MImom2be
Recent Mommy~6-13-13!
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Okay, so maybe the title is a hair dramatic, but let me explain...My husband was previously an over-the-road semi truck driver. Meaning he was gone for 4-8wks AT A TIME, without coming home. Yeah...that PROBABLY had a LOT to do with it taking almost 3 years for us to get pregnant...anyway, moot point. He's now hauling steel locally for a few big car companies in the Detroit, MI area. He works 3rd shift and is now home daily!!!! 
Anywho, he TECHNICALLY hauls for a plant down there, so when the plant runs out of steel to ship, hubby gets laid off. Anywho, they seem pretty mismanaged, because he's been laid off twice since starting work there (a little over three months ago) and usually it's only for a few days, but he was just informed tonight (around 1am) that the plant was going down TODAY for 10 days! Normally NOT an issue, except yeah, heavily pregnant wife, lots of stuff to shop for and save up for, so NO PAYCHECK.
Here's where the title of this comes in. He calls me up (during one of my many, many pee breaks in the middle of the night) and says he wants to talk to me about something important. First, he hits me with the bomb of no paycheck for almost two weeks while we are closing in on our final weeks of pregnancy. THEN, he tells me we should try to "induce labor" while he has the time off, because it's convienent. UM, SERIOUSLY? She'd be at least 2wks premature, my doctors have advised NO SEX, let alone anything else that induces labor because of complications, and honestly, yes it may be "CONVENIENT because of work" for him, but last I checked, I didn't think our pregnancy had to revolve around his work schedule???
Maybe I'm over reacting, and yes, it WOULD be easier (time off wise) if she came now, rather than full term, but I'd rather have her when she's READY and doctors say it's safe than doing unadvised tasks to hurry her up for the sake of Nick's unintended time off. Not to mention, HELLO, NO PAYCHECK! Lets try to rush her along while we have NO INCOME!
*Sigh* Am I being too harsh on him? He's mentioned this like 6 times now (trying to hurry her along before she's 37wks) and it's really starting to piss me off. I was born premie, my dad was born premie and my mom was born premie, and I've heard the stories of how hard it was to be left in the NICU because while the families had to go home, babyless until baby was healthy enough...I've TRIED telling him this, but of course, he was almost a month over due, so his wonderful mother isn't helping my case here.
Anywho, he TECHNICALLY hauls for a plant down there, so when the plant runs out of steel to ship, hubby gets laid off. Anywho, they seem pretty mismanaged, because he's been laid off twice since starting work there (a little over three months ago) and usually it's only for a few days, but he was just informed tonight (around 1am) that the plant was going down TODAY for 10 days! Normally NOT an issue, except yeah, heavily pregnant wife, lots of stuff to shop for and save up for, so NO PAYCHECK.
Here's where the title of this comes in. He calls me up (during one of my many, many pee breaks in the middle of the night) and says he wants to talk to me about something important. First, he hits me with the bomb of no paycheck for almost two weeks while we are closing in on our final weeks of pregnancy. THEN, he tells me we should try to "induce labor" while he has the time off, because it's convienent. UM, SERIOUSLY? She'd be at least 2wks premature, my doctors have advised NO SEX, let alone anything else that induces labor because of complications, and honestly, yes it may be "CONVENIENT because of work" for him, but last I checked, I didn't think our pregnancy had to revolve around his work schedule???
Maybe I'm over reacting, and yes, it WOULD be easier (time off wise) if she came now, rather than full term, but I'd rather have her when she's READY and doctors say it's safe than doing unadvised tasks to hurry her up for the sake of Nick's unintended time off. Not to mention, HELLO, NO PAYCHECK! Lets try to rush her along while we have NO INCOME!
*Sigh* Am I being too harsh on him? He's mentioned this like 6 times now (trying to hurry her along before she's 37wks) and it's really starting to piss me off. I was born premie, my dad was born premie and my mom was born premie, and I've heard the stories of how hard it was to be left in the NICU because while the families had to go home, babyless until baby was healthy enough...I've TRIED telling him this, but of course, he was almost a month over due, so his wonderful mother isn't helping my case here.
I don't think you were overreacting. I'd have clouted my fella round the head if he had suggested this lol 
