I'm booking this thread early. nickelbabe's live birth thread

[nickelbabe]

I'm getting really impatient, and Isbn is showing no signs of wanting to be born.

So far:
I am 40+4 today (was due on Saturday)
I am very heavy.
Isbn is currently residing on my bladder, and also a nerve on my left-hand-side hip.
It feels the lowest it has been, and I can't decide whether the tightenings are Isbn's bottom or muscles doing something.
For the past couple of days, I've been feeling sick, like morning sickness, and food has been giving me massive heartburn.

Don't get your hopes up, but I thought it would be a good idea to start the thread, because DH isn't technical enough to start one when the time comes (and is indeed very hesitant about even posting on it)

[FellatioNelson]

Right. I'm here. And I'm three hours ahead of you lot so I might be an appreciative audience when everyone else is asleep tomorrow morning. Got my popcorn, got my large coke. Ready to for the show to start.

Are you going to update us regularly throughout then? That's what I call an optimistic first timer.

[FellatioNelson]

Oh good, Cervix is here. How useful! Your very own virtual midwife. Cervix you can talk us Nickel through it all as it's happening. I'll hold your... thingies. Or send me out for ice cubes and flannels etc.

[Sparklingbrook]

I can do some pacing up and down.

[KnottyLocks]

Aha! Found you.

[thousandDenier]

40+4 is when I changed my mind and decided I didn't want to to it after all, and started looking at Amazon treks.

DS arrived at 40+5

[youtalkintome]

Nickelbabe, i'm having all the same i'm 39+6 today supposed to be having sweep tomorrow. I'm trying to ignore all symptoms my other 2 have been 10 days late so mentally i'm not really prepared. I feel like i can't confirm labour until my waters break hate being the boy that cried wolf so dh is at work and i'm minding my other 2 dc and doing lots of rocking.

[youtalkintome]

Oh but I made DH come back and have a shag at lunchtime to see if things might move along but so far no increase in regularity not sure if i can face be bothered it again.

[LadyWellian]

[BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability]

Watching and waiting...
(Vair jealous you know, as still have 18 weeks to go )

[vamosbebe]

ooooh - I'm 40+5 days (was due Friday) so we're practically in the same boat!!

Pea (as DS has been known as until he pops out) is still bouncing around as he has done the last 6 months or so; poking something boney (elbow? knee? foot? javelin?) out of my left side; hitting his head on a nerve on my pelvic floor whenever I walk/stand.... he seems to want to come out, but not be in any rush!!

We've got a midwife/hospital monitor/check up on Friday, I'm hoping we won't need it. Touch wood for a quick, safe delivery for both of us and a very cool birthdate of either: 1.12.2011 or 2.12.2011 :)

[CarolCervix]

anything happened? i was on a break

[Sparklingbrook]

She's still having sex with her ex in the shower. (probably)

[youtalkintome]

Sparkling.

It's gonbe quiet perhaps she is pushing

[EdlessAllenPoe]

regular updating plausible enough if someone else (mr nickel) is tasked with doing it

hangs coat over back of chair and heads to the bar

[CarolCervix]

nah, you'd hear her mooing is she was at pushing stage.

she is probably twiddling her niples and inserting a pineapple.

[Bluetinkerbell]

come on nickel I've been waiting since Sunday for this

[HugosGoatee]

Yay labour thread.



I'm 37+1 and feel like I could pop at any minute.

[Sparklingbrook]

Anyone for a gritty coffee and a KitKat from the vending machine? May be a long night......

[mummynoseynora]

oooh grabbing my spot

[CarolCervix]

now, seeing as nickle isn't actually in labour yet would it be terrible if i chance a glass of ?

[youtalkintome]

Cervix, what do Mw think if they turn up and you smell of booze will they confiscate my baby? I'd bloody love a glass of wine but i'm sure I'll go into labour the second a drop passes my lips and then the MWs will think i'm a lush, i haven't drank at all but god i could do with something to help me chill out or may murder dh,small child, guinea pig

[youtalkintome]

DM, next person who mentions that i'm still pregnant the list is actually endless.