Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

To ask for help getting this labor started! (Lighthearted)

29 replies

MrsA2015 · 29/10/2024 11:39

3 days over due date (I know 41wks is fine to get to) but I'm fed up and have tried the classics!

Any other suggestions?

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Katemax82 · 31/10/2024 10:00

The day before my labour when I was overdue I walked loads

StarlitBeauty · 31/10/2024 09:10

My waters broke shortly after sex at 39+5 weeks. Might have been a fluke though!

TianasBayou · 31/10/2024 09:06

Congratulations!

RosesAndHellebores · 30/10/2024 22:05

Congratulations. Flowers

RosesAndHellebores · 30/10/2024 22:03

Grahamhousehushand · 29/10/2024 14:00

Get started on a really engrossing newly released thriller in hardback that will be hard to hold with a baby in your arms. Little sod shd turn up once you are about 150 pages in

Oh yes. I was half way through Midnight's Children when DS1 turned up, albeit at 36.3. It is still half read in my bedside table drawer. DS1 will be 30 at Christmas!

SocksAndTheCity · 30/10/2024 22:01

Congratulations! 🧸Flowers🥳

Original poster
MrsA2015 · 30/10/2024 21:58

DD born at 6:30 this evening 💝

OP posts:
PrincessHoneysuckle · 30/10/2024 14:32

It's the spice in the curry that can cause contractions due to having the shits.
So any really spicy food that can effect your bowels should work

Londonrach1 · 30/10/2024 14:30

Keep walking... literally walk walk walk ...

AttachmentFTW · 30/10/2024 14:23

Lots of walking, every where! up and down stairs, curb walking. At 40+4, I went for a nice lunch with my mom, we walked there (45 mins) and my contractions started just as the food arrived 😅 obviously stayed to eat, but got a taxi home.

Original poster
MrsA2015 · 30/10/2024 14:20

RomeoRivers · 30/10/2024 12:55

Congrats! I’m due today and no signs of baby.

Previous DCs were 39+6 and 40+5 so I’m
hopeful that it will be any day now.

Although it’s my DD’s birthday in 2 days so I was hoping to miss that! 🙈

I was due on my eldests bday on Sunday! Both mine were a day either side of due dates.

Hopefully your labor kicks in today!

OP posts:
RomeoRivers · 30/10/2024 12:55

Congrats! I’m due today and no signs of baby.

Previous DCs were 39+6 and 40+5 so I’m
hopeful that it will be any day now.

Although it’s my DD’s birthday in 2 days so I was hoping to miss that! 🙈

Original poster
MrsA2015 · 30/10/2024 12:46

Well something worked, contracting today albeit irregular

OP posts:
TianasBayou · 29/10/2024 22:27

Get yourself an IKEA flat pack to assemble.

Original poster
MrsA2015 · 29/10/2024 22:06

Did a fair bit of walking over the last few days and generally sorting the house out plus looking after 2 poorly dc! Went for a long walk round town followed up by a while on exercise ball. Hoping tonight is the night somethings triggered off!

OP posts:
middleagedandinarage · 29/10/2024 21:22

Cut the grass, I cut the grass in the afternoon, 3 days overdue. Started to get a bit of back ache a couple of hours after I finished and baby was here within 2 hours.
Also squatting, getting on your hands and knees. Generally getting active

Original poster
MrsA2015 · 29/10/2024 21:20

Grahamhousehushand · 29/10/2024 14:00

Get started on a really engrossing newly released thriller in hardback that will be hard to hold with a baby in your arms. Little sod shd turn up once you are about 150 pages in

This made me laugh!

OP posts:
Grahamhousehushand · 29/10/2024 14:00

Get started on a really engrossing newly released thriller in hardback that will be hard to hold with a baby in your arms. Little sod shd turn up once you are about 150 pages in

Rocknrollstar · 29/10/2024 13:56

Definitely a curry and watch something that makes you laugh

Ilovecakey · 29/10/2024 13:21

Sex and walking a lot could help

whatsthatbloodycatdonenow · 29/10/2024 13:19

Blowing up approx a million balloons for my nieces birthday party seemed to work for me as daughter arrived the following day!

(A million is an exaggeration but it felt like it at the time)

Bedtimewoes91 · 29/10/2024 12:05

I went to 41+6 and 41+5

With DD2 I had reflexology (the one where they sort of massage your feet pressure points?) on the Thursday afternoon and went into labour the Friday morning.

I think I would have gone into labour anyway but my god the reflexology was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon regardless!! So relaxing, like a massage without all the oil and touching your body, highly recommend!

MagpiePi · 29/10/2024 12:04

A Boxing Day sprout curry and dancing at a party worked for a friend of mine.

MrsSkylerWhite · 29/10/2024 11:56

Go for a hot curry and try to find a bumpy track to drive along on the way home.

candycane222 · 29/10/2024 11:54

Sex, long (comfortably over an hour) walk ideally incorporating some ups and downs, and something so hilarious on telly you laugh till your waters break (thank you Frasier circa 2000)