October 2014 // thread 15 // hooray, here come the babies!

[sazzlehopes]

Going through these fast at the minute!

Why do so many women (comparatively) seem to 'need' induction for being overdue? I can't help thinking that there must be some fault in the calculation system somewhere.

I think things are definitely starting for me. Contractions are getting more painful, having to breathe through them now. I've phoned my mum (babysitter for dd when I go to hospital) as she's 2 hours away and made me promise I'd call at the first sign. I tried to go to bed but couldn't sleep at all so now I'm lying on the sofa trying to rest a bit.

Oh good luck hefner, exciting exciting!!!!!
goats from what I read it's mainly because the longer you leave them the higher the risk of being still born. The figures were on my induction info leaflet but can't remember them now.
For me I'm happy about it as I'm so so done with being pregnant now and the thought of being like this any longer than I need to be is starting to effect my sanity! If baby comes sooner then great but if not my mind is at ease thinking something will be done on Thursday.

Good luck hefner and congrats queen on your baby boy!

I'm pumping, which is going well, milk has come in now and there seems to be a decent bit there so all good.
Baby Ned was warmed up yesterday and we got an amazing cuddle about 5pm. I could do skin to skin and my husband too. My son was there to meet him again and it was just perfect. Well worth waiting for. He is now nice and warm and still hooked up to various bits and pieces but off morphine and hopefully if he continues his milk feeds off the glucose stuff too. I can have more cuddles today' and depending on how he does attempt breast feeding. Thanks again for all your messages, it's been a real comfort to read through them whilst still in hospital. I should be here until Thursday at any rate until they know more.

Congratulations queen!

Glad to hear you've had a good day sazzle, sounds like Ned is doing well.

Good luck for everyone labouring or getting started!

And to all the new mummies, are you up all bloody night too? I'd forgotten this bit!

Sazzle wonderful stuff! You and Ned have been on my mind all day am so chuffed to hear these positive developments xx

Congratulations on your baby boy queen, good luck hefner and thanks for the update sazzle. I can't imagine how precious those cuddles were after your wait really lovely to hear that things are on the up.

Also quite nice to know that it's not just my relatives going mad. Get one call each day (minimum!) from eacg member of my immediate family asking if she's here yet & reiterating the urgency that they know straight away when anything happens. It's a bloody good job I've been basically twinge and BH free as I can just imagine them all piling into a car and racing round to watch! I'm only just 39 weeks & becoming impatient enough on my own.

I'd decided not to buy into this whole 'first babies are late' mantra & assured myself that this one would be an early bird. Apparently she has other ideas & all your stories of ball bouncing, walking, pineapple noshing, sweeps and desperate dtding with no success are slowly eroding the feeling that I can do anything at all to hurry her along. Lying here with heartburn, aching hips and a cold, thinking it could be another three weeks is awful right now. So - one day at a time.

Can someone please send me the link to the facebook? Need somewhere else to occupy my sleepless nights.

So pleased for you sazzle! I'm really glad things are going well for you now. Baby Ned is lucky to have you as his mummy

mamami I was the same as you but here I am at 41+2! Baby will come when ready, unfortunately for me I've made this little mite too comfy (although goodness knows how will with HG making me sick through the whole pregnancy!) and now needs a forced eviction!

I really haven't prepared myself to go overdue but as the weekend approaches I'm starting to think that was a mistake! I don't know if I could cope psychologically with it! Well I have everything pinned on this full moon tonight! This baby needs to come out!

Sazzle those first cuddles sound amazing :)

Aw sazzle so glad you had a lovely day with your babies & dp, hopefully this is things changing for the better? .., you deserve it

How is things this morning hefner?

Im thinking that if me & dp need extra contraception it will have to be heavy duty black bin bags ? I honestly dont think i will enjoy sex unless i feel super protected !! But having children is actually good contraception in itself... I never missed a pill after having dd

Sazzle so pleased you have finally got your cuddles and Ned is doing well.

Badger I've been 2/5 engaged since 28 weeks or something stupid and 3/5 forever and still get that drilling into crotch feeling. Don't know what it is, but it's embarrassing when it happens in Toys R Us/ Ikea/ M&S etc!

I also thought I was going to be early after so many false starts. Had some pain when I woke up at 2.30am and felt a bit damp. Got excited, but nothing but a bit of discharge and cramp has disappeared again . Going for an uphill walk today then also hoping this full moon gets things going tonight!

Still here. Still got random sharp period pains and tightenings, but had loads of sleep so assuming nothing exciting. Today I'm staying in bed!

I wasn't prepared to go over either, mostly because all along I've been told 'small and early' about baby arrival for various medical reasons. I believed them because I'm a fool!

Sazzle that sounds lovely.
Mrsb enjoy your last day alone.
hefner I hope you're all done and dusted...

Thanks so much everyone xx
I have good images of you all howling at the moon tonight!!! I'm thinking eviction thoughts for those so overdue....

Good news Sazzle, it must be so nice to have a long cuddle!

Thanks for your support tonight Sazzle, so glad you all got cuddles with baby Ned. Hope he enjoys his BM enough to stop the glucose top ups.
Think we all need positive thoughts for labour tonight

Dear late pregnancy/early labour (or whatever the hell you are),

                                                                                          Ok you win, I've had enough. No more fanny daggers, no more crushing pains on my pubic bone, no more hour long baths so I can walk without by back hurting, no more going for ten poos a day, no more hip ache, no more crying at random things and most of all no more bump pains I don't know if there contractions but it's been going on since Monday and I've had enough of them they hurt. Worst of all you stop them for a bit and then start again! Either do your job properly or fuck the fuck off!!!
               Regards pregnantagain7

Oh and if you ever make me wet myself again when unloading the washing like you did last night there will be serious consequences!

Oh and so pleased you got lovely cuddles sazzle hope baby end is doing well this morn :)

Oh pregnant you've pretty much described me there too. it is bloody miserable at this stage isn't it?

I have the same message for late pregnancy/early labour.

Apart from the washing machine bit. Instead I'd like to be annoyed that you MADE me lie in bed and eat a triple egg mayonnaise sandwich past its sell by date, and three cookies that were bought as emergency hospital food the other night when we thought things were actually fucking happening. Seems like a double kick in the teeth... still here AND eating shit food while wallowing in bed in a bad mood. Meh.

Three cookies doesn't seem enough, I could do another bag really.

Ha glad it's not just me then (not wishing feeling like this on anyone!)

It's the first morning I've really felt fed up with it all. Was contracting quite well last night but then stopped when I weed myself I thought it was waters but it wee! Dp keeps asking me are you in labour then? I just want to scream I don't know!!!!

On a lighter note dd2 asked me why I had red cracks in my eyes while we were lay in bed together at six this morning!! I felt like saying because you've bloody broken them by waking up at half five when I'd just fell asleep!

goats go for it with the cookies I've had lemon cake for breakfast

So sorry sazzle bloody autocorrect baby NED you stoopid ipad

I just puked my frosted wheats up today is a sad day already.
Cookies sound much better!