Very emotional 12 hours: quite regular pains before bedtime, managed to sleep til 5am, woke up with stronger pains thinking "This is it!". Was checked at hospital 8am, turns out to be the baby having turned head down yipeeeeeeee , which apparantly caused the contractions -- and just today I was going for the scan and talk about turning! Went for scan anyway to confirm head was down (which it was!) and since I had not been scanned in Denmark. So glad and relieved, that the scary cesarian was pushed in the background...
Just as well I went for that scan: my baby is very, very big!! More than 4,5 kgs and if they let me go til EDD baby will be fair bit more than 5 kgs as big babies put on more than normal 200g a week towards the end!!! (DD was 3,3 kgs = "average/normal") Also, the shoulder-width and tummysize (!) was so big, that even if they "ventoused" the head out, would still be complicated to get the rest out without twisting shoulders or even breaking an arm!!!!! So I have now been booked in for a cesarian on friday 7.30am... so sad and disappointed, especially after being so relieved, that head was finally down and even a bit engaged!!!
Most important is to get baby out well, though would never risk such complications. Must push my own fears aside mostly they are about the recovery time: how will I manage all on my own with DD and housework!! Mum close by though and maybe I'll get some help from the council, my situation considering. Don't have any choice, have to get on with it. Am terrified! Have never had an operation before!! But Jockey, I have a feeling I will deliver the boy!
Sorry for the long message... Good luck to you all.