{"id":2015,"date":"2013-05-16T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/?p=2015"},"modified":"2023-01-21T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T19:31:07","slug":"pregnant-past-your-due-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/pregnant-past-your-due-date\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways to Distract Yourself From an Overdue Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"meta-desc\">Inside: Most lists of overdue pregnancy tips forget something important: how to distract yourself so you don&rsquo;t go stir crazy while waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&rsquo;m one week past my due date, which means I&rsquo;ve been pregnant now for <em>10 months and 1 week<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&rsquo;ve heard of this &ldquo;overdue&rdquo; stuff happening, but I honestly thought I was in the clear. My first daughter was 10 days early, and on top of that my fiance and I are huge planners. How could any child of ours be LATE?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, she is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this week&rsquo;s appointment, the midwife said, &ldquo;She looks happy in there!&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&rsquo;s nice.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_98dd76-c0 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_98dd76-c0 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_98dd76-c0 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_98dd76-c0 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-first-rule-of-fight-club\">First Rule of Fight Club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My first child&rsquo;s birth taught me my first lesson of parenting: YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Got it. Check. <strong>Don&rsquo;t<\/strong> need that lesson a second time, I promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I actually have been pretty chill about when this little girl will make her appearance, but my appointment this week was a turning point. Because they scheduled my 42-week induction. It&rsquo;s just a precaution to make sure we can get on the hospital&rsquo;s schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As my midwife put it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&ldquo;Our job is to roll out the red carpet. Don&rsquo;t stress about it. We&rsquo;re just putting a plan in place in case we need it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>So until my water breaks all over that pretty red carpet, I wanted to share the best ways I&rsquo;ve discovered for passing the time when you&rsquo;re pregnant past your due date. To pull together this list, I surveyed friends for their best overdue pregnancy tips, plus I combed through countless online forums to find more tried-and-true ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-ways-to-pass-the-time-during-an-overdue-pregnancy\">8 Ways to Pass the Time During an Overdue Pregnancy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-eat\">1. Eat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically <a title=\"Natural ways to bring on labour: an overview\" href=\"http:\/\/www.babycentre.co.uk\/a567272\/natural-ways-to-bring-on-labour-an-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pineapple<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend, I ate two POUNDS of pineapple. I burned off the first layer of skin in my mouth, but I&rsquo;m still pregnant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon <a title=\"Can eating pineapple bring on labour?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.babycentre.co.uk\/x1048124\/can-eating-pineapple-bring-on-labour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">further investigation<\/a>, I found out you&rsquo;d need to eat about <strong>seven whole<\/strong> pineapples to have the desired effect. And make sure it&rsquo;s fresh pineapple. Canning and juicing destroy the magical enzyme you&rsquo;re after in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eat up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-puzzle-it-out\">2. Puzzle It Out<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00508ONEQ\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00508ONEQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=idealmom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-puzzle.jpg\" alt=\"Puzzles: The Perfect Distraction From an Overdue Pregnancy\" class=\"wp-image-2027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-puzzle.jpg 275w, https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-puzzle-200x153.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-puzzle.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We finished <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00508ONEQ\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00508ONEQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=idealmom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this 1000-piece puzzle<\/a><sup>&dagger;<\/sup> in one night<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A good way to distract myself, my fiance, and his mom from just sitting around every night and staring at my belly waiting for it to erupt? Jigsaw puzzles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last couple weeks, we&rsquo;ve finished two 550-piece puzzles, two 1000-piece puzzles, and a 1500-piece monstrosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"meta-desc\"><sup>&dagger;<\/sup> This site is reader-supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Sit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If I don&rsquo;t have my feet up ALL DAY, they swell to twice their size, and I look like I&rsquo;ve contracted elephantitis. It&rsquo;s a sexy feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>try<\/strong> to cover up this sexiness by wearing socks and shoes and long pants, but then you&rsquo;d have to bend over to put on your socks and\/or tie your shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better to just sit a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> My doctor has since given me this fantastic piece of advice to reduce <a href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/swelling-during-pregnancy\/\">swelling during pregnancy<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Stare At Yourself<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000JVA80C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000JVA80C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=idealmom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-oil.png\" alt=\"Overdue Pregnancy? Don't Skimp on the Belly Oil\" class=\"wp-image-2038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-oil.png 195w, https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-oil-190x292.png 190w, https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-oil-130x200.png 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/overdue-oil.png\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maybe I shouldn&rsquo;t have balked at the price tag<br>of ordering another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000JVA80C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000JVA80C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=idealmom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bottle of this stretch oil<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Every time I walk past a mirror, I lift up my shirt and obsessively stare at these lines that just showed up on my belly last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lines that look suspiciously like stretch marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I make it THIS far with no stretch marks, and NOW they show up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <strong>tell me<\/strong> there&rsquo;s a drug or a procedure or a surgery that will get rid of those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Walk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s supposed to <a title=\"Can walking bring on labour?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.babycentre.co.uk\/x1048121\/can-walking-bring-on-labour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">encourage your body<\/a> to go into labor, and my body needs all the encouragement it can get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My driveway has a steep incline, so by the end of the driveway I&rsquo;m ready to turn around and head back. But I soldier on for a 20-minute walk, which so far has achieved nothing besides an increase in the size of my feet. (See #3.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Panic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&rsquo;ve been having these 20-second panic attacks where the thought crosses my mind that she&rsquo;s staying in there FOREVER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Gear Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No, I don&rsquo;t mean gear up on <a title=\"Baby Must Haves: Surprising Essentials for Baby&rsquo;s First Year\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/baby-must-haves\/\">baby must haves<\/a>. For this: When I wake up in the middle of the night because one hand is dead asleep and one hip has a shooting pain down to my foot, it&rsquo;s time to roll over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I have to psych myself up for it. First I lay in bed and wonder whether it really hurts enough to roll over. It does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I shake out my dead hand and stretch out my bottom leg. Side note: Stretching out the leg you are lying on top of isn&rsquo;t very effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still hurts. Time to turn over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&rsquo;s okay, though, because I&rsquo;ve <strong>perfected<\/strong> the process. You just have to break down the rollover of your 35-pound bump into increments of one-sixteenths. With lots of huffing and grunting and grimacing. Don&rsquo;t skip those because they definitely help get the job done. Or at the very least, they wake up your partner and garner some extra sympathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Say No&mdash;Or Become a Hermit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You&rsquo;ll get a variation of this question approximately 732 times a day&mdash;via text, phone calls, Facebook, email, and of course in person:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;Still no baby?&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make peace with saying no a lot. The folks asking are <strong>almost<\/strong> as excited for that kid to be born as you are&mdash;they&rsquo;re the ones who have to see your cankles, watch you waddle, and catch you staring at your bare belly in the bathroom mirror at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can&rsquo;t appreciate their excitement and you fear that you may turn cranky the 731st time you get the question today, it may be better to just stay home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading after-entry-cta\" id=\"h-before-you-go-get-my-free-cheat-sheet-75-nbsp-positive-phrases-every-child-needs-to-hear\">Before you go, get my FREE cheat sheet: <a href=\"#get-printable-positive-words\" class=\"modal-trigger\">75&nbsp;Positive Phrases Every Child Needs to Hear<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n<style>#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-blocks-modal-link{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-radius:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;}#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-blocks-modal-link:hover, #kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-blocks-modal-link:focus{color:#f96d60;}#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-overlay, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-overlay, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-overlay{background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);}#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-overlay, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-overlay, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-overlay{-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container{width:100%;max-width:700px;-ms-flex-pack:flex-start;justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;-ms-flex-align:flex-start;align-items:flex-start;}#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container{padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:10px;}#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container{background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg{width:24px;height:24px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container{width:100%;border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg{width:24px;height:24px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-container{width:100%;border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}#kt-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg, #kt-target-modal19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg, .kb-modal-content19878_ef407f-13 .kt-modal-close svg{width:24px;height:24px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-modal aligncenter kt-modal-linkalign-center\" id=\"kt-modal19878_ef407f-13\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Turn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What are your best overdue pregnancy tips? 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