A refrigerator fell on me. (Baby is FINE.)

So, our fridge broke, and when I got home last night there was no one home and a new fridge in my living room. It was on wheels, and very light to move, so I decided it would be safe to move it myself. I wanted to get it into the kitchen and plug it in so I could transfer all our food into it before everything went bad. So I'm pulling it along and everything is fine, then I hit a bump between my living room and kitchen and end up supporting the weight of the whole thing to keep it from falling right over on me. I feel this ripping sensation in my lower abdomen, and I've never been so scared in my life.

I'm 39 weeks pregnant. I should not be moving refrigerators. Why am I such an idiot? THANK GOD, I just pulled a muscle and the baby is fine. But I'm still scared anyway. I keep feeling for him to move every 3 minutes. I can't stop checking on him. I'm not getting anything done today, cause I can't keep my hands off myself feeling for the baby to move.

The closer I get to the day, the more worried I get. I can't wait til I can see him and see that he's healthy. I'm so damned nervous!

but outside of you instead

:loveya:

...til his eviction! He's got a nice big room all ready for him. Way better than a crowded uterus!

:hi:

Don't make me come to NYC and :spank: you! :hi:

...but I will try to be more careful.

Glad you and baby are okay, but please call your doctor if you haven't already done so. Good luck, hon.:hug:

My water looks good. His heartbeat was strong as ever. I'm just a worry wart. I keep thinking there will be some delayed effect. I just have to calm down.

Thanks.

:loveya:

Have I been gone that long?? :puffpiece:
Congratulations!!!:headbang:

I'm really about to have this baby any second now. It has been a while.

:hi:

Any time now?? Shouldn't you be at the hospital with you this close?
(can you tell I have never had a child?)

Whew!! :D

I should have waited for my husband to come home. What's losing 30 bucks worth of groceries compared to losing our baby? I just am so sick of not being able to do things, and I thought it would be safe. But I didn't think it through enough. Now I just want to stay home until the baby is born.

My husband caught me standing on one of the dining room chairs to reach up and dust the top of the cupboards off at 39 weeks. It's a late third trimeseter thing, I think.

I'm glad the baby is okay. They really are so protected in there, but it's hard not to worry. They feel so fragile in our bellies.

btw, i got this big oak i need taken out of my back yard. you free Saturday? :D

:loveya:

{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}

Hey, no problem, er, uh, I mean....

how good are you at tearing down walls?

Glad nobody got hurt, good luck with the delivery,

The Plaid Adder

You really should just try to relax, you'll need lots of saved up energy for the big day and a couple of weeks after.

You're probably soooooo ready to have that baby in your arms instead of your belly... only 11 days... you must be so excited!

I'll keep all of you in my thoughts.

Please be careful, hon! :-)

That's one thing I do know about haveing babys, no heavy lifting!!!

It's good that you're okay! whatever you do never tell the baby that you did this. He'll hold it against you for years!

you couldn't help it...i've never experienced it, but i've seen it happen...just dust and shuffle magazines around, maybe super scrub the kitchen sink...screw movin the fridge, though...

She kept tidying up right before the baby was born. It was pretty cute, actually.

vacumm, or sit or plan. No fridges! ( I'm a mom, so I can say that) :)
actually at that stage, I just wanted to sit anyway.

talk some sense into you?!?!?!??!?!?!

I'm glad little Dookus is OK. Don't do that again!

That's mighty scary story, RBNYC. Glad to hear all is okay!

After the last time, I can imagine you were scared, and are worried as hell now.

Blessings and best wishes to you and the baby (and the hubby)!!

You will, of course, tell us when the little tyke is born, yes?

I'm not going to lecture you, but *stop moving refrigerators* please!

You probably pulled a lower ab muscle, which can hurt like crazy. Take care of yourself and our little new Democrat! :loveya:

Did the baby flip? Are you waiting for labor or did you end up scheduling a c-section? Just curious. :)

...for 9/13. Just 11 days!!!

This is the most amazing thing I've ever waited for in my whole life.

It's probably the hardest but most amazing thing you'll do. In the first week, you'll feel every emotion under the sun, but be totally in love with your little person at the same time. I hope all goes wonderfully for you. :)

I just want him to be healthy. I'll be SO GRATEFUL. Also, I know that having the baby at home will be a lot of work, but I'm SO looking forward to being on leave. I've been working 50-70 hours per week for ages. I want to spend 3 days in bed doing nothing but eating, sleeping and breastfeeding.

:)

I had to go back to work, so I signed off DU. Now I'm about to go home. But thanks so much for you replies. The baby and I are really fine. I'm just sore, and feel dumb and nervous, but a little more normal after reading some of the replies here.

You all are the best!

I'm sure he'll lift weights just fine without you encouraging him before he's born...:eyes:

Take good care of yourselves! ~sending good cybervibes~~~~~~~~~~~
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my neice is pg and was having some trouble so the Dr loaned her a machine, anytime she needs reassurance that everything is ok she can listen.

...but I was afraid I'd be obsessed with it. I only have 11 days to go, and mostly, he's very active. I get nervous when he sleeps and I start poking my belly. Then my husband says, "Let him sleep you worry-wart!" I just want him to be healthy. I couldn't take it if anything happened to him. How do parents learn to get over the worry that comes from loving someone so much and being responsible for their safety? I guess I will figure it out.

and my baby is 11 now. Before my husband died, he bought our son a new Honda 100 CSR dirt bike. Every time my son gets on it, I have visions of he most horrible of accidents. He teases me, oh mom... come and watch this jump..the trick of the week is wheelies and my new vision is him landing flat on his back. But what can I do but hold my breath and pray? If we don't let our children take risks, then they grow into adults afraid to take risks. congratulations on your new baby, prepare for the most scary, wonderful ride of your life.. being a parent.

Doing something even tho it scares your pants off, like letting you son take risks, like loving?

You're the best.

:loveya:

She's 33 weeks, and she rearranged my daughters bedroom last week, spraining her knee in the process.

Sit down, relax, and do your best to enjoy your last weeks of pregnancy. Also, ask your doctor if that "pulled muscle" is diastasis recti. During pregnancy the abdominal muscles are stretched to their breaking points, and overstressing them can cause them to separate along the center of your abdomen (with the ripping sensation you described). It happens to many women during pregnancy and isn't a big problem, but you'll want to do light crunches for a few weeks after the baby is born to help the muscles heal back together properly (very important for future pregnancies or if you ever want decent abdominal muscle tone again).

...and for sharing about your wife. I do seriously just need to calm down.

;-)

for the rest of the pregancy. You're having such horrible luck!

Good vibes and all that!

In 11 days I'll no longer be pregnant. I'll be a mom. :crazy: And I'm so glad I have someone to share the responsibility with. I've loved having my son inside me, but I'm ready to share. I'm ready to fall down the stairs or lift a box the wrong way and only have to worry about whether I hurt myself.