Due in June - TA your baby WILL be here soon!

[bumperlicious]

Just in case we get locked out without realising!

TA How are you? Annobal and you?

Thinking of you both.......

And JBM, glad your check came back positive, labour will get going for you soon too!!

TA - you spell check your posts???!

Annobel, we had sausages too.

OK, I'm just getting off the subject and being churlish...

Everyone in labour -

only kidding, its too far off for me to get excited about my own, but I am very excited for all of you (am questioning whether I am over-reacting )

My baby has been doing Olympic Gymnastics today and I feel like I have had 7 shades of sh*t kicked out of me.

Daisy, Ascot is tomorrow. I'll be the fat bird in the long black dress with pink flowers on, and a black 'fascinator' rather than hat (got a big hat last year and took it back the next day - how cheap am I?? )

Sausages are good Foxy, esp when followed by the bribe of choc cake if you eat all your broccoli and carrots .

Think you guys are doing amazingly well - esp TA being 16 days overdue. I definitely agree with Lulu - am in awe of your strength and patience.

Thanks Klaw - nothing further unfortunately but at least I managed to get out of the house and grumps...

I shall watch out for you foxy - I love those fascinators, I have a grey one.

DKMAFME - I am at the same stage as you I think - I am slightly bleeding brown blood every day, and feel crampy but nothing else is happening.

I am SO excited about all these babies, can't wait to hear more from Bumper and TA.

Very tired, can't sleep

I spell check my posts, not that you'd know sometimes!

Pains have eased off for a mo. How is everyone?

Will look out for you foxy.....

No more news from TA???

I'm here!
Exhausted

ah there you are.....my question has been answered then.

Can you do the up and down stairs thing? take the dog out for a walk...get that bub's head pressing on your cervix.

I remember after being dosed with prostin with DS being sent to walk around the hospital for what seemed like hours. It was very surreal as it was still being built and only the maternity unit and geriatric units were open so there was no-one there, especially in the evening!

Daisy you are right
Have sent DH off to make me half a sandwich, need some energy, will try going for a little walk after

My god, TA - are you still at home, I thought you'd gone off to give birth. Brave you - what's happening on the contractions?

Yes, do keep moving TA, it really does help! Keep your fluids up, try to eat, walk even when all you want to do is lie down.

You are so nearly there!

Hi Derlor, am so glad its easing off a little.

yes still here

Contractions still coming hard, still taking breath away, still every sodding 6 minutes, lasting about a minute.

I think it sort of eased off/failed to progress because I am exhausted. I have just had a bite to eat, will see if that helps, and am just about to take dog for a walk with DH, see if that can't get things kick started.

Progress seems slow Not going in to hospital though until I can't cope any more - I have had a few moments where I felt like that but I can keep going on my own for now.

Will be back on after a little stroll!

you are doing brilliantly TA!

Great to hear from you TA, take it easy, and know that you are doing soooo well, every contraction that you have is one less to go...

Sending soothing labour vibes!

good girl, you are doing brilliantly.so well, so strong, you are coping so well, you are amazing

have something to eat, complex carbs and some raspberry leaf tea with a spoon of honey in it

and keep on doing what you are doing...

nipple stim if you can bear it

TA you are brilliant! So glad you are coping so well, you are a super star!

Back from my sweep, was a disaster! Waited for over an hour in the boiling hot hospital and got forgotten about. Finally got my sweep and am only 1cm and posterior, so nothing will happen for at least another few days. I'm so gutted and upset. I burst into tears as soon as I left the hospital. I was so looking forward to having a home birth, but I'm sure I'm going to have to be induced again.

Sorry for moaning when all this exciting stuff is happening, but I feel so shit!

Hope everyone else is well xxx

Oh Holly . I'm so sorry it didn't go well. Please don't lose heart - you have loads of time and are doing everything right to avoid another induction. xxx

Holly, holly, holly, now stop all that negative stuff! There's no need to get down about it and don't panic. Plenty of time for it to all come good - you were only due yesterday, so lets relax and take some deep breaths.....

Aw Holly.....(((((((((hugs))))))))) to you.

get your feet up and some herbal tea. Have they made an appointment for a further sweep. You've loads of time yet before they make you have a hospital birth, keep positive and focussed

I'm back!
Been and fed the horse some apples and had a long walk with the dog.

TA - well done!! I'm sending lots of vibes your way!!

Holly - sorry you didn't get the news you wanted today - but you still have ages yet - really. Check out that spinning babies link from lulumama - I'm sure you can get him moving about into the blast off position. Chin up hun

Deep cleansing breaths...in...out...

I have another sweep in a week when they will also book my induction . I was convinced that I would be around 3 cm as have been having loads of tightenings and a show. Maybe I was just being too hopeful and have had my hopes dashed.

Any news from bumper? Has she gone to hopital?

her last post was at 1:15......I've been carrying my mobile around with me all afternoon...will post as soon as I hear anything!

Should hopefully be some news soon!