19 days left and...

zefyp

Yay!! 19 days till my due date but I am so afraid to leave the house, because I am afraid that I may go into labor when I am not near the hospital and I wont be able to get there in time!!! This is my second child but with my first, I was induced 10 days late and never had any signs of impending labor prior to that..soooo I really have no idea what to expect this time. Does anyone else feel like they should just sit at home and wait???? Also, I am worried that I will go into labor in the middle of the night on a school night, and I have no idea what I am going to do with my 9 year old!! ARGH!! anyone else???

chikinyellow

Yes, I hate the waiting game at the end!

I am afraid to travel alone more than 1/2 hour away from the house/hospital.

Last time my water broke, so we had to automatically head to the hospital.  This time if it starts out with contractions I am afraid I will get there too early or too late.  I have already had contractions that surpassed the 5-1-1 rule, but I knew they weren't painful enough to be real.....I almost hope my water breaks again!

amyc216

Yeah, I kind of feel that way too.  Yesterday as I was walking around the grocery store my belly felt heavy and I just started thinking, "What if my water breaks in here?"  Makes me not want to go anywhere!  I'm due next week.  I think I will stay in this weekend and just rest up.  We are kind of far from the hospital too and I don't want to go anywhere that makes me farther away than I already am!

zefyp

That is what I am hoping for too ...I want my water to break first so I am sure I know I am going into labor..haha

Brie2006

I am due a bit after you but haven't really had this concern. Sure, I would be mortified if my water broke in a meeting at work but I am just praying that doesn't happen!

 I am planning on working right up until the end and the hospital is about an hour away from my job. Maybe I should be more concerned but I feel that I will have plenty of time to get myself there and labor for awhile before having the baby.

Sitting in the house for weeks just waiting sounds terrible!

bumpuser4307348

I am very paranoid!  My DH and I are 1 hour from the hospital so I'm afraid we won't make it in time.  I am also afraid that my water will break in public, so I'm pretty much hanging out at home for the next 11 days.  Bc we are so far from the hospital I'm hoping for some major sign so I know it's really time to go.  This prego thing is pretty stressful!

blu-eyedwife

I feel like it's not incredibly common to just randomly go into labor in the middle of the day, so I'm not too concerned.  I feel like I'll either wake up not feeling so hot and just call in sick/stay home, or it'll be one day after work.  Either way, it makes me not fear going anywhere or doing anything in case I go into labor.

spedi

Dr. checked me last night and she said NOTHING, no progress.  So at this point,  I'm golden.  Dr. Office is about 40 minutes from home as is the hospital.  We are headed to my hometown tomorrow to go through my mom's house one last time. That's over an hour away.  Also planning a trip to the pumpkin patch and the farmer's market over 2 hours away. There are other hospitals in the are...just not the one I should deliver at.  May go to my dad's 4 hours away next weekend.  There are hospitals there too.