CALLING ALL INSOMNIACS.........

[ei23mummy]

hello there!
im 26 weeks pregnant with my first baby and am having loadsa trouble sleeping at night!!(no trouble in the day-time though!!) obv. my body warning me of situations to come!!
iv got an inkling that it might not just be me whos suffering this silly prob. so i thought 'why not start a thread for those who cant sleep to come and chat on!!' ingenious idea i thought so here we go!!

first labour was 12 hours 40mins im hoping this one wont be that long, im booked in for a sweep later today anyway so if this isnt it then im sure she'll be arriving sometime soon!

With my first i knew instantly that it was labour but this time i seem to have had so many aches n pains along the way im just not sure if this is def it or if i just want it to be we'll soon see i guess. ill stay up til 1 n then if i havent had any more pains ill see if i can sleep.

my mate said that when she started off in early labour she decided to try and go to sleep for a while when she woke up she was still contracting every 10 mins or so and rang the hosp. they said for her to go in to get checked out and she was 4cms dilated!! she had her ds four hours later!! hope that happens for you hun! saves going for a sweep!!

i hope so too, pains seem to have disappeared for now so im gonna try n sleep i think ill come back on n update if anything happens tonight but im starting to think i dreamt it but like i said im sure she will be here soon!! night for now hun, hope you get some sleep soon too, thanks for helping me through this

night hun xx hope you wake up to your labour!! (in the nicest possible way of course!!) good luck!! ill be keeping my eagle-eye out for your birth announcement tomorrow/wednesday!!

Hope you are both asleep. Sweet dreams.

just to update, nothing is happening ........oh well nevermind, she'll be here soon enough

is anyone around?? im in the wide-awake club again! the arse over the road is on his drums again and has been for the past hour!! grrr!! dp went and knocked earlier but he was making such a racket he couldnt even hear his own front door!!
im just sitting here bored now!!

ei23mummy bet your in bed now i woke up at 1am in pain, not gonna start kidding myself this is it again though, im just having some cereal n im gonna try n get some sleep, fingers crossed this baby comes soon

where are all the lovely insomniacs when im in labour? (joking i hope you are all tucked up fast asleep - i know i wont be getting any sleep tonight!) read the start of my labour story on the sept thread. be back with my birth story sometime soon i hope, fingers crossed the time goes quick for all of you

still nothing Kelli? Im waiting for mine to pop too - 3 weeks to go!

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why cant i get comfortable? other than the obvious!!!

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dont worry hun - the more the merrier!

How did I not see this earlier? Good evening all. I will read this evening?s posts to catch up and post again in a moment.

JABM no thats what im saying i AM finally in labour!!!! i really was starting to think she would never come out, i've let dp go to sleep now tho cause the contractions arent lasting long enough or strong enough to get me to hospital i gotta wait til they are lasting a minute n theyre only lasting 30secs and are sposed to be 3mins apart but mine are anything from 6-3mins apart so i need them to settle...the pain is bearable so might as well stay at home where im comfy........i hope yours isnt late like mine (im 41 wks today)

Kelli: Are you still with us? I am off to read your Sept thread...

Hello JandB. sorry you can?t sleep... What a nightmare! I tend to have the opposite problem when pg.

essbee: don?t worry about not being pg on this thread. I don?t have insomnia! It is only 8:12 here.

i just had another bath n im bouncing on my birth ball as i type!!! baby needs to hurry up ive been in labour since at least 8pm (well thats when i started counting contractions) n my mw this morning said id have a quick labour yeh right!!!

Have you taken some paracetamol? My midwife suggested it to me and it worked wonders. The less pain you fee l+ The more relaxed you are= Things moving along faster...

Red wine in labour sounds lovely. Thanks, I will remember that tip!

i had some paracetamol about 10ish im fairly relaxed really just chilling on the computer at least the end is in sight ill have my baby by the morning i hope, which is better than all the other days im on here where i get up at stupid o clock only for nothing to happen (sry dont wanna depress those still waiting!) i just hate being overdue, my dd was late too so im just glad something is happening now

get yourselves a birthing ball i really recommed it - only £4 from argos - its called a gym ball but its the same thing........gives u something to do and helps baby move down.......