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 :)

Oooh good luck Teladi! Hope you go into labour soon!

Aside from a few BH in the evening and an uncomfortable night, nothing is doing here. I wouldn't even be arsed if MW hadn't confidently told me that I wouldn't go to term. Due date tomorrow, but it's DS's birthday, so he'll have to stay put.

Morning an exciting news Teladi, you're nearly there!

Davidtennantsmistrus I feel your pain about the texts - I'm getting some lovely ones but also some really 'couldn't be botherered to think what to write so just wrote anything' texts. A good one from yesterday just said "Baby????" - how annoying is that!!! If you can't be bothered, just don't, this is hard enough.

I have a sweep booked in this morning, so fingers crossed that will do something! It's getting frustrating to now watch those due after me popping before me!!! Have literally now tried everything to get this baby moving, getting fed up! Induction looming next Friday. Come on baby!!

Annie don't think you'll be long pet. I'm told the diarrhoea is always a good sign.
davidtennantsmistress yep, I'm so over this now as well. There's going to be a lot of slapping going on from me today. I've deleted facebook from my phone, I'm sick of texts - although I hasten to add, my mum's NOT rung me, the wench, I must have really upset her last week! And if one more person tells me a good shag will do it I don't know what I'm going to do to them.
I can't tell you how depressed I am today. A friend of mine who was due a whole 3 weeks and 2 days after me has already had her baby! How is that fair?! Poor DH has just got up to me in floods of tears.
Urgh. I just think it's wrong that I'm now dreading the birth and feel really shit about it.

Jenn, you poor thing. I felt exactly this way a couple of days ago. It's so hard yet quite irrational to feel this way, but we just do. I had a huge conversation with DH last night about the fact that I've been so excited about the labour throughout, but now, I'm becoming so apprehensive about it and actually quite scared. I've even been feeling a bit of a failure - why can't I go into labour when everyone else seems to quite easily? All because it's going on so long and I have far too much time to think about it! It's such a strange set of emotions. I really feel for you.

Davidtennantssmistress have you had a couple of sweeps now, but nothing's worked?

I'm considering acupuncture - anyone else done it or reflexology? Which is supposed to be better?

Thinking of you ladies.

Thanks rugby :) that's exactly it, I feel like a failure! And I know it's stupid, and in the end it doesn't matter if I have her at home, or I'm induced, or even a CS as long as she's happy and safe, and I don't know why I'm letting it bother me. 5 weeks of being at home has definitely taken it's toll on me I think. Stupid bloody midwife getting my hopes up with her 38wk comment didn't help either. I'm absolutely terrified of being induced as well, which is probably stupid as well, it's not like I've got any frame if reference to compare it to, this being my first. But thank you again xx

ruby - only one on 40 weeks, hoping for another tomorrow, so far nothing's worked, however action with DP was a little sore post sweep I must admit. just debating if to ask for an induction or not tomorrow, we have so much going on but I don't want to risk more complications, but in 4 weeks we're meant to move house, the day i'm 2 weeks over DS goes back to school. just so bloody fed up & emotional about it all now.

you're not a failure, quite the opposite, bubs is quite comfortable in there, :) but I think as the time comes we do all start getting more anxious it's the unknown isn't it?

jen - aww that's just rude having her baby so early. :o maybe your mum's worried she may upset you by reminding you? mine's currently ringing saying 'any twinges' - erem NO I'LL CALL YOU!! and she laughed at DB ringing me 5 minutes after I got back from the m.w demanding to know where his new DN/N is.

bring on more cakes I say, give me cakes chocolate & lets all wallow for a while! :o

(Hugs) Jen fingers crossed the threat of induction will be the motivator baby needs. I know exactly what you mean about your friend - when I was obverdue with Ds my cousin who was due 3 weeks later had her little boy before me. And to add insult to injury my dad phoned me to tell me on the day she had him! With my other cousin he managed not to even tell me she was pg until after she had the baby!!! SOOOOoO Rude :)
I'm back to nothing - all contractions stopped, but I'm more uncomfortable and impatient to meet baba. Its so hard trying to carry on as normal and keep occupied.

Nothing happening for me either at 40+11 and I also know what you mean about feeling like a failure. Induction day is tomorrow, I'm not holding out any hope of going naturally....
Piles are getting worse now so I really want this over so I can once again call my arse my own...

Really feel for you all. I am 40 + 10 today first baby and am getting so upset, tearful and irrational at all the enquiries and in-laws trying to find out every detail in a pushy way.
Had 2 unsuccessful sweeps as cervix too closed and hard. Just had mild BH's nothing else. Booked in for gel tomorrow and induction next day - just the senario I wanted to avoid but never mind. Got Cons appt this afternoon - if induction problematic/ongoing think I'd prefer section if possible. Seems this baby is never going to come out. x

im 40+5 today, just had sweep, cervix soft but closed and still slightly back, could be worse could be better, Induction booked in for 1st Sept!!! not what i wanted but they just wont entertain earlier. The lovely MW has agreed to come to my home on monday and do another sweep which they are not supposed to do so thats really nice of her. This strep b thing is doing my head in, i had it at 37 weeks but from a swab at 39 weeks i dont have it so no idea what i should do about that as it could be back by the time i have baby!

Had huge meltdown when ive come back from doctors, in front of my dad too and was really horrible to him and kids and dp and now i cant stop crying! not once did dp just try and give me a hug, he just glares at me and says im pathetic and stormed out of the house, he is so crap at dealing with any kind of emotion, it makes him furious if i cry he just cant be nice to me it makes him really horrible and then im just more upset.

going to go and eat something and try and cheer up, good luck on the sweeps and inductions, think were all at the end of our tethers now!

40+7 today, I can totally sympathise with the crying thing, had the biggest cry I've had a in long time last night which briefly made me feel better!
I'm so scared of induction and birth becoming 'medical' having had two perfectly normal natural deliveries before. And I'll hate going into hospital on Tuesday with no idea when I'll be back home with my DCs again. But nothing is happening here, haven't had BH since Tuesday. DH is being an utter legend and so supportive but I know he feels completely helpless...which he is!
I might actually de-friend the next person who comments on fb

Just dusted the front door, banisters and internal doors. And I'm still pregnant

Apparently most women go into labour within 24 hours of their waters breaking. For the record I am not one of those women!

Midwife came to see me earlier, apparently I am doing everything right... would be nice if I saw some benefit from that! She is coming back tomorrow to check on me 'if I haven't delivered', I guess you never know.

Keep bouncing Teladi :) you want that head hitting your cervix to get the oxytocin going. My birthing class teacher says clockwise rotations of your hips (either on your ball or standing up) will get you dilating as well. Keep going love xx
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and sympathy, so sorry if I've brought you all down with me, that's not what I wanted to do! It's so frustrating though, isn't it.
Carrie I've just hoovered the whole house (again), dusted all my doors, rearranged the shed and I'm still pregnant too :( did that show come to nothing?
never slap your DH. My DH can be a bit like that (he doesn't do emotional, but he doesn't get angry, he just withdraws). How difficult is it to give you a hug and say never mind to you??
My DH came home with flowers at lunchtime :) (14 years we've been together and this is the third time he's bought me flowers!) they were only £2 in sainsbury's but that's not the point, is it?! Really pretty scarlet gladioli :)
I'm still terrified of going in hospital though :(

I've just kneaded some bread dough, and cleaned the bathroom. Still pregnant.

I've just baked two batches of scones. Still pregnant! Though I did have a sweep this morning, I'm 1cm dilated and thinning apparently. Have had period type pains and a bit of back ache since, plus TMI ALERT bleeding/show. Who knows whether it will work?!

Labour vibes to everyone for tonight! It'd be great to have the bank holiday boost our DHs paternity leave!

Ooh sounds good rugby!! I'm only 39+4 so not at the moaning stage yet (i think you overdue ladies would track me down ans lynch me if i moaned before my EDD!!) but have had a crazy urge to hoover / mop all floors in the house and am about to head to the shed to get supplies to do some touching up of paintwork...serious nesting happening here!! We just beefed up all the security on our house and had an alarm installed so I'm now feeling full of energy after my first full nights sleep since we were burgled last month! Also just been for a cuddle with a friends newborn baby which I'm told gets the oxytocin flowing...little one was kicking like mad while I was holding the baby! X

You've only got three days left till you're overdue Annie. moan away!

alibaba good luck for tomorrow. If you're in Gloucester look out for me and we can hold each others hands. Have kept it together til now, but feeling v emotional about it tonight. Weird ending to pregnancy hey?

Friends were induced yesterday preterm for medical reasons and by 11.30 pm had a healthy baby girl...

look forward to reading your birth story! who knows we may labour naturally tonight-a friend from antenatal class did so the night before induction. i'm off for a bath now, some food, sending DH out to buy some bubbly for when we get home and some mags to while the time (empathy x 1000 with the piles btw-uniroid has been a sanity saver)

hoping all you other august mum's slip into labour naturally pre-40 weeks or not-healthy babies and mummies are what's important!

rugby that all sounds really promising and like you're well on your way!

I've had my strongest BH yet today, these are more like the ones I had in the three days leading up to DS's birth, so I've still got time to have this baby naturally before induction.

After talking at length about the August/Sept thing last night and whether or not I made the right decision about induction date, DH and I said we'd think about it today and talk again this evening. And guess what, we've come to different conclusions! I think we should stick at Tuesday (term +12, gives extra time before DD's first day of school) and he thinks we should hold out for Thursday - Sept, because although if it is a 4 day induction it'll be a total pita, the long term benefits of a sept baby far outweigh the short term inconvenience.

I think I'll ring the mw tomorrow and see if switching is even an option.

Hi All - I've not been very good at posting but have lurked keeping an eye on what's happening! I'm 40+13 today so am booked in for induction tomorrow morning so feel for everyone that's overdue as well!! Good luck for everyone who is due/overdue going into labour naturally :)

I'm 40+12 today and went into hospital this morning for the first stage of induction - the pessary. Anyone who's had this - how long did your contractions take to start after it was inserted? I had it at 11am and so far nothing at all has happened.
Really pissed off now and didn't enjoy the hospital experience. Was very uncomfortable lying on my back while they monitored baby's heart before and after pessary was inserted and getting up again after lying down was AGONY. Didn't find the staff sympathetic or even that interested. I am really hoping this pessary kicks things off naturally and then I can be left alone to labour in peace. I don't want any more interventions, or if so, I can see me taking an epidural just so I can't feel anything.

alibaba I was induced at 41+4 with DS1 and had the pessary inserted at about 12noon. Period type pains started a couple of hours later, waters broke spontaneously at about 8pm, contractions started properly soon after then he was born at midnight. I was probably lucky as I know quite a number of people who have had to wait longer for contractions to get started. Good luck and hope it happens for you soon.

I got the weekly email from Bounty "your 1 week old!". Er...no actually I'm still flipping pregnant
Just broken the news to my parents that induction can take 4 or 5 days so they're not necessarily getting their new grandchild on Tuesday. Did not tell them about all the BH I've been having, don't want them to get their hopes up. If the baby is born before next Friday they'll now think its 'early' which suits me much better!

alibaba that's what I'm scared of happening on Monday when I go in to be induced (please notice ladies that I'm now not even saying "if" I'm induced). I told my mum about the induction so she said immediately, oooh I'll be down on Tuesday then and was shocked when I told her that it could be 4 days. I feel so sorry for you, I hope things kicked off overnight. If this happens to me and they try and send DH home they're not going to believe the meltdown I'm going to have on them, I am NOT staying in hospital on my own! Hugs to you lovely and I hope you've not reposted because you're cuddling your new baby :) x
40+10, still bloody pregnant. Saw the mw yesterday again, tried for another sweep, cervix has softened a bit but not enough to get through and do the sweep. I'm utterly gutted that we're going to have to go in hospital.
Carrie did you get your sweep yesterday? How did it go?
Much love and cakes to everyone else still waiting :( xx