Is it normal...???

Kylie - posted on 03/28/2011

i know exactly what you mean, i'm counting down the days till i can start trying all those home remidies to being on labour, i'm 34 weeks, now, and can't wait!!!

Anne - posted on 03/22/2011

It's perfectly normal. From what I understand, it's your body's way of getting ready for the birth. Bloody annoying I know but hopefully very soon we'll all be meeting our new little ones!

Sarah - posted on 12/04/2009

try to take anvantage of the time you have left with a relax and pamper day with friends something just for you and catch up on any films you want to watch cos you wont have much time once the baby arrives if you really are desperate then i found sex works a treat on 3 of mine within 24 hours id gone into labour! good luck

Lauren - posted on 12/03/2009

Absolutely normal. =] It'll be over soon. TRY to sleep!

Krystle - posted on 12/03/2009

i tried sex,hot baths with lavender oil,2 stretch and sweeps and sum homeopathic tablets my midwife gave me, with my second child and nothing worked!He came 11 days over his due date (the same with my first child) weighn 10lb 7 and a half oz.They come when they are ready!Good luck

Elizabeth - posted on 12/03/2009

I know how you feel. I had back pain so bad I couldn't stand up... went to the hospital and it turned out that i was having back labor. They broke my water and he was born the same day.

A week before my daughters's due date i went in with sporadic contractions and told them i wasnt leaving till she was out LOL... I was 6cm so they kept me and gave me pitocin.

Our youngest was 5 weeks early. I can attest to the sex working to start labor.. I was banned from b/c of preterm labor. I went in when she dropped so far that she hit a nerve in my pelvic bone. I was 3 cm and they had to break my water b/c they feel her pressing down.

You are close enough to your due date that if you really cool dr... who says you're good to go... you can go in a pitch a fit LOL.

Egg plant parmigiana worked for all 3 of my sister-in-law's pregnancies

Heather - posted on 12/03/2009

Yes yes and yes!! it was horrible. my friend had her baby 6 weeks before me and those last 6 weeks we hell! we tried everything we could think of to induce labor! but in retrospect i wish i would have just enjoyed those moments of "us" and sleeping! so while your feeling huge and grumpy and ready to be done... take time to enjoy those little kicks and wiggles. you'll miss it!

Temilyn - posted on 12/03/2009

I think if you didn't want that baby out you would be strange. Every mother i have ever known wants that baby to hurry up.

Stephanie - posted on 12/03/2009

omg. I do not think that in any of my 3 pregnancys that I didn't feel that way from around 30 weeks with my son and 36 or so with my daughters. My mother in law told me that if your not doing that stuff to help the process along at 37 weeks then you don't want that baby out too badly. lol.
from talking to other moms, I think we all feel that way at some point

Laurie - posted on 12/03/2009

i understand completely! and I had my daughter 2 weeks early. I gained 17 lbs. in the first 8 weeks, 80. lbs total, thank God she was 2 weeks early! my water broke, i was in labor for 23 hours, pushing for 3 and a half, and i said to the dr. "take thid kid out now before i do it myself", on the top of my lungs! so embarassing now, but at that time, i did not give a shit about anything! before i went into labor, i wanted her out of course b/c i was so uncomfortable, but also excited. I definately did not feel like walking, Sex, HAHA, i was like "get the hell away from me" toward everyone! so yes, it is normal to have had enough, be anxious, and a bitch! you have every right to be, and no reason at all to feel guilty for it! good luch, best wishes :-)

Casey - posted on 12/03/2009

its def normal! i so wanted mine to come out my sister had her daughter 5wks before me n it killed me! i got induced i was so sick of the weight n sickness n stuff... so if def normal but hang in there not long

MarthaLynn - posted on 12/02/2009

http://ezinearticles.com/?Acupressure-to... Try these. The ankle pressure point is what I had my hubby do to me. He did it Friday and Saturday and I was in labor by Sunday morning!! Hope it helps!

Nicole - posted on 12/02/2009

rasberry tea is ment to bring on labour or you can get it in tablets. My sister used this she was over due with her first child. Also I hear walking and spicy food help

Danielle - posted on 12/02/2009

VERY normal to feel that way. I wanted my baby out from 34 weeks and on! Had to wait until I was 39 weeks to be induced though! Don't worry it'll be over before you know it and then when your baby gets here the time will REALLY go by fast. I tried lots of natural ways to induce labour and nothing works. I tried sex and tons of it. I ate a whole pineapple and all it did was give me the shits. I went for long walks...just made my back and feet more sore. Your baby will come when he/she is ready!

Ashley - posted on 12/02/2009

I did everything i possibly could to induce myself, i was DONE with being pregnant. If you husband dind't have his heart set on having a boy i swear my daughter would be an only child! lol

Kara - posted on 12/02/2009

Im only at33 weeks and im the exact same as you. All i can think about is "get it out get it out get it out!"

I think its just a long time to be so uncomfortable.. 9 months is a long time.

I'm not sure i can offer any advide but i do feel the same way.

Laura - posted on 12/02/2009

oh yes!! absolutely.. but try to enjoy this time, much sleep as you can, def pamper yourself if you can.. baths.. my fav at the end.. walk, try to keep moving a bit but def make sure you rest a lot too.. good luck

Francesca - posted on 12/02/2009

Been there. My back was killing me. I fell at 38 weeks and went into early labour. For two weeks I had non stop contractions. I couldnt sleep, nor get any work done. To speed it up I tried it all. I ate pinapple. Had sex. Ate spicey foods. Drank teas. Took castor oil. I tried pretty much anything. None of it worked. My doctor actually ended up enducing me after two weeks, the day before my due date. Said I was getting too tired.



I know how you feel. Just try to rest as much as you can. Its the home stretch. It will go by just like that!

Ashley - posted on 12/02/2009

I was done at 36 weeks!!! I totally know how you feel..being pregnant sucks in the first trimester when you are sick all the time...then the second trimester gets nice and fun and then you finally enjoy it..then the third is back to being crappy!!! Sex is the best to induce labour sometimes..there is an active ingredient in sperm that triggers labour.

Kayla - posted on 12/02/2009

very Normal

Mackenzie - posted on 12/02/2009

Trust me, I tried anything and everything, and I went 10 days over, so those old wives tales are just that! By the last couple weeks, I just found it more helpful, even though it was ridiculously uncomfortable, to just try to concentrate on the good parts of pregnancy, mostly my baby moving around inside of me. That's something that is a one of a kind experience that so many people don't get to have, so cherish that! Another thing I did was to get out alot. Take walks around the block, go to the mall, even just to sit on a bench and people watch. It passes more time than you think! Good luck with your baby, you won't even remember this time once he/she comes =)

Rose - posted on 12/02/2009

I know exactly how you feel can't sleep tired and cranky. I finally got tired of waiting and decided to drink raspberry herbal tea i drank like 4 or 5 glasses and my water broke but i am not totally sure that it was the tea cause it was on my due date. I have heard it does help tho i hope this helps and you should be careful. My labor was only 8 hours long and my baby had transitional problem like with breathing she was in NICU for a like 8 or so hours but she was ok after that. I still don't know if the tea played a role in this but you could try. I have heard many success stories with it.

Ashley - posted on 12/02/2009

yes, toward the end i was late having my child so it didn't help any...but now I wish I could be pregnant because of the holidays.

Angela - posted on 12/02/2009

With my last daughter, I was sooo ready also. I was dilating but not fast enough, so I tried everything... sex, spicy foods, everything. The one thing that seemed to work though was using Evening Primrose capsules. I did that for about 4 days. I went back to the doctor and I had her the next day, which just turned out to be Valentine's Day.

Leanne - posted on 12/02/2009

try spicy food sex and 4w4 driving off cause not at once but i went 1 week overdue even after moter bike riding as that was my transport 3 days befor i was ment to be induced i went into labour but with my youngest i had to be induced at 36 and a half weeks but even buy then i had had enuff so hubby and i was having sex to try bring it on good luck'

Bethany - posted on 12/02/2009

That is totally normal. Everyone I've talked to has felt the same way by then, if not earlier (myself included). I walked every day, and about a week before my due date my husband and I tried everything we could think of to induce. Bottom line, though, is that the baby will come when he is ready. If it takes a long time to go into labor, just keep thinking that the lungs are the very last part of the baby to develop, so if she's not coming, it means her lungs aren't ready yet. Also, 40 weeks is kind of a myth. A french doctor in the 1700s guessed 40 weeks, and was pretty close. A healthy woman who starts labor completely naturally goes an average of 42 weeks and 1 day.

Riana - posted on 12/02/2009

It is very normal, with my first son i walk exactly 40 weeks, but since 36 weeks i was very uncomfortable and just wanted him out. I usually slept or cleaned too get my mind of the last few weeks because being on your knees and scrubbing florss are vrey good for your baby, otherwise scrapbooking.
Last thing we did the night beforeour son was born was have sex................... must have triggred it......hahahahahahaha

Kylie - posted on 12/01/2009

Oh honey, my Dr was so stick of hearing my bitch about how uncomfortable I was all the time that I was induced at 38 weeks, truely, in my chart for why I was induced he wrote "social reason", that is totally normal to want it to be over. I was told if it wasn't such struggle in the end no one would have a will to get through the labor

Justine - posted on 12/01/2009

OH WOW YES!!!!for the last month i just wanted to have him! its natures way of getting you good and ready to BRING ON THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!

Mary - posted on 12/01/2009

Oh yeah, totally NORMAL!! By the same time I was trying EVERYTHING to get her to come out. (mainly because they said she was going to be about 8 lbs and they said if she was bigger than that I'd have to have a c-section) I jumped on a trampoline, did tae-bo, yoga, ran, sex, sex, and more sex... She just didn't want to come out... Good luck and I hope your delivery goes well. :-)

Kristin - posted on 12/01/2009

I know how you feel. I was induced at 42 weeks, and after 14 hours of labor I had c-section. I didn't start getting stretch marks until I was 38 weeks. I was so ready to deliver after that. Just try to do the things you won't be able to do for awhile. My mom took me out to dinner, I did last minute shopping. Anything to keep busy. Don't rush things, You want a helthy baby. Congrats, good luck.

Kara - posted on 12/01/2009

that feeling is def. normal! i had it starting at about 34 weeks because there was just not enough room. at 38 weeks i tried the pressure points, tried exercises, tried it all, but ended up being induced a day before my due date! it feels like forever but it will all be over before you know it, and at that point its kinda sad how quick it all went.

Jacqui - posted on 12/01/2009

Don't wish too hard for it to be over. With my daughter I hit the 36 week mark, it was the end of July and I was just miserable. I went for my dr appt and told her I just wanted to be done, I had just had a bad week and didn't really mean it. Unfortunately the DR didn't like what she saw and I had a csection later that day. My daughter came out at 4lb 6oz and spent 13 days in the special care nursery. Long story short BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, you just might get it.

Maya Fisher - posted on 12/01/2009

So normal! With my first child I had gained so much weight, the baby was huge (she ended up being 9 1/2 pounds) and she was 8 days late. I did try every self-inducing home remedy that anyone suggested. On the 7th day past my due-date my mom suggested that I take Castor Oil. I tried it...and it was the worse decision ever! It WORKED! Yep - I did finally go into labor. The problem is, the Castor Oil also did it's usual job if you get my drift. It was horrible, painful, and embarrassing! It's funny now, but not so much at the time.
As hard as it is, as achy and stressful and exhausting as it can be, it really is best for the baby to let him/her come when ready.

Jennifer - posted on 12/01/2009

i was over my due date...and yes, i wanted my little girl out! Even though it wasn't a really hot summer in Michigan...it was still July and I was very warm. I also had alot of back pain and back pain labor. To get through the last bit...take lots of naps (if you can get comfy), showers, and lots of WALKING! Sex is supposed to help get you into labor, but to be honest ( i love sex ), but i sure as hell was not feeling very much like having it at that point. Your baby will be here soon...and then there are a billion other things that you will be feeling. Try to get sleep now as much as possible.

Lauren - posted on 12/01/2009

I think everyone just wants the baby out at the end! Just get some rest you're gonna need it.

Erin - posted on 12/01/2009

I went to 41 weeks... miserable! My mom made me drink castor oil... it was horrible!!!!! Then I did a bunch of squats, had sex, woke up the next morning to contractions.

Erica - posted on 12/01/2009

Been there done that 3 times!! I did everything to try and throw myself into labor like pressure points, nipple stimulation, sex, bumpy car rides, walking ect....with my last baby NONE of it worked

Leticia - posted on 12/01/2009

i was just like you with both of my kids!!! i hated the pressure, back pain sleepless nights (not that it gets better afterwards!) i took walks, try walks that involve short stairs....it help pull on your keegal muscles which could naturally induce labor, same with sex if you feel comfortable enough. i did a walk around the local mall, next day i went into labor with my youngest.

Carlian - posted on 12/01/2009

wow, it seems like everyone felt the way u do. i actually can't say i got tired of being pregnant. i had a wonderful pregnancy, no major sickness or anything and my tummy wasnt that huge that i had problems walking. i was fine up until my time of delivery. i give thanks to God ever so often.

Shawna - posted on 12/01/2009

So normal! Before you know it the baby will be here and you will be blown away that he/she is a month old. I know it is hard to do but try to keep yourself occupied. It's way easier said then done though.

Cami - posted on 12/01/2009

Yes I felt that way and I know it seems like it will take forever for your baby to get here but you will be so exhausted after he/she is born! Just try and take it easy and enjoy your time with your spouse or boyfriend, because alone time is DONE once you have your baby! You can get babysitters yea, but the whole time you are away from your baby you are thinking of him/her. Go shopping or go eat out with friends--trust me walking began my labor and I was so ready at 39 weeks!! Good luck to you!:)

Eileen - posted on 12/01/2009

I felt like that with my first one and then i missed being pregnant, but i carried him in winter so it wasnt so bad. I am 28 weeks with my second and i wish it was over already only because its so hot and that makes me uncomfortable. I am due in the hottest of the summer. I am just enjoying my sleep though while i can because i know what its like to have very little of it.



I agree with the walking part though. with my first i walked everyday for at least an hour (up hill and down hills)... i will admit i had a lot of energy then, but i know it helped because i was in full blown heavy contraction labour for only 2 hours and i pushed in 15 min - i had to be induced however (that was a whole 34 hours story) but thats because my little one was being stubborn. I have tried to keep with the walking as much as possible with this one so as to have an easy labour as well but if i cannot find time for a long walk or i havent got much energy i do some pregnant mommy pilates which helps me relax.

Dusty - posted on 12/01/2009

yes it is normal to want to have the baby asap. i got lots of heart burn and back pain only got worse. but it will help if you can get some one to rub your back lightly so not to cus any more pain and you feet too (when you are in labor have some one do this between contrations helps you relaxe a little). also i was over the 42 weeks with my kids and at that point your doctor will likely induce you. and i hate to tell you other then that the baby will come when ready sorry

Rebecca - posted on 12/01/2009

I know exactly how you feel. In the last few month of my pregnancy my hips kept locking while i was sleeping so in the end i wasnt sleeping and as a result was very bitchy. Induction methods dont work i tried everything and still went 5 days over due. I tried sex (everyday,sex does help soften your cervix but wont bring on the labour),walking,eating spicy food,eating a full pineapple a day, rubbing clary sage on my belly and none of these worked. The baby will come when its ready.

Brittani - posted on 11/30/2009

both times of being pregnant i felt that way.. it is completely normal to feel that way at the end.. between excitement, uncomfort, and pain... so normal.



I did however start drinking tea with rasberry leafs it promotes contractions and can make braxton hicks more often which will help with making the real ones come sooner...

Jennifer - posted on 11/30/2009

Oh...and I smoked a cigarette and an hour later my water broke...coincidence...possibly...it was my first cigarette since I discovered i was pregnant...dunno if u smoke, but it could be worth a try lol

Jennifer - posted on 11/30/2009

I was 39 weeks along before I had my son....almost the whole 9 months! I developed P.U.P.P.P during the last two weeks of my pregnancy...it is a random rash that gets all over your belly and can spread outward...luckily mine did not spread very much. The itching drove me nuts...not to mention it was the middle of summer and WA was experiencing crazy 100 degree days. I was completely miserable! It is perfectly normal to feel this way, and it will be over soon. You just gotta grit your teeth and bear it and it will all be worth it!

Brittany - posted on 11/30/2009

When I was pregnant, I had contractions for 5 days before my son was born and believe me, I was saying the same thing at that point. It is very normal. I just tried to do everything to relax, take warm baths with candles lit around you and just soak until you cant soak anymore, but if you can't get up on your own, make sure someone is there to help.

Stephanie - posted on 11/30/2009

The doctor told me the only "natural" induction method he recommended was sex. He told me there's a hormone in semen that actually induces contractions, doesn't always work (obviously if that baby isn't ready it wont) but at least it's fun. I was induced about 6 days early because my daughter would've been too big for me to have naturally if we hadn't but boy was I ready. My mom "walked" me around the mall for 3 hours and all it gave me was sore feet!