This could mean bugger all, but i've hit 39 weeks today, and the last couple of days i have started to feel very emotional, very tired and sick. I had a lot of sickness in the first 4 months but felt pretty much on an even keel since then (apart from the serious irritability). Could this be a sign of impending labour?
Also i have bad SPD and worse Sciatica, which i'm on crutches for. I managed to get the midwife to agree to an early sweep yesterday only to find that the baby's head is not engaged (was 4/5 two weeks ago), so she's booked me into hospital tomorrow for possible induction review. I've been warned they may admit me for bed rest first as i'm exhausted from all the pain (literally in tears all day and night).
I don't know whether to attempt to hold out for labour to come on naturally as i'm losing the will to live over here...and this is my first.
Has anyone had a similar experience or can give me a bit of hope...?
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39 weeks and suddenly feeling weird...
Palace39 · 10/08/2010 09:13
Oh poor you. I truly feel for you. I hope very much that it is labour starting but I'm afraid it might just be that you've had enough. I know because I was in your position (I was put on crutches half way through). I never made it to 39 wks. I had a major teary strop with consultant at about 30 wks (I think) during which she promised me induction at 38 wks.
It was my 3rd and shortest labour. It was pretty intense when it got going (there were 3-4 hrs of faffing with breaking waters and getting the drip going) but only more painful because he was back to back.
I would say though that had I known this I would have asked for an epidural straight away rather than braving it out as it was then too late.
The midwives were fabulous - SPD was ALL over my notes practically with flashing lights! And every time someone came into the room DH said 'she's got SPD' so he was ace too. The SPD pretty much cleared up straight away and I had my first bath in months (physio kept telling me to have a bath but never explained how I could get in or out!).
I really hope that it is starting naturally for you but if you decide on an induction, it really isn't the bad thing some people can make it out to be. It is still a natural birth after all.
Good luck, let me know how you get along. Oh, and if it helps, wail like a banshee - it always made me feel better even if the dds thought I was nuts 
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