feeling TOO good?
taraleanne
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I'm 38w and feeling...good. Dare I say great?? I'm very fortunate to have had a pretty good pregnancy but I'm wondering why I am still feeling pretty good at 38w? Don't get me wrong, there's a whole lotta pressure 'down there', and I have to pee a lot, sleeping sucks most nights, it hurts to get out of bed and out of our low car and yeah, I'm much more tired than usual but it's really not that bad. The doc says baby is dropping as every week I am measuring smaller and she suspects I'm thinning (though she has never checked) because of the extra discharge...and occasional braxton hicks but I feel like I feel TOO good to be anywhere near labor! I know I have 2 weeks left but people keep on asking me how I'm feeling and how I'm coping and all this and they all seem surprised when I say I feel fine. I'm still working too, and plan to until 39w. I'm full of energy for some reason! Today I weeded for an hour, ran several errands, cooked for 2 hours, did several loads of laundry...(I did have a 1.5 hour nap though!)
Does anyone else feel really good around 38w too?? Just can't help but worry this means I'm gonna be really overdue....
Re: feeling TOO good?
This was and is me too, and unfortunately I am at 41 weeks 3 days pregnant. The good news is, I still feel great. I have contributed a lot of that to working out 5 days a week, which I have continued even this week. I am still working full time and just waiting for baby girl to arrive either on her own this week or at her planned induction on Friday at 42 wk/1d. Either way, she is getting evicted this week. I just keep telling myselft that it's really not that bad considering that my only negative symptoms (up until yesterday) were swelling of my feet and hands and being uncomfortable when I roll over and/or get out of bed. Unfortunately, I got what looks like some sort of rash of pregnancy this week. I'm so itchy!! I think it's my body saying it's time for baby girl to get out one way or another.
Just enjoy the fact that you aren't miserable. Hopefully that will continue until your baby comes. Good luck!
I'm almost 36w and feeling pretty good most of the time. I think a lot of people feel good throughout pregnancy, but those are the ones that don't really talk about it because it might make others feel worse!
I have had a pretty easy pregnancy so far too (no morning sickness, no aches and pains etc)...just occasional restless legs and some minor insomnia in the middle, but nothing to complain about really.
This pregnancy has been much like my last in that respect.
However, I had a horrible 26+ hour labor that almost ended in a c/s and was just constant pain (no breaks between contractions, just constant cramping, pressure and pain...probably due to the pitocin I was given since I wasn't progressing even after my water broke 12+ hours before). So, be happy you're feeling good now because you never know when it will get difficult I guess!
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
Yep, I feel great. I'm 39w and 5 days and I'm about to head off to the gym! I've been working out everyday, going shopping, doing laundry, etc. My doctor says staying active and healthy will help with labor and benefit the baby. I'm actually really weird because aside from having to pee every 90 minutes I sleep like a rock. The only issue I have is my ankles/feet sometimes swell - ironically on days I am less active!
However, I am also worried it means that I am going to deliver late and I am really tired of being pregnant even though physically I feel fine.
Some pregnancies are just better than others. My last 2 were a breeze, this one has been easy after I got through actually having morning sickness (a first!). I'm not at 38 weeks obviously but I foresee this one being easy the rest of the time too.