5 weeks to go...and a little down!

I cannot wait to see my baby, but boy am I not feeling so great!! My lower back is KILLING me with every step I take. I can't get a comfortable position to sleep in so I'm very tired. I get up like 5 times a night to pee. And I am sick of this commute - it makes everything so much harder! I have until May 2nd to start my leave and though it seems really close, it feels pretty far away when I'm feeling so blah!

Don't get me wrong, I still love being pregnant, and I absolutely LOVE watching my belly move and playing with this little one, but I am really feeling ready to get on with this already! Not like I mean that either - the room is still not done, the furniture not delivered, etc. etc. etc.

Sorry if I sound whiny but I could use a little encouragement from the BTDT Moms especially! These last few weeks seem like they are going to be tough - or maybe it's just a down day for me!!

Oh Lee, I'm sorry you're not having a great day!! While I'm not a BTDT mom yet, I'm a 'oh great, look what I have to look forward to mom to be' and I totally feel for you!! If it makes you feel better, I'm having a horrible day myself and can only imagine how you must feel!!!! It'll be over soon and look at the wonderful pot of gold at the end of the rainbow you'll be getting!!!

Feel better!!!

Your SOOO allowed to feel like this. You havent had your own body for 35 weeks now. Maybe you can go have a pregnancy massage. I had one of those when I was 33 weeks and I felt 10000 times better afterwards. Just try and relax as much as possible. Put your feet up have DH bring you things (he deserves to wait on you, you are having his baby ) About the peeing at night, as soon as you have the baby it stops!!! Its almost over

Lee,
This is going to sound crazy - but here it goes...
I was starting to feel exactly like you at about 34 weeks. I can remember complaining about the same exact things. I was getting sick of hearing myself complain.
Anyway, the day I delivered (which I don't know if you know) I was only 35 weeks - that morning I called work and told them I was going to the doctor and would be in after my appointment - well when I was on the phone with a co-worker I said I wish they would just take this baby today (I didn't say it that nice) well when I got to the doctors office and he said we are going to deliver this baby today- Well, did I change my tune - Welll the point of my story ( I now feel like I was cheated of that last month and 1/2... I know it sounds crazy but I do. Hang in there - what you are felling is normal - the baby will be here before you know it. You will look back at your pregnancy and say - wow it went so fast.

Just wanted to say feel better!

I'm sorry you're feeling down. I hope a few LIW hugs will cheer you up a bit.

Hope you feel better.

Lee, I can relate!!!
I have ONE week to go and I can't take it anymore!! I remember feeling the way you're feeling at around the same time....35-36 weeks. It's soooo hard to be patient! Hang in there...baby will be here before you know it!!!

Lee... to you....after going through this same thing last year, I can say that I am now a FIRM believer in the fact that pregnant women are purposely SUPPOSED to be miserable in the final weeks of pregnancy b/c it gives you a reason to WANT to go into labor. If we were sooo comfy the entire time, we'd never be ready to take on the pain and hard work of labor and delivery. It works b/c once labor starts, you're all hyped up and ready to see your baby that you'll DO ANYTHING (read=push a watermelon out of your bottom) to meet the new addition!

We women are truly heros - that's all I have to say! Hang in there! The baby will be here soon!

Eeeeeeeek, is this what I have to look forward to in about 6 weeks?!

I know what you mean about the commute!!! I HATE it!!?!

I'm sorry you're not feeling well, Lee!!! Hang in there... Can you leave work a week earlier?

Take care of yourself - I think you should definitely treat yourself to a massage!!!

Complain away, you have every right to!! I'm only in my 31st week and I can't even imagine what you must feel like.
Do you have the nursery all done? Is there anything else you can keep yourself busy with? Hopefully the weather will warm up next week and that may help.

Thank you all so much for your and support! I knew I could count on you guys!! By the time I left work yesterday I was a mess - a tough day in the office, back hurting, the whole nine yards. I've decided to 'treat' myself to cab rides to and from Penn since walking (which I love to do) kills my back now and the subway - well, lets just nicely say that I've about had it! But of course yesterday with the rain, no cab to be found. Had to walk even further to a train station, got to Penn Station and was feeling so down, and so guilty for feeling down at the same time, that by the time I got there I was in tears!

My poor DH!! Waiting for me - he sees me show up in tears!! He has been sooo amazingly good to me this whole time and yesterday he stepped up to the plate again - told me on the train how he knows how hard this is for me, told me what a trooper I have been, etc. etc. Took care of me last night - massage, the works. Which helped my mood so much! And then to come in here this morning and get so much support from you ladies - well, it really almost made me cry again! Thank you all! I really do feel better (moodwise) today!

I just felt so guilty about feeling so down, and you guys are all right - it's been a long road, and baby will be here before we know it, but it's a good feeling to know I'm not alone in feeling this way. A massage is something I definitely will look into and I have so many things to do to get ready that I'm sure I can distract myself for a few more weeks.

Unfortunately, any time I take off before the baby comes - they take off my leave time so I'd much rather have the time later with the baby. I'm trying to keep my days shorter than usual - but you know they are trying to get every last thing out of me in these last 3 weeks! Sorry to be babbling, but I just needed to tell you how much your support meant to me!! I'm just a big mush now!!

You'll feel better soon, and then you will see how worth it was!!!!