Monday, November 19, 2007

Yet more pregnancy whining

Earlier today, Bean and I were waiting in line at Target behind another mama with her 1-1/2 year old son. He began squalling about something, prompting Bean to scowl at him and boom fiercely, "NO! Settle down!" And prompting me to think to myself, "Jeez, do I sound like that?" And I have to assume that I must, especially lately as my self-pity at being so massive and uncomfortable deepens.

My newest pregnancy symptom is genuine pain down around where I imagine my cervix to be. The baby puts herself in some weird position--like with an elbow inserted into the middle of that little internal donut--and wiggles there, causing me to suck my breath in through my teeth and stop whatever it is I'm doing to very theatrically clutch my lower abdomen. It's not just twinges here and there either, it goes on for hours at a time before it pauses a little while. I assure you, I am neither a wimp nor a drama queen, having acquitted myself damn well through two natural childbirths. But this frickin' hurts and I don't want to have to go through this for the next 2 weeks before going through labor, fer chrissakes! (Insert big, whiny, ugly mama temper tantrum here.)

5 comments:

Joan said...

Natural childbirth - you are the woman! I had no pain relief the 2nd time but not by my choice. This little girl is going to be a feisty one.

devilishsouthernbelle.net said...

Aww, that's not wimpy at all! Hopefully baby comes sooner than two weeks, so it won't go on much longer!

So....did the crying kid settle down when Bean reprimanded him? I'm dying to know.

Angel said...

maybe she's digging herself out? and I agree with Joan...you are going to have your hands FULL with this one! Even more than Bean! Love her fiestyness!!!!

Mama D said...

It's crazy to me how every pregnancy can be so different! I hope she stops that. Maybe you can get Bean to yell at your tummy. Can't hurt.

cubmommy said...

Natural childbirth? You rock! I had to have drugs all the way.


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