[amyandelle]

At the end of each of my pregnancies I get to the irrational part where I get desperate to get the baby out. Well, that is where I am starting today.

Yesterday I was all "Oh she can just come when she comes and if they say they will induce me on Thursday I am just going to wait her out and see if I make it past Easter. What's a few more days?"

Today I am all "GET THIS BABY OUT NOW!!!!!"

I AM DONE! I am so so done! I must have switched sides in bed 30 times last night because my hips get all numb and they hurt terribly. The burning of the muscles between my legs is just too much to bear anymore! My butt muscles are so sore I could cry! And now if that wasn't enough I am swollen down there and it hurts and I am just DONE!!!

So I am waiting to hear back from my OB's office. I want to get checked today. They seem somewhat annoyed with me but I don't give a crap! See this is the "irrational" part that I am talking about

Amy

 

[ShineliketheSon]

Oh I'm so there emotionally...but I know I need to wait...I'm only 37 1/2 weeks. DD was born at 38 weeks. I just read a bunch of websites on how to induce labor naturally. We are doing most of the nonevasive stuff, DTD, Using the ball, walking, drinking RRL Tea( a great altnerative to water for me, I'm sick of water), a little bit of nipple stim while DTD.

I have to keep remembering that baby must need this time and I have to be patient for her sake...it's hard!!! I know I"ll be freaking out if I'm 40 weeks and nothing happening!!! I'm praying God doesn't let me get that far! Hang in there!!!

 

[Murph12334]

i'm 38 weeks and am just so ready to meet this baby. I'm trying to do calming things like baths and such so baby might feel relaxed and everything. I'm hopin he doesn't need to cook another 3-4 weeks though.

 

[wobblykate]

I'm back and forth between completely 'DONE' and acceptance that she'll come when she comes...usually it correlates to my level of discomfort. I hope you get your baby soon!

 

[IncaMama]

oh, i'm there.
i want her OUT. NOW. i have been having painful contractions and extreme pressure since last week and i.am.done.

my EDD is 4/10, and i tend to go late. so i know Easter will come and go and i'll STILL be freakin pregnant. *sigh*

but yeah, i'm done.

 

[michanders4]

Ha, yes, I have been "irrational" for quite some time now. The thing is, I've tried everything that I can think of to give this guy a nudge and my.body.is.clearly.not.ready. I just have to accept that and am starting to now. I mean I've had acupuncture, have DTD for so long that all the "O"s would have done something if I was ready, tried nipple stim for awhile last night. Yeah. He's not ready. Clear as the nose on my face, he is not. I just have to come to terms with the fact that I might have to be induced and that's ok. I'll deal with it. I'm thinking that 2 weeks is the most I have to wait to meet him. I CAN DO THIS!!!!

 

[wobblykate]

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Originally Posted by michanders4 Ha, yes, I have been "irrational" for quite some time now. The thing is, I've tried everything that I can think of to give this guy a nudge and my.body.is.clearly.not.ready. I just have to accept that and am starting to now. I mean I've had acupuncture, have DTD for so long that all the "O"s would have done something if I was ready, tried nipple stim for awhile last night. Yeah. He's not ready. Clear as the nose on my face, he is not. I just have to come to terms with the fact that I might have to be induced and that's ok. I'll deal with it. I'm thinking that 2 weeks is the most I have to wait to meet him. I CAN DO THIS!!!!

Don't start worrying about induction, yet. Keep positive...you're not even to your dd yet and you have two whole weeks after that....SO much can change in that period of time...Hang in there!!

My dh started doing that "I just know you're going to have to be induced" garbage yesterday and I asked him really nicely not to say that because I wanted to stay positive and induction was not pleasant and would mean a change in all of my birth plans. He just didn't get it...he said that just saying it wouldn't make it happen and if I thought it did that's just a bunch of "hippie bullsh*t." Lovely. He just doesn't get it.

 

[michanders4]

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Originally Posted by wobblykate Don't start worrying about induction, yet. Keep positive...you're not even to your dd yet and you have two whole weeks after that....SO much can change in that period of time...Hang in there!! My dh started doing that "I just know you're going to have to be induced" garbage yesterday and I asked him really nicely not to say that because I wanted to stay positive and induction was not pleasant and would mean a change in all of my birth plans. He just didn't get it...he said that just saying it wouldn't make it happen and if I thought it did that's just a bunch of "hippie bullsh*t." Lovely. He just doesn't get it.

Yes, this is true. I know I still have time. I can't stand how everyone has to ask "do you have a date you'll be induced yet?". No, thankfully, I'm sure it will be discussed when/if I go past due, but not before. We even had the u/s on Thursday and all it did was reassure my Dr. that it is perfectly OK to leave me be as baby is doing so well.

 

[*Amy*]

Yeah, Michelle, don't even start worrying about induction yet. But believe me, I realllllly know what it feels like to go to bed at night and think, GOD I hope I don't wake up pregant AGAIN tomorrow!

I woulnd't say I'm at the irrational stage yet, but just very hyper-aware of every possible sign of impending labor and seriously cannot think of anything else other then "When...?" I'm just trying to keep my mind off of it by doing other things as much as possible. Like I'm reading the Twilight series right now.

I had been sort-of predicting the 9th for myself, but that's just three days away and I really need to mentally get over that hurdle (my due date is Friday), so I play little games with myself, like the next number I see is going to be when the baby is born. The one today was the 19th, which is interesting because that's what vibe I've been getting for the past couple of days. I also asked Brynn, and she said, "Saturday."

So...either Saturday, or the 19th. Either way, that's not very soon, so I'm just trying to remind myself that he'll come when he's ready.

I'm not a huge believer in the EPO, prostaglandins, nipple stim and all of that; I just sort-of think that if the babe is ready, those things might nudge you along a little, but if he/she isn't ready? Nothing like that works. I've seen so many of my friends take such extreme meaures, including cator oil

, and 99% of the time, it doesn't actually do anything...so I'm not even going to bother.

 

[scrapadoozer]

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Originally Posted by wobblykate My dh started doing that "I just know you're going to have to be induced" garbage yesterday and I asked him really nicely not to say that because I wanted to stay positive and induction was not pleasant and would mean a change in all of my birth plans. He just didn't get it...he said that just saying it wouldn't make it happen and if I thought it did that's just a bunch of "hippie bullsh*t." Lovely. He just doesn't get it.

My DH says things like that. Grrr! He says he's joking. It's so funny I forgot to laugh.

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I am totally done being pregnant. I can't even think about the fact that I am pregnant without losing it a little. I really need to stay super busy to keep my mind off it.

 

[amyandelle]

Well, I'm glad to know I'm not alone

I am so ready to just call tomorrow and schedule my induction for Thursday. I will technically be 39 weeks but I am pretty sure I am closer to 40. They told me they will definatly induce me at 39 weeks if I want because she has been measuring big the last few weeks. I was going to have them strip my membranes on Thursday and just see what happens but now considering that I am GBS+ I am getting worried that having them stripped is too risky. I was positive with Meadow too and they stripped them but I went into active labor 8 hours later and everything turned out fine but what if they don't do it good enough this time and I don't go into active labor that fast. I don't want to risk infection....

I know that planning an induction is not very popular around here but I really can't take much more of this.

Amy

 

[Bexo]

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Originally Posted by wobblykate I'm back and forth between completely 'DONE' and acceptance that she'll come when she comes...usually it correlates to my level of discomfort. I hope you get your baby soon!

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[filiadeluna]

Not in your DDC, but baby will come soon enough, and then you will be longing for the days when you could at least *attempt* to get more than 3-4 hours of sleep at a time.

I even miss the giant belly, but not the discomfort that went along with it.

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Edit: I see you already have other kids! I guess you haven't had sleep in awhile anyway! j/k

 

[KirstenMary]

Count me in. Between the constant headaches and painless (but breath-taking, and I don't mean breathtaking, lol) BHs, I am beyond ready. I am now getting looks of sympathy from everyone I work with, and when I see their concerned sad faces, I want to burst into tears.

And I am sick to boot. My husband had a throat infection, and he passed it along to me. Waaaaah.

 

[Lindsay1234]

Not just yet, I have to wait til Thursday when the doc is there to have those thoughts!!!

My mom told me this weekend that me and my bro were both 3 weeks late. Me? I was due in Dec, so no biggie. My bro? he was due in July so when August 1st came around, my mom went in CRYING to the doc to get the baby out. (in LA, in the heat and smog)

Im taking solace in knowing that even though I might be done, its not as bad as it could be!!!

 

[FischK]

I'm semi-irrational. I want to be done with this pregnancy and meet my son, but then there are all these things that need to be done before we're totally ready for him to arrive. Oh, and officially, I've 10 more days of work, which makes me wish for him to come asap because I really have had enough of that. So much for rationality.

 

[Murph12334]

from reading this yesterday to today i went from no not irrational, to hello baby today's a good day to come out!!!

 

[ciar_aurora]

Add me to the irrational club. I was fine up until yesterday when my due date came and went and still nothing has happened. Midwife even did a sweep yesterday and still nothing...not even a BH...

: At this point I am pretty much resigning myself to the fact that I will be induced (I was induced with my first too). It is so hard to be positive when it feels like your body has completely shut down the labor process...

That and the fact that I am completely done with the not sleeping, not being able to move, being hungry, not being able to eat...etc.

 

[Gnatty]

If I could stay home and eat pound cake all day, I would not be impatient.

: (unfortunately, due to high blood sugar issues, I am not doing that.)

When I have to go out in public and smile at all the people going, "You STILL haven't had the baby yet?", I become VERY impatient.

When I remember that I have a 1 year old, I am not impatient.

When I look at the choices of clothes that still fit me, I become VERY impatient.

I'm probably not rational at this point...

 

[inky leeuhhh]

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Originally Posted by wobblykate Don't start worrying about induction, yet. Keep positive...you're not even to your dd yet and you have two whole weeks after that....SO much can change in that period of time...Hang in there!! My dh started doing that "I just know you're going to have to be induced" garbage yesterday and I asked him really nicely not to say that because I wanted to stay positive and induction was not pleasant and would mean a change in all of my birth plans. He just didn't get it...he said that just saying it wouldn't make it happen and if I thought it did that's just a bunch of "hippie bullsh*t." Lovely. He just doesn't get it.

after my induction dh told me "see how messy that was? arent you glad we didnt do that at home??" .... nevermind the insane pain the pitocin caused and the fact that i wasnt allowed out of bed except to pee. he didnt get how important the hb was to me, or why. men can be jerks lol. he isnt making good on his promise to help with the household stuff either. our apt is a mess.