very overdue. head is a bit of a mess

[eggybrokenoff]

expecting dc3 (have been for at least 11 months it feels like). other dcs were a little early.

I just cant get my head around it. its june tomorrow and all my imaginings have been of a may baby.

I am so sick of the spd, heartburn, nausea. I have stretch marks for the first time. but mainly I am anxious. exhausted from the strain of kick counting, waiting, fielding stupid questions and comments.

will be induced early next week and am fearful of it after two pretty straightforward births.

dont know why im posting really. more to try and clear my head then anything I suppose.

So, you have a date for induction if you don't go into labour before.
Rather than seeing it as something hanging over you, try to view it as a definite date of when you will (finally!) have your baby.
I'm not trying to minimise how you feel - I went 13 days and 8 days over with mine, but do remember your body has done this before and will know what to do again.

I guess actually that is the route of the worry - that my body has forgotten what it is doing. its just so different from the other times.

thank you for replying. I know im being daft

I went 12 days over with DC3 and was booked in for an induction the day I eventually went into labour (thankfully).

Like you, it was a very different pregnancy from my other 2 and towards the end I was shattered, scared and emotional.

It will be OK tho. Your body will remember right on time and soon your baby will be here, induced or otherwise.

Try and take it easy, be kind to yourself ??

I feel for you eggy. I have an induction date for next Wednesday. I thought for sure there was no chance I would get to next Wednesday before she made an appearance, but as the days creep on I am getting more and more anxious. I don't want an induction. I don't want to be pregnant anymore either but I have never been induced and scared on the pain!
Yeah yeah your body knows what to do but- it knew what to do a lot better last time! By not taking so bloody long and none of this latent crap.
Anyway it will all be great in the end. But the waiting sucks.

My first 2 dc were both a week early I was so fed up when I got to my due date with dc3.. Had a sweep and ds arrived 5 hours later .. It will happen currently ds 6 weeks snuggled in bed feeding .. Good luck

Induction can be really straightforward- it may well be that the prostin pessary is enough to kickstart things for you then it probably won't be much different other than you have the benefit of knowing when it is happening and being able to arrange childcare.

Several people (including my midwife) told me that DC3s can be difficult. Well my midwife said that you get lulled into a false sense of security after DC2, think you know what you're doing and kinda shelve the idea that each birth is different.

My own DS3 went to 42 weeks and when I was sent in for monitoring they told me I was having contractions (couldn't feel a thing). By the time they came to get me for my induction 3 hours later I was breathing through them and they didn't induce me medically, just broke my waters. He was very much like my DC1 tho and ended up being delivered with a ventouse. I was surprised because even tho the midwife had warned me I was convinced that I had it sussed after a lovely water birth with DS2.

Mind you, DS3 has been a PITA from then onwards

My DS was 14d late, DD1 4d late,DD2 10d late.
With DC4 I was booked for induction on my due date (hospital policy for mums over 40 ).
I was admitted in the evening and on examination was 1-2 cm dilated. The midwife said she could have broken my waters but it would be better to soften the cervix with prostin gel. Within minutes of inserting it I was having regular contractions and labour progressed normally with no intervention from then, DD3 was born after 15 mins of pushing in the early hours of the morning.
I had been worried about induction too, though my consultant had said it wouldn't be more painful, a contraction is a contraction! I didn't find the pain worse than my other labours and got by with some paracetemol/codeine tablets and a bit of gas and air at the end, overall it was a really positive experience.
Hopefully you'll go by yourself and not need induction, if you do, the midwives said if you've had babies before your body is often primed and it doesn't take much to kick start labour.
Good luck!

DD1 I went into labour the day I was booked in to be induced. 14 hr back to back labour

DD2 I was induced, bloody walk in the park. 4 hrs, job done and felt very much in control.

DD3 went into labour a few days before due date. 13 hrs and another back to back.

I had a drip induction with DD, born in April. One shot of diamorphine to help me sleep in between contractions (if you're considering this, don't expect it to be a painkiller - it isn't, you'll just sleep between contractions and trust me it's lovely) and gas and air, and I was fine. It isn't always the horror stories you hear!

What was your EDD MoominAndMiniMoom? How many days over are you now? x

Oops sorry my questions for the OP eggybrokenoff not you moominandminimoom! Sorry!!

Induction can be very straightforward. I was induced early for complications with DC3 and had a very easy birth and far quicker recovery than with my home birth!.

Also, inductions for post-dates is actually associated with fewer Caesarean sections than not being induced and waiting.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22696345

I'd keep an open mind. You have done this before and will manage again, however this baby is born.

Be open about pain relief. I really appreciated the epidural for the drip (I was too dilated for the pessary but didn't progress despite having my waters broken). Others have said here that they have managed on just a whiff of gas and air, so you might not need it.

thank you for lovely messages. turned out no induction needed. I am now home with my monster 10lb baby who arrived 11 days late the day before induction day!

Fabulous!
and congratulations.

BTW, all three of mine were late, I joke about them keeping me waiting for at least 11 days (youngest) and 14 days (middle) and 15 days (eldest), so between them getting on for a whole month.
And they are all still late for bloody everything!

Congratulations!!! 10lb is an absolutely fab weight, hope recovery is going well!

Middle child came the day before he was due to be induced, I was so relieved as first child was induced and it wasn't a pleasant experience.

What am I talking about, it was more than a bloody month, the sods!

Congratulations! and

Huge congrats eggy. Hope the birth went well