Overdue and miserable :-( what worked for you?

[Teatimecakes]

40+4 wks today. I know it's only a little bit over but this pregnancy has been stressful and due to a previous section my options are natural labour or elcs - which I'm desperate to avoid. Consultant is great and isn't imposing any hard and fast section date - yet. But Mondays appointment is likely to change that. So what got your dc on the move? Willing to try anything! Thanks.

[rootypig]

Spending a whole day on my feet in John Lewis. Friendly assistant asked when I was due. Visibly alarmed by the reply: a week ago.

[Teatimecakes]

Ok :-) think I can handle a day shopping :-)

[MagratsHair]

I had antenatal acupuncture to avoid induction. The therapist came to my house and the needles went in my hands and feet. It wasn't painful.

It was worth it though DS2 was born in the following 48 hours and the entire labour took 4 hours

I'd recommend it

[surroundedbyblondes]

Sex

[ThinkIveBeenHacked]

Sex. Dc arrived less than 24 hours later.

[batmanandrobin]

swimming after my sweep x

[DeadCert]

Sex.

[Teatimecakes]

DH is very squeamish about sex when heavily pregnant - but this is becoming a needs must situation!!

[Pastmyduedate0208]

I am now 9 days OD and had my induction booked in and everything...
Nothing "worked" for me sorry! I was taking RLT capsules, having sex,

[Pastmyduedate0208]

.. Going for a walk everyday, eating curry and chilli....
The day I just mooched around and did none of any of these things, my contractions started!

Wish me luck please I am 40+8 today and have been in 1st stage labour for 24 hours now :-( xxccc

[Teatimecakes]

9 days?! You poor thing. I really shouldn't be complaining! Ar you waiting it out or bring induced?

[Pastmyduedate0208]

40+9...

[Teatimecakes]

Wishing you lots and lots of luck. Everything crossed for you! Except legs of course! Lol!

[Pastmyduedate0208]

Willing this to hurry up!!!!

[Teatimecakes]

Willing this to just bloody start!!!

[ArthurShappey]

The only thing that helped me was induction at 40+11.

[callamia]

I tried everything I could think of, but I put it down to the second sweep and some long walks. I did have acupuncture the day before too, and I've no idea whether it contributed, but it made me feel amazing.

[Teatimecakes]

Think I might look into acupuncture today

[fishfingerSarnies]

A c-section at 5.30 42 weeks... Sorry not helpful, but I found that planing something to look forward to ever day or so helps so, dinner with friends, cinema people over, long walks and pub lunches etc so that mind was off the fact the little cow wasn't coming out.
Good luck hope it happens soon for you. X

[fishfingerSarnies]

Oh but I do think that if anything old have worked it would have been acupuncture I had contractions after.

[Hoggle246]

Acupuncture and sweep was done at the same time, contractions started the following evening. Not sure which of those it was but I suspect the sweep as it was brutal. I was 40+5 when I had it done, contractions +6 and ds born +7.
20 hour labour but managed to avoid induction so was worth it imo

[northernmummeh]

Sweet FA.

Had an apt to be induced at 42+3 at 9:30am. Went to labour at 2am that morning.

2 fingers to the midwives that bullied and harassed me about that dead baby I was going to have if I didn't get induced at +10

[RumAppleGinger]

40 + 3 today and thoroughly miserable too. Have had a rubbish pregnancy plagued with sickness and heartburn from week 3 and still ongoing. DS1 did me the disservice of coming early so I'd convinced myself this one would come early too so in my mind I'm already a couple of weeks over.

[Teatimecakes]

Feel for you rum, I'm still having heartburn too, and sickness and nausea didn't ease til well after 20 wks. Really need to meet this baby now. Mummy has had enough :-(

[GotToBeInItToWinIt]

Sex, Nandos and an all day Christmas shopping trip . Had my first contraction in the Radley shop. The sales assistant said 'ooh we had a girl in a few weeks ago who was in early labour, hope you're not another one!' Didn't have the heart to tell her I was.