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Childbirth

Anyone else waiting for labour?!

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hugahuddy · 31/01/2013 08:37

Hello
I'm 39+4 with first baby and am poised waiting for labour to kick in any time this week or next week. Just wondered if anyone else was foot taping waiting for their bundle of joy to fill the crib?!!
Also any thoughts on whether swimming still ok?! Am trying to keep busy but would hate for waters to break in a public pool

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GreenOlives · 14/02/2013 22:26

Thanks for the advice ladies! Think I will try and get doctors appt for tom, I have been using 1% hydrocortisone that I bought from the chemist but sounds like something stronger might help a bit! Im all for the Bum Support Thread afterwards!

LLL Good luck tomorrow, hope you get a decent nights sleep.
Nar and Cupcake Hope things are getting moving!
Can't remember who was having cramps now and on phone so can't scroll back but good luck - hope it progresses!

As inspiration a lady on an ante-natal thread Im on gave birth today at 39 weeks. Contractions started at 7am, baby born by 9.30 No messing, amazing! Im hoping to have the same experience myself!

CackleALot · 14/02/2013 23:16

Hi Ladies, just popping in as Lloyd the Haemorrhoid wants to join forces with Barry & Percy Definitely up for a bum thread!

Watching thread in anticipation with everyone's niggles etc...

PickledInAPearTree · 15/02/2013 00:06

I think my waters leaked about earlier.

Just in bed now trying to get some sleep just in case though the cramps are dying down.

Probably a false alarm, seeing the MW tomorrow anyway.

PickledInAPearTree · 15/02/2013 00:08

Oh just had a stinker!

PickledInAPearTree · 15/02/2013 06:11

I'm having really painful short contractions but got sent home from hospital! Argh. Not slept and no chance of sleeping.

AmandaCooper · 15/02/2013 06:27

What did they say at the hospital?

NAR4 · 15/02/2013 08:46

Sorry your sweep didn't work Lime and although an induction is disappointing I have to admit still feeling rather jealous you are going in today. Hope all goes well and looking forward to the birth announcement.

How are you Cupcake? Don't feel too disappointed. All my labours stayed at 2cm for most of the time and didn't seem to progress, other than get more painful, then suddenly I fully dilate and need to push. Maybe you are just doing the same. Either way I hope you now have your baby and will let us know when you can.

ImGoingToCountToThree · 15/02/2013 10:06

Hello everyone. Just a update. Gave birth to a beautiful little girl yesterday after an induction. 11.30pm first real contraction born at 2.15am.
We are all thrilled

Cupcakemummy85 · 15/02/2013 12:42

Well snap I'mgoimgtocounttothree, massive congrats. My dd was born yesterday after contractions became regular got to the hospital after umming and arrging about it for ages and was 6cm and am hour later my waters exploded all over the midwife and dd was born lol. I really hope everyone's sweeps, inductions etc work and u all have quick labours and healthy babies :)

bangersmashandbeans · 15/02/2013 12:56

Huge congrats to both of you!

NAR4 · 15/02/2013 12:59

Congratulations ImGoingtoCount and Cupcake.

GreenOlives · 15/02/2013 14:24

Congratulations to count and cupcake! Lovely news!

Saw the doc today about Percy and friends - she was very sympathetic but didn't prescribe me anything new, she just told me to continue with the 1% hydrocortisone I thought Id pooed myself during the night but turns out it was another sibling for Percy squeezing out! I forgot how glamorous this pregnancy lark is!!

CackleALot · 15/02/2013 21:20

Congrats I'mgoing & Cupcake!

PickledInAPearTree · 15/02/2013 21:39

Green Barry feels so so much better today. I'm not brave enough to look at my fanjo yet but he dosent hurt at all!

PickledInAPearTree · 15/02/2013 21:39

Green Barry feels so so much better today. I'm not brave enough to look at my fanjo yet but he dosent hurt at all!

PickledInAPearTree · 15/02/2013 21:40

Oh lovely news as well cup cake & three

GreenOlives · 16/02/2013 07:56

Glad Barry is so much better pickled! But im confused - have you had the baby yet?!

AmandaCooper · 16/02/2013 08:39

Greenolives I was going to ask the exact same thing!

ImGoingToCountToThree · 16/02/2013 12:51

Congratulations cupcake!! The same day for us and DD's. Hope your settling in well.
All the best to the rest of you waiting ladies. Hope you have speedy safe deliveries

NAR4 · 16/02/2013 15:02

Hope Limeleaf has her baby. Just popped on quick to check if there had been a birth announcement.

Meamomma · 16/02/2013 18:56

Me too!! I'm 38.3 weeks with 2nd child and getting very fed up. Had a few aches and pains (but have bad pelvic girdle pain so hard to know what's what). Seeing midwife on wed and think I will ask for a sweep on due date if nothing happens before then, I went 6 days over with 1st and it felt like a very long time!

Got a blinking horrid cold too,grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

PickledInAPearTree · 17/02/2013 01:24

Sorry! Yes had a little boy Friday morning. It was all a bit hairy they told me I was being a wuss at 5.30 am and sent me home. I stayed at home as long as I could bear it, went back in at 8.50 and he was born 6 mins later. I barely had time to get in.

Not what I expected!

I have looked today, Barry is there but without the pressure he is not hurting at all , unless its just number by all the palaver!

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toomuchribbon · 17/02/2013 01:26

Congratulations I'mgoing and Cupcake, wonderful news!

Glad you are feeling better Pickled, Barries are the worst aren't they.

I should probably join you all - am 40+9 with my first DC and feeling very impatient!

After a week of cramps on and off and 3 sweeps, at the last of which on Friday the MW said I am 3cm dilated with bulging membranes and a mid and soft but still quite thick cervix (scan said 1.5cm) I was left feeling pretty fed up so spent today doing bouncing on the ball (uh a stupid 3 hours), sex, consuming a great deal of pineapple and going for a waddle walk. I have felt nothing all day and am now having waves of cramps and contractions - but it is hard to differentiate between the two.
They are regular but not like clockwork - approx 4 an hour.

There are distinct contractions but between them there are still cramps - the discomfort and tightness dials down but doesn't disappear so am a bit confused.

Have had bloody show(s) all week but that's normal after a sweep I believe... Waters not broken yet!

Both contractions and cramps are uncomfortable and definitely slightly painful but not as bad as I had anticipated nor getting worse - so assume it is some sort of pre-labour and I just need to be patient a while longer!?

toomuchribbon · 17/02/2013 01:28

Oh huge congratulations Pickled, just cross-posted - that's fantastic, well done on your gorgeous new DS!

GreenOlives · 17/02/2013 07:40

Pickled That's great news, congratulations! And glad to hear that Barry is behaving too! Can't believe how close you were to delivering at home/in the car - that really was cutting it fine!

Ribbon Sounds to me like things are gearing up, im sure it won't be long now!

Im excited about having my first sweep tomorrow [saddo emotion] I so hope it does something useful! Im spending most of the weekend batch cooking so the freezer is full of home cooked food ready for when little one puts in an appearance!

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