October 2013: no pushing in from the back of the bus, please

[MrsHoratioNelson]

Stats sheet here

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?pli=1&key=0AidVHHwJSwC3dDU2VzFhWWt1ckg4dW84WkdCNzhOaFE&f=true&noheader=true&gid=1 New arrivals here

Key:
SC - still cooking (pre EDD)
SFW - still f*ing waiting (post EDD)
OWT - on way to theatre (CS)
IP - induction in progress
SWIL - somewhere in labour
LIT - lost in transition

My waters broke at 3am very weird sensation a big pop feeling then a whoosh. . No contractions at the time and hospital said to come in tho I'm sure community midwife said just to call them just to let them know but they didn't need you to go on in unless they didn't stat for 24 hours. Ive now got slightly odd contractions. I had one massive one over 3 mins that made me throw up and now I've got smaller ones of about 30s biut only 3 mins apart abit like terrible period pains.

So status isnow SWILat 39+6 (no queue jumping here)!

Good luck Bronzemoth!

Sorry to hear you r having to stay in longer than planned pseudo but good to hear that the hole doesn't appear to be causing extra complications at this stage. Hope u feel better soon xxx

bronze u may not be cue jumping but that doesn't stop me bring extremely of u! Best of luck xx

Congrats kiwi would also love to see pics if u r on Facebook xx

SC @ 39+3.... I went into labour with dd @ 39+3 so u have been warned baby!!!!!

Well they sounds like an eventful and stressful few days Pseudo

Good luck to Bronze and apperley and congratulations kiwee, nice to have another bit of baby news after a few days' break. Very classy name!

Feel dreadful this morning after tossing and turning all night. Couple of hours reading on the sofa didn't help much except to stop me feeling bad about keeping DH awake - not that I should have worried, he was snoring when I came back to bed.

41 weeks (or do they count it as 40+7?) and SFW. Another sweep today. Keep everything crossed for me ladies (except your legs, I don't want to stop any babies emerging ).

Oh, and Flyer, less of the olden days if you don't mind

Congratulations kiwee. I love the name! First and middle name both on our short list. DH said I must be having withdrawal symptoms when I said MN was broken yesterday. He was right, I need my daily baby fix! Thanks for providing it this morning!

Pseudo, sorry to hear about your ongoing dramas with blood pressure and that DD has had to be poked and pricked about so much already, poor little thing. At least she won't remember any of it. Great news that the hole isn't affecting her at the moment but also that they will be doing something about it in the future. Hope things get better for you all soon.

Ooh naughty baby apperlydapperly. I think the turning procedure is meant to have more chance of working on a transverse baby than a fully breech one, less turning to do I suppose, so I really hope it works well for you. Otherwise you might have your baby very soon which is also good news even though c section isn't your ideal plan.

Good luck bronzemouth! That is annoying to be given contradictory advice about what to do if waters break. We were told you don't need to go in if waters break but not close together contractions either, except I that they want to see you if it has been 24 hours because of infection chances after that. Do you feel like going in yet? I hope things progress nicely for you.

Hope you have a better day today Nat.

Still very much in pain with my back and hip, seems to be constant now and I can barely walk, sit or lay down which doesn't really leave many options... I think I am going to be housebound and pretty inactive for the rest of my maternity leave unless something miraculously changes which is a shame as it could potentially still be three weeks. (37+4 and SC today).
I weighed myself yesterday for the first time in a few weeks and have now put on just short of half my old body weight so I suppose it is not surprising that it is finding it difficult to deal with the strain. That gives me hope that it will go away again. I worry that it will not go away and I will be practically disabled when the baby comes but that is probably just come being melodramatic.

Ooh 38+4 I mean. Just put myself back a week

Things got a bit scary just after my earlier post when my BP went to 180/90.... Luckily my medication has brought it down, but it just seems that every peak is worse than the last :( I await the doctors' ward round...
Chickie - yes she has a 4mm vsd.

pseudo just missed your post last night, sorry you had to stay in, it is hard leaving the other DCs I know. Good that baby is going to be under GOSH care, they are brilliant there.

Sanji oven cleaning! That is hardcore nesting I definitely never got that bored!!

Good luck bronze hope it all goes smoothly.

Orange sorry you're in pain, I'm sure it will resolve as soon as baby comes. My hip and pelvis pain has improved so much just with the baby turning round already (even though not ideal!)

Hope things happen soon for those getting fed up

pseudo.

I hope so apperly. Glad that there is one positive to your naughty spinning baby.

pseudo hope you're feeling better soon and baby is being well looked after.

congrats kiwi

bronze hope it's going well can't wait to hear news.

mrsh my legs are firmly crossed for you (as they will be for the foreseeable future as dp has been warned!! )

Glad the site is working again! Did anyone else read MrsHN's link "do you dunk your penis" to the tune of "do you like good music?"? No?

pseudo, sorry your BP is still causing issues. Hope you and baby Caoimhe are home soon. Congratulations kiwee!

Sorry to hear baby has turned, apperly, didn't know they could do that at this stage.

roofio, thanks for another positive induction story, glad to hear it was ok even though the baby wasn't ready to come out. Having slept on it, I'm feeling better and trying to focus on the positives. I know they can't make me induce but I think, deep down, I have a fear of being as unreasonable and reckless as that woman on Midwives this week.

orange, I know how you feel with the constant aches, I used to love my bed, now it's just a place to be uncomfortable for a few hours.

clapham, any news on DS's Dad?

Good luck, bronze!

I'm SC at 39+3, and induction minus 2 days. Today will be spent catching up on things I should have done weeks ago - crazy that the induction deadline has focused my mind when I was aware that the baby could come at any time.

Morning Ladies- so good to see you all again after yesterday's MN meltdown.

Pseudo and sending you lots of BP lowering wishes.
Bronze I was always told to go in when contractions 3mins apart. Good luck!!!
Appleby hope bubba turns for you.
Orange Have you tried acupuncture for your pgp? After the FB advice Im going to try to get an appt to see if it'll help. At least there's only 10days left!!!!

Oh- and congratulations Kiwiee! So sorry it wasn't as planned, but you must be a proud Mum now xxx

Roofio you have my special permission to cross your legs - you've earned it

I told DH last night that if this sweep doesn't work we will be DTD this weekend, whether he likes it or not. England expects every man to do his duty... You'd think he'd be a bit keener, given that he might be experiencing something of a drought soon

40 + 5 and still nothing...

pinkbuttons good luck with MWs today, will be really really to hear what they say about sweep and induction. I am seeing mine tomorrow. 40 + 5 seems too early to make any plans but at last appointment I was told they would want to induce at 40 + 10, will be really interested to hear what they say to you!

legally and others - thanks for the good induction stories, really reassuring. Arnica also sounds like a good idea.

Very interested to see a couple of people mention reflexology, I am booked in for a session today. Really hoping it does the trick...

Congratulations kiwee, gorgeous name!

And pseudo, hope things go really well for you and the baby over next few days.

Georgie MW told me on Mon that at my second sweep today they would book me in for induction at 40+10 (so next Tuesday) on a "just in case" basis - I guess they need to plan to the extent they can and inductions and ELCS etc are all more predictable than nice compliant babies who arrive of their own accord.

Pinkforboys I am not sure I could safely drive / walk to an acupuncture appointment. That would probably do more harm than the treatment could fix. I think I might see if I can get a home visit for reflexology or acupuncture or perhaps something at the weekend when DH can help me. At this stage I don't mind paying extra for that. Anyone else in west London area got any recommendations?

Let me know how it goes, I would be interested to hear if it helps at all.

Congrats to all new arrivals. kiwee Love the name- think we're also going to use Elizabeth as a middle name (if it's a girl!)
Am now 40+8 (only 40+4 by my dates). Off for my first sweep this morning so hope that will get things going. Also going to book a reflexology session for this afternoon to see if that helps. Was only 2d over with DS1 so getting a bit frustrated but very reassured by positive induction stories. I think induction is mainly a problem when it's done early in pregnancy rather than when they should be out!
MrsH- my DH was also oddly reluctant for DTD but now seems to have got over it after 3 nights on the spin!

MrsHN what did your first sweep feel like? Guessing I will be offered one when I see the MWs tomorrow, and would like to know what I am letting myself in for...

clapham sorry to hear of your news for you
And congrats kiwee
And good luck bronzemouth
Midwife appt today so am hoping she'll do a sweep as my cervix should be open as have lost plug? Also having very watery discharge, is that normal now or should it be thicker?
Sc at 38+5 and fed up!

I won't tell my induction story, let's just say it wasn't good. Hoping to avoid induction this time. My area has a policy of 40+12 to induce, does worry me a little that it is so late, DS came out after induction at 40+12 at 40+14 and they told me my placenta was gritty and starting to fail. So much as I don't want to be induced again, if I am that late again this time I would still go ahead with it rather than refuse and be monitored.

apperley my previous bit of nesting was taking the car to be valet cleaned. Not sure that counts, ha ha!

Good luck at mw app MrsH, my midwife simply said about dtd "He helped put this baby in you, he needs to help get it out now" we tried the other night, obviously didn't work for us!

Pseudo I hope the bp levels and that is good news dd isn't currently affected by the hole in her heart. Fx you can get home to DS today.

Good luck with ecv apperley I hope it works for you. I also didn't know they could turn this late on either.

Orange for all your discomfort, it sounds pretty awful, good idea about the acupuncture. Dp swears by it for his neck pain and upper back tension.

Am I the only "over cooked" person that turned down a sweep?

Congratulations kiwee.

I wonder how heffalump is getting on?

Sanji in Liverpool they also induce at 40+12. My best friend has been induced both times and had awfully long stressful births that resulted in forceps so I'm also a bit scared by the stories I've heard! Sorry to put a dampener on things. Glad to see a few on here who've reported positively about them. Everyone is different I guess.

at he helped put this baby into you, he has to help get it out!