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sdo_082989
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So bored and DH is driving me bonkers!! Didn't mean to be this long sorry!!
sdo_082989
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Soo since I am so far along I spend nearly all my time at home. My house is clean, baby clothes washed, car packed...and DH is with me ALL the time now. About once an hour he asks if its time to go to the hospital. Will even ask in the middle of the night if I need to go. At first it was cute and I just laughed but now it is a little annoying especially if he asks when LO puts her head on a nerve in mid-stride and it is that horrible indescribable can't breathe pain. When I don't answer right away he rushes over and puts his arm around me and says "What?? What is it? OMG is it time? Why won't you speak" I tried telling him about 100 times that sometimes it hurts so bad I cannot speak or breathe or walk. Doesn't work.
I love him to death and am extremely blessed to have such an involved and excited hubby. Sometimes though I wish he would just let me take a 20 minute shower without rushing in to check on me. I know I am being selfish, I feel really guilty but with DD around the corner I know alone time is very limited!!
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Re: So bored and DH is driving me bonkers!! Didn't mean to be this long sorry!!
I dont know exactly how you feel, but I understand. He is eager and anxious, careing and loving, it shows in his actions.
Some things to try:
Tell him that when the time comes, you will give him a clear cue. Such as grabbing his shoulder, or maybe a hand sign of some kind.
Explain in rather bold detail what the random BH and shooting pains do to you so he understands you may not be able to speak for a moment.
For showers, tell him you need a bit of quiet time, and leave the door cracked. Tell him if you need him you will shout.
I dont lock the bathroom door anymore for potty breaks or showers so that he can respond if I need him. But my showers are waaaaay longer than before because I do some back stretches and let the hot water sooth my aching body. He does occationally check on me if its been a while.
I know how you feel! DH keeps asking me, "are you having the baby?" and I want to (lovingly, of course) smack him.
If we weren't both still working, I think we would drive each other bonkers...
Geesh... If you think your husbands are bad... mine is doing that already, and I'm only 31 weeks! He's super anxious for his little girl to be here, but at the same time he's scared to death of pre-term labor. (I've had a lot of problems with early contractions, not BH, and it's sent me to L&D a time or two.)
I have a ton of back pain (who, in our shoes, doesn't, right?) and I get up to use the bathroom and stretch a couple times a night. Each time, hubs flies out of bed and says, "Did your water break?! Are you in labor? What can I do?!?" and each time I explain to him again, "Sweetheart, I am fine. My back hurts, but I am not in labor. If and when it happens, I will tell you. Please go back to sleep baby, and quit worrying!"
Unfortunately, this never, ever works. It's gonna be a looooonnnngggg 9 weeks.
Silly, sweet husbands...
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Thats completely unfair. When you have your baby are you never going to get frustrated due to lack of sleep or them misbehaving when they're older? After all, there are tons of women who can't have babies who would love to be able to complain about those things. I'm sure when you and your H are together he does things that drive you crazy too.
Agreed...100%.
Every time I get a back spasm or leg cramp or anything my DH whips out his phone and starts his Contraction Timer app...not even kidding. Yesterday the dog stepped on my foot and stabbed my toe with her claw and he timed it until I realized what he was doing and yelled at him that it wasn't a contraction. Also, he doesn't usually wake up when I get out of bed to pee or anything, but like once every bajillionth time he'll wake up and notice I'm not in bed or whatever and he'll FREAK out. Like his sleep-brain goes straight to "IT'S TIME!!" instead of "she has to pee again". If it happened more often I'd be annoyed, but because it's so random and rare it really just makes me laugh hysterically.
Exactly... Just because you complain about something doesn't mean you aren't grateful. It's the same when pregnant women complain and women TTC get upset because you "don't appreciate it." But EVERYONE complains about something.... If this was the case then you shouldn't even complain when your foot hurts or when you stub your toe because there are people paralyzed from the waist down.
There is nothing wrong with complaining from time to time, you can still be appreciative.