Weird things make me realize how soon I'm going to have a baby.
Like yesterday I was at acupuncture and I do it once a month, so I'll only have one more monthly appointment before we'll start prepping to use acupuncture for induction! If necessary...
Or thinking about anything having to do with summer, which isn't really that far away, and how baby will be here by then.
What is making it feel real/close for you?
So crazy that just next month (May) some of us may have our babies.
The other day I realized that I am 37 weeks (full term) on May 13. That completely freaked me out! It makes it feel really close when I'm having contractions all day long. They are BH, but still frequent enough to feel real. When it became April I realized that I very well could have a baby NEXT MONTH. Totally freaked me out.
At my last appointment my OB said she would induce me at 39 weeks. So now that kind of technically makes me a May birth mom. It just got really real, like I could have a baby next month. Wow!
I do this with a lot of things I'm anticipating: I'm due in 2.5 months, so I think back to what I was doing 2.5 months ago (for me it was touring preschools for DD1), and it feels like yesterday. So that means baby will be here in no time! We also have a million things going on between now and then (a little traveling for work/to see my parents with DD, DH's bday, mother's day, my bday, father's day if baby doesn't come early - holy crap), so it'll go extra fast.
And then I panic about how much I have to get done in that amount of time.
Setting up the second crib and getting out the baby clothes!
It feels close on one hand but so.so.far. on the other hand- I'll deliver in May for sure since it's twins (June 1 due date) but I'm having trouble stomaching that I potentially have 4-6 more weeks.
lindsay I feel the same way everyday - like it's really close but also far away. On the one hand, I can't wait to meet the baby and no longer feel like I have a bowling ball attached to my body (and I'm sure that feeling is even worse with twins), but on the other hand I know life is about to get way harder once baby arrives - it's such a trade-off!
All the things make it seem so close! It's April now. My bump is bigger now. Baby is making giant movements. My shower invites went out last night. EEEK!
I started making plans for my end-of-year piano recital (May 28) and thinking how there's only 6 more lessons for my students before then (none over Easter) and all of a sudden baby seems very close! I have a busy schedule until the end of May and then absolutely nothing, so this baby better wait for June!
-Realizing we only have one more "every 4 week" appointment and then we move to every other and then every week!
-Baby's room is being painted today and tomorrow and we move in starting tomorrow and realizing we only have 8-9 weeks to get a whole house ready (at most!)
-Scheduling court hearings and having to be like, " uhm no, I need it before then I will be on leave!"
cateyes - I just moved to every other week appointments starting with next week (30 weeks) and that was a shocker! Then my midwife at my last appointment mentioned if she can't feel that baby is head-down at my 34-week appointment, they'll confirm by ultrasound (and try flipping exercises if needed). I was thinking, wait, in 6 weeks baby should be locked and loaded?!
Post by teachermomtobe on Apr 6, 2017 14:22:40 GMT -5
-All the movement -Hitting 30 weeks today has me like "oh shit!" -When I made my next dentist appt and realized I had to do it when DH would be around to watch her -April vacation is coming up soon which is my last "kid free vacation" -After April break the school year flies by and baby will be born near the end of the year -My shower is Saturday!
cateyes - I just moved to every other week appointments starting with next week (30 weeks) and that was a shocker! Then my midwife at my last appointment mentioned if she can't feel that baby is head-down at my 34-week appointment, they'll confirm by ultrasound (and try flipping exercises if needed). I was thinking, wait, in 6 weeks baby should be locked and loaded?!
It is crazy to think this baby doesn't have much time to "get in position"!!
Tomorrow I am 31 weeks so that means my C-section is in just over 8 weeks. What??? Dd birthday is next month and planning that makes me think about how close baby is.
Post by starsandshamrocks123 on Apr 7, 2017 7:09:20 GMT -5
We are getting plans in place to watch DS while I'm in the hospital. Trying to coordinate is stressing me out because our families are 2+ hours away and we want keep DS in school so his life is as normal as possible. Of course MIL doesn't want to help unless she can spend the entire week at our house with him and do fun special things with him. I don't want to be worried about her losing him at the aquarium while I'm recovering. So there's that.
Trying to figure out when I'll be ready for DS to meet his sister! Last c-section I was a mess for like 3 days.
That my baby is currently large enough weight to be discharged from L&D, if he were to be born (of course, I'm only going by weight here). It's blowing my mind and it's getting me freaked out.
Every two week appointments, getting out of breath when I talk too much at work, stalking my registry and realizing people have actually bought us stuff, kicks that literally make me jump, talking about summer plans and including the baby.
Post by applemuffins on Apr 7, 2017 16:24:29 GMT -5
We have spring break for the next week and a half or so. By then, April will be basically over then it will be May and holy crap that makes it seem so close! I just found out I have more vacation days than I thought so I am trying to use them up. I don't think I will qualify for short term disability until my days are out, and I don't trust my employer to allow me to take them when I come back since I will be switching to part time. My registry completion coupon will be available in a couple days so I'll be ordering a bunch of baby stiff.
Post by starsandshamrocks123 on Apr 7, 2017 17:21:37 GMT -5
agm04 I thought it was just me being annoyed but luckily DH was like no, no, no... what part of "he needs to go to school" does she not understand. I had to 😂 can't wait til she brings it up at Easter
starsandshamrocks123 completely agree with you and your H, the last thing a kid needs during a major life change is more of their schedule to be different
Me: 29 DH: 35 NTNP since May 2013 charting since June 2014 dx: Graves disease (radioactive iodine), Crohns disease (abdominal surgeries) MMC October 2015 (9 weeks) Severe MFI diagnosis July 2015
I feel like I'm in a weird denial about it being so close. I mean, this baby is going to be born in May so I feel like I should probably start acting like it's closer. What's making it seem like far away:
- There is still snow, lots of it and it's cold so I still have to wear my winter coat (I assumed I'd be wearing maxi dresses at the end of my pregnancy)
- I've been off work since February with weekly monitoring/ ultrasounds (so nothing has really changed on that front)
- My shower is still weeks away
- I'm getting really excited to be off bedrest and start moving around/ exercising again (so weeks left stuck on the couch seem way to long)
Me: 29 DH: 35 NTNP since May 2013 charting since June 2014 dx: Graves disease (radioactive iodine), Crohns disease (abdominal surgeries) MMC October 2015 (9 weeks) Severe MFI diagnosis July 2015
ihatepizza I was wondering if I was the only one who was still thinking LO's arrival isn't close! This baby will almost certainly not be here until the end of June, so I still have well over 2 months to go. I'm already being seen bi-weekly. Shouldn't be more frequent than that until end of May.
I guess I've been focused on DD's birthday (yesterday) and her party and Easter (next weekend). Maybe once that's all over I'll think it's coming soon?
We had the two classes we signed up for (first aid/CPR and birth class) this weekend so it's feeling even more close! Most people there were due in May, but our schedule for May is insane so we got them done on the early side.
We also got our car seat delivered (gift from my coworkers) and our cosleeper, so the baby now has a pile of boxes in our room.
Post by teachermomtobe on Apr 11, 2017 15:25:20 GMT -5
A parent of a student asked me how far along I was today and I replied "30 almost 31 weeks". She said she had one of her kids at 36 weeks and internally I was like "holy shit that is soon I'm not ready OMGZZZ freakout". Not that I will go into labor at 36 weeks but it's not unreasonable if it happens.
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