Due August 2011, the waiting is nearly over, who will be the first to pop?!?!?

[KLou111]

On the final stretch ladies, the waiting is nearly over for the arrival of our beautiful bundles of joy :)

I've not had it and to be honest I think I'd decline it as it restricts your options in labour and they can treat after birth if necessary.

Annie that is so rubbish!! 7 hours is ridiculous

As far as I've worked out they don't offer it on the NHS, you have to take the test at home and send the swabs off...not sure if I should do it?!

Don't think it's a UTI as it would have shown up in my urine test?! Think it's just where the baby is laying / kicking.
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annie - know the feeling ref DH being ready for paternity leave, DP asked me last night when the baby would come - well if I knew that i'd be better than sepic smeg!! haven't heard about the strep b thingy, sorry to hear you had a bad time at the hospital - v v poor form that you were not listened to/given any food thou.

ktis - 7 times, wow that's a real record, I was lucky and went all night last night - well from 9-6, fell asleep in tears on the sofa, apparently my body decided it's tired at the same time my boobs decide they want to be sore & start leaking, very emotional.

carrie - interesting you say about your due dates, mine's the 31st by my dates, i'm also wondering if the baby will come then as so far he's perfectly fine where he is now & has no intention of being prised out. still sweep on tuesday if i'm lucky I think - will have to camp out to ask for it.

mrs c - hope they came to something.

hope everyone else isn't too grumpy, am off shopping today for some nursing bra's can't believe i've left it so late to get them but then the baby's in no rush! even a squidge with a v v teeny tiny week old hasn't encouraged anything.

Morning all. Re Group B Strep, I've looked into it quite a bit as a friend flagged it up to me. It seems like some areas offer it on NHS and some don't but they don't generally offer it at all without being asked. It is not tested for as standard as the risks of passing it on, even if you do have it, are pretty low.

As I understand it, it comes and goes throughout pregnancy so you can't test for it until at least 36 weeks, to see whether you are likely to be a carrier during labour. The concern is that you'll have it when you go into labour and it can be passed onto the baby - esp if your waters break early. If you are a carrier i.e. positive (I know a few people that have been and it's nothing to worry about) it's absolutely fine, as they treat you during labour with antibiotics - it's just a bit of a bind as it means you can't have a water birth I think.

I felt very strongly about testing for it as I know someone whose baby did become infected. It's a simple swap that's back within two days of testing. I paid to have it done privately (£32) as I saw it as totally worth the money. It's a personal decision though. Many that have it don't pass it on anyway and never know, but it can be serious for the baby if you do. I believe you can test for it right up until the end of your pregnancy as it comes back so quickly (you just run the risk of not getting it back in time).

Sorry to write so much, it's just that a few people have been asking and I have read into it quite a lot. I don't want to scare anyone though. If you do want to read more about it / do a test, here's the website I referred to and found really worthwhile: www.gbss.org.uk/.

Again, I hope you don't think I'm scaremongering, I just thought I'd pass on what I know and then you have the info. Hope it helps.

Teladi I hope you're feeling a bit better today. It sounds like you and I are having the same pre labour experiences! I've still got an extremely dodgy tum but feel fine myself so don't mind so much. DD tomorrow !! Fingers crossed it will be on time!

hello, i too looked into the strep b test and eventually paid for it private at 37 weeks to find i do have it! i was v shocked, ive had mild thrush like symptoms on off and feeling a bit sore down there and i kept getting white blood cells in my urine test but it kept coming back clear, but the mw would not take me up on it and do the test for me! Ive spoken to a few now about the waterbirth thing and hopefully when i go into labour i need to stress that i really want a water birth, this is my last baby etc and im willing to sign to take all resposibility then i may be able to have a water birth still. You have intravenous antil biotics when you go into labour throught a canulla in your hand it only takes about 10 mins and then every 4 hours another dose till you deliver. so thats what im going to do and fingers crossed everything will be fine!

really thought i was going into labour last night after eating a full pinapple! i had really strong BH all afternoon and night and then when i lied down in bed at 10pm they started to be real contractions, for around an hour every 5 mins its really brought back to me what they feel like, i was getting a bit scared!!! Due today so it would be lovely to be on time or not too late like both times before, but maybe im going to have a stop/start labour as 3rd babies are a bit naughty ive heard!!!

oh well have a lovely weekend everyone, hope to see some announcements soon x

F it's not too much trouble, could you have a look at my thread on Strep B and do some bumping of it/pass the petition to other mummy friends? My friend's little girl was born 7 weeks ago and her mum didn't know she had strep b; they were in hospital for 2 weeks and her baby had to have some scary strong ab's.
My mw told me that to get a test on the NHS you need to go to your GP, tell them you've got a heavy discharge and ask for a swab to be done. However, the NHS test isn't supposed to be as strong as the private one (although I fail to see how that can be, they're testing for a bacterium?). Then you can make a choice on what care you want in your labour if it does turn out you have it. It can be nasty if your baby does get it, but it's only passed on in about 7% of cases.
You can still ask for a waterbirth, you just need to keep that arm out of the water as it'll have your ab drip in it.
Anyhoo, nowt happening here - 40+3 today. Mw coming to do sweep on Monday :( but friend coming to do reflexology tomorrow :) hopefully she'll get it kicked off for me.
davidtennantsmistress following on from our baby eviction thread, I can recommend Sainsbury's chocolate twists and oatmeal & raisin biscuits to help with the relaxing on the sofa eviction technique :)

Hi everyone, i haven't been on for a while so will catch up on all the news asap, typing one handed with my gorgeous little boy in my other arm

Miles Ethan Thomas arrived at 4.30 am on friday weighing 8lbs 9. I had a wonderful home birth and he was born in the birth pool after a very quick 2 hour labour. I woke at 2.30 am and waters went soon after, contractions came stupidly fast and i just made it into the pool before i needed to push! it was still filling up. It was rather painful but with some gas and air and good old fashioned bellowing he was out very quickly. It was so natural and relaxed i couldn't have asked for a better birth after a traumatic time with my first. Also my own midwife was on call and she is so lovely and supportive i felt like a friend was helping me. My 3 yr old slept through it and found his brother sound asleep in his cot in the morning which was very cute! I was 1 week overdue and seriously fed up and tired so feeling a bit battered now but Miles is feeding well and if i can eventually get him to sleep at night like he does during the day we will be well away.

Cogratulations to everyone who has had their babies and good luck to those still waiting. Miles arrived 12 hours after i had given up all hope of him ever coming out so anyone overdue don't despair they do come out eventually.

Still pregnant...:( By tomorrow morning I'll be more pg than I've ever been, and this is my 3rd! We've had a really really lovely family day that was so precious, then the BH started again around tea time and were coming every 5-10mins. Pain free, but both my other labours started with regular BH that built up over several hours into contractions. However its all stopped again now, so yet another false alarm :(
Congratulations NHAN and thank you for the reminder that they do eventually come out!!!

Congratulations NAHN Due date here (well by scan anyway) and no sign of anything. By my dates I' m not due until 27th though so not expecting a great deal.

Doing some reading about the risks and options of going overdue as I don't want to even think about induction etc until I'm at least 14 days over my dates which could be 21 days over official date. Does anyone else know anything about this? I really don't want to be induced for 2 reasons - 1 I'm worried nothing will happen and once they've started you are on a cascade of interventions because they can only give you so long to progress, and 2 if it does work it will be too quick and I won't be able to cope.

Congratulations nhan ! Glad you're so happy and your labour sounds like a dream!

Absolutely no braxton hicks today - how disappointing. Feel like Dd could well pass without event tomorrow. Fingers crossed things change over night!

Congratulations NHAN!! Lovely news and sounds like a dream birth to me - well done!

Sorry to hear lots of you are feeling fed up with being pregnant. My girls are 1 month old today and, although I love them with all my heart, I really miss being pregnant with them. I think it is definitely safe to say that these won't be our only babies! Sending lots of labour vibes to you all!

Hello everyone - sorry for the long silence. Just wanted to announce the birth of my handsome little son Arhaan ( pronounced Are-haan) born n 12 th august at 04:30 am and weighing 7 pounds 11. Labour went on for 9.5 hours and I had an epidural for the last 4 hours by which time I was 5.5cm dilated.

Both of us are now back home and the first week has been amazing! Just wanted to share with you all and wish everyone else congratulations if you've had your babies and good luck if you are getting there!

Congratulations Anu and Nhan!

Congratulations Anu!!! Lovely news.

Congratulations Anu!!

Congrats on all the new babies! xxx
Hope everyone's bits and boobs are holding out with the new ones... remember to make things as easy on yourself by going to bed as early as possible.

I've got the labor pom poms shaking for everyone still waiting to have their little ones. It won't be long now! xxx

Congratulations NHAN and Anu gorgeous names :) and glad labours weren't too bad.

Good luck to the rest of you waiting, sorry you're all getting fed up :( sooooooo worth it though (even though you probably don't want to hear that!!) Hang in there, go for a long walk and get your DH's/DP's to do you hard!!!!!!

Lol MrsS about the girls not being your only babies :) DH and I have already had that discussion too!! We're debating whether I should go back on the pill or not I think I probably will for a while as I fell pregnant quickly so hopefully I will again, but we ideally would like 18 months between the bubbas.

Congratulations Nhan and Anu!

hi all just a quick announcement tyler jack lewis entered the world on thursday 18 th aug at 1153am via c section at a very healthy 10lb a right little chunky monkey i knew he was gonna be big but not that big lol we both home and lily-rae is loving being a big sister x

anyone got the link for the new thread ? x

Wow I'm bored! We've been for a walk, bounced on the ball and dtd today and still nothing. Huh! Getting really fed up now. DH also getting a bit mis and down about having to go to work tomorrow when he'd planned all his work around being off. What more can I do???!!!

Ooh sorry, huge congratulations Lilyraesmommy!

ruby - i'm feeling your paint there, all w.e DP has been telling me he doesn't want to go to work today as he'd 'booked his paternity leave in' apparently the lads were shocked to see him this morning - erm it's a BABY not a concert to a blinking show.

anu, Nhan & Lil, congratulations on your bundles. hope you're all having lots of lovely NB cuddles.

jen - thanks for the tip will have to get some on account of DS & I made 24 cakes on friday afternoon, and there's now erm 3 left how's things your end?

nothing happening here, no BH's, baby is feeling lower though and (TMI) but when sat on the loo it is feeling like down there is stretching as it were midwife apt tomorrow & hopefully a sweep, or at least a check where she'll say yes DTM you've done really well as your currently 7cm dialated and had no paint at all. (wishful thinking lol)

hope everyone else is ok.

Congratulations to Nhan Anu and Lilyrae beautiful names :)

Fingers crossed for everyone still waiting. Little Leo is 2 weeks old today (time flies soo fast), and even tho I've done it all once before, my little newborn still amazes me everyday.

MrsS and Klou totally with you on the missing being pregnant thing. I was still being stitched up from CS when I told (not asked or discussed!) DH that I wanted another one! I think I'm addicted!