I know this makes me look like a douche

jenerally

but my mother, who lives with us, is working my last nerve.

She CONSTANTLY asks me about this prengnacy, how my GD numbers are, how many contrax I'm having, how my swollen foot is, how baby is, etc. etc. etc.

I *know* she is just concerned and wants to be a part of it. I understand that in the non-douchy part of my brain.

but.

I need her to BACK THE EFF OFF.

She's started TIMING me how long it takes when I disappear from the room (to poop, to take a bath, to fold laundry) ... I don't know what she thinks will HAPPEN, but I suspect she thinks I'm going to keel over and DIE from being PREGNANT.

gah.

brandistrionfo@gmail.com

hey, you can only take so much!  have you talked to her about it?

nikinoodles

That must be annoying...I am irritated with my mom cause she continues to speak about EVERY detail of my pregnancy to our extended family..even when I am standing right there. She acts like I am not even there....yet the whole time, she tries to place to her hand on my belly. As if they dont see it on their own. lol

jenerally

to a certain extent ... I tend to downplay it. Like "mom, I don't want to talk about it." ... but I tend to snap at her first, which isn't good.

We'll be OK after baby gets here. It's just these last few weeks that are killing me.

brandistrionfo@gmail.com

jenerally:

to a certain extent ... I tend to downplay it. Like "mom, I don't want to talk about it." ... but I tend to snap at her first, which isn't good.

We'll be OK after baby gets here. It's just these last few weeks that are killing me.

I hope it gets better in 'da house. 

KateVA

That would drive me nuts, too.

When I was pregnant with Charlie, my parents came down a few days before my due date.  I was so grateful they were there after he was born, but the week before he came, while they stared at me, waiting for me to go into labor was torturous!

Its hard - late pregnancy makes us all so bitchy (and for good reason) but the last thing we want to be is unkind to our loved ones.

rease.

give her something to do, a project or something. you REALLY need her to do it.