am i being selfish really?

ok so i was over at my dads house today visiting him and my step mom asks me how im feeling. my reply was ok im just tired of being pregnant and wishing this baby would come already. her remark was omg are u serious that sounds a bit selfish of course i got pissed told my dad i would call him later and left. so my question is did i over react am i really being selfish because i will be 37 weeks tomorrow and wouldnt mind a bit if i went into labor within the next few days? im miserable to all hell, i havent slept much because i cant get comfy, i have alot of pressure and my back is killing me. i know if im thinking of just myself when it comes to the pain ect but its not like i wanted to go into labor at say 34 weeks ect. ugh sorry i needed to vent and get this off my chest

It's pretty much what you signed up for when you got pregnant.

I think selfish is a little harsh. Your hormones are pretty out of whack right now, and your mom could have said that without thinking that maybe you needed words of comfort.

Hang in there mama. You have gotten this far, what's a couple more weeks?

Quoting 04090510:" It's pretty much what you signed up for when you got pregnant."

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Quoting dzrtangel:" I think selfish is a little harsh. Your hormones are pretty out of whack right now, and your mom could have said that without thinking that maybe you needed words of comfort. "

*step-mom (I'm pretty sure she distinguishes, lol)

The baby doesn't finish until you are full term. Even at 36 weeks your baby's lungs aren't fully developed. Were all anxious to meet our little ones. Just try to hang in there!

We all get miserable at the end but you did sign up for 40+ weeks. There is much brain development that happens in these last few weeks every day counts.

Not being selfish at all, so she shouldn't have said that but she probably wasn't trying to piss you off. She's just probably one of those women who thinks she knows it all.... My SO's mom is totally convinced that my pregnancy is weird/abnormal because I started lactating at 15 weeks. She did early with her daughter and she had her at 30 weeks. She thinks somethings wrong with me cuz at 37 weeks I haven't gone into labor yet because I'm producing milk early. I'm like seriously....stfu. Lol

I don't think its selfish to want it to be over, or to hurry up. I only find it selfish when women try to force themselves into going into labor early. I've said it since the beginning I wish it was over already. Its just venting, not actually wishing your child will come preterm and in danger.

Wanting your baby to come at 36 weeks is a bit selfish, because you could really only be 34, DD can be off by up to two weeks.
Being tired of being pregnant isn't.

Most EVERY pregnant woman reaches that point at the end of their pregnancy when they are just over it and ready to have their baby...especially being pregnant this summer! I dont think its selfish to want to have your baby but not actually wish a pre term delivery. Whether its because your uncomfortable, tired, want to meet your baby or just want your body back...I am sure you were just venting. Being pregnant is such a selfless act in itself...your are growing a human being inside of you and nurturing them by what you intake. //cant get much more selfless. Dont worry about it. You know what they say about opinions lol

Quoting Kerri Amos:" ok so i was over at my dads house today visiting him and my step mom asks me how im feeling. my reply ... [snip!] ... pain ect but its not like i wanted to go into labor at say 34 weeks ect. ugh sorry i needed to vent and get this off my chest"

Honestly, yes. You should care if your baby comes 3 weeks before edd. Just because you are "term" and they won't stop labor doesn't mean that the baby is 100% ready. Baby can still have issues with their lungs, be under weight, jaundice ect....

Pregnancy is not always comfortable. When you got pregnant, you signed on for 40 weeks give or take depending on baby's timing. I carried twins 38 weeks 6 days. I know a mom on here that went OVER DUE with her twins. Being uncomfortable is relative. At this stage, you need to find positions that you can be comfy in. If that is in a recliner, that is where you need to be. If it is in your bed on your left side with a pillow under your belly and one between your legs, so be it.

Quoting 04090510:" *step-mom (I'm pretty sure she distinguishes, lol)"

Apologies. I must have skimmed over the "step" part.

I wouldn't say selfish but what did you expect being pregnant? Butterflies and rainbows then the stork dropping by? Yeah it sucks, it really sucks but griping does no good. But if all you said is what you said here, I see no problem with what you said. I started saying I was ready to be over it at 35 weeks. However I'd been pregnant for 12 months straight almost when I had my son.