Surviving the last several weeks
The last several weeks of pregnancy are rough. I could got into a long detailed list of my many discomforts but I'll spare you. They're all the typical, normal (sometimes overwhelming feeling) discomforts of a healthy 37 week pregnant woman.
Online forums are mainly filled with woman either discussing how they're trying to "move things along" (ranging from "I'm walking a lot" to people doing fairly dangerous things) or woman comparing effacement, dilation and stations and trying to determine if x, y and z numbers mean they'll be giving birth soon.
But you know, as uncomfortable as I am, I want the baby to come when they're ready and I know effacement, dilation and station position have very little to do to predict when you're actually going to go into labor.
Ladies, what I'd like to know is what coping mechanisms do you have to just get by these last uncomfortable weeks? Anything from ways to relieve the achiness and discomfort to ways you treat yourself or really, whatever gets you through.
Online forums are mainly filled with woman either discussing how they're trying to "move things along" (ranging from "I'm walking a lot" to people doing fairly dangerous things) or woman comparing effacement, dilation and stations and trying to determine if x, y and z numbers mean they'll be giving birth soon.
But you know, as uncomfortable as I am, I want the baby to come when they're ready and I know effacement, dilation and station position have very little to do to predict when you're actually going to go into labor.
Ladies, what I'd like to know is what coping mechanisms do you have to just get by these last uncomfortable weeks? Anything from ways to relieve the achiness and discomfort to ways you treat yourself or really, whatever gets you through.
