No dilation and thick as of Friday, and no contractions despite tons of sex and raspberry leaf tea and walking and such so it looks like I'll be in for a RCS on Monday, rather than a VBAC.
My MIL is coming for Monday and Tuesday, assuming baby doesn't come tomorrow and I end up with a c-section.
She was surprised tonight to learn dh won't be coming home for dinner and to sleep. She seriously thought he'd leave me and baby at the hospital to eat dinner, put DS to bed, and hang out and sleep.
My MIL is coming for Monday and Tuesday, assuming baby doesn't come tomorrow and I end up with a c-section.
She was surprised tonight to learn dh won't be coming home for dinner and to sleep. She seriously thought he'd leave me and baby at the hospital to eat dinner, put DS to bed, and hang out and sleep.
She figured the nurses would help me.
My exH stayed with our 13 month old. My mom stayed at the hospital with me. He didn't sleep well in hospitals as most people don't and one of us needed to not be sleep deprived.
And if that's what the plan was, it'd be fine... But I'd think most people would not assume that he'd be leaving me alone each night to come home for dinner/evening/bedtime/sleep while I'm alone at the hospital.
Good luck! You don't know the sex right? Do you have names finalized?
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There’s a lightningin your eyes I can't deny Then there’s me inside a sinkingboat running out of time Without you I'll never make it out alive But I know, yes, I know we’ll be alright
My MIL is coming for Monday and Tuesday, assuming baby doesn't come tomorrow and I end up with a c-section.
She was surprised tonight to learn dh won't be coming home for dinner and to sleep. She seriously thought he'd leave me and baby at the hospital to eat dinner, put DS to bed, and hang out and sleep.
She figured the nurses would help me.
That's what my H did w/ our 2nd. But I told him to go home and take care of DS (plus he snores) and I had a vaginal delivery.
I think one reason her comment irritates me so much is that it's part of a pattern... She often expresses shock/annoyance that dh can't get off work early when she visits or that he can't just "take a day off because it's Memorial Day/whatever holiday and your mom is here...". She doesn't get his job at all and doesn't get that even on holidays or when she visits, his patients still need care and he doesn't get off work just because she drove an hour to visit for the weekend. It's an ongoing mild conflict and between that and being 40 weeks, it annoyed me.
I am hoping dh can go home to see DS often. We're only five minutes away, but with DS I had a really rough c-section and couldn't even sit up for three days without help and DS was in the NICU. I'll rely on the nurses occasionally, but if it's at all similar to DS's birth I'm planning on not feeling guilty for being needy.
I have a similar relationship with my MIL. No matter how many times you state what you want she asks again like she has never heard of what you have been talking about. And add being SO pregnant on top of that, you have every right to be irritated and low on patience.
I hope your recovery is better than last time. 24 hrs til you hold that baby!
I have a similar relationship with my MIL. No matter how many times you state what you want she asks again like she has never heard of what you have been talking about. And add being SO pregnant on top of that, you have every right to be irritated and low on patience.
I hope your recovery is better than last time. 24 hrs til you hold that baby!
She's mostly wonderful. She does a lot for us and is kind and DS adores her and I LOVE their relationship. But she tends toward passive aggressive and guilt trip, and she tend to hear what she wants to hear and assume we'll do things the way she would/the way that makes it easy for her, and then she'll be shocked it isn't that way. It's never been terrible since we set boundaries early on, just usually mildly annoying.
I have a similar relationship with my MIL. No matter how many times you state what you want she asks again like she has never heard of what you have been talking about. And add being SO pregnant on top of that, you have every right to be irritated and low on patience.
I hope your recovery is better than last time. 24 hrs til you hold that baby!
She's mostly wonderful. She does a lot for us and is kind and DS adores her and I LOVE their relationship. But she tends toward passive aggressive and guilt trip, and she tend to hear what she wants to hear and assume we'll do things the way she would/the way that makes it easy for her, and then she'll be shocked it isn't that way. It's never been terrible since we set boundaries early on, just usually mildly annoying.
I love titted this bc this is my ILs, except more than mildly annoying bc they keep pushing/insisting until you cave and do what they want. Thinking of you today!
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Re: Did @rondackhiker have her baby?
No dilation and thick as of Friday, and no contractions despite tons of sex and raspberry leaf tea and walking and such so it looks like I'll be in for a RCS on Monday, rather than a VBAC.
We'll see. It may not happen for me... But either way, I get to see baby on Monday.
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She was surprised tonight to learn dh won't be coming home for dinner and to sleep. She seriously thought he'd leave me and baby at the hospital to eat dinner, put DS to bed, and hang out and sleep.
She figured the nurses would help me.
Harry Styles = Life Ruiner
There’s a lightning in your eyes I can't deny
Then there’s me inside a sinking boat running out of time
Without you I'll never make it out alive
But I know, yes, I know we’ll be alright
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I think one reason her comment irritates me so much is that it's part of a pattern... She often expresses shock/annoyance that dh can't get off work early when she visits or that he can't just "take a day off because it's Memorial Day/whatever holiday and your mom is here...". She doesn't get his job at all and doesn't get that even on holidays or when she visits, his patients still need care and he doesn't get off work just because she drove an hour to visit for the weekend. It's an ongoing mild conflict and between that and being 40 weeks, it annoyed me.
I am hoping dh can go home to see DS often. We're only five minutes away, but with DS I had a really rough c-section and couldn't even sit up for three days without help and DS was in the NICU. I'll rely on the nurses occasionally, but if it's at all similar to DS's birth I'm planning on not feeling guilty for being needy.
I hope your recovery is better than last time. 24 hrs til you hold that baby!
DH stayed with me after all of my c sections as the hospital wouldn't allow the baby to room in overnight with out someone staying with me.
The recovery from my 2nd/3rd c sections was dramatically easier than my 1st. I hope you have the same experience.
She's mostly wonderful. She does a lot for us and is kind and DS adores her and I LOVE their relationship. But she tends toward passive aggressive and guilt trip, and she tend to hear what she wants to hear and assume we'll do things the way she would/the way that makes it easy for her, and then she'll be shocked it isn't that way. It's never been terrible since we set boundaries early on, just usually mildly annoying.
I love titted this bc this is my ILs, except more than mildly annoying bc they keep pushing/insisting until you cave and do what they want. Thinking of you today!