I don't think this kid is going to come out any time soon.

[Maine-ah]

I know, my due date isn't actually until weds. but I am sore, uncomfortable, I only sleep in one hour blocks, and she keeps hitting me down south. Damn does that hurt! I can't tell you anymore of my complaints, because I'm afraid it will fall under "bodily functions" and the thread will get locked. ARGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Just needed to rant. I have really got to stop complaining, I feel like a wuss. x(

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Are you at the point where your hips feel like they're going to come

completely unhinged with every step you take?... And like your bottom could drop out at any moment? ... and like the child is doing rapid head spins on your cerivix? Good times! I miss them in hindsight. :hug: :hug: Complain all you want for here there is sympathy. If I were there I'd even jam my fists into the small of your back for counterpressure (I made MrG do that all the time). It will all be over soon, sweetie, and we will rejoice with you. :loveya:

[Maine-ah]

5. Thankyou Mrs. G

that is exactly what I feel like, my hips have felt like that for weeks now, and so hasn't my bottom. My hubbie does the same thing for me too, he's so good. I have been placed on semi-bed rest, because of my blood pressure, and the water retention going on in my feet and legs....:hug: Thankyou for the words of encouragement!

[miss_american_pie]

2. Complain away

BTDT. Have family members started calling every day to see if you're contracting yet? :hi:

[Maine-ah]

6. phone calls and emails

I have been having contractions for a couple of weeks now, last appt. I was 2cm.

[miss_american_pie]

9. With my first

I was at two centimeters for almost a month. First babies can be very stubborn. I hope yours comes soon, and easily.

[Maine-ah]

13. If she's anything like her mother and father

she's going to be very stubborn! We were both over 2 weeks late!

[miss_american_pie]

15. Oh good luck

And post lots of pics when she gets here. :D

[Bunny]

18. Heh. With my first one, she was two weeks late so everytime anyone saw

me, they'd always say: "Didn't you have that baby yet?". I felt like saying back "What do you think, asshole?" :grr:

[Maine-ah]

22. that's what my hubbie is going through

we worked together, so now all of our regular customers keep asking him "has your wife had that baby yet?" LOL, I told him he'll have to blow up a big pic of the babe when she comes and put it in one of the large windows at the store!

[miss_american_pie]

42. My mother kept telling me to scrub the kitchen floor

on my hands and knees. House hasn't been that clean since. :D

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Echoing Mrs. G and the counter pressure,

tape a tennis ball to the back of your PJs and lie down on that. It really works if your husband isn't home, (as mine wasn't until I actually went to the hospital)

[Maine-ah]

8. I'll try it, hubbie is at work,

luckily he's only seven miles away, about a 5 minute drive!

[Midlodemocrat]

10. Believe me, I know how you feel.

With the last one, I felt as though she was dancing on my bladder for 2 months.


Good luck!! It'll be wonderful!
:hug:

[Maine-ah]

11. is she ever! That's why i'm only getting

to sleep in 1 hour blocks, plus because of the swelling they tell me to drink even more water! OY! I'm drinking about 1 gal a day, and I feel like I'm going to float away!

[bigwillq]

4. Maybe it'lll be an election day baby!

Just make sure you vote first.

Feel better! Good luck!

:hi: :hug:

[Maine-ah]

7. Oh, I already voted absentee!

wasn't screwing around with that! :patriot:

[bigwillq]

12. There you go!

No need to worry then about missing the election.

So go ahead, let that baby free! :)

:hi:

[CBHagman]

46. Good for you! Obviously you're a planner.

Your daughter is going to be one lucky girl.

Wishing you a safe, easy delivery and lots of joy....

CBH :hi:

[crim son]

14. It's just Nature's way of making you more than thrilled

to go through labor and delivery :) My children always came early, thank heavens.

[Maine-ah]

yeah, I'm ready

I'm no longer afraid of labor and delivery, I just want her out and to get this over with!!

send some of that early "karma" this way please! :hi:

[crim son]

25. I'll do what I can!

Seriously, though... I was put to bed six weeks before my third and last child was born... several nights spent in the hospital for premature labor at various times during those weeks. I didn't sleep except when in the hospital, so I almost looked forward to it... Anyhow, the epidural failed mid-labor and I was cool with it. The needle was repositioned and then it failed again just before the episiotomy, and I was cool with that too. Just get this little monster out of me, was my thought. It turns out he was a little monster, too :) and I love him. Best of luck, my friend.

[mainegreen]

16. "Hitting you down south"? Has she rotated yet?

Because that sounds like she isn't head first! Anyway, good luck to you! My wife just had her's 3 months ago, and she didn't look happy those last few weeks of pregnancy. In fact, she looked damned uncomfortable!

[Maine-ah]

17. oh yeah, her head is there

all turned and ready to go. I'm assuming she's head-butting me or something.

I hope everything went smoothly for you and your wife, congrats on your new addion as well!! Boy or girl? :hi:

[mainegreen]

20. Boy, our first.

I must say I love being a dad.

[Maine-ah]

23. Oh, that's awsome!

I know my hubbie is a bit nervous about the whole thing, though I know he loves kids, so I'm not too worried about him!

[mainegreen]

30. I sure he will.

I did not like kids until we had ours. Now I'm so taken by him that I'm having the standard parent fare nightmares at night of loosing the baby.
:hi:

Good luck!

[Left Is Write]

19. It's cliched to say "hang in there", but it really helps -

at this stage of pregnancy. Try to take some time to do something nice for yourself, even if it's just getting into as comfortable a position as possible and reading a book or magazine. Enjoy the relative quiet and peace before those first chaotic weeks with a newborn.

But I'll think some "easy labor, soon!" vibes for you.

[Maine-ah]

24. Thankyou, I'm ok with the whole cliche stuff

I spend my days at this point pretty much as you suggest. I found the computer chair is the most comfortable spot!

[Pithlet]

21. You are most definitely not a wuss.

Those last days of a pregnancy are hell. Rant away, it helps. :hug:

[Maine-ah]

26. .

Thankyou Pithlet :hug:

[LaraMN]

27. Oh, I remember those days!

And I don't think I was as uncomfortable as you sound, even at the end. Hang in there, you're on the cusp of the most amazing, wonderful experience of your life. Labor won't seem so bad, when you've been so uncomfortable in the days leading up to it, and being able to bend over again is SO nice!

[electron_blue]

28. You're almost there!

Hang in there. Your thread title is what my OB said to me when I went in for a checkup on my due date. aack! She was right, baby came 11 days later. I hope you have a fast & easy labor and delivery!

ps - don't make the mistake I made of wishing the baby would get here so I could catch up on my sleep. LOL

[Maine-ah]

32. Thanks electron_blue

I don't expect to catch up on the sleep, but hopefully an hour or two of comfortable sleep I wouldn't complain about!! :hi:

[LynneSin]

29. It's a republican conspiracy - it'll come out on Tuesday

So that you have to spend the entire day in the hospital and never get to vote.

Those republicans are damn evil

[Maine-ah]

31. ROFLMAO!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

that's it, keep 'em coming, I'll laugh this kid right out!!!

[LeftyMom]

33. Mine was a month late.

Yeah, I'm just pointing that out to be evil. ;) Chances are very good you'll be slimmer and sleep deprived by this time next week.

[Maine-ah]

34. damn! they let you go that long?!

[LeftyMom]

35. Midwives are a bit cooler about stuff like that.

I had a non-stress test scheduled for the following day, but as long as he looked healthy she figured we could wait him out.

[Maine-ah]

37. huh, I'm with a group of midwives.

I liked the idea of a more natural birth, than going with a doc. Well, I'll make sure to mention, I'm willing to give up that all natural birth for being induced, because I am not doing this for another month! LOL. :hi:

[LibDemAlways]

36. If you think you're not getting any sleep now, wait until

she's born.

For your sake I hope she's one of those relatively quiet angelic babies who needs a lot of sleep. Mine never slept for more than a few minutes at a time, wanted to be held constantly, and didn't sleep through the night until she was four years old. I love her to pieces (she's 13 now) but I wouldn't relive those days for anything!

Good luck to you both. Being a new parent is quite an adventure.

[Maine-ah]

38. Thanks LibDem!

Hopefully she'll take after me, and will be sleeping through after two weeks. My mom said I slept so soundly she was always running in to check on me. I don't have my hopes up about it, but....one can dream.

[BlueIris]

39. Oh, gosh. That sounds very frustrating.

Never having gone this route myself, I can't give any advice. But lucky you--you get to have a November baby! November babies are the coolest, if you ask me. (I mean, I guess there's always a chance that your baby won't come out for a really long time, but...let's not think about that given your current state.)

[Maine-ah]

40. thanks BlueIris

It's funny, most of the Birthdays in my hubbie's side of the family are all in November! I guess we were all just trying to stay warm back in February! Nothing else to do up here....:evilgrin:

[BlueIris]

43. Husband's side sounds like a bunch of happy Scorpios.

Scorpios like to have other Scorpios.

[Haole Girl]

41. Hold on! You're almost there!!

[malta blue]

44. Spicy food - eat lots of it now

I don't know if it really works, but I ate the spiciest tacos to try to encourage little MB to come out, and went into labor that night - one week earlier than the due date.:shrug:

[Blue Diadem]

45. ((((((hugs to you)))))))))))

It'll all be over soon and your little bundle of joy will make you forget all about that. Until then, hugs to you and listen to the advise of some of the other Mom's on here. It's been a lifetime ago(27 yrs) since I last had a baby and I'm afraid I've forgotten any techniques to remain comfortable those last days.

We'll all be waiting to hear about her arrival.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

47. Man, that is exactly why I run screaming from the room at the thought of being pregnant.

:7

Owwwwwwww.....

x( x(

Sorry to hear that it's not comfortable for yah. And, anyone who tells you that you're being a "wuss" needs to be smacked outside the head. There's nothing "wuss"-y about carrying another life inside of you, and you have every right to complain.

:hug: