I have 10 days 'til my due date, but it’s so HOT & I’m the one that’s carrying SOO LOW that I can’t labor upright. Heartburn every night, hips killing me every night. Turning over & getting up to pee every 1.5-2hrs during the night. A 6yr old girl & 2yr old boy that I’m home with ALL the time. Thankfully do have my 14yr old niece here to help out. Hubby is only off on weekends & alot of times he gets called into work 'cause he’s in a salary position.
I kid you not, every night when I got to bed I pray that “this” will be the night! & every morning that I wake up, “CRAP!” I’m still preggo! Had my 38wk appt on Thursday, first time cervix was checked…1cm MAYBE 2cm dilated. Was sent to the hospital for a non stress test 'cause I told them the baby’s movements aren’t what I’m used to. [name]Glad[/name] we passed the test.
If this baby don’t come on it’s own, I’m requesting induction for the 13th! My hospital only does voluntary inductions on Fridays. It was 2wks ago [name]Sunday[/name] that I passed the mucus plug so crossing my fingers & praying that it’ll happen this weekend!!!
I am so DONE & tired of being pregnant!!! Ready to hold my new baby girl in my arms…not my incredibly stretched out hurting belly!!!
My heart has just been going out to everyone I know who is pregnant in this awful heat!! Especially that far along with two young kids at home, I’d be just as POed!! (And draped over the air conditioner with a kiddie pool set up in the living room most likely…)
Fingers crossed that your little girl decides to make her appearance SOON or that everything goes well for you to get your induction! You could have a Friday the 13th baby!
i don’t know where you are coming from yet…(but hopefully soon) but i have seen it through family and friends. she will be here very soon. I hope you find relief.
Hang in there! The last week or couple days are the worst. You’ll make it. I wonder if you are in labor right now in fact. Sometimes big changes in mood are an indication that labor is about to start! I really hate the last week(s) though… you can’t sleep, you can barely walk, you can’t get comfortable and you are just waiting and waiting! [name]Patience[/name] certainly IS a virtue huh?
Oh, I feel bad for the pregnant woman in this heat. It’s horrible where I live!
[name]Cross[/name] your fingers it’ll come soon! (Maybe you’ll get a Friday the 13th baby, though!)
Best of luck, and I’m glad your niece is helping out. You need some rest! Or maybe go for a horseback ride or ride on a bumpy road to get that baby moving along!
Unfortunately ladies, I don’t believe the bouncing or jumping will help in this case. I think the position of the baby due to my way too low belly would prevent any progress being made. I’d probably just give the baby a bad headache!
Yay! Got my 39wk appt moved up to tomorrow so I can get an induction scheduled for this week! So glad to be nearly over with this stage! And so glad the heat wave broke here in the northeast!
It was cooler there than anywhere else and I had a mattress on the floor so it was passable but not something you forget, but I had my baby girl about six weeks later.
PS I had a major stomach op when 13 weeks pregnant so I was happy to reach 38 weeks but I didn’t appreciate the heatwave. But remember we girls are strong, we survive, so you will be okay, and I can’t wait to read about it in the Birth Announcements.
I hope your little one decides to make an appearance soon! I remember this time last year I was in exactly the same position and I was desperate for relief. I was miserable and begging my boys to come out and I didn’t even have other kids to take care of! I honestly couldn’t say which was worst: the last 3 weeks of pregnancy or the actual labor. The doctors could tell that I was so desparate that they tried to stimulate labor for me (not induction but a swipe) and that didn’t work. I remember standing in the shower, literally crying, hoping it would all be over soon. I am so empathetic for you. I remember the sense of relief when my induction was scheduled. Knowing there was a definite end was SO helpful. (I must have relaxed after that because they decided to come on their own the day after we got the appointment.) Hang in there. I know it doesn’t feel like it now, but soon it will all be a distant memory and you’ll have your little one in your arms!
I think the position of the baby due to my way too low belly would prevent any progress being made. I’d probably just give the baby a bad headache!