well aware of how miserable I am w/out being reminded all day.

Luckily, my dh is being wonderful and I am taking comfort in his presence and helpfulness. I feel like he's the only one who gets me right now.

[yummama]

All of the work I should be doing before the baby arrives. I have two papers left to write in order to complete my graduate degree, and I can't make myself work on either one! Instead, I am sitting around hoping I am going to magically go into labor even though I am only 38 weeks. Needless to say, the papers will be easier to write BEFORE baby gets here. I should actually be hoping to go over my due date, probably, but I am just so excited to meet him/her.

[lwuertz]

One more thing... the dog next door is barking/whinning/crying. Her owners never pay any attention to her. She's a pit bull puppy and really ought to be walked and played with every day. Instead she's cooped up in a little area on the side of their house which happens to be about 4 ft from my livingroom.

I feel so bad for her. But her owners also bug me. And the constant barking/whinning/crying really stresses me out sometimes!

[LegalScrapper]

1. The fact that my husband didn't want to run the fence up to the side of the house. Which means that in order to put the dog out, I have to waddle down the basement stairs and back up.

2. The fact that my husband hasn't installed a new light in the basement stairs or reinforced the railing - so going up and down the stairs is awful.

3. I can't sleep and everything hurts - If I lie down, heartburn is awful. Sitting up means awful pelvic pain.

[BeccaSue1029]

I'm tired of the contractions that don't do anything!

[trayls]

I am stressed because we are in the process of transitioning to COBRA for our insurance. Uninterrupted coverage, my behind! I can't do anything to make them go faster, I can't fill my prescription and I'm afraid that somethings going to get all fouled up and ... I don't even know what.

I am also stressing out because my neighbor told me about a month ago that they are going to be tearing up their entire driveway and putting in a new one. I just saw some worker guys checking it out. Now I'm CONVINCED that when I go into labor and need to labor at home, I will have a heavy machinery, dust, stink and whatever else 20 feet from my bedroom window. ( Our houses and lots are tiny, there will be no way to avoid all the noise and chaos) I have this horrible sense of impending doom!

I really wish I could just go find some quiet, isolated place and just be and have this baby. What a bad day!

[Montse]

The biggest anxiety causing element is my baby getting too big to deliver. I'm 39 weeks 3 days and she hasn't fully engaged yet. I'm not exactly sure when babies are supposed to engage but am hoping she does soon. Apparently, they can get too big to fully engage. I'm hoping that's not the case with my little one.

[amitymama]

Originally Posted by Montse

The biggest anxiety causing element is my baby getting too big to deliver. I'm 39 weeks 3 days and she hasn't fully engaged yet. I'm not exactly sure when babies are supposed to engage but am hoping she does soon. Apparently, they can get too big to fully engage. I'm hoping that's not the case with my little one.

Did you sort out a new midwife yet?

I'm not really that stressed about anything, to be honest. Just the usual amount of grief that chasing a toddler around entails and my back hurting more than usual and having to pee a billion times a day. Other than that, I'm pretty relaxed and calm. I'm sure it will be a different story if I go overdue though.

[cellarstella]

1. My body is so tense! I want to get an acupuncture appt this week so I can physically relax during labor, but I'm worried I won't get one in time.

2. DD's bedroom still isn't finished, and this is something I wanted done over a month ago. Her stuff is all crammed into my craft room, which is tiny anyway, so I can't work on all the little projects I wanted to do for the baby. There is no way I can do that stuff in another room, as it would involve hauling out my sewing machine and having DD around messing it all up until I get so frustrated I just stop trying anyway.

Plus, I want to declutter DD's stuff as I put it back in her room, and this is likely now going to happen with a baby in arms.

3. Money. I don't think DH realizes how much money we need right now, and he keeps spending on little things. Then again, I ordered a bento set for DD the other day, which wasn't necessary but I just really really wanted it! So I can't judge, really. But it stresses me out.

4. I keep cleaning my house, and it keeps getting messy again. I really hope that when I go into labor it's in the clean form, or DH steps up and does it... which he probably will. But it's nagging at me constantly.

[Montse]

Originally Posted by amitymama

Did you sort out a new midwife yet?

Thank you for asking! We interviewed a home birth midwife over the weekend who we really liked. She discussed the risks associated with shoulder dystocia and presented the same information as my regular midwife, the only difference was she wasn't as bleak. She teaches at a midwife college and has no problem delivering babies who get stuck. We felt good about that. Today I met with the midwife I've been seeing and called her on some of her comments. It was a much different appointment today and she spent over an hour and a half with me and I feel much better. As much as I want to do a home birth, I'm thinking I'd be better off skipping the emergency transfer in case she does get stuck and can't be dislodged. Both midwives said they'd have four minutes to get her out and she could suffer dire consequences such as brain damage and even death if she does get seriously stuck. That's too big a risk and I'm not willing to take that chance. So, I'm going to proceed with the midwife who delivers at the hospital just in case. I feel I'm making the right decision based on the information presented to me from both midwives. My blood pressure reading was high today too - 140/86. I've NEVER had a reading that high, ever in my whole life. I think I can attribute it to my appointment with my regular midwife; however, I did leave feeling so much better. At this point, I just want my baby and I want her intact. Chances are shoulder dystocia won't be an issue at all and I'll have an uncomplicated, vaginal birth. That's all I want and hope for.

[youngsoul]

Montse, really glad to hear your plans are more settled now. Way to push the issue.

I'm stressed because the TUMS I'm taking for heartburn are causing major constipation. I can't decide which I'd rather have...heartburn, constipation, heartburn, constipation, UGH

[JesseMomme]

So much is on my mind these days...

Money...so much unexpected stuff keeps popping up, and it's dd's birthday next week and I'd like to get her at least one present. And it's all Dh and I fight about, except politics, which I told him to just not talk to me about anymore lol.

I'm sick. I came down with a sinus infection late last week and then this weekend my tooth started acting up. last night I was in so much pain I didn't sleep until 3/4am and had to be up at 6:30. Then I went back to bed at 7:30 and slept till noon. Woke up to discover the sinus infection moved down to my chest. Ouch. Dental ins. doesn't kick in until the first. so I have to hang in there.

Our area gas stations decided to price gouge even though we're hundreds of miles from where the hurricane hit. (prices jumped 40 cents or more in a matter of hours) Guess that's related to my money issues lol. The state attn is taking reports but that hasn't seemed to have deterred the gas stations at all.

Ds3 didn't have a great start to 1st grade at all, behavior wise he keeps acting up.

Ok time to stop and get up and make dinner...

[SkyMomma]

Originally Posted by Montse

The biggest anxiety causing element is my baby getting too big to deliver.

Yeah that too...I've been measuring 40 cm since 38 weeks. Totally freakd that I'll have an enormous kid. Midwife's not worried, DH isn't either, just me having strange dreams about birthing already grown children. LOL

Originally Posted by tanyam926

" 1. I have insomnia so I am soooooo tired.

2. I feel like crying and hibernating until baby is ready to be born.

Me too! Want to find a beautiful cave by the ocean or a cushy hotel room & order room service until the baby shows up. Instead I'd better get off the computer & cook dinner.

[janasmama]

Is that what this is...the full moon making my DC act like this?

Okay, I'm going to confess this here even though I'm not really "in" this DDC...I'm due Oct. 2nd.

My biggest thing stressing me out right now is the fact that I'm going to have a third child and I can barely deal with the two I have that are 4 and under. I fear that my labor may not go as well as planned b/c I feel very closed off to actually 'having' this baby. I feel like I will not relax and allow the baby to come out.

My simple post doesn't even really explain my feelings. I cry about this and feel somewhat depressed. I even have teary eyes as I write.