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High-Risk Pregnancy
Irrational FTW
I get so irrationally annoyed at people who are like "I've been in labor for THISMANYHOURS!!!! IT SUX!"
I've been in labor for three monnnnnnnths.
I hate them with my green monsterness.
Haaaaaate.
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Re: Irrational FTW
Well, regardless of how long someone is in labor it isn't very comfortable. Especially when it's actual full blown labor and lasting quite awhile. I also know it can't be comfortable to those that are in premature labor, either.
So I take it you're on full blown bedrest or in the hospital for your labor, right?
LOL! I have not been in labor for three months, but when it comes to crazy birthing experiences, short of the ladies on this board, I've got everyone I know "beat." Thankfully, those who would talk to me about their "sucky" birthing experience know better than to come barking up this tree.
All I can tell you is when you find yourself getting irrationally annoyed, to try not to compare your experience to others. If their experience is really crappy for them, so be it. You'll be a much stronger person in the end for having experienced what you're experiencing. God bless you!
And by the way, right after I had my son (born 5 weeks early due to severe pre-e and HELLP Syndrome), one of my acquaintances actually said, and I quote, "Oh my gosh, I know exactly how you feel! My doctor had to do an episiotomy on me and I had no idea what that was and I about died!" My son was still in the NICU, by the way.
OMG. I about smacked the b**ch into the next world. So yeah, while I'm giving you that advice, that was advice I had to heed myself.
Thanks. Sorry about your bedrest, it's really crummy. I would wish stretchmarks and skin tags and all the gross pregnancy symptoms on mean people? But I wouldn't wish bedrest on anyone. I'm teetering the line of going absolutely INSANE with boredom.
Probably doesn't help with the jealousy.
Yeah, I don't ever say anything to them, aside from the standard sympathy and hope that their labor will progress faster, but ARGH it's so frustrating to me. I feel like I've been in labor longer than I've been pregnant.
Boo.
I had such an easy first pregnancy, this is just mean.
Also, now I'm super curious. Tell me your birth story! And that woman's name, I'll totally smack her -- she won't even know what hit her.
I hear you there! Thankfully my pregnancy wasn't too bad until about 33 weeks, so at least I got through most of it without an issue. Well, I had some issues especially in the begining but nothing compared to now. And now they are different than most... my baby is healthy and doing just fine, it's me who is having the issues. I'm glad to know that there aren't really any risks to my LO so that helps me get through it. However at the same time it's really tough to be faced with complications that can be fatal, so it's pretty scary. At least I know I'm in good hands and will be able to received much better medical care when she's finally born!
I guess I get where they are coming from because until you deal with being high risk or bedrest or complications, a normal pregnancy is all you know. So the bad parts of that are the worst that you know. If that even makes sense. Now that I know the other end of it I feel so much differently about pregnancy and even about life itself. Like the PP said, it just makes us that much stronger to have dealt with it.
Anyway I hope things go well for you! And I hope bedrest doesn't suck too bad for the rest of your pregnancy, or at least you can find ways to make it a bit easier to handle!