Oh lordy are things starting to happen??

[StrangewaysHereICome]

Just need to share as I am driving myself nuts!! I am 37 weeks today and woke up at 2.30am which a very sharp pain to the side of my bump which I had to breathe through. It coincided with a BH contraction. I lay there thinking oh goodness I am not ready for this!! Then I started timing things as I couldn't get back to sleep because the tightenings and period type pains were coming every 5 mins and lasting 30 secs. Not painful as such, but uncomfortable.

After an hour I needed the loo and lets say I cleared my bowels out . I was awake for a further 2 hours before finally dropping off. I woke up at 7 still with the tightenings, just the same as before, which are still going now. I haven't had a show but have, er, done more bowel clearing.

Any ideas? This is my third so I should know really, but both my previous labours started with my waters breaking and then nothing for 12 hours before labour started in earnest.

I need to go to Tesco - dare I venture out?? DH doesn't believe things might be starting and we have a decorator coming tomorrow. I am planning a homebirth and all DH can say is wait until after the room has been painted !!

Sorry this is so long, I am feeling a bit edgy!

An hour and a half later.... I wonder how B is going??

I've just been re-reading this thread..BUnder wasn't even dilated on Friday and she was offered a sweep next week. So things have moved really quickly.

I'm sure she's doing amazingly well

Gosh once your water go, things do move quickly!!

Ohhhhh babies...a wee bit but so excited.

Congratulations Bunder!

Just a quick update to let you know my DD was born today.

In hospital overnight so will fill you in when home- quite an eventful birth!

Good luck everyone

xx

HURRAH....... cocoa a girl...
(cant' remember if you knew the sex or not before)

Amazing news, eventful birth..gosh, hope you're okay? I'm sure DD is just perfect, squashy and lovely!

Sleep well xx

Congratulations cocoa!!!

I suspect I will be here for weeks!!

Wow congratulations cocoa on the birth of your DD . I hope eventful doesn't mean too traumatic for you. I bet she is gorgeous. Hopefully you will get home today .

Well it's back to school runs this morning. I thought things might be happening last night, but guess what - mistaken again! I am now overdue - boo!

I wonder how BUnder is getting on??

Have a good day all xx

Cocoa - congratulations!!! Welcome to the world LittleCocoa :)

Hopefully the rest of you will be posting your good news soon too :)

Wow congrats Coco.
Nothing hapening here> Last chance for a Feb baby today
and I have now ran out of rasp leaf tea, cant face any more pineapple and was a grumpy mare yesterday.
This baby is my first with new partner so I am blaming him. His mum has informed me she was 14 days late with all her 3. grrrr
I wonder if I can do my own sweep lol
Good luck Blunder

Oh no I don't wait a March baby.....God I really hope it's not born on my FIL b-day..he's a smug git at the best of times and this well really tip him over the edge!

I too woke up this morning (after a very good nights sleep) to find myself still fat with pup not that i'm looking froward to the pain...but really it's now time to GET OUT OF MY BELLY!!!

Radio silence from Blunder I'm taking this as a good sign that things are moving forward...???

More babies today please....

Oh ladies...on this side nothing is happening.

I'm 40+4 weeks, had two sweeps now and nothing. No contractions so I don't know what is going on in there.

To make things worse, the MW told me I put on 20 kilos..nice! Just what I wanted to hear. I always had a nice slim shape and now, I look like a walrus!

Not too long now...i'm looking forward to meeting the little man - so pains, come whenever you want, I have no idea what you may be like, but I don't care!

So i guess I'm having a March baby then...!

Doctors appointment this afternoon about what the heck is going on, i think she's going to suggest another sweep (is the normal at 3cm already??) most likely my waters will be broken, nice.

Paula I hope your bitchslapped your MW I'm with you on the pain...hit me, I want to meet my baby.

40 + 5....drag

So here we are in March and STILL NO BABY !

40+2 now, feel like a hippo, horrendous piles, beginning to get a sore throat - aaaah!! STill lots of BH's and pooping for England but nothing baby shaped has come out yet

And breathe ... hope all you other ladies are well and have some baby news soon.

Thinking of slow and BUnder

Little girl arrived at 1:19am yesterday! 7lb 1 oz which is loads bigger than DD1, and also lots of thick black hair.

Not quite the straight-forward home birth we wanted - transferred in during second stage for a ventouse, but she's absolutely perfect so hey ho!

BUnder your little trooper....!!!!!!!!!!!! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I'm so delighted for you and your wee girl. Let us know when you pick a name x

I'm sorry that you didn't get the home birth you hope for, but she's her now and that's all the matters (I'm guessing)

Strangeways may I suggest Fybogel for your piles...! It will really help and is safe (packet say so) for pregnancy. Hope your sore throat doesn't develop into anything horrid.

congratulations! what wonderful news. I hope you're recovering well from the change in plan.

Slow???? Hello.....

Do you have a wee baby yet? Hoping all is well?

Strangeways. Get some loo roll, put an ice cube in it and pop on your piles in bed for a while. Shrinks them down and eases the pain.
Amazing how we learn all these tricks when desperate!

Many congratulations BUnder . I hope you are having lots of lovely snuggles with your DD's. It's a shame you had to transfer - I hope it wasn't too traumatic for you and you are getting some rest now .

Oooh thank you highland and coral for the advice .

highland hope your appointment goes well, keep in touch to let us know how it's going xx

BUnder - well done you!! She sounds absolutely adorable!! Sorry you didn't get your (full) home birth, but as you say - she's here safe & sound so 'hey ho'. Are you home yet?

Afternoon all...!

My appointment was really good thanks, I saw the same doctor as I did on Saturday when I fell.. she was lovely about it all.

Anyway long story short, had another sweep face for pain only but face as it might get things going..! I have also been booked in to be induced for the 8th so that will make my 40 + 12. Really hope this sweep gets things going fully now. DH is total convinced something is going to happen within the next 24 hrs!

Hope those with babies, are enjoying afternoon cuddles on the sofa with a good old movie.

HG

highland - glad appointment went well and hope sweep does its magic this time. I am thinking ahead ? what does a sweep involve, does it hurt, how long does it take what happens? Sorry lots of questions.

Congratulations BUnder - hope the transfer wasn?t too much of a trauma and you are enjoying lovely cuddles now.

Strangeways sending you labour vibes!!!!

Coral - waves from March thread. How do you know the thing about piles? Sounds like sage advice though.

Here ? the cramps continue as does the pooping and pressure down below. Having had the false alarm and the trauma of steroids/hospital stay the other week I think I had got myself into the mindset of early arrival, but all of this is just practice. Hideous ? never had this with first pregnancy and not loving it. [must slap myself in the face and bounce on gym ball methinks]

Jx

Jupiter really as you sure....!!?!?! Okay you asked for it If I'm honest a sweep (IMO) isn't very nice. Firstly you have to be engaged and your cervix needs to be open. I didn't work for me at 1-2 cm, so will let you know if a 3cm sweep works later....!!!

I really don't want to freak you out, everyone is different and I have a very low pain threshold. I'm not a brave person, personally, both times I found it utterly horrid. However saying that I went back and had a 2nd one..knowing how much the first one hurt I'm not sure how much 'sweeping' the doctor was able to do today? but she had to stop as I was in so much pain However she told me that was enough.

I had some bleeding after the first one and lost my plug later that evening however today I haven't lost any blood (yet) If you have one, take a pad for afterward (just in case) and some food. It might of been just me but I was quite wobbly / dizzy after the first one, but I hadn't eaten so that was my mistake.
It's quite quick, but the longer they can sweep for the better. Any pain stops when it's finished however do expect to have some fanny aches (not surprising really) later for a wee bit. You will get cramping and aches in your lower tummy...but it's just things getting moving..you might have to have more than 1. But surely this is better than having to be induced, whist it's not nice, it does let your baby go into labour naturally ie with drugs!

Hope I haven't you...! However I do feel it's best to be well informed, esp at the later stages.

HG thank you for your honesty. Will discuss with MW on Thur. Has anything happened as a result?? Fingers crossed for you.

Just read your other thread re: induction. I was induced with DS and it was ok. I was induced due to mild pre-eclampsia at 38 weeks - head wasn't engaged, cervix wasn't favourable and certainly wasn't having any of the symptoms I am now. But it worked really well for me. I had two pessaries - the first one didn't do much and having them put in was probably the worst part (vague recollection if it looking like a dishwasher tablet?).

Second one did work - after initial monitoring was encouraged to walk about lots which I did - this broke waters and contractions kicked in immediately. Pessary at 8pm ish, waters gone at 9.30 ish. Examined at midnight only 3 cm had pethidine to see me through the night. However less than 1 hour later urge to push and examined again and 10 cm - less than an hour of pushing and DS arrived. No stitches and he BF really well for first few days and my milk came in at day 3 or 4. However DS then was v lazy feeder latched on well couldn't be bothered to suck and ended up in NICU at day 5 having lost so much weight. I had mazes of milk so expressed for 6 weeks or so - he was lazy even with a bottle.

DS is now playing up so must finish post!

I'm having cramps and aches..but nothing solid yet (I don't think) this is my first baby..sure if these are just pains or early labour pains.

Have been trying to keep busy today, done all those little jobs which you kept meaning to do but don't..like shredding and washing the kitchen floor.

Sounds promising HG how are you doing now?? If the cramps get more painful and regular it could be it am excited for you xx