Bloody hell!! What a day! Congratulations EVERYONE! I have spent the last 5 hours on & off (in between all my other duties) catching up. I know I will miss someone out so I apologise in advance.
MoN - congratulations on Eliana's arrival. I am so sorry that they have treated you so badly in terms of missing out great chunks of information that you should have had. I hope you get to Yorkhill soon. It keeps crossing my mind that I could offer you a lift but then I remember I am quite hugely pregnant myself & might make a promise I can't actually keep. It did occur to me that surely they can arrange a transport ambulance for you. I cannot imagine that they would expect you to get buses across the city... Your little girl is gorgeous, she has shown such fighting spirit thus far & with you for a mother I am convinced that she will continue to fight & confound her doctors.
Jellycurls - congratulations to you, I'm sorry you had such a scary time leading to the arrival of your little boy. I hope you are recovering OK & have your boy with you.
Oddlife - I hope you are OK & all went smoothly for you with a safe arrival.
Doobeedee - congratulations on Edward Peter's arrival. He looks gorgeous in the photo on fb.
Serious - congrats on your lovely little girl - fab name! Sounds like a bit of a surprising labour, but you don't look shocked in your photo, you look radiant.
Natalie - sorry you're feeling a bit low, I think it must be quite natural at this stage, you're due one day after me & I have been up & down like a yo-yo mood-wise. I had a shocking tantrum in front of my dad last night (most unfortunate, he isn't a very emotional or understanding man, he is lovely but emotions are not his strong point) & then spent the next hour or so in floods of sobs & tears. I feel a bit better today, so hopefully you are feeling better too, or at least due to feel better tomorrow.
Flyer - sorry to hear your sad news. Shocking. I had been wondering where you were. Look after yourself & your Christmas pudding.xx
Roofio - best of luck with your induction, I hope they get you underway tonight & that you have a smooth, easy birth. Are you hypnobirthing, or have I made that up?
Roxvox - glad they were happy enough to send you home, but if you are not happy please don't hesitate to go back. We have all consistently been told to trust our instincts, don't sit at home worrying etc & that they are happy to check us & reassure us. Except for the shit treatment falcon received...
To pseudo, tarlia, pinkbuttons - I hope your BPs are behaving now & that you all feel ok.
This is the point at which I run out of memory. I think I've done pretty well but I know there is more I wanted to say to other ladies. I should have taken notes, but I would still be reading if I had... Best wishes & love to all.
I had a sweep done by my consultant this morning. I am 38+4. I didn't think it would happen because I doubted I would be favourable as I haven't been able to even reach my cervix. Anyway, she performed a "vigorous" sweep, I was 1cm dilated cervix soft but long. I was astonished that I didn't even find it more than mildly uncomfortable. I am sure I was climbing the walls when I had the first two sweeps with DS... Either that MW was shit at them, or the consultant was an expert/my hypnobirthing relaxation is amazingly effective or the pain of my pgp from laying on my back cancelled out the discomfort of the sweep.
Anyway, whatever it was I'm glad it didn't hurt :). I have had mild cramping on & off but no bloody show, nothing regular, nothing major & don't think I'm on the move yet. She has booked me to see her again next Thursday in case I haven't laboured yet. She seemed to think it was unlikely I would see her next week... I also found out the details of my ELCS if I don't go naturally. It'll be 23rd Oct, need to be at the hospital at 7.30am (live about an hour away & am bloody awful at getting up) for a planned start time of 8.30am. Fingers firmly crossed that it doesn't come to that.
OK, I think this mahoosive essay is plenty to be going on with. Hope everyone is OK & either sleeping well or labouring effectively!