Right, someone convince me it's not long now...please!

[MidnightinMoscow]

I am 38+3 with DC2. Hoping for a VBAC after an EMCS for DC1 with who I got to 9cm's with.

I have had period cramps for over a week, two lots of plug coming away and last night lots of tight feelings high in my bump. The period like cramps are really painful and often are alongside sharp pains down below.

I have a week to go into labour, otherwise I am booked for a CS. I am so fed up of symptom spotting and being in this 'is it- is it not?' place. I went into labour at 38+4 with DC1.

So someone come along and tell me lie to me that todays the day.

Good luck fuckity I hope this is it for you!

An uneventful day... again... Seriously not sure I can stand this for another 48hrs! Can't walk properly, as baby so far down in my pelvis that I can only waddle painfully, and can't stand being watched/borderline stalked by well-meaning family and friends. Yes I have tried eating fking pineapple thanks, it doesn't fking work...

Grump.

Ha. Well I have had a very emotionally unstable meltdown about how rubbish I feel, how much my ribs hurt, how much the lawn didn't really need f**king mowing that desperately dh and how I can't do another 18 days of this, especially if the drain isn't sorted tomorrow and there is still raw sewage floating round by my backdoor . And these babies are still prem, I don't want them yet but seriously feel overdue by about 4 weeks already in a way I never got to last time (induced 40+ 2 after waters broke but no labour)

Oooh, fuckity, promising indeed, I am going to hope to wake up to two new babies- yours and arti's. Your dh and MIL sound wonderful. Once you've had this baby and are breezing along with a good sleeper/eater in about 2 days time n don't need them please send them my way.

Aww, came on for my nightly read to see if there was any news or if anybody had any signs:) wonder where arti has gone!

Morning all.

Fuckity, sounding promising. Really hope we hear some baby news from you later today.

I am feeling really down today too, and so am sending lots of hugs, sympathies and big cups of tea to you all in the same boat.

I am now finally planning that I'll be having the ELCS this week, and whilst I accept this is the only option now..I am just feeling a little sad and deflated. Feel like I have worked so hard to try and have a VBAC, and still this feeling of missing out haunts me. I just wanted to experience the excitement of going into labour once more in my life.

Anyhow, sorry for the moany/negative post.

Going to try for another walk into town today, buy a magazine and sit drinking a hot chocolate somewhere. Then have a look at some section friendly trousers in The White Company, I don't want to get into the routine of wearing PJ's for the next 6 weeks.

Back later.

Roll call! I'm still here cramps and pains have all died down, typically! 40+3 and have to face everyone at DD's playgroup this am

Sorry Midnight I missed your post above.

I am sending you lots of and sympathy and a massive hug. I know how much you want a VBAC but an ELCS will be so much a better experience than an EMCS, calm and controlled, and you'll soon have your little bundle safely on the outside. And then the fun will really start

In the meantime, it could still happen for you, so don't give up all hope just yet

Thanks Dolly, you are kind given that you are in the same state as me at the moment...40+3, it's inhumane!

daydream I am also headed to Playgroup - yet more "we were sure you'd have had it by now' etc etc. dull dull dull.
Clearly I am still here.

Morning all. Nothing here as normal. Nothing yet from fuckity yet. . Maybe its happening? When wound your section actually be midnight? By the time they get you in and prepared you could buy yourself at least another day. . . I'm off to midwife this morning. Prob to be told i'm nowhere near having this baby.

Have been following this thread since the beginning and my first post in reply to midnight's original post.

midnight - don't give up all hope on. Vbac - it could still happen!

All the best to everyone. Looking forward to the birth announcements. Come on, babies! :)

It would be Wednesday or Thursday feek. Thing is I am back in the losing confidence zone again. I have realised that so much of the VBAC is being in the right place 'mentally' for it, if that makes sense.

To be honest, I am tempted to ask that if I went into labour on Tuesday after my appointment then I have a section if I can. Am so worried that the baby is getter bigger etc, and I am just not in the right place anymore.

Hello rose, yep! still here, but in very good company.

Well no birth announcement here. Cramps strong and regular til about 4, was very close to calling pils in to come and look after the dc, then it all died down. What on earth is going on?? That was nearly 10 hours of very regular contractions, then nada. But the sun is shining which has improved my grumpy mood a little. I have midwife at 2.30 and tbh I've decided the hell with waiting for tomorrow for a sweep. I'm hoping she'll do one today, I don't care that she knows friends of mine, seen one, seen em all I'm hoping she'll at least say I'm a few cms, baby feels about as far down as he can get without actually falling out. I feel nauseous which I'm hoping is a good sign too. I was so ready yesterday. I finally felt rested and prepared. I've heard so many horrible stories about 3rd labours being unpredictable, and now I guess I know what they mean.

Oh fuckity so sorry to hear that. That sounds like me the other night, was convinced it was contractions. Although at my sweep a few hours afterwards they did say my cervix was really good to go. (Although, er, I am still, er pregnant ).

Yes, get that sweep today. I can promise you as a nurse, that people's 'bits and pieces' are ten a penny, honestly the MW won't even bat an eyelid that she knows friends of yours.

Fingers crossed for you.

Hey all, I've been lurking on this thread for a while, I'm 39wks tomorrow with number three (a boy) and hope he comes soon. Previous two were born at around 42wks (internal scream of horror) Feel like I have every symptom already listed on this thread, all at once, uurrghh.... The 'head in pelvis' waddle is quite possibly the worst thing though!

Anyone got tips for avoiding night time cramps, in the calf muscles?! I've not had any....YET...but last 2 pregnancies I nearly died of shock/agony when the night time cramps began would rather avoid if possible!

Fuckity I've seen a lot of your posts through random mumsnetting the past 9 months, my pregnancy was a surprise too (please god let you be the same poster I'm thinking of?! If not, apols!) but here we are at the end(ish) so it's been good to see posts from someone else in a similar boat, who after all the doubt/worry, just can't wait to see and cuddle the new little one

Yep, that's me. That all seems so long ago now tbh. Me and dp couldn't be happier, everything's worked out so much better than I could ever have hoped. Makes me a bit sad to think of all the uncertainty and panic at the beginning tbh, but that's life. I hated all the posts of 'oooo it all happens for a reason hun' but they may have had a point
I'm having horrible back pains atm which I think is contributing to the nausea. Mil is picking up dd from school so I don't have to rush up there after my appointment (surgery is only round the corner from my house) but 3yo ds will be with me, and the midwife's room is teeny, no curtain round the bed or anything. So either a huge walk in the buggy first to make him drop off, or a whole bag full of toys for distraction I'm going to be so disappointed if she either won't do the sweep (I know some won't til you're a week over) or if she does do it and there's nothing to report.

Two welcome and hello.

My friend is a MW, and says don't worry about taking regular paracetamol at this stage, she feels strongly that you need to be as well rested as possible to go into labour and so getting some sleep through pain relief is a must.

fuckity I've got a strong feeling that something is going to happen today for you!

I am so so tired. I want to go out for a walk and a coffee, but I am shattered and I have done the bare minimal for make up and hair.

I look like a woman in the edge.

Ah the dreaded school run, you are lucky to get someone else to do it, I'd sell my soul most treasured possessions to get someone to do it for me! Especially as I have 4yo to get from school and 18month old to get from nursery later...Plus evening class till 9pm later.... Been up since 5.30am...

Feels good to moan! [grin} I know it probably sounds insane but I'm jealous of your 'laboury' symptoms Fuckity, they do sound promising, I wish my body would crack on a bit... And yy to the feelings of the doubtful beginning feeling like it was another lifetime ago, I can't wait to meet the little chap now.

Midnight- hello from a fellow woman on the edge I need to go get DD1 a costume for her sport relief jobby at school on Fri, but I cannot get up from MN the sofa though. The school expects parents to run one mile with the kids!!! hollow laugh Needless to say I will be taking a picnic blanket instead, then asking for help to get up from it after I've watched them run

Hi Two, welcome! Join the circle! I'll start, my name is Dolly, and I am still pregnant. That is all
I actually feel so much better this week than I did last week. And I swear my bump has got higher, little monkey. I do think I'll make it to my 41 week apt on Friday, but hey ho. If I continue to feel fairly good as I do now, it won't be a big deal.
DD at playgroup for another hour or so, and am taking her to the park in the sunshine when I pick her up. Life could be worse

Hi Dolly Isn't it strange when you have a few days of feeling awesome again?! Hope you stay feeling so great until LO arrives! "my name is Dolly, and I am still pregnant. That is all" - this made me laugh, I'm TwoPeas and I feel like I've been up the duff since the dawn of time

Anyone up for heavilypregnant swapsies?! I will swap the head-in-pelvis waddle feeling, for heartburn perhaps? A course of yack iron tablets? I'm losing my mind with the waiting!

Hi there, can I join in? I'm not due til Thursday but am well and truely fed up now! I don't know why I'm hoping for the baby to come now, I know it's not going to happen! DD was 13 days late and I feel as though it's simply not possible for this baby to come any sooner than that IYSWIM?

I've already had a few 'have you had the baby yet?' messages (as if I would keep it a secret ) I really wish I'd added a couple of weeks to my due date when telling people!

Twopeas I'll take your head in pelvis for you! It might make me feel better if the baby was actually engaged! Shall I post my horrid yucky lovely iron tablets to you?

Poultry DD was 16 days late, I'm 37+5 and have added 10 days to the EDD I've given people...and STILL I've been asked by DM and DMIL if there's any sign of baby coming/any 'twinges' yet (wtaf is a twinge? You don't fucking twinge in labour )

I'm 40+5 and getting pretty bored. I had a membrane sweep on Friday which did nada! My Bishops Score was 6. I'm not due to go back to my mw until this Friday when I'll be 40+10. I'm wondering it it would be worth trying to get an appointment for Wed (40+7) for a second membrane sweep to see if that would trigger anything? I am provisionally booked into the hospital for an induction at 40+12 but I'm very reluctant to go down that path unless its medically necessary.

Lovely to have more newbies.

To introduce, I am midnight, 40+3, hoping for a VBAC which I have 24 hours to do!! Also my baby weighs about 30lbs if my scans are anything to go by.

Right, so I am out for the coffee. Bought Red magazine and am relaxing. Then some bloody women sits on the same table as me and well within my comfort zone. She is opposite me as I type, reading the DM.

I want to kill her.