Denial

bellevuebride07

I am completely in denial about this baby coming in 4 short weeks.  I just filled out all the preregistration paperwork for the hospital and it's starting to hit me.  June 4th is so close!  I still have so much to do.  School doesn't get out till June 2, we are moving buildings so I have to pack up my whole classroom.  The baby's room is not done, and our house is a mess.  I have almost no clothes for the baby b/c we do not know the gender.  Seriously trying not to freak out!

Anyone else feel like this a month before their little one arrived?

teacherjess

Me! I was in so much denial that even when I was due in a week, I was very nonchalantly coasting through things, positive that I'd go late and still had three or so weeks. When I found out I had to be induced at 38 weeks, I was devastated-- I cried for hours, all the way through the hospital admission, check-in, clothes change, start of the Cervadil, etc, lol. I was just not ready and couldn't understand why I was being rushed!

But, with hindsight, I now see I NEVER would have been ready. It's much easier just to go with the flow and take things as they come. I was so wound up in how not ready I was that I made it worse!

Don't freak out about no clothes-- babies need SO little the first few weeks. Somewhere to sleep, some onesies (esp. with summer babies) and sleepers, and something to eat. That's about it!

teacherjess

Also, I see you are teaching-- make sure you are reading in advance as far as packing your classroom, etc. for the move. I wasn't ready to be induced but luckily I did have all my maternity plans out and ready to go, so at least the work aspect was taken care of. Just in case something does happen and you go early, make sure your classroom stuff is sort of packed so you don't have to stress about it while in the hospital.  

planetzero

Yes - you're not the only one.  I have < 10 days til DDs due date and I don't think the reality has totally hit me.  At a month out we still virtually nothing - but over the past few weeks we've finally set up most of the crib and got the essentials such as the car seat .  Will you be able to take off anytime before the end of school or do you just have weekends?  I still need to make a big trip to babies r us to get to the final things i know I'll need before the baby comes (like diapers) - I just hope she waits until I get my act together.  Good luck getting things ready for you little one - and I keep reminding myself - all they really need is a carseat, crib, diapers, blankets, and lots of love.

JLPT830

I was convinced DS would come before Christmas because I was so unprepared.  I was due Jan 16 and he was born the 17th so I really had nothing to worry about!  I finally told myself that he was going to sleep in our room for awhile so his room didn't need to be finished.  And the only other things I really needed were my boobs (LOL!), some sleepers and blankets to keep him warm, diapers, and a car seat. 

Enjoy the last few weeks of your pregnancy!

kel716

I too was in serious denial!  B's room was finished the day before my due date.  Moreover, I too teach... and I wasn't due until Aug 25th.  My principal decided that it was a good idea for me to move classrooms (but no one else in my building) at the end of last year.  So... at the end of the year when I'm 7 months preggo I had to move rooms and work on a new team of teachers.  AND... I was for the first 10 weeks of the school year (2 weeks before B's arrival + 8 weeks).  So I didn't get settled into that new room until I came back from mat. leave.  It took me until about 2 months ago to finally feel like myself in that room.  So I feel your pain on the move.  The last day- the work day- while all of my friends went and "celebrated" the end of school I was moving classrooms.  ugh.  so nice. 

Not only that, I procrastinated my long term plans until the absolute last minute.  It seemed so far away when I was working in the spring (and I had a great student teacher so I don't know what I did with that time). 

Enjoy the last few weeks of your pregnancy.  It'll all work out in the end, and all that matters is that LO when they get here!