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May 2012 Moms
papeete
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anyone else NOT rushing/ready for baby yet?
papeete
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My hubby and I are still scrambling to get our house together, and we're not quite ready for the baby's arrival, even though my due date is nine days away. Anyone else NOT impatient for the baby to arrive?
My midwife told me at my 36-week appointment that my little one was already seven pounds and it would be better if I had the baby sooner rather than later (ensue freaking out), but at my 37-week appointment, she said, no, actually, I think you WILL have a seven-pounder, so don't worry.
I could get my membranes stripped, etc., as I hit 39 weeks on Wednesday, but I'm in no rush to evict the baby. The other factors making me more patient are:
1. Since I'm GBS-positive (Group B Strep), I'm more conscious of the risk factors that make it more likely that baby will get infected, two of which are the baby being born before 37 weeks and having my water break 18 hours before delivery. So, I figure the longer baby grows in the belly, the stronger and more robust/ready for the world it'll be when s/he comes out. And I don't want to rush my body to deliver before it's ready-- I want my water to break when it's good and ready and have plenty of time to get the baby out and not have to be induced, etc.
2. I was recently reminded that this is the last little glimpse of peace and quiet and couple-only time we have, so instead of missing it, wishing for the next phase, just enjoy it. So, maybe we aren't so comfortable these days, but it's pretty amazing that we're preggers at all (especially when I think of my friends who have been trying to get pregnant for years), the baby will come soon enough, and it may make life a whole lot richer, etc., but we might as well as enjoy this last bit of husband-and-me-only time while we have it.
Anyone else feel this way?
Hope this helps someone else get through the waiting... :-)
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Re: anyone else NOT rushing/ready for baby yet?
Yep I feel ya! Theres of course a small part of me that is anxious to meet this little one and wants her to come out and play but when I think through this in a practical sense, I'd really like her to stay in there at least another week or week and a half. The MW seems to think I'll go early because I was 80% and 2 cm at 36 weeks.. but I'm hoping she's wrong. For one thing.. our budget could really use the extra couple weeks worth of paychecks for a little boost. And I still have a few more tasks I'd like to finish around the house. Also, I'll miss the hubby and me time that we are so used to right now.
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I am NOT ready for baby to come yet. I still have a bunch of stuff to do in the house and we still have to get his room ready (we JUST painted this weekend - now to set up furniture and get clothes/bedding washed). People kee saying to me "oh, I bet you're just itching for him to get here." Nope, not one tiny bit. As much as I'm excited to meet him, he can stay in there for a while yet!
Glad to see I'm not the only one that feels this way...
Can't say that I feel that way lol I'm more than ready for her to get here! We've had the nursery done and she's not even sleeping in there. We've had the PnP next to the bed since my shower, DD#1 is impatiently waiting and thinks at this point that I'm lying about her sister coming "any day now" lol I have been up every other night this week with horrible contractions, lower back pain, and diarrhea (sorry for the TMI) and I'm just about at my last nerve lol not to mention, the nausea is killer! Plus, I've also had a trillion different due dates at all different points of this pregnancy and one was the other day -- they range from the 5th to the 19th so at this point -- I'm just ready!!!
Come out, come out!
Good Luck!!!
Yeah, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. We (translation: DH) just finished painting the kitchen, we just put up art in our living room/bedroom/hallway, and we're still putting away the tons of washed baby clothes/blankets/etc. We haven't even THOUGHT about the outside of the house. Our friends tell us babies don't care about window treatments, etc., but I know we won't have time for DIY home improvement projects once the little one arrives, so we're trying to get as much done as possible now... And man, that clock is ticking!
I just googled prodromal labor this morning after reading californiafrog's post about going into labor and then labor stopping because it wasn't the "right time," and that's so interesting to me. Maybe my little one knows we're not quite ready for him/her, so s/he is patiently waiting for US to get our act together. Poor little thing, all squished up in there. Sorry, little one! :- I will nest like crazy today and try to get ourselves ready for you soon! :-)
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I'm not as far along as you, but I can definitely relate. I'm completely fine with LO staying put until his/her due date (I say that now - I know I may feel differently in a week or 2!) DH is taking an exam for his job next week on Wednesday, so we are both hoping nothing happens before that. Plus, I'm not miserable and just feel like I'll be pregnant a few more weeks, and I'm fine with that.
I just 'turned' 37 weeks today & am fine with LO staying in until the week of my due date. We (well, ok, I) have the nursery mostly finished. Just have minor things left to do. Well, besides the carseat - that's not so minor! Lol! And I wish DH & I had more alone time right now. At the beginning of the year I had told him we need as much us time as we can get b/c we won't have any once LO is here. Which he said he understood. Fast forward to this week & his wonderful mother is staying with us for a full week straight. Irritates the crap out of me. Which she normally stays a few days out of the month anyways, but a week straight - grrr. I still need to sit him down & talk to him about it. Cuz she ain't pullin this after the baby is here!!
Good luck to everyone who has yet to have their LOs! Anything that REALLY needs to get done will. I held a 5 month old baby boy last night & it made me realize that it's been forever since I've held or been around a baby (all of our youngest nieces & nephews are between the ages of 7 & 5). He was a little cutie. We like to say our LO had her first date lol!
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I'm in no rush. I'll be 39 weeks this week. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I know my 3 year old only has a few more days of being an only child, and we've had some REALLY rough days lately. I do not want her last pre-sibling day to be a bad one!
I'm also waiting for my mom to get here as planned (she's flying in the day before my due date) and not have to drive in due to me going early.
ME! I'm so glad you posted this. Not only do I see so many people on here posting about being anxious for baby to arrive, but its the #1 people are saying to me at work these days "wow, bet you cant wait for that baby to get here huh?". While yes, I am dying to meet our LO - I am SO not ready for him to get here yet! We just decided to move last month and I've spent the last 4 weekend moving stuff and unpacking. This coming weekend is the furniture. I'm hoping by this time next week to have everything unpacked and the nursery in order. Not to mention I need to clean here at this apartment. I really feel the need for everything to be "perfect" and in order when this kiddo arrives.
On top of that, I need to make it to the 16th for my state maternity leave to overlap my 1 year anniversary at my job so that I become eligible for FMLA before the state leave runs out. AND my daycare has availability starting exactly 12 weeks after my due date. So - I will kind of freak out if this LO doesn't at least say in cooking until next Wednesday.
Everything can be figured out if he does choose to make an early appearance, but life will be so much less complicated if we can just make it to Memorial Day weekend.
So no, I'm in no big hurry.
Plus, this weekend will make five straight weeks of busting my butt all week at work AND all weekend moving. I really, really, really want a week or so to just relax and putz around the nursery, etc. I know I'm not going to have ANY truly quiet, relaxing weekends once he gets here - so I'm really looking forward to finishing things this weekend and then relaxing for a bit and THEN meeting this little guy! 