February 2011 Moms
I don't even want to answer the phone!
People are calling me all the time to "just check in and see how I'm feeling". They then want to know if I've had any contractions or backache, my mom keeps asking about my mucus plug... ug!
I have promised everyone that I will let them know if anything happens, my due date isn't even for 10 days! I know they all care about me and mean well; but I'm getting sick of saying "Nope, nothing yet" (especially since I'm uncomfy and really wish I had something to report!).
Anyone else being hounded by well-meaning friends and family?
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Re: I don't even want to answer the phone!
My mother is up my bunghole asking when 'we're' going to have this. I keep telling her that babies come when they come and nothing- not sex, not walking, jogging, dancing, eating certain foods, etc- is going to force this baby to come before she's ready. I can practically hear my mom rolling her eyes as me. She'll huff, 'Well, at least try!' Uh, no thanks mom. I'd rather be resting with knowing what's to come than to tire myself out severely trying to get a baby to come out that's not ready.
But yes, I do NOT pick up when my mom/grandmother calls. I just let them leave a message, or I'll text my mom 10 min later and tell her I was in the bathroom and unable to answer but that I was fine, still pregnant. I love texting, it allows me to 'talk' to people I really don't want to talk to!
To avoid this (both of our parents live in a different province then us) I call them once a day "to check in" although I did this before anyways,but they don't get into details anyways just ask me how i'm feeling and that's it.
With friends I have the same friends call me EVERYDAY, up to 5 times on my house phone, if I don't answer my house phone they call mine and DH's cells (they leave messages in our voice mails asking us to call them asap), they message us online, and one of them has even started driving through our complex if we don't answer to check if our car is in the drive way (she lives like 3 streets away from us). It is so annoying!
Totally know what you're talking about. I've put up things on my fb just so that people wouldnt ask ALL THE FREAKING TIME!!! I swear...it's annoying!
I have an all new respect for moms to be. I will NEVER call a soon to be mom and ask them if anything is happening. The thing is...the people that are calling/texting are moms. I mean, didn't they hate it when people called them all the time. I have my phone on silent and just ignore any texts and calls.
Ugh, I understand this completely! I started having more intense, regular contractions over the weekend and yesterday told my husband, who proceeded to post about it on FB (sigh). I know he's excited but now everyone keeps asking how I'm feeling, blah blah, and nothing has changed. Contractions are the same as they have been and I know people are going to get anxious now because I don't think this baby is coming this week (like everyone is so convinced is going to happen).
You never know, but it has made my life so irritating!
I'm about to tell people I had her yesterday and if they didn't bug me so much I would've told them on my own time.
My aunt called me about a half hour ago... I put it on speaker and literally just said "uh huh" and "yeah i know" a lot..
As I was writing this she called again. OMG.
My MIL calld multiple times during the week. I know that it irritates the sh!t out of her that I don't answer the phone, but seriously if nothing has changed then why am I going to call you. If there is soemthing to tell you then we will call and let you know.
Just don't answer the phone.