I just wondered if any wise/experienced mumsnetters could give me some advice?! I am 40+8 and totally fed-up! I feel like my body is just never going to do what it's meant to do and somehow, with everybody waiting and asking what's happening, that I'm a bit of a failure for not getting this baby out. It's making me very tearful although I feel rather pathetic about that.
At the mo nothing is happening, no twinges, hardly any BH, cervix totally not favourable on Friday. But I have an induction booked at 40+11 and however much I want this baby out now, it feels as though this date has been set in stone and I don't have much choice about it. I've been told to go into hospital at 8pm and they will start it off. Thing is, I don't understand what happens if things are still not favourable (which I suspect somehow will be the case). Will they go ahead anyway? It seems mad to try and force it when it may not be ready but who do I speak to in the meantime to try and get it delayed or at least some kind of assessment as to how things are looking? I just feel as though going into hospital at 8pm with my bags etc and then telling them I don't want to go ahead with it will be ... difficult?
Sorry, these all sound like very trivial concerns seeing how fortunate I am to be pregnant in the first place but for some reason I'm getting in a bit of a state about it all! Just really want to have this baby ... but only if it's ready!