Due in June - Prostaglandin Smoothie Anyone??!!

[hollyandalice]

New thread!!

Not long now TA! I know it's really hard going overdue, but it'll all be over in a few days. I didn't have a single twinge with my dd and only had a show after a vigourous sweep. However when they induced me at 12 days over dd was born within 4 hours! If you are induced it can still be a positive experience and at least you don't have to do the rushing to hospital thing! Do you have an induction date? Hope you go on your own before then!

I must have missed that about catkin. Hope she is ok too. Will keep you posted if I hear anything.

Am glad I organised fathers day the other week, but it's too early to write the cards! I hope I'm not going to be overdue (sorry to those who are). I HATE WAITING!!!

I'm starting to question our name choices and think about re-packing my bag for hospital. These are BAD THOUGHTS - that's when it all goes horribly wrong.

How's the bedroom holly?

Thanks Holly it does mean a lot to hear the positive induction stories - I am petrified of the whole drip thing, only to potentially have a long painful labour resulting in intervention etc anyway. I really really wanted as natural as possible, in the pool if poss, and every day I go over seems like this possibility is slipping away.
I feel a bit helpless really, quite depressed. I don't mind going over as such, I just don't want a fiddly non-natural labour.
Pah to bloody childbirth, I want to know what Derlors trick was the lucky biatch

No induction date. I have a sweep on wednesday and the MW is booking me in then, but from what she thinks it will be Sunday (fathers day, ahhh DH will be happy)

hahaha ditto Ria, I repacked mine on friday and we chose different names yesterday, ffs it is all going wrong eh

Don't think about it ria! If you have a shortlist of names then you can decide when the baby gets here! Hope you are feeling ok today.

The bedroom has two wallpapered walls! Hooray! It is taking ages because the plaster is really shit so it is really difficult to get the paper to go straight. Hopefully dp can get it finished before the baby comes!

I had a water birth with induction TA. It is possible. Your mw should be able to tell you when you have your sweep how likely it will be that you will go into labour soon. You may even be slightly dilated and if you are and have to be induced it should work pretty quickly.

Hope you don't mind if I stay in denial about sweeps and induction for a while linger!

just managed to get 5 minutes to myself. ANNOUNCEMENT gave birth to Finlay John on Thursday 7th June at 23:31 by ceasarean section weighing 7lb 9.5oz. Back home now and doing great.

bugger, meant longer. obviously!

Oh, TA, I really feel for you, how frustrating. Can you plan something nice to do this week - that's bound to bring it on! I'm still merrily making arrangements as if nothing is happening. Having a girly night the day after my due date and my friends keep saying "as long as you are not in labour or had the baby by then" but I'm fairly confident I won't and if I do it'll be a lovely surprise!

I hope Catkin is ok.

Ria, do you want to tell us your names? Have you definitely decided on them or are you both keeping an open mind? DH and I have our favourites, but we haven't definitely decided on them, going to see what LO looks like.

Well done babymonster!! Great news and huge congrats! Hope you are both well!

Holly I hope you are right!
I really am hoping that either the sweep will do the job, or that when she does it she will have some positive feedback but I am kind of bracing myself for the worst now.
(well, the worst in my opinion, which is a long unnecessarily painful labour with monitoring and tubes and wires and intervention!)

Thanks for the kind words though ladies, it goes such a long way to have 'virtual friends', my RL ones are either sworn happily childless, unable to get pregnant (and so don't make for good confidantes!) or gay men that don't like kids!

Bumper, all my chums and family live miiillless away, but I think you have made a good suggestion, it might not be much but I think I will plan to visit DH at work this week and have lunch with him or something like that - it's a long drive but it gives me something to 'do'!

Babymonster, I don't believe we have met, I am a MN newbie, but congratulations I love the name Finlay, modern but also old fashioned and not dissimilar to our choice actually , enjoy your LO, am jealous x

None of my friends have children either, it is pretty difficult and I hardly see them any more. I do have some "mum" friends I met at a first time parents' group, but we have moved to the other side of town since then and we have sort of fallen out of touch. It is very lonely being me! Thank god for MN! At least by being on here I am forgetting about the fact my bathroom is minging and needs cleaning!

Congratulations Babymonster & welcome to Finlay John. Am liking the sound of another sub-8lber! Good to hear you're both doing well.

TA - am sending you +ve vibes - must be awful to be that far over. I'm 40 wks tomorrow and will be pinning the consultant to the wall for my induction date! The further over you are, the chances are you'll have an easier time even if you are induced though - you'll be 'ready to go' so maybe won't need the drip, just pessaries & a catchers mitt!!

SFL - hope your pampering has counterbalanced your sweep. I'm more scared of the prospect of some woman rootling around my nether regions than I am of induction - it just sounds so painful!!!!

Thought I was off last night - got some interesting twinges but then went all quiet. Then spent another 2 hours worrying about how messy the house is - esp if I have to get MIL to stay overnight at short notice. Am off to wash spare sheets (I keep lurking off to spare room when I can't sleep so will have to be disciplined until bub arrives now)& iron DD's school uniforms for rest of week. Crossing my sausage fingers that this is nesting......

I feel the same!

It can be very lonely hey. I know you are often on here though, you always find the funniest threads

My mother is also getting me down, I live in Reading, they live in Essex, it's a bit of a drive and she wants me to go there for a BBQ on fathers day. I say I don't feel confident enough to do that so soon after the birth, and then I get the whole 'oh I was back at work the day after having you, and I visted family on my home from the hospital with my first'...I am sure she is trying to be strong and encouraging but actually it just makes me feel inadequate

Well done babymonster, what a lovely name! Hope everything went well for you and you are settling back home ok!

TA - don't drive too far though will you? Bit worried that something may happen on a long journey! I was thinking you could book a haircut or a manicure or something like that which you can look forward to - it's bound to come then!

None of my local friends have children, and actually only one other friend does. Everyone keeps saying "go out and make friends with other people with children"- I don't want to - I don't like other people's children (you know what I mean, people who aren't close friends ) and I want to keep my friends!

No TA, Father's day is next Sunday?! Surely she can't expect you to go all that way. I know I am a fine one to talk after the debacle with my mother, but you really have to say no to that one! When's your latest day for a possible induction? You may not be out of hospital by then anyway.

Was she really back at work the day after having you? Jeepers, mothers are such hard work aren't they - and they seem to have very selective memories about what it was like after having babies.

TA fancy a coffee sometime? My dp works from Reading one day a week, we can compare bumps (or babies if they finally decide to come out!).

IKWYM about friends, I have been to a few toddler groups and have not clicked with anyone. Baby groups are fun though coz all babies are cute and all the mums are in the same position and are sat there thinking "what the fuck have I done?"!

DG I had one prostin pessary which kicked in after about an hour. 4 hours later dd was born in the pool! It was very much a positive experience. I am hoping I don't have to be induced again though as I want to know what it feels like to go into labour naturally.

I agree with all of you, the drive to their place can be 1.5 hours, and I just don't want to do it! I am sad that I am not going as they are always such fun but I feel like it's just too soon. I will have DH doing the drive but I might be sore/tired/nervous, just seems not worth the hassle, I think a trip to sainsburys is enough!

And yes I might be being induced that day anyway so she can shove it

Holly a coffee sounds great sometime, where are you?

I am in Southampton TA, so not far. I'm not sure when dp is next in Reading, I will let you know.

If you have the baby before fathers' day you will not want to be sat down in one position for more than about 15 mins. A 1.5 hour drive will be hellish, esp if you have stitches!