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Childbirth

encouraging things a long?

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MerlinsBeard · 05/03/2008 19:04

am 38 weeks, have had discomfort and strong BHs for a few days. Had sweep today with view to induce on friday because of OC.

Have had backache since a few hours after sweep and now having different kinds of pain at front. was apparently 3cm earlier...so..how can i encourage things to happen now that DP is home and the boys settled in bed?

No to curry as i don't do spices (and its not worth the heartburn for the rest of the night!!), no to sex as am too uncomfortable

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pruners · 05/03/2008 19:07

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lalalalala · 05/03/2008 19:08

walking around? bouncing on a birthing/exercise ball? raspberry leaf tea?

is there any way you could get dh/p to er, deposit into a cup and turkey baste the spunk into you? tis the stuff, not the act, that helps to bring on labour... unless you could bear maybe v gentle sex (bit easier perhaps??)

good luck!

pruners · 05/03/2008 19:08

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lalalalala · 05/03/2008 19:09

ooh yeah, nowt like a nice wee orgasm to at least take your mind off it maybe?

MerlinsBeard · 05/03/2008 19:09

i never got round to buying the right pump for my birth ball! It would be funny to bounce on it in its flat state though

stimulation?? EEEK! Will have a nice bath to relax and get tweaking in there then i can rush some washing thru which means i go up and down stairs a lot.

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Lulumama · 05/03/2008 19:10

DIY orgasm, or Dh can do the honours, nipple stim, visualisation, walking up stairs sideways

dancing, and marslady always suggests a good comedy to get you laughing and opened up

MerlinsBeard · 05/03/2008 19:11

why sideways?

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pruners · 05/03/2008 19:11

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MerlinsBeard · 05/03/2008 19:13

theres something wrong with the title isn't there? along Vs a long !

it makes me shudder to think of sex at this stage! what if my waters broke all over DP?! that would DESTROY my sex life forever more!

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MerlinsBeard · 05/03/2008 19:16

what does it mean if my notes from this morning say my cervix is 1 cm long? is that long? what shoudl it be??

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pruners · 05/03/2008 19:17

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Lulumama · 05/03/2008 19:19

what else does it say? spill your bioshops score details, i need to know what your cervix is doing right now!
sideways opens the pelvis more

MerlinsBeard · 05/03/2008 19:20

bishops score was 8, cervix soft and 1cm long

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MerlinsBeard · 05/03/2008 19:23

found sheet now lulu

dilation 3-4, length of cervox 1cm, consistancy soft, position mid, station of head -2

assuming that means something to you!

she has put in the box that IOL for OC by ARM (she has told me that all they are liekly to need to do is break my waters)

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MerlinsBeard · 05/03/2008 19:36

right, am off for a bath and to jolly things along.

Will report back later

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Lulumama · 05/03/2008 19:38

IOL is induction of labour by ARM, artificial rupture of membranes, i.e crochet hook up your foofoo to start things off !

that is great, all positive , really excellent, just got to encourage baby down onto your cervix to get ctx going

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