to go back the hospital?

[BunnyLebowski]

I am 40+12 and yet one more night of absolutely fuck all happening has tipped me over the edge. I am sick of being patient.

I am booked for induction on Wednesday (my choice - I wanted to give the baby the chance to come spontaneously).

My parents leave today not having met their new grandchild . I will have precisely no other visitors when the baby does arrive.

I have felt a reduction in movement since yesterday which my mother assured me was him getting ready to come imminently but that everything online says not to accept as normal.

DP was in a cycling accident on Friday and has fractured his wrist and needs surgery this weekend which means I will be totally alone with no help with DD and a brand new baby in the first days of his life.

I woke up today and burst into tears.

AIBU to go to the Maternity Assessment Centre without ringing first (the person I spoke to last time was so stupid she couldn't manage to write my name down after THREE attempts) and have them check the baby is ok?

Also can I ask for a sweep there?

I had one a week ago on Friday which did nothing.

Sorry for rambling. It's hard to type in a phone through tears.

Can anyone offer me any experience or advice?

Exciting

I carb loaded in early labour. My body was craving pasta!!

Hey... get some sleep!!!

Couple of pads in the last half hour - I would be ringing the hospital for advice

Gunge more likely to be gunge. But if it is watery get it checked.

DIY sweep? Have a furtle. And loads of sex.

Sounds promising OP! So exciting :):)

Have a furtle? Is that a MW term?

You know I'm just marking my place, right?

Oooh fingers crossed this is it!

I totally sympathise, I was overdue with DD... pretty much 24hrs after the bloody snot gunge "mucous plug" I was holding her in my arms, I hope Baby Bunny arrives soon for you!

Yup, think I'd also check with hospital re going through 2 pads in 30 mins. Could be your waters going mixed with plug. Though, clear is good...

I'm almost hoping my 7 mth old stages another awake protest from 11-2 so that I can check for updates. Almost.

MrsTP that expression made me too!

Loving the advice from AtYourCervix!
I was about to log off but may now need to stay up and see if LazyBunnyBaby is on his way.

With my first I went through a pack of maternity towels before the birth due to trickling waters!

Good luck xx

I apologise profusely for the kisses....

Excitement?

Aw, I've not seen a proper labour thread for ages!

Good luck, I hope the bouncing etc. does the trick. That or sniggering at AYC's use of the word 'furtle' should do it.

Good luck

Might be your fore waters bunny and your hind are still intact. Sounds like things are happening though

Oh, good luck

I feel your pain re overdueness, but it sounds like something is happening at last…
Are you sure your skirting boards don't need dusting?
Or floors scrubbing?

I hope LazyBabyBunny will be as zen as he is just now once he has arrived.

DD2 was 13 days late. Longest 2 weeks of my life.

Wake me up when you crank up a gear and start huffing.

Have a furtle sounds much nicer than having a rummage.

Sounds like waters and gunge, and you were already 1-2cm this morning. My dm was like that and when she got her first "pain" she raced the hospital and was told she was 8cms!

I love a live birth thread!

Wishing you lots of love & quickness

Two babies both 9 days late. Second one arrived 8 hours from first contraction so hope you have a baby very soon. Feeling very nostalgic that six weeks ago I was cuddling my newborn and waiting for my placenta.

I iced DS2's birthday cake while in early labour with DS4 (my waters had broken with a sudden gush whilst I was lying perfectly still flat on my back in bed - go, figure!) as I felt that if DS2's birthday has to be highjacked by the arrival of his little brother than at the very least he was going to have a properly iced cake, goddammit!
Had a fabulous and quick, enjoyable labour with DS4 btw.

Get baking?

We're on our way back to the hospital. They're going to confirm if it's my waters and then if I'm still not contracting I can come home for up to 24 hours.

Rather disconcertingly they told me that they are currently not accepting ladies in labour as they're too busy/not enough midwives and if labour starts I'll be redirected to the other hospital in the city .

Good luck!

Ooh sounds like it's all happening now Bunny

good luck!!

From your post at 1935 you are mentally ready to have this baby

I predict you are in labour and will have baby before 7am tomorrow.

Do you think they caught your membranes with the sweep and that's what caused you to spring a leak?

Hoping it all goes well and looking forward to your news.