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December 2011 Moms
UAbride31007
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Should have added this to FFFC...
UAbride31007
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but I don't get the moms who are so anxious to get their baby out ASAP. Maybe it's because I haven't hit that stage of really uncomfortable yet - though I do feel pretty freakin' uncomfortable as of late. I guess in my mind, he's getting everything he needs inside my uterus and I trust my body and it's biological processes to tell me when it's time. I'm not going to try to speed that up by taking daily walks, having lots of sex, doing nipple stimulation and all that other fun stuff starting at 36-37 weeks in hopes that I can outsmart my body "just because I'm uncomfortable".
Anyone else with me on this or am I just the clueless FTM sitting in the corner?
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Re: Should have added this to FFFC...
I am so with you!!!!!!!
But it is pretty darn funny to notice a lot of ladies who are the first to flame a woman's/doctor's choice to induce labor medically are all about trying to induce it themselves "naturally"!!!!
Sorry, but "naturally" means it happens on its own, without any assistance from you or anybody else!
I never felt this with ds until just about when I hit my due date, and even then all I did was go on walks. This time, however, I've already been in labor and delivery 3 times for pre-term labor stuff and I'm sick of going there. I have about ten times more pain than I ever had with my previous pregnancy. Bed rest sucks, but now that I'm off it and can get out of the house hopefully it will make the next 3 weeks more tolerable. I'm really just done. I'm still not trying to do any sort of natural induction stragegies, but if my doctor offered to deliver the baby tomorrow I'd jump at it.
Oh yes. I'm really uncomfortable but I know that I can't do anything that will make her come early. All of those "at-home" remedies to jump-start labor will only work if your body is on the verge of going into labor on its own.
Now if I'm sitting here over-due, I may start walking or having sex. But we'll see if I get there.
There's a girl on my Facebook that is only 36 weeks and constantly posts about how she's now full-term and just wants the baby out. Ummm .. 37 weeks is full term and you're scheduled for a c-section in two weeks. Cool your jets and enjoy the peace and quiet while you have it.
Fastest year of my life.
I want DD to stay in as long as she needs, even if that means going 2 weeks overdue but I also wouldnt be disappointed if she decided she wanted to come early. I am beyond uncomfortable and I think the thing that makes this even harder is the fact that I am chasing after a 20 month old day in and day out. I am starting to feel really guilty about how little energy I have for him-- I dont like that his schedule is changing/ we arent doing as much as normal because I just physically cant (and when I try to I end up with false labor and contractions all day). If I didnt have another child to care for dealing with the discomfort would be much easier. It makes me sad that I cant cuddle on the couch with DS since there isnt enough room for the both of us anymore, DS always wants to hug me and cuddle with me and my belly is in the way and I know he can tell, etc.
I am also not going out of my way to try to induce myself since I know all the OWT's only work if your body is already ready to go-- but I'm also not purposely avoiding things like sex w/ the hubs, long walks, etc.
Breastfeeding and pregnant!
The only reason I plan to "encourage" my body once I am term is because I know I will likely be facing an induction before week 40. Even if I don't go into labor on my own, I am hoping all the little tricks I will be doing will at least make me favorable for the induction.
If LO was growing on track and everything looked good, then I would not be doing anything.
I agree 110% Seeing those "I'm SO done with it" or "I hope this is it" posts...especially at 34, 35 and 36 weeks is crazy selfish to me. If they think being pregnant is this hard, I can't wait to hear the complaints once their babies are born.
"...taking daily walks, having lots of sex, doing nipple stimulation..."
Is it okay if I just enjoy doing those things anyway?
Haha!
That's what I don't get about the OWT's on inducing, a lot of the things are what most people do in normal life. I'm using them as an excuse to get laid since my husband wants me to try to 'encourage' things.
Yeah.... I already walk daily, so that's nothing new for me. When this LO is ready, he/she will come.
I do drink raspberry leaf tea, 3-5 cups/day. However, the tea is proven not to induce labor, but to tone the uterus-something I need thanks to a large PPH with my first. I'm all about uerine toning after my first delivery.
Some of us already have kids, and I'm one of those that is "SO done with it". I know what to expect. I didn't have a single complication with ds. This time, this baby has been trying to come since 31.5 weeks and I've had 5 weeks of bed rest. When you can't do anything, including picking up your child you already have, life gets very complicated. I'm sure I wouldn't be so done with pregnancy if I could have continued to live my normal life and not spent 3 out of the past 5 weekends in the hospital. Call me selfish if you want, I just call it wanting to not neglect my child that is already in existence.
I am tired, my entire body hurts, and I have days were I am just "done." I'm fortunate though that none of my aches are outside of the normal 3rd Tri pains. Not gonna lie, I would be perfectly happy if LO decided that now or next week is the time to come. What I won't do is try to do anything to make her come earlier than necessary. She will come when she is good and ready.
Moms that are higher risk (bed rest, clot risks, anemic, high BP, GD, etc) I consider to be in a different place than those of us that are just plain uncomfortable. High risk mommies have reasons to be ready for their LOs to be here, the rest of us are just impatient.