Bummed

AnjaO

I was one of those weird people who didn't want the baby to be born "early."  Now that his due date has come and gone, though, I'm feeling really bummed.  I don't know if it's because I'm not really working now (still going in a few hours a week and doing my volunteer tutoring) or if it's hormonal.  I haven't been hormonal at all this pregnancy (very weird for me!), but I have felt similar at times when I was unemployed.  I just wish I knew what was causing me to feel so down so I could do something about it...

nugget0411

i'm with ya...i'm due tomorrow and according to my Dr, LO is in no rush! so i'm sure i'll be late as well. i was in no rush either and i'm not really now but i'm pretty much over it at this point and SO ready to just meet my LO!

everyone keeps telling me to enjoy my alone, quiet time but i'm tired of my alone time....i'm bored!

CatfishAnn

You said you felt like this when you were unemployed; maybe something to keep you occupied would help-- a little project you could work on every day.  Do you do anything crafty like knitting or quilting?  Or you could plan your garden, if you have one? 

Good luck! 

Mrs.Wubbin

Hormones are intense and the lack of control we feel this late in the game can be very emotional (at least to me).  I've found the busier I stay and more proactive I feel like I am being, the better I feel.  I am off work now, but I still get up early and stay busy.  The house is clean, any crafts/gifts coming in the next few months are done, I try to swim laps at the gym every day and take 2, hour long walks.  I also bounce on the yoga ball and sip my rasberry leaf tea.  These things all help me feel like whenever my little lady wants to make her appearance I am ready for her, which cuts down on my down-in-the-dumps feelings.  Good luck!

AnjaO

Thanks, ladies!  Cleaning and crafts are hard because I have severe carpal tunnel and can't feel my hands/have no hand strength, though there certainly are things I could do.  I just have a hard time finding the motivation!

I think I just need to get out more.  We don't have any friends where we live (have lived here 1.5 years and are planning to move sometime in the next 6 months), so I think it's just the isolation/boredom.  I think I will take a big trip with the dogs tomorrow to Babies R Us or something just to get out!  And maybe stop by work and see if they have anything I can do.