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I am so tired of the Braxton Hicks that are going nowhere. They're painful, they're intense and they're irregular---or they become regular with no pain. Every singe day. My husband doesn't react to me saying they hurt anymore, or that I think the baby is coming soon-----but I go through the rollercoaster of emotion everytime.
It's like the worst period ever-going on for a week now--but with the added joy of anxious anticipation going nowhere.
Okay....that's my vent. I'd love to support other people going through this!

36 wks with an overlarge uteus and a chest cold. try hacking up a lung with a basketball behind your already tight ligaments.=( i wake up crying everynight...that is if i can even get to sleep.

ah kittie! are they trying to cure it with antibiotics? has the doctor given you measure of pain relief? maybe a sleeping aid? how's hubby? does he understand?

i'm not in any major pain, just horribly uncomfortable. i CANNOT WAIT to get this kid out of me! (38w+4d) i know that sounds horrible, but i've been waiting long enough i think. this is my second (and last) pregnancy and i really wanted to enjoy it but i really haven't. i was happy and pregnant during months 6 and 7 but after that -- pure hell. i can't sleep, i can't walk bc it feels like the baby's head is down between my legs. i have to say my appetite is back though, but that just discourages me more, bc i remember losing my appetite a few days before my son was born. it's so hard to try to keep myself busy and my mind off of being pregnant when i can't do anything "normally" anymore. i even have trouble washing dishes bc my belly sticks out so far that it's uncomfortable and hard to reach the sink. my husband has his good moments when he asks me how i'm feeling and is supportive, but for the most part i'm on my own. i don't want it to sound like he's uncaring, but he just doesn't get it -- ya know?

I don't think guys can ever understand what it's like to incubate a life at the expense of your body and your sanity! They try though--and when they do we have to give them credit (Frankly, which just agitates me more at times, because they're such HEROES for being supportive..lol. yes, I'm cranky). Jillian you can't be too long--your babe is obviously engaged! Oh, please keep us updated. Isn't pregnancy a mind-trip? There's so many stressors, so life-altering, such a psychologically taxing time and then on top of that it feels like your body is being taken over by some strange yet unescapable force 1000 times worst than puberty. Oh oh oh, don't forget to throw in the sleep deprivation! I mean, with all the craziness, who needs sleep???

I'm 38wks 5 days - horrible pelvic pressure, feels like the baby is just shoving her head into my cervix. Can't walk or get off the couch or bed easily becuase my left pelvic area is so sore and weak. lol abou the dishwashing - I have the same problem. I'm 5'3 and our sink feels so high, I have a hard time reaching the faucet. Also, when sitting at the table to eat I have to scoot back a lot because I'll be sitting up close so I don't drop food on my belly and then the baby will start rolling around and push up against the edge of the table and hurt me. I have an appt today in about 2 hrs - hope they check me to see if I've dilated anymore. My dr doesn't seem to check every week. 2 weeks ago I was 2cm, 80% effaced. I'm DONE with this pregnancy thing. This is my first and probably my last. Can't sleep, can't walk, can't do anything because everything hurts or I feel like crap. Now I'm sniffling (not sick), snore at night :) and am a major crab. Boy I sound whiney today!!

hey fever, it's not whining if it's about discomfort that are of this magnitude! I totally know what you mean about eating at the table---the side digging in to your tummy and the baby kicking it---so uncomfortable. Do you get the food stains on your clothes right over the belly--the spoon has such a distance to travel from the plate to your mouth. And I hope that doc checks--just for the sake of knowing! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. And about not having another one--- ha you forget so quickly about all the discomfort and the pain when your little bundle arrives!!!

yep, I get lots of spills on my tummy. :) It took me the longest time to figure out that a napkin on the lap doesn't do any good, it's better to put it on my tummy. I'm 3cm by the way and 90% and being induced the 6th if there is no baby by then. Yay! I'm so freakin swollen it's disgusting - I hate looking in the mirror, or at my feet or hands. :(

oh my goodness girl! You're teetering on the edge with those stats! It's nice to have an ultimatum date---you know, knowing you don't have to go any further than the 6th! Is this your first? if not was your first induced?--best of luck!! please let us know how it's going!

it's my first - hope it goes fast! :) I also am soooo sick of people telling me I look like I have a couple of months to go - everyone tells me I'm soo small - there is no way - not after 50 pounds. :)

i'm going to vent some more now -- hope you are all ready. i am still working full time. (oh how i wish i wasn't). every single day this guy who sits across from me, says -- "so -- you didn't have the baby last night then?" --- EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why he thinks an assinine comment like that would be funny - even one time, i'll never know. (this has been going on every day for at least a month). so at first i kind of chuckled and looked down at my belly and said -- "um no -- i don't think i did -- i'm pretty sure i'm still pregnant" then i tried ignoring him completely, then i tried giving him the dirtiest look i could muster, but today oh TODAY WAS FABULOUS. i looked him straight in the eyes and said -- '"if you say that to me one more time, i'm going to jump over this cubicle and kick your ass!!! you'll know when i have the baby because i WON'T BE HERE!!!!".

it was awesome. :) i felt so much better after that and NO ONE bothered me for the rest of the day. i'm sure they think i'm insane, but i just couldn't take it anymore!!!! ...ladies -- we only have a couple of weeks left -- hopefully you guys won't have to flip out on someone to feel better, but to be honest, i really do. i think all of that pent up anger NEEDED to come out.

*applauds wildly for jillian* you go girl. way to speak up for yourself!! I wish I could be so brave. That guy had no right to make his assinine comments.

Lol. This thread is hilarious. I'm giong to come back to it in 6 months and read it again once my brain returns back to some type of normalcy and see if I think it's just as funny. The thing that freaks me out the most, is that this is our first, and I can't for the life of me imagine ever wanting to do this again. We always wanted 2-3 kids, in fact, I still really do...but get pregnant again, and go through all of this from A-Z!? Are you insane! Seriously ladies...what the hell goes on in a woman's brain to convince her being pregnant more than once is a good idea? I really just don't understand how I'll ever wake up one day in the future and say, hey, let me do that again!! I supppppppppppppose, babies must be one hell of a bonus at the end of this trip because something's gotta convince us it's all worth it, but at 39w2d, I swear, I just can't conceive it anymore. All my brain keeps telling me is I HATE BEING PREGNANT. I went through this cute little preggo period at like 6-7-8 months, but man...month 9...and especially weeks 38-39 ARE HORRIBLE. I proclaimed last night to my husband that I think woman who enjoy being pregnant are full of shit. There's no way in hell anyone can enjoy having their pelvis' ripe open, their bodies explode, their legs be taken over with some type of weirdo restless crap, their sleep be held hostage by heartburn and peeing, their stomachs and insides be kicked to shreds by "happy" babies, and all the other joys. The only way I can see it happening, and a woman actually "glowing" her way through pregnancy, if is a) she's seriously delusional b)she doesn't have any symptoms and honestly, if it's the latter case, and it's b) a pregnant woman with no symptoms...I'd like to kick HER ass...because that's just not fair now is it!?!?! Sorry...as you can tell...I've had enough. I'm one pissy pregnant woman. It's 6 am and I STILL haven't been to bed. I'm scheduled to try to start an induction tonight with cervidil and then pitocin tomorrow morning, so the end is near, the end is near...BUT, I'm stressed out of my mind and am just plain frustruated that I never went into labour on my own despite one hell of a complicated pregnancy. Everyone kept telling me...oh, there's no way you'll go to 40 weeks term, so all along I'm thinking 37,38,39 weeks...and now...I'm at 39.5 with no signs of any action going on down there and facing an induction because my body is so royally screwed up at this point (14 pills a day baby...because of all of the deficiencies, digestive problems and pregnancy issues I'm currently dealing with). I swear, I really am a sucker for punishment. Anyways, wish me luck ladies, today's the "big day" for me. Hopefully the induction "takes" (my doctor said they sometimes don't work in up to 15% of cases...OMG!). Hopefully all goes smoothly...and really...the most important thing is that my baby is healthy and happy. When it boils down to it, deep down inside, I would take all of the pain, torture, mental anguish ten times over if it means my baby is safe and sound in there...and I'm sure you would all do the same. We complain, we vent, but still...we love our babies, don't we!?

yourtrish - I totally undertand everything you've said. A close friend of mine had virtually not symptoms other than heartburn and some acne early on, only gained 20 lbs and lost it all immediately - and tells me the last month goes by so quick. She also only had a 7 hour labor from start to finish. Good for her, but I'm so damn miserable I want to scream. Hearing how easy it was for others makes me irritated. I guess I'm glad for them but I don't want to hear it!!!! I got everything in the book and then some and at 39 weeks I cannot stand to even look at myself. :( I really hope your induction goes well. If it helps, several people I know have been induced and had no problems. I'm sure it will go fine. I'll be there next Weds - if no baby before - Good luck though and keep us posted! Maybe you'll really forget all of this after you see your beautiful baby - that's what everyone keeps telling me - although I HIGHLY doubt it. I do not ever want to do this again. It has sucked since day one. :)

OMG I LAUGHED SO HARD--I phoned my hubby at work and read it to him --"There's no way in hell anyone can enjoy having their pelvis' ripe open, their bodies explode, their legs be taken over with some type of weirdo restless crap, their sleep be held hostage by heartburn and peeing, their stomachs and insides be kicked to shreds by "happy" babies, and all the other joys. The only way I can see it happening, and a woman actually "glowing" her way through pregnancy, if is a) she's seriously delusional b)she doesn't have any symptoms and honestly, if it's the latter case, and it's b) a pregnant woman with no symptoms...I'd like to kick HER ass...because that's just not fair now is it!?!?! " That's such a perfect pregnant rant--you could honestly do it in a stand up!! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that the induction sticks, and I'll keep you in my thoughts--because by golly you're going to be a mommy REALLY REALLY soon.

Oh and on your question of why women do it all over again-- you forget. You forget all the sleepless nights and the little pains and all that. You just plain forget. I think you forget the labour too. I think it's biologies little trick to make sure the species propegates itself.