hormonal/vent/shopping

ACAsomeday · November 2011

I am feeling so discouraged - like "this baby is never going to come out!". I think its mostly because I have to work up until my due date (11/14) and it is getting almost impossible to be on my feet for 12 hours straight, so, the sooner I get him out, the sooner I can be done with work and focusing on my sweetheart LO. Plus, the question "am I going to go into labor today?" is like a virus running through my mind at every given moment!! (can I get an amen?)

I got my hopes up too early when I had to go to L&D 3 weeks ago because of painful contractions. At that point the nurse said "this could be early labor" and when I asked her if it could go on for a long time she said, "sometimes false contractions do, but I think this might be the start of early labor for you." I saw that nurse yesterday (we work at the same facility) and she said to me:

"Listen, back when I told you I thought it might be the real thing..well, I just didn't want to scare you by telling you that they very well might go on for weeks."

At this point I am still not dilated at all. She is a really sweet person, but I just wanted to say to her "why didn't you just tell me the truth!? because of what you said I've been wondering if every contraction since that day will be the real thing!" Nevertheless, I kept my mouth shut because I knew she meant no harm, and its not actually her fault either - I mean, I googled it and read BH could go on for weeks. I just hoped her physical assessment was more accurate.

Anyway, after working 12 on my feet yesterday I am extremely tired, EXTREMELY emotionally labile, and home alone in the middle of the backwoods maine (and no friends - we just moved here a year ago) with NOTHING to take my mind off of "when will I go into labor?"

And, even though I'm dead tired physically, all I can think of to take my mind off of it is to GO SHOPPING! :-P (which I shouldn't be doing financially, but hey, desperate times call for desperate measures!)

On a brighter note, I found a medela in style breast pump for $80 on craigslist - very gently used but we get all the body-fluid-touching attachments for free from my hospital.

whew!

Rosebud2587 · November 2011

I kinda know how you feel. When I was 33 weeks I went into preterm labor, was 3 cm and 70% and was put on bed rest. Now here I am at almost 40 weeks and I'm still 3 cm and 70% and now, if I don't make any changes by 40 weeks my midwife told me that I'm going to have think about an induction

Now that it is perfectly ok for baby to come out baby would rather not. It sucks!

silverramette · November 2011

ditto here. due 11/13 and everyday its the most painful contractions--the kind you can't even talk through, not to mention chuck norris jr in there giving me some serious lightning crotch. I work 12-15 hours (depending on the day), too. This week alone I will have worked 70 hours. And it is exhausting everyday to work, have all this pain, come home and not being able to get comfortable enough to sleep. At my last week's dr's visit, she said I dialated a teeeeeny bit. I was so discouraged because I'm so uncomfortable. They keep saying to take tylenol and tylenol pm to sleep, but it upsets my stomach and I don't have enough hours between work and drive time to take a sedative. I still get morning sickness, which is just great, and last night, when asked what was for dinner, I burst out crying. I never thought I'd be one to ask for an induction or c-section, but I'm to that point where I just want this kid outta me!

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MrsKoller · November 2011

I get what you mean about wanting to go shopping. On my due date, I just felt like I deserved some kind of splurge. I ended up going to one of my favorite health food stores to peruse for an hour (this is my kind of fun- ha!) and gave myself a budget. I spent a little under $15 and felt like I'd treated myself.

Maybe you could still go shopping (I feel like you deserve it!) but just set a limit to the number of dollars you'll spend?

ACAsomeday · November 2011

silverramette:
ditto here. due 11/13 and everyday its the most painful contractions--the kind you can't even talk through, not to mention chuck norris jr in there giving me some serious lightning crotch. I work 12-15 hours (depending on the day), too. This week alone I will have worked 70 hours. And it is exhausting everyday to work, have all this pain, come home and not being able to get comfortable enough to sleep. At my last week's dr's visit, she said I dialated a teeeeeny bit. I was so discouraged because I'm so uncomfortable. They keep saying to take tylenol and tylenol pm to sleep, but it upsets my stomach and I don't have enough hours between work and drive time to take a sedative. I still get morning sickness, which is just great, and last night, when asked what was for dinner, I burst out crying. I never thought I'd be one to ask for an induction or c-section, but I'm to that point where I just want this kid outta me! (

Oh gosh I don't deserve to complain at all! 70 hours a week?! yikes!! girl I hope you have the baby as soon as it is perfectly safe and not a minute later!

ACAsomeday · November 2011

Rosebud2587:
I kinda know how you feel. When I was 33 weeks I went into preterm labor, was 3 cm and 70% and was put on bed rest. Now here I am at almost 40 weeks and I'm still 3 cm and 70% and now, if I don't make any changes by 40 weeks my midwife told me that I'm going to have think about an induction Now that it is perfectly ok for baby to come out baby would rather not. It sucks!

Rosebud, did they think about maybe sweeping the membranes? I talked to my doctor about what that means today - he is very naturalistic - he said that its not really an induction but more like bump in the right direction and it is appropriate in what sounds like a case like yours!

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