I never thought I'd reach this stage.
I'm absolutely shitting myself re: labour so thought I'd be happy that it seems to be taking as long as possible. But NOOOOOOO.
I am 40+6 today and I have had enough. Have tried raspberry leaf, OJ, spicy food, walking, bouncing/sitting on ball, nipple stimulation 
and everything else that's been recommended, and I've not even had a single Braxton Hick. No twinges, nothing. Junior is still squirming up high against my rib cage, despite being 3/5 engaged and in a 'good position' (according to the midwife). It's like he's too comfy in there and doesn't want to come out!
I'm booked for a sweep on Tues- which I was hoping to avoid- and then induction on Friday if that doesn't work (it won't). I can just visualise myself having to spend the whole of next weekend in hospital on a fucking drip before having to have a C-section because the little (not!) bugger still won't come out of his own accord.
I was expecting to have felt something by now! Has anyone else gone into labour with absolutely no prior indication/symptoms? Please give me some hope!!
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Anyone else 40wks plus & PISSED OFF?
Skeppers · 15/08/2015 14:33
Thank- I've given the castor oil a wide berth tbh as I've read it can have negative effects. I spent 30 mins vigorously pumping up my car tires with a foot pump earlier in the hope it might kick things off...nope. So went for a hike to Waitrose...still nothing (praying that my waters will break in Waitrose so I get free stuff! 
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Good luck justabigdisco! How was your sweep? Never had one before and have heard mixed things...
I think they tell us what we need to hear! I keep getting the "big babies are easier to deliver" line... 
Do read up on it, and ask your MW, but clary sage is supposed to be very potent, so I understand.
Good luck 
Likewise! Had a couple of tummy cramps in the night, but just needed a poo...
Just had my weekly notification through from my BabyCentre app (am 41 weeks exactly today) saying 'Congratulations on your newborn!'...um, yeah, thanks. WHERE THE HELL IS HE THEN!? 
Yup! First and only! Think that makes it trickier because you don't know what you should be feeling, iyswim? You have to rely on other people's personal, anecdotal experience. For example, people ask me if I've had Braxton Hicks and a couple of the women at my NCT group were saying how they'd been having them, and I said "well, I don't know, what do they feel like?" and they both have very different answers! One said that it was just like a tightening across the bump (which I have had) and the other said that she found them very painful and uncomfortable (which I haven't)...so I still don't know whether I have or not! 
We went out for coffee this morning and in the car on the way home (about 11.30) I had a definite tummy twinge but, as I'd just chugged a large caramel macchiato, I'm guessing it's probably just the precursor to another dump...caffeine does that to me.
Is this your first?
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Yep, sweep booked for Tuesday and they're going to book an induction for Friday at the same time in case that doesn't work.
My bump is always tightening/changing but just assumed it was Junior rocking around in there. He's VERY active!
Well done on the walk. I'm up for a long haul along the seafront on Tuesday, might try and drag my ass out for a mooch tomorrow too.
Fingers crossed for your sweep (or not as the case may be!)
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