This is the comment I HATE the most, lately. I get it whenever I mention how much I want/need this pregnancy to be over. And the problem is, I know what they think I mean. I felt that way with my second pregnancy. Micah was 2 days early, so we expected Noah to be a week or so early (as conventional wisdom would suggest), but he was a week late. I was not sick during my third trimester with him, and I acutely remember the sense of impatience, discomfort, and longing for the baby to be OUT! Especially as I had Braxton-Hicks contractions that didn't go more than 5 minutes apart for 2 weeks before I delivered him. I think it bothers me the most when the pharmacist from the IV company says that she "knows just what I mean" (since she just came back from maternity leave 3 weeks ago), because she KNOWS what I'm going through (or at least she should, as she inventories my meds and sets up my deliveries each week).
When I say I want/need this pregnancy to be over, I mean that I want:
-To NOT drag an IV pole around all day anymore.
-To NOT have to inject myself with IV medication 3X a day
-To NOT have to get flushes ready each night for my 5am medication.
-To be able to DRINK again!
-To be able to EAT again.
-To regain the strength needed to be able to go on a walk with my kids, or to be able to PICK UP my threee year old for a cuddle.
-To be well enough to leave the house for something other than a mid-wife's appointment (I haven't even been to church since the middle of December)
-To NOT have to wrap my arm in Saran Wrap and two layers of tape every time I need to shower; and, as a matter of fact:
-To know I'll be able to TAKE a shower standing up and besides that, know I'll have enough strength to wash my hair all by myself
Sorry for the long vent, it's just that, aside from here, I'm reasonably certain that the people I talk to do not "KNOW JUST WHAT I MEAN"!