@papayalily
Why does being postdates suck?
Because you’re carrying a 9+ lb kid on your spinal cord, your extra-large maternity clothes are showing way too much belly button, you’re passing out every time you stand up, and you still haven’t had a single contraction that would give some indication that you’re coming close to the end of this pregnancy.
On top of that, there are doctors and midwives and relatives and strangers at the supermarket that are telling you all kinds of horror stories about all the horrible things that can happen to a baby that cooks for too long – oh, what if he swallows meconium? what if the placenta dies? what if blah blah blah…. and there’s “you’re definitely going to need a c-section” talk… and every suggestion from every angle about how to go into labor (bumpy roads, have sex [like anyone’s interested in screwing a beached whale], do yoga, eat spicy food, eat Italian food, eat Chinese food….blah blah blah…) and YES I’M STILL PREGNANT STOP ASKING ME ARE YOU EFFING BLIND?!
… and you’re just ready to get the kid out of your gut and in your hands so you can get on with your life.
Just for fun, this was me a full week before I finally had the kid (42 week pregnancy, 10½ lb kid.)