Tell Me About Your Last Couple Of Weeks...

By shopaholic Feb 25, 2013

I'm less than 2 weeks out from my due date now. Been increasingly uncomfortable and restless to get this show on the road. I'm pretty sure it's the same path most moms feel by this time. I've been walking, bouncing on my yoga ball, organizing and re-organizing my bags and the nursery in between passing out at random times and feeling like EVERYTHING hurts.

No timeable contractions, mucous plug, or bloody show to speak of yet. *grrr

Tell me about how your last couple of weeks were like and what you did to get your mind of things and/or help things move along! I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!

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photojane
cantaloupe / 6164 posts

Feb 25, 2013

The last few weeks were so awful for me! I was so impatient and was overanalyzing every pain or "symptom." I was pretty uncomfortable and just ready to not be pregnant anymore. I think everything you're feeing is super common!

That being said... savor this sweet time!! I SO regret the way I wished away those last few weeks. Though I love having my sweet girl on the outside, I do miss having her on the inside. Pregnancy really is such a once in a lifetime, beautiful experience and I was I would've treasured it more. Take time to enjoy feeling her move around in there, try to memorize what it feels like when she kicks and hiccups. Take time to relax and just be with hubby - that relationship will never be the same. Take lots of long baths and try to find joy in the now... baby girl will be here SO SOON and you'll never get this precious time back!
immabeetoo
honeydew / 7687 posts

Feb 25, 2013

I did all the folklore things to induce labor- no clue if they had any effect but at least I felt like I was doing something!! Spicy dinner and mall walking did me in at last it'll be here before you know it!
hellobeeboston
honeydew / 7235 posts

Feb 25, 2013

Yeah, the last couple weeks are the hardest!! Before you know it your sweet baby will be here!

I tried to take walks, meet up with friends, go to the movies (although it got uncomfortable to sit there).... I also worked up till the end from home, that kept me busy!
Sammyfab
pomegranate / 3383 posts

Feb 25, 2013

I felt large and in charge during my last two weeks! Every time someone asked me how I was feeling, I'd respond with, "heavy." Haha. But really, I was a little uncomfortable and over analyzed any twinge, feeling of pressure, kick, etc.

I was off work a week before my scheduled c-section so I took the time to work out, hang out with my friends, shop, etc. Enjoy your home stretch!
LeighPF
apple seed / 4 posts

Feb 25, 2013

My last couple of weeks with #1 turned into a month as he came 10 days post date (70% of first babies come after their due date) and it was hard. I was so huge and sore and done with it.

So do something. Make a very long brain dump list and get to it. Go for walks. Go swimming. Nap. Read for hours. I started watching the box set of MASH (which I finished while nursing).

It was so much easier with my second between chasing a two year old and moving less than three weeks before she was born. She also came on her due date 28 hours after my mother arrived from the other side of the continent.
ladyfingers
pomelo / 5331 posts

Feb 25, 2013

I agree with @photojane - I HATED when people would tell me to enjoy it before the baby came but they were right. Life is about to change tremendously - for the better, but tremendously. Go out to eat with DH, see movies, take naps, get a mani/pedi, massage, your hair done. Schedule a professional house leaner to come a couple of weeks post partum. But enjoy being pregnant, as uncomfortable as you are. You will never again be pregnant with your LO. They're like in a suspended state right now where in a couple of weeks they will be outside if you and growing up way too quickly. Lay in bed and sleep in and admire your belly and just enjoy it.

That being said, I desperately wanted the baby out of me those last 2 weeks. I avoided all interaction with people because I hated people asking me how I was, asking when the baby was coming, etc. I was exhausted and uncomfortable! I had prodormal labor for the last week or so and finally had my membranes stripped at my 39-week appointment three days before my due date. My last day at work was supposed to be two days before my due date (a Friday) but my boss let me go early on Thursday - so grateful! I seriously napped all day and night Thursday and went to bed early. I didn't sleep that much ever my whole pregnancy. I guess my body knew what was coming! (Went into labor the following evening).
PrincessBaby
cantaloupe / 6610 posts

Feb 25, 2013

I was INSANE nesting! I wore myself out! Nesting was all I thought about 24/7:)
cascademom
coconut / 8861 posts

Feb 25, 2013

I was busy nesting and getting the nursery ready. We procrastinated on it. We were still stocking it by the time I went into labor. I took it easy at work, but still worked up until he arrived. So busy not relaxing for me.
rachiecakes
coconut / 8279 posts

Feb 25, 2013

I was waiting for Christmas! DS was due the week before

I was sent home on strict bed rest at 37 weeks. I had bi-weekly ultrasounds and NSTs. I was hospitalized two more times before finally getting induced. Being on strict bed rest meant no bouncing, no DTD, no walking, nothing. It felt like I was waiting an eternity, just praying for labor to start on it's own.
Get all the organizing you need to do taken care of, get yourself a mani and wax (if that's your style!), be good to yourself! The first few weeks after having DS were the hardest but the best.
You're so close! I'm excited for you!!
hilsy85
squash / 13764 posts

Feb 25, 2013

I was super anxious because I was SURE I was going to go late. I was also feeling very ready to meet LO, but at the same time felt like I wasn't REALLY going to have a baby!

It'll be over before you know it And your little girl will be here!
mrs. wagon
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts

Feb 25, 2013

Hell! hell, hell, hell!!! I was SO uncomfortable both times and it was SO TORTUROUS. I thought I was going to be induced at 48 weeks because I was 3 cm dilated, but the hospital didn't have any beds so we had to go home. It was TORTURE.

The things we did were: went on long dates (walked a LOT to try and get labor going!), went to the outlets and splurged on a Tory Burch wallet, got a manicure and a pedicure (ruby pumps on toes for her birthstone, "it's a girl" pink on fingers! no joke!), I didn't get a prenatal massage but I should have, got a facial, lots of meals out where we ordered appetizer, entree, and dessert.... we also went to Melting Pot because a long, luxurious meal out like that wouldn't happen again for a long time...

Still thinking... will think of more!!! hang in there pretty momma!!!
shopaholic
bananas / 9973 posts

Feb 25, 2013

THANKS for everyone's suggestions! I know there are actually PLENTY of things I could and should do before she arrives. I guess just how uncomfortable I am makes me just want to hurry it up already! lol!

If I didn't hurt and feel so darn uncomfortable, I'd probably feel fine with her just staying inside me for longer - it does feel so nice and secure to have her safe in my tummy! I am definitely savoring that special experience!

Perhaps if DH were home earlier and had more time, I'd feel differently too. He's been just SO busy with work and trying to finish stuff before he leaves for 2 weeks paternity leave.

THANKS for all the comments ladies! I DO really appreciate it and I know that every woman before and after me probably feels this way also during this different "two week wait!"

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