Anyone NOT ready for baby to come?

meganandgabe · June 2011

I see all these posts about how everyone is ready to be done with their pregnancy and that they want their baby to come soon. I hope my baby stays in past my due date! Its not that I don't want to meet my LO, I just have SO much to do between now and then and I am freaking out a little.

We just moved into a new house this past weekend and have so much to unpack. I have been focused on getting the rest of the house done so I haven't even gone through our baby stuff to see what we need! I am swamped at work and will be until right before my due date, and I still have 3 weeks left of an online grad school class. I was 4 days overdue with DD so I am just banking on that happening again. Knowing that this baby could come even in the next couple of weeks is starting to stress me out!

Sorry for the ramblings - Clearly, whenever my baby decides to come, it will be perfect and everything else will work itself out, but I am just starting to panic and was wondering if there was anyone else out there who wouldn't mind being overdue:)

Matt Dvorak · June 2011

I'm not even 30 weeks, so I'm certainly not ready yet!! I've put off the whole nursery thing b/c I felt like daycare and birthing classes should be focused on first, plus I was quite busy with work over the spring. Now I'm thinking it was a good thing to put off the crib purchase etc., b/c while others are to the point of sitting around waiting, I still have all of the fun shopping stuff ahead of me :-).

pettycrocker · June 2011

ME! The reality is sinking in and I've been freaking out lately! It seems like all of a sudden everything is very real. I always felt from the beginning like 9 months wasn't enough time to prepare, and even now that I have everything ready for baby.. I still don't feel like *I* am prepared!!

CortneyK09 · June 2011

Entering the 3rd tri has made me start panicking quite a bit. We have a two bedroom apartment and I need to make the second room work as a nursery, office and guest bedroom and I can't quite figure out how. I also work full time and I am going to grad school online too. My shower isn't until week 36 so I won't know what I will need until then. I have some clothes, blankets, toys and baby wash, etc but not much. My MIL has already said she would like to buy the crib so that is great, I at least know LO will have somewhere to sleep

poolat78 · June 2011

I am soooo not ready!! My house is completely torn apart. We are renovating our entire house before the baby comes. We have about 8 wks till the due date, and the bathroom needs a complete gutt and overhaul, all 3 bedrooms are getting redone, then a whole new kitchen is going in...not to mention flooring, drywalling, paint, sanding...the list is never ending. Thank God i have a very handy and determined husband that works so hard and diligently on it. Fingers crossed it all gets done before our little guy comes!!

erika1677 · June 2011

I am starting to panic also. Our 2 bedroom house is storage challenged so we have had to buy storage closets and revamp the entire set up of the house. We are turning the guest room into the nursery and finally got it emptied over the weekend. Now I have furniture and boxes all over the house. I also wanted to do a deep clean of and paint the whole inside of the house. My shower isn't for 2 more weeks and I don't want to buy too much until after that. I was hoping to be done by July but it is really looking like we are going to go right down to the wire and it makes me very anxious.

goteamgo · June 2011

I'll be happy if I make it to my due date or beyond. No real interest in going earlier than that, though I certainly am more uncomfortable this time around!

thequeeenbee · June 2011

I'm super excited about meeting DD, but I'm not rushing the time that I have left. I'm getting to be very sentimental about these last few weeks that I have left with DS being the only child.

fmw0526 · June 2011

Me!

The nursery is NOT ready and I don't think I am mentally ready for a child quite yet

Plus I am totally OK with him coming when he is READY and FULLY cooked! No preemie for me please!

EllenK11 · June 2011

I am really hoping to go until my due date. My due date is Aug 14th and my baby brother is getting married on July 29th, and I can't imagine missing his wedding. My original due date was Aug 24th so I am perfectly happy to wait until my due date or even a little after. I can't wait to meet my LO, but I want him/her as baked as possible:)

Stellar1 · June 2011

Even though I am having really bad sciatica and have a hard time walking, I am not ready for baby to come. I'm not even 37 weeks yet and I know how important it is for baby's lung to mature those last few weeks. I will be more than okay with going until 39-40 weeks. Most likely I will not go too far past 40 weeks without being induced. I was induced 10 days late with my DD and there was meconium in the fluid when they broke my water so I don't want to wait that long again. Doc would induce me at 39 weeks since this is my second but dh and I don't really want that. On top of what I just said, our house is not ready yet for #2. I have a whole bunch of things we need to get done before then and my baby sprinkle is June 25th when I will be 39 weeks.

Karen1998 · June 2011

I'm totally okay with this kiddo being up to 10 days late. I don't want to go past that, as my doctor will induce at that point and I'd like to avoid induction. However, I want him to get as much in utero growing time as he needs so he's better prepared for life on the outside.

FutureMrsWittig · June 2011

Everyone keeps telling me "oh, you must be ready to be done"... Nope. I'm good with her staying in there another 6 weeks.

Obviously, I can't wait to meet her and when she comes, she comes, but I'm good with going all the way to my due date.

PinkPearlGirl · June 2011

I'm past my due date and perfectly fine with it. I was not in a rush for baby to get here and still am not. I believe she'll come when she's ready and this gives me some time to catch up on work. The only thing that annoys me is that apparently everyone else is in a rush for me to have the baby and it's really bugging me a lot!!

Jenniferinspain · June 2011

Totally not ready, just finished teaching and trying to finish up that stuff before I get into the "baby" stuff. My doctor just told me we will probably plan the RCS around 38 weeks which takes more time away from me. I'm starting to panic, our LO is going to be here so soon.

joleneandbean · June 2011

OMFG, I just hit third tri, and along with that came a serious existential crisis. She'll be here so soon and I'm freaking out! My mom had both me and my sister right at 37 weeks and up to now I've hoped for the same. But now I really want to make it to 40.

I'm sure this will pass; I'm just being neurotic. When I'm not freaking out about how much I'm not ready for her, I'm dreaming of holding my sweet baby. Sigh.

MCH77 · June 2011

ME! I have so much to do for work prior to LO coming. I really hope that he comes 2 days late (July 4th).

I went to the dr today and had my 1st internal exam... it does not look like he is coming any time soon, so I may get my wish.

Kimpyj · June 2011

Oh God yes! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that our LO doesn't make his appearance for at least the next 6-7 weeks because we are not even close to being ready. We started renovating our house mid-way through the pregnancy, ripping out carpet, putting in new wood floors, painting all the rooms, yada, yada, yada. And now the whole house is in shambles. There's dust everywhere from our dogs and it seems like every time we fix one thing, something else pops up that needs to be fixed and costs us even more money that we hadn't planned on spending. Things are coming together now because my husband is working his behind off doing everything, but the nursery is non-existent right now. I'm getting very nervous!!! You're not alone. Smile

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