so, is my baby about to make an entrance??

[surprisenumber3]

Am 40+6 today. Have had a sweep this afternoon and am 2 cm dilated, 50% effaced, waters bulging. Have had irregular contractions since sweep but are in back/bump and groin now and every 8 minutes.

Do you think the contractions could just have been set off by sweep and will result in nothing?

Just passing a bit of time really as I am getting a bit anxious, and would love to hear of other experiences.

Third baby and lost my plug last week.

Hi starlight - I didn't have an internal as such, she just looked up there with a torch to see if there was any 'pooling' of waters when I coughed!

I haven't been induced before.

I don't think I have any fears or reservations.

Will try the things you have suggested and am also going to mow the lawn

No pains but baby is very active. When I lie on my side she is moving against my cervix so much it feels like big needles in it. I don't know if to just stay and let her do it because it might be doing something, or move so she stops!

sn3 - good luck with everything! I can imagine how frustrating it must be but at least you have had plenty of time to think through everything that could happen and what your options may be. I certainly wasn't enthralled with the idea of bring monitored and induced with DD3 after waters went with meconium in, especially after DS was a synto birth too, but I was able to have it as natural as possible by really focusing and dealing with our situation. MN really gave invaluable advice on that front! Will be sending positive labour vibes over the net.

thanks Moshi, and congrats on your birth (I was following the other day)

I know exactly what you are going trough... Im now 40+13 and having on an of labour pains... can t stand it much longer... from tomorrow I will have to go for monitoring every day, i had planed a HB... i can t believe it got this far
I hope you have your baby soon, good luck surprisenumber3

thank you - I have left a message on your thread also

How are you today SN3?? All ok i hope, in fact i hope you don't answer because you are cuddling your newborn

YAY - I have my baby!!

Evie Anne was born this morning after a labour which was just under 4 hours. Was going really quick but then baby was found to be back to back so Registrar and MW had to deliver but luckily didn't have any intervention and NO PAIN RELIEF - I wanted it but no time for any and had to give up the G&A as registrar needed me to put my all into pushing so she could rotate head at same time. Evie was 8lb 2oz and it was so painful but she is so gorgeous!

Thank you so much to everyone for all your lovely help and kind words xx

Wow wow wow!
well done you & Welcome Evie

Oh Congratulations and well done.

What a lovely name.

Congratulations- well done! Great name (I have an Evie too!)

great news and lovely name . well done xx

congratulations
gorgeous name

well done and congratulations!

excellent news. Very well done you and welcome to the world little Evie. x

excellent well done x

congratulations!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

I'm so happy for you I had my baby this morning and was wonderful experience,
so well done for both of us!!!
and welcome to the world to your little girl...

surprisenumber3 - have read your thread with interest...and tears in my eyes - many congratulations on the safe arrival of your little girl....Well done! (i'm due No3 in September!!!!)Well done MamaMoon Fairy too xx

surprisenumber3 - have read your thread with interest...and tears in my eyes - many congratulations on the safe arrival of your little girl....Well done! (i'm due No3 in September!!!!)Well done MamaMoon Fairy too xx

Thanks everyone and congrats MMF!

Bloody well done you, what a gorgeous name too

Hurray! Congratulations sn3! I named my latest DD Georgia Anne so our wires must have been crossed at some stage. Hope she settles in nicely.