November 2012 - the thread where Detective's baby arrives

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Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1608323-November-2012-please-form-an-orderly-queue

Post-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1611078-November-2012-the-birthplosion-thanks-Peaky

Stats list: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1485512-November-2012-Stats-List

Oww! Really don't know what to do. Getting so much more painful but still at 8 mins, well I get a few 5 mins apart then they go back to 8.
Don't want to ring if they just think I need to carry on waiting. Also worried about going in and only being 1cm. I could cry.
Think I might try rest

Come on detective and fatima

Had massive meltdown on phone to mum. Am finding this overdue thing stupidly hard for no real good reason. Feel like each morning I'm a disappointment to everyone as I'm still here

jenbird, interesting you should say that. my blood pressure is always on the low side and my midwife did say it was a possibility that was what was making me feel ill. better than high blood pressure I guess.

Brockle you must tell us what oils they give you so we can all have a go! I'm asking for a sweep on monday which is my 40 week appointment.. I'll be 39+6 so I hope she agrees.

pikz it's just rubbish being ove due. I was going out of my mind the last time because I'd focused so long on the date. This time I am asuming my baby won't be on time.

go detective
why don't they do all inductions that way, it seems much more sensible and natural way of getting things going!

oh and sorry didn't mean to miss you out fatima hope this is your night!

C´mon minifatima
(sorry I didnt say it before, didnt quite realise that it was all kicking off!)

fatima if you can't cope with the pain, you need to go in & be assessed. However, if you can still just cope, try to stop clock watching - get DH to time them or use an app and don't look at the gaps, and then get in the bath. I got all the way to 9cm with my DD just in the bath...

Ok mlu said if pain becomes unbearable which it is to come in for drugs which I don't want . They didn't seem concerned about discharge so I'm just going to wear a maternity pad over night and assess it for myself in the morning. I'm 90% sure I'm just being paranoid about the latter.

All the best fatima - live birth thread maybe??

Good luck detective and fatima!!

Oh, it's exciting today!

Best of luck fatima. I really hope that things move along for you soon.

Go go go go go go baby detective! Oh gosh I hope I wake up tomorrow with news of a baby detective!

MM it sounds like you are in a lot of pain - are you sure drugs wouldn't be a good idea? I do understand your reasoning but maybe taking things very easy and getting some relief would be a good idea. You need to make sure you are completely rested and feeling in good shape for when you go in to labour. Whatever you do I hope you get some rest soon.

I am really sympathetic for those overdue. I only went a few days and even then I had an induction date to work towards. The constant 'any niggles?' Texts and calls were already getting me down. Whenever there are times I wish I had been left to go into spontaneous labour I think of you guys being left waiting and I feel happy to be on the other side. It'll be a happy day when we are all on the graduate thread.

Rang the MLU and they said again I need to wait til they're every fiver mites. They've been about every 6 minutes since then for the last 1-2 hours so going to give it another hour. I'll prob just say five minutes even though strictly that's not true at the moment. Would like to know where I'm at though.

Thanks for all the good lucks etc, nice to know you're will babyfatima along

How exciting fatima! Good idea about telling them 5 mins. It could shift from 6 to 5 in the time it takes you to get there anyway.

Good luck.

Bugger fatima - I'd be tempted to lie. The worst they can do is send you home right? Are you close to the hospital?

Pass I'd rather avoid drugs at all costs but have taken some paracetamol up to bed with me just in case I change my mind in the middle of the night. I doubt it will make any difference though and I really don't want anything stronger just yet. My mum's coming over tomorrow morning armed with an electric heat pad and a tens machine - she injured her back as a nurse so is quite sympathetic!

On a slightly different note, inlaws have taken the hint about how fecking unhelpful their daily phonecalls and messages demanding updates are and have taken to bombarding dh with it instead. Today, sil phoned him asking which weekend can she visit the baby, next weekend or the following one. He/she isn't even here yet - and isn't due for another week!!! (although I'm holding out for a baby by Sunday...)

Erm didn't get time for oils. Yousef was born at 8.30pm a chunky 9lb 3oz and gorgeous. Fast and odd delivery and weirder post natal. Will update tomorrow. I feel like the luckiest person in the world.

Blimey! Huge congratulations brockle! Enjoy your first night together.

Congratulations Brockle I can't wait to hear your birth story now. Hope you get a good rest on your first night.

brockle congrats!!

Congratulations brockle fab weight and a lovely name.

Hope fatima and detective are getting there too...

Congrats to you brockle can't wait to hear your story!

Wow! Congratulations brockle can't wait to hear about it.

thinking of detective and fatima