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I DON'T have a long time left...

michnthecitymichnthecity
in January 2012 Moms
It really irks me when people tell me how much longer I have left to go even though I've been pregnant for 35 weeks.  I want to punch them.  Five weeks is nothing compared to having been pregnant for 35.  I don't think anyone should tell a pregnant woman she has a "long time to go" no matter how long she's been pregnant.  I think it sounds like they are trying to minimize the experience, and I hate that.  My sister who is an ob/gyn has loved to say this to me throughout my pregnancy.  I love the fact that I truly am almost finished here and I remind her of that whenever I get the chance.  She is trying to get pregnant, I will make sure she knows how much longer she has to go when she complains of nausea/aches/pains.  I know I sound like a child and I'm being totally immature, but it will be quite satisfying when she tells me how nauseous she is in her first trimester and my cold response will be, "That's tough, and you have so much more time left!" 
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  • CalMum_MommaCalMum_Momma
    Wow! That would aggrivate me too. I never get that though. I always get the "Oh, any day now" comments, which I find very stress inducing! We are NOT ready for this baby yet! The fact of the matter is too, that you could just have a couple weeks left, not necessarily a full 5!
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    imageCalMum_Momma:
    Wow! That would aggrivate me too. I never get that though. I always get the "Oh, any day now" comments, which I find very stress inducing! We are NOT ready for this baby yet! The fact of the matter is too, that you could just have a couple weeks left, not necessarily a full 5!

     

    I know!  Thank you, FINALLY someone who understands!  I would love for him to come a little bit early, as long as he's healthy of course :)

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  • messfam07messfam07 member
    Yah you could have your LO any day now. I had DD at 37 weeks. so that gives me 2 weeks till i surpass that with this one. I feel like I am going to explode any day now. So if someone says wow you have a long time to go i might just freak out and go crazy hormonal pregnant lady on them. GL
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  • PsyDr04PsyDr04 member

    *snort*

    I haven't had anyone say that to me THANK GOD (I probably would have punched them). I only have 2 weeks and 2 days left before my due date, but it still feels like a lifetime away (even though he could come early I suppose). This third tri has crawled by for me, I guess because I'm so anxious for LO to get here. I would think that with your sister being an OB/GYN, she would know better than to say that to you. I wonder if she says that to her patients??

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  • michnthecitymichnthecity
    You should hear her talk about her patients, it's really hard not to be offended when she talks about them when I'm some other ob's patient too.  She talks about how stupid their questions are, how they are more concerned with whether or not it's a boy or girl at the 20w a/s, not if they're healthy, and how they call at all hours of the night for the dumbest reasons... blah blah blah.  I guess we all vent about our jobs, but with her it's a little harder to listen to. 
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  • PsyDr04PsyDr04 member
    Wow. I know we all vent about our jobs from time to time, but that seems a little unprofessional. I would hate to think my OB thought my questions were stupid or that I called for dumb reasons (even though I've never called my OB). Particularly if this is a first baby, it's not like we know what is normal and what is not. Does your sister have any children of her own? I think you said she is trying to get pregnant, but I was wondering if she already has other children. If not and she does end up getting pregnant, I bet her perspective on "stupid" questions will change, regardless of whether she is an OB or not.
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