Peachy and VS's when-will-this-baby-come thread: all comers very welcome to join in

[Peachy]

Following on from Angua's thread as that's nigh on fuill and she has her lovely baby.....

Am 41 weeks tomorrow and VS is on a deadline for her VABC- help! LOL

possible = possibly

similar, PM, similar.

But we're not going to congratulate you on having a poo. We're also not going to give it a name.

Nice try though

well, you will feel better after a good clear out !

well... my boiler has packed up this morning tho meaning we have NO hot water or heating so now i am just waiting for sod's law to kick in. it would be terribly difficult to have a newborn in the house without these amenities... i reckon if i keep saying that its going to fall out to try and get the better of me...

does anyone know much about clary sage? i've tried it in the bath numerous times and had zilch from it. does it actually work or is it a lie someone made up to make my house smell like i've been smoking marijuana?!

Paranoidmummy the clary sage is doing nothing for me either - I've tried it in the bath and massaged (with carrier oil) into bump. I quite like the smell but stll no sign of baby (now 4 days overdue)

picalilli - glad its not just me, i wonder if its a bit of an old wives tale now? my ds gets very very cross if i use it cos he hates the smell... he won't come near me afterwards!!! i think jasmine oil can supposedly do something to but only tried it once so far? hope it happens for you soon... being overdue is very slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Nothing works I tell you!
Every single little trick that anyone ever tells you is BOLLOCKS.
I've tried them all.

Paranoidmummy, I'm on the clary sage, raspberry leaf, pineapple, hot curries, long walks, evening primrose oil....but am convinced none of them work unless the baby's ready to come. I did all this last time as well and dd was 16 days late. 16. Hope it happens for you soon too but I have a feeling I'm in for the very long haul again.

Like most of the labour inducing tricks, clary sage will only work if you are ready, and it won't work for everyone.

I've also heard people put it in their oil burners.

morning {smile]

no developments here either and am sick to death of farking pineapple.

can I ask a question? does everybody have a show before labour (and in that case a long time before) labour kicks in - or can the 2 things happen close to each other? TIA

DonDons, I havent ever done labour so cant speak for myself but I was a friends birthing partner and she ahd her show after being in slow labour for two days, actually at the hospital once 4cm dilated, so no, not everyone has a 'show' before labour.
It is also possible you could have a bit of a show and not realise, in the bath or on the toilet etc.

dondons - I will bow to lulu or mars's superior knowledge, but I don't think everyone does have a show. I had mine waaaaay into the labour - I was already at the hospital in the labour suite by then, but as you know from others' experiences on these threads, you can have a show days before labour starts.

Thanks you two - was despairing that having had 'no show' meant I was way off anything happening in the near future.

oh vs i thought you may be busy 'popping' as hadn't seen you on here yet this morn. boo hiss boo

piccalilli - 16 days . that does sound a long old haul. i'm glad your hosp 'allowed' you to wait tho. i'm tempted to move my induction date from next wed til fri now... not too sure

PM, If it wasn't for the fact that I'll be having to do the school run again from the 21st and want to be able to at least walk slightly if I have a CS, I'd be putting off mine again come monday.
If you want to wait and can, then do it.

I only had a show when I was way into established labour.

I never had any signs that labour was imminent (sp?). I just woke up in the middle of the night with backache, went back to sleep, woke up again then realised the ache was happening regularly.

What I'm trying to say is you may not have any warning signs, so don't worry that it's never going to happen

PM they induced me on the evening of 14 days late, but she didn't arrive til 16 days late. That child really did not want to come out and eventually had to be dragged out with forceps. This time I'm booked for induction at 14 days over, was considering leaving it a bit longer but frankly just want her OUT.

thanks vs, i think i'm going to wait until tues and if nothing has happened i'll call them and move it til fri. i'll see if i'm ripping my hair out by then!!! i really really hope your little one makes an appearance beforehand. are you having any more mw checks/sweeps etc before?

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh iliketomoveit... that sounds ideal. i keep hoping i'll be woken in the night with that... so far i have been bitterly disappointed!!!

oh i really do empathise piccalilli, i really do. all these ladies who go into labour at 39 weeks are so lucky!!!

thanks again all - as a matter of fact I do have back ache today (and headache....).

Picalilli - poor you - 14 days! I suspect we are at the same hospital (think we live in same place) - hope they don't leave me that long too!

hahahaha backache? you think backache is a sign?

happy due date to me

I don't care if you were due last week, that baby is either waiting til mine has been or coming at the same time, you hear me?

I was actually moaning to DP last night saying 'Nearly all the babies on my antenatal thread were before their due date, it's not faiiiiiiiiiiiiiir'