BarbecueMom Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 ... some variation of, "You need to have/not have that baby before/after (insert time) and/or (insert date) because (insert asinine or self-serving reasons here)," I am going to lose it. No, I'm not in labor, I just stopped answering ridiculous text messages for my own sanity! Saturday's the due date. I know it's only going to get worse after then if the kid's still in there. /rant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Some people seem to lose all common sense when communicating with a pregnant woman. :grouphug: Wishing you a smooth delivery! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Pregnant much? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 You should tell them that you will have the baby sometime after it crowns and before the feet pop out and not a minute sooner or later. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Some people seem to lose all common sense when communicating with a pregnant woman. :grouphug: Wishing you a smooth delivery! :)Thanks. Most of this would be coming from my mother, who completely loses her mind every time I'm pregnant. It doesn't help that my brother is moving out for college in a couple weeks and is pulling the, "You love your grandsons more than me!" type of pre-separation garbage. I know she's trying to accommodate/tiptoe around him. I've been patient... up to this point. :-) Pregnant much? ;-) The 10th month is the longest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MollyAnn Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 DH was scheduled to go on a 6 week field exercise when I was due with DS2. Every day I got a phone call from my MIL asking me if I was in labor and telling me I needed "have that baby" before DH left so he didn't miss the birth. EVERY DAY. DS was a week "late" and we had 9 days to spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 DH was scheduled to go on a 6 week field exercise when I was due with DS2. Every day I got a phone call from my MIL asking me if I was in labor and telling me I needed "have that baby" before DH left so he didn't miss the birth. EVERY DAY. DS was a week "late" and we had 9 days to spare. DH left for BOLC four weeks before DS5 was born. He ended up back home in two weeks due to injury, but before that my mom was flipping out daily, way more than I was. Then when DS3 was born, 14 months later, I found out she was setting up "alternate child care arrangements" for oldest DS on her own for every worst-case scenario (um, thanks, we got this part). It's mostly amusing, but this morning I hit my limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 you need to have that baby. inquiring minds want to know. ;) I'm so sorry. and to think, I thought late pregnancy was so uncomfortable so we'd do anything to get it over with. :grouphug: they are adding to your discomfort and willingness to go through labor just to get it over with. either ignore/delete - or send out auto -reply's of "when I have something to announce, you'll hear." or send out auto- on the hour, every hour, announcements of 1:00 and nothing to announce. 2:00 and nothing to announce, etc. (and do it automatically to save your sanity, but make them nuts. :D ) because the announcements are automatic, they will continue even after you have entered labor and delivered and will only stop when you stop them. when you're good and ready. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 or send out auto- on the hour, every hour, announcements of 1:00 and nothing to announce. 2:00 and nothing to announce, etc. (and do it automatically to save your sanity, but make them nuts. :D ) because the announcements are automatic, they will continue even after you have entered labor and delivered and will only stop when you stop them. when you're good and ready. ;) I like the way you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 either ignore/delete - or send out auto -reply's of "when I have something to announce, you'll hear." or send out auto- on the hour, every hour, announcements of 1:00 and nothing to announce. 2:00 and nothing to announce, etc. (and do it automatically to save your sanity, but make them nuts. :D ) because the announcements are automatic, they will continue even after you have entered labor and delivered and will only stop when you stop them. when you're good and ready. ;) Except it's mostly the person staying here with the older kids while I'm in the hospital. Can't exactly update after the fact on that one. :-) It's stuff like, "Your brother and I are carpooling on X days so don't go into labor until we get home." Today was, "I have to go to a parent orientation on Y day, so if you are in the hospital <insert convoluted plans that are completely unnecessary>." The best one was, "You can't have the baby on Wednesday because that's *your father's* birthday." Yeah, I know you two don't get along, but we're really gonna go there? But yeah, everyone else can just wait. :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Except it's mostly the person staying here with the older kids while I'm in the hospital. Can't exactly update after the fact on that one. :-) It's stuff like, "Your brother and I are carpooling on X days so don't go into labor until we get home." Today was, "I have to go to a parent orientation on Y day, so if you are in the hospital <insert convoluted plans that are completely unnecessary>." The best one was, "You can't have the baby on Wednesday because that's *your father's* birthday." Yeah, I know you two don't get along, but we're really gonna go there? But yeah, everyone else can just wait. :-P hopefully, you'll have better luck than my sil who had TWO separate friends lined up to watch her kids when her youngest was born. for nesting, she had to run errands then went home to call her friends. this was before call-waiting. she called repeatedly, but their lines were busy. turns out - they were talking to each other about what they were going to do when sil went into labor. she ended up delivering on the toilet at home. at least there was an adult there, who wasn't in a position to take care of the kids. just as the adult said "you know, this is an emergency and I can take you to the hospital" sil was ready to push and told her to just catch the baby. my other sil had her first dd on her birthday. which is also her ex-fil's bd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Except it's mostly the person staying here with the older kids while I'm in the hospital. Can't exactly update after the fact on that one. :-) It's stuff like, "Your brother and I are carpooling on X days so don't go into labor until we get home." Today was, "I have to go to a parent orientation on Y day, so if you are in the hospital <insert convoluted plans that are completely unnecessary>." The best one was, "You can't have the baby on Wednesday because that's *your father's* birthday." Yeah, I know you two don't get along, but we're really gonna go there? But yeah, everyone else can just wait. :-P For me, a comment like that would result in a snarky response said in my most sarcastic tone possible, "Yes, I'll be sure to tell him to wait until 3:42pm just to make sure you're home from XYZ." :grouphug: Why do mothers go insane when their daughters are pregnant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 hopefully, you'll have better luck than my sil who had TWO separate friends lined up to watch her kids when her youngest was born. for nesting, she had to run errands then went home to call her friends. this was before call-waiting. she called repeatedly, but their lines were busy. turns out - they were talking to each other about what they were going to do when sil went into labor. she ended up delivering on the toilet at home. at least there was an adult there, who wasn't in a position to take care of the kids. just as the adult said "you know, this is an emergency and I can take you to the hospital" sil was ready to push and told her to just catch the baby. my other sil had her first dd on her birthday. which is also her ex-fil's bd. What the what? That is a crazy story! OP, I wish we could just go into confinement for that last month, lay around and relinquish all responsibilities to everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Yeah... baby wasn't having any of this third-party birthday picking nonsense. He decided to come out very early this morning after a sudden, three-hour labor. Forget the date, he almost didn't let me pick the hospital! We're both healthy and tired. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Congratulations! And, yay for short labors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahlanne Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Congratulations!!!!Glad your both doing great. Now rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Congratulations! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strange_girl Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Yay, congratulations! Don't you love short labors? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 congratulations. just show's babies do what they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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