I'm so done with this

I am SOOOOOO done being pregnant!!! LOL!!!

Ugh! 7 days to my due date & I'm PRAYING it happens sooner and so afraid that I was right and my due date is really THREE weeks.

Didn't help that I pinched a nerve in my back that has sent shooting pain down my left leg for the last 8 days. Thankfully, something must have shifted yesterday and suddenly the shooting pain was gone (now just a dull ache).

On top of everything else, my real estate practice has gotten busier than I've been all year. Great for money but horrible when you are trying to take it easy and slow down. I'm SOOOO tired. **sigh**

On one hand - dreading the labor pain & recovery - on the other - CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT OVER WITH!!!!

Am I awful?:p

YIKES!! ME NERVES!!:eek: :eek: :p

Bless your heart. i know how icky you must feel.
But when that last lil toe leaves ya....ahhhhh sweet, instant, RELIEF!!!
but knowing that doesn't make it any easier NOW, does it gal?

hugs to you, strength gal, strength!!!

Ahhhhhhhh Kristin, I know that feeling. I was soooooooooo tired at the end that at the slightest signal, I would take my car,the small suitcase and drive to the hospital.

I did that so many times that they would expect me at the maternity ward. "Ohhhh, here's Mrs. R again".

At the end they bacame tired of my false alerts, so they kept me a provoked the labour :mad:

Stupid me, should have been more relaxed about it.

A wee bit more to go, be patient dear :)

I know just how you feel. Just be happy its not August anymore!. Hopefully the weather gives you a little break. I'm excited for you!!

the beached whale syndrome eh?? and feeling it will never be over...

just a little bit longer.... then that precious bundle of joy, and you forget all this.

Oh man! Been there done that three times over now girlie. Soon it will be a distant memory and you'll be holding that little bundle of joy in your arms. :)

Loucine is correct though...be patient....being induced into labor makes it much worse and is SO not worth it. The pitocin made it an awful, painful experience.

I'll send labor vibes to ya though! :)

Oh man! Been there done that three times over now girlie. Soon it will be a distant memory and you'll be holding that little bundle of joy in your arms. :)

Loucine is correct though...be patient....being induced into labor makes it much worse and is SO not worth it. The pitocin made it an awful, painful experience.

I'll send labor vibes to ya though! :)

Nothing new to add except my sympathies and good wishes. I remember the last month of my pregnancy being interminable and exhausting and just wishing constantly that it would come to an end.

Hang in there and try and nap and doze as much as you can. Sleep will soon be a precious commodity - just like that beautiful baby.

(Struggling, but can't help it, am filled with envy - the year after my son's birth was the happiest time of my life, and I wish you the same joy.)

Ugh, I'd never induce - I've heard that is MUCH more painful.

I've done this 2x before (13 years ago :eek: ) and I remember being the same way then - at the end.

I didn't have the sciatica, though. That was new - and painful! :mad:

Back then, I was able to schedule leaving work a few weeks ahead, too. But as a real estate consultant, I make my own hours yet am subject to the needs of clients, too. I'm finding it very hard to stop making appointments and take it easy - especially since it's been so busy all of the sudden! :rolleyes: I mean, in the last 4 days I wrote an offer, showed 4 houses, did floor time, held 2 open houses and had a closing. Tonight, I'm writing another offer! Ack!

I have someone to cover my business, but I don't want to tap them until I have to and not knowing when I'll go into labor makes that hard to do you know.

Being able to breathe again will be nice. **sigh**

Thanks for the moral support gang!

LOL, the only good thing about the induced labour was that he was born on the 4th of September instead of the 11th when he was due.

I'm glad not to have to associate his date of birth to such a sad event as 9/11.

This is so exciting Kristin, I'm sure that you'll have an easy and pleasant labour :)

Hi Kristin,

I can so identify with your situation as the others who have written, but I will offer one little suggestion that might help a bit. It did me. I am not a big woman, petite, my son was 8 lbs. 6 oz., huge for me. And when I was carrying him, he literally came out to my knees (not kidding one iota). He was so heavy to carry around and it was difficult to move about for just normal sorts of things. This happened early on as well as he was my second child (I couldn't fit behind the wheel of a Chevy car after 2 months, lol). Anyway, my saving grace was a girdle. I know, I hate wearing them normally as well, but in this case it was a life saver. They have some for pregnant women that lift the belly up and the support goes all around to the back. Truly I don't know what I would have done without it.

Just a suggestion, even though you near the end, it might help you to get there a bit more comfortably. I would have sprung for the darned thing a day before delivering, lol.

My best with your new little one,

princessdy

God love expecting mothers........:)

OH HOW I REMEMBER!!!! Bless your heart. The last little bit seems to go by soooo slow. Thinking of you Kristin.

You are not terrible at all.

If only men knew how difficult it is to carry that 'little extra 20lb sack of potatoes' all day and all night. :cool: It is SO TIRING.

Bless your heart... I hope it is happening really soon for you. ;)

A nurse I know was due Nov. 2nd and went into labor yesterday and delivered.

Wow, wish it was over for you. I remember that last month and knowing I would never forget it and would never do it again! You're brave. Should we do a little labor and delivery dance for ya?

Awww, Kristin... the hardest part of pregnancy is the last week or two. But, you're doing the right thing by staying as busy as possible. Yes, it's tiring, but it'll help your time go by faster. Am thinking of you and praying for an uneventful labor and delivery. :)

Oh and tell Jeremy to give you a nice back massage tonight.

any chance you could find a pool to float around in? being weightless for a little bit really helped me relax.

You are blessed! I never had the opportunity to even feel that way! Here's wishing you a wonderful delivery.

Kristin...
The last couple of weeks DO suck, but you are just around the corner from instant relief and holding the blessing God has given to you and Jeremy. What could be better than that?

Hang in there...oh, and I agree with princessdy...the girdle is your back's lifesaver especially in these last few days and weeks.

Do you think you could squeeze us all at ageless here into that delivery room so we could cheer you on :D You are in our prayers and thoughts!

Karen

Im really excited for you, but I sure sympathize with the end of pregnancy being so HORRIBLE. Oh my gosh..with my last one I walked blocks and blocks because I was told walking helped you go into labor, just trying to get that kid out of there!

And I agree, being induced is more painful. I had a scheduled induction one time because it was a high risk pregnancy and they needed to take the baby early, and the contractions were so much more painful in early labor than normal. My good friend epidural eventually came to visit, but gosh, those first few hours were awful.

((hugs)) to you Kristin. Pretty soon, you'll be breathing normal, your back won't hurt, you will no longer have to wear jeans with big elastic panels in the front AND...you'll have a beautiful baby! Hang in there....We'll do the baby countdown with you!

I actually thought you had the baby!!!

Well it will be soon enough.... Drive over bumpy roads, eat mexican, and you and Jeremy should have some FUN... IT works... It did for me anyway ;)

congratulations, you are so blessed! i always thought i would have had more than one, but it was not in the cards, for years i could remember what it felt like to have my daughter kick me before she was born, i loved feeling her move in me before she was born, she was so beautiful, as will be yours, these are times to remember even though it seems hard right now.

i wish you all the love and happiness and health you deserve, and congratulations. YOU ARE GONNA HAVE A BABY!!! it does not get better than that.