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Pupuce or Mears - are yo uthere?

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tortoiseshell · 30/04/2006 19:48

Just wanted to ask you a question about labour starting - am a week over due date (don't know if you remember pupuce, but went 14 days over with dd when was musica and you were very helpful then!). Am having fairly regular pains in lower back - but not really progressing to anything - could this be the start of labour and it be going slowly or is baby in bad position? If you've got any thoughts I'd be really grateful. This will be 3rd birth btw!

Thanks!

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emkana · 30/04/2006 19:50

sorry to hijack, but pupuce or mears, if you read this, could you please also have a look at
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tortoiseshell · 30/04/2006 20:00

bump

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pupuce · 30/04/2006 20:02

Emkana- Have replied Smile
Tortoise... GOOD sign to have back pain (you are still a week earlier than last time).... Fancy checking your cervix ?
Why would baby be in bad position ?
Also... a bit of sex and you should get going........
P.S. Maybe I should start charging men for all that sex suggestion for inducing labour..... LOL

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tortoiseshell · 30/04/2006 20:04

Thanks pupuce - just wondered if it meant baby was lying back to back - have got anterior placenta this time, and read that baby usually faces placenta? It's weird - it's like really low braxton hicks in my hips and pelvis. Don't think I could check my own cervix at this stage tbh - not flexible enough!

Anyway, dh will love you forever! I'm hoping not to go the full 14 days over this time, although at least it is not the height of summer like last time.

Thanks again for replying!

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Enid · 30/04/2006 20:09

could be baby moving down into good position Smile

fingers crossed for you

I recommend a long walk and a gin and tonic Wink

pupuce · 30/04/2006 20:09

You just need to sit in loo and put middle finger in Wink

SomethingAboutMary · 30/04/2006 20:13

Oh sounds exciting, when i started labouring with Dd i had back pain very low down then it just progressed from there & she was born 7 hrs later. Goodluck Smile

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tortoiseshell · 30/04/2006 20:15

Will keep you all posted - pupuce, think even that might evade me!

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tortoiseshell · 30/04/2006 20:19

enid - g&t sounds good - if nothing by tomorrow will insist on long country walk for the children!

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Enid · 30/04/2006 20:20

did it for me - waters went but no sign of labour until a long walk and half a gin and tonic Wink

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tortoiseshell · 30/04/2006 20:25

ok, will try tomorrow afternoon! Hope you're enjoying not being pg, enid - am very Envy - and the picture of Bea is gorgeous!

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tortoiseshell · 01/05/2006 09:17

Well, have been having definite contractions since 5 this am - but they don't seem to be settling into a pattern - they're about 5 mins apart on average, but don't feel like they're making progress iyswim - any thoughts what I can expect? Ds was induced and dd just came really quickly, so don't really know what's going on here. I'm trying to walk round lots to get them going.

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Kidstrack · 01/05/2006 09:35

good luck, fingers crossed for you, my contractions second time round were all over the place before they settled into a pattern (a good few hours)just did as you are doing paced around the floor until 3min apart

Bouj · 01/05/2006 09:53

Oooh, ooh, go tortiseshell! fingers crossed

Esmummy · 01/05/2006 10:01

Have you got a birthing ball or swiss ball ?
A friend has just had a DD and she swore by it.
Good Luck :)

Seashells · 01/05/2006 10:30

Oooo good luck Tortoiseshell! :)

My 2nd labour took ages to become 'established labour'. I walked round for hour upon hour, what seemed to help in the end was getting down on all fours and just rocking like that, it seemed to kick start it all and it went quickly after that, really helped with the back pain too.

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tortoiseshell · 01/05/2006 10:51

mw is here - 5-6cm, so hopefully shouldn't be too long to go....

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gomez · 01/05/2006 10:55

Oh my word - good luck Smile.

HunKeRMunKeR · 01/05/2006 11:09

Ohh, TS! How exciting! Looking forward to your birth announcement! Smile

sniff · 01/05/2006 16:29

Good luck the first May baby x x x

pupuce · 01/05/2006 16:34

Baby must be born.....

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tortoiseshell · 01/05/2006 18:28

Ds2 born just before 3 this afternoon - horrible horrible labour, but no complications, 10lb 1.5 oz!

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Saggarmakersbottomknocker · 01/05/2006 18:32

Oooo congratulatiosn tortoiseshell.......big baby. And look at you, back here already!

crumpet · 01/05/2006 18:32

Congratulations tortoiseshell! The first May baby...

Sorry to hear the labour wasn't good but hopefully you will have a short recovery time - and what a good baby to have a daytime birth!

pupuce · 01/05/2006 18:34

I "knew" it [wink} (about baby must be born...)
Why horible ? Just very painful ?

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