some people are idiots!

[autiemommy2]

My DH is in the Army. I am no stranger to military life - my parents both recently retired from the Air Force. I've dealt with more military stupidity than I care to ever admit, but some things just puzzle me to no end. It's as if people really don't think. At all.

I'm 39 weeks pregnant today. This is the longest I have ever gone in pregnancy. My other 2 sons were born at 37 and 36 weeks. I'm also high risk. I have no family in the area or friends for that matter... and the hospital that I have to deliver at (b/c I'm high risk) is over an hour away in *good* traffic... and traffic is never good.

So yesterday, my DH's new Colonel (a woman with no children or spouse) has decided that everyone is to go to the "field" next week - Monday to Friday. I'm due any minute now and she doesn't care. He's has several people plead hsi case for him as well as talking to her himself and her response was "I don't care. You are going." WTF?!?!

We are not making this up... it's not like he wants to just get out of field exercises! We are having a BABY!!! I won't be able to drive myself to the hospital and man-handle two kids - one with Classic Autism. No one in my family could get here soon enough to help out. What is this woman thinking?? Oh wait... she's not!

The only way to keep my DH here is if we lie - and we could get in to serious trouble. We certainly cannot afford that and I'm not going to lie.. or have my OB induce me or schedule a C-Section for first thing Monday morning... so far they have NOT wanted to do that at all. I've asked 3 times for a C-Section (b/c I'm having my tubes tied too) and each time, the answer is no. There is no guarentee that my OB will induce me or give me a C-Section just so my DH can be here. What am I going to do???

There is no way I can handle an Autisitic 3 year old, a deaf 2 year old, and have a baby, then have my tubes tied... at a hosptial 1.5 hours away with no help from family or friends. It's complete crap! I'm so irritated that his Colonel is being such a bitch about this! I'm in tears wondering what I am going to do if I don't go in to labor within the next 2 days.

*sigh* I pray I go in to labor today or tomorrow so that DH can be here. What else can I do??

[amber_1024]

Sep. 10, 2009 at 10:27 AM

Congrats on the baby... I hope you can figure everything out hun, I'm sure it's stressful on all of you... Maybe try talking to your doctor one last time and seeing if they will induce you...? If not, start walking and anything else to try and bring labor on.. LOL!  GL

[BlueEyes689]

Sep. 10, 2009 at 10:27 AM

oh honey im so sorry that you are going through this...its unfair for her to act like this, even if she doesnt have kids, there are lots of women out there that dont have kids who understand and are sympithic to your situation...hang in there and hopefully god is looking over your loving family and gets you to the hospital soon...