Due today, looks like we're going into extra time

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No sign of any baby action. But since this is our first, I guess it's not unusual for the baby to be late. Been for a walk, am thinking curry for dinner and then maybe, you know, nudge-nudge wink-wink...

:( its really crap isn't it?

My mums being really helpful by telling me her 4th was 16 days over due and my mate just txt me to say that her son was due may 1st a few years ago and was born 16th. Just that, no other message .... yeah thats So helpful

tmi, but just done the deed with dh so maybe that will do something!!

Yes, I just got a text from someone telling me they were 12 days over but "quite enjoyed it"

Nothing today...

Hi all. Congratulations to all those who've popped.

Am 40+5 today. I had a sweep at 40+1 (can't believe the variations on here!) and the midwife reckoned she could feel the baby's head, but otherwise things weren't particularly favourable. I think I've lost my plug since-saw a little bit of what looked like transparent aspic (sorry, TMI) but have been having twice daily baths out of boredom so could easily not have noticed other stuff. Apart from that, nothing but occasional mild cramping. Second sweep tomorrow at 40+6 and later in the week a scan and consultant sweep. I'll be offered induction at 40+10 but my wonderful midwives take the view that 42 weeks is still a normal pregnancy and I should refuse if the scan is fine. I'm desperate for a home water birth so think I will stick it out.

But I soooo want this baby out! I'm scared something will happen to it in these final days, and I'm also a first timer slightly unable to believe there's a real baby in there. I feel like I should be enjoying these last days but every time anyone says that it makes me wonder what the hell I've done to my life!

StiffyByng, I could have written that last bit!

I feel really nervous something is going to happen too, like I did the the first few weeks before the first scan. Very odd, as I have been fine for months. And it's my second but my first was early.

Can't explain why I feel like that, every day feels like a week! Glad I'm not the only one, makes me feel a bit better about it. X

Still here. Rang antenatal clinic, told them my woes and whinged a bit. They booked me for a sweep Wednesday morning saying "I'll squeeze you in sinceyou sound seriously fed up" haha and can then book induction for Friday, as I bloody well thought, Friday was not or induction but just to 'talk about' induction. Yes thank you, I know what it is, did it before ta muchly. Let's get this how on the road. Feel happier now. :) obv no chance of labour before then but hey ho.

Did literally all home labour inducing techinques yesterday, no pain whatsoever, no show, no water! Just felt a bit sick from entire pineapple, spicy chilli combined with Evening Primrose Oil, DH's er prostaglandins and bouncing up and down. This baby is FAR too happy inside!

Bigger, just got a call from a slightly cross midwife and the appt I had for tomorrow was actually for today :(

Booked another one for tomorrow but annoying to think I could have had a sweep this morning! Doh!

I'm glad to be of help, 4pudding.

Bringme, that's a heroic effort.

Second sweep revealed almost no change from first, which is a bit frustrating. But I'm only 40+6 and induction will be booked for 42 weeks so I still have 8 days to get this baby moving. It seems very comfortable in there. I'm getting lower back pain now after the sweep which I would love to encourage so am going to try a walk.

Oh, bugger. How annoying. Still, tomorrow may find your body mire receptive to a good rummage!

gosh we all seem a bit down today :( (((hugs to everyone)))

very crampy this morning but nothing i haven't felt 100 times before so not even paying attention.

Am going to enjoy the sunshine with DD in the garden.

Oh oh can I join? Due date is today woo hoo! Baby happily wriggling away though and no signs of coming out soon...

Hi bub :)

do you know what you are having? is it your first? x

Yep it's my first and a surprise. Didn't expect to get to 40 weeks as convinced my dates are a little wrong and thought I was a week ahead - oh well.

Also up until a week and a half ago, little monkey had always been breech (lots of scans so definate) and big baby so they were going to try an ecv but had told me the chances of it working were very small. It turned the night before the ecv was booked and engaged! So after been told that it would stay breech and I would have a csection at 39 weeks I am now sat here twiddling my thumbs!

Things have been ready for aaages and the texts have now started...

The bloody texts! My in-laws, lovely though they are, are coming down from the other end of the country as soon as the baby is born, but they have to come on Friday anyway to bring my SiL home from a long visit with them. They assumed the baby would be here by then and are now stressing that it won't be and they might have to go home and come straight back. I do sympathise but their travel arrangements aren't top priority! We'd told them we would only tell them when the baby was born, rather than when I went into labour, to avoid endless demands for updates, but now they are pleading to be told so they can plan their travel. I can't see what difference it makes at all, but me and the baby are thwarting their longterm planning needs. I love them and all, but...

Good luck girls. Here's hoping for some action for someone today! Although I will be a bit jealous!

Ah we shall all be knee-deep in nappies & breastpads soon and thus will be a distant memory?

Aw StiffyByng, I'm suddenly getting inconvenient for everyone too! I'm doing a course and have to go to a lecture on 30th May, got an email from them saying I won't be allowed to sit the exam if I don't go. Really thought it would be fine and arranged hotel next to lecture so DH could stay with baby & I could pop back for bf. Obv not going to happen if I need a section or baby doesn't come soon!

Also DH self-employed and keeps having to turn work down as he would have to travel too far from me.

So inconvenient & expensive. Not really stuff I should be worrying about, but hard not to!

Welcome BedandBump!! Hope you don't go too overdue, sending you loads of oxytocin vibes...

Well, no news here! I called my hospital today to beg them for a final sweep before induction on Thursday and they reluctantly agreed- have realised that you have to be pretty forceful with the NHS!!

Anyway, on my way in now- so hopfing this last attempt will do something!

Good-luck ladies, we really need some labours to start today.

Good luck, Leila. Lots of people reckon the certainty of an induction can get things moving naturally.

4pudding, that sounds a pain, particularly for your other half. I'm sure you'll manage the 30th somehow. I have faith!

TO, enjoy the sun. I'm planning some sunbathing myself.

I just wanted to send you all some good wishes......you sound pretty fed up!!

I was 10days overdue with dd and I remember it being hell. She's my 3rd dc and the others were spot on time so it was a shock! She was born 5 July 2006, that really hot summer. Dh ended up taking some extra time off work just to look after me!

The day I went into labour I'd been to Aquabumps (bliss, you feel weightless in the pool), pub for lunch and a walk round town which was when I realised I was having proper contractions and not bh's!! None of the pineapple, curry or sex stuff worked.........and neither did two sweeps.

My top tip is to make sure you're resting as much as you can apparently if you're exhausted in can delay labour.

my dd was 14 days over due and the day she was going to be started off she had him ,good luck ladys :)

I'm so glad for those who've had their babies! I'm 40+6 today and dying to have my baby. Show last night, got excited thinking I might have contractions, then googled it and found out it might be ages yet :(

I'm surprised there's so much variation about when midwives will do sweeps. Mine would only give one at 41+2, I kicked up a fuss and am now having one tomorrow at 41.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for everyone else.

Am now 40+3 and am slightly bored with this whole being pregnant bit. I still feel absolutely fine but am convinced that this baby just isn't coming.

What is driving me completely round the buggering twist is all the texts, messages & phonecalls asking if I've had the baby yet.

As this is DC2 I can state with complete confidence that I do actually notice when I've gone into labour & had a baby. I am unlikely to forget to mention it. Nor will I enter a stage of such complete oblivion that I'll lose it down the back of the sofa & just not tell people when it does arrive.

I've now started imposing time penalties on texters/callers. :) (Am not answering any messages at all at the moment & DH and parents are fielding the phone calls.)

For each text I receive, the texter incurs a 1 hour penalty from when they would originally have been told.

For each phonecall, it's 3 hours.

If you ring/text/email more than twice, then I'm delaying by 24 hours.

And it's not going on arsing facebook until everyone else knows.

Has anyone else got mean & devious while waiting & started thinking of whimsical punishments for the nosy buggers who just won't leave us alone?

thanks for the positive stories :)

have gone from feeling happy this morning to being absolutly manically desperate. I want to claw at the walls like a cat!!

PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASEEEE COME OUT BABY!! :(

and i am being a bitch to my lovely DH who is doing nothing but help me. and i have no patience with the other kids, poor sods :(

Haha, DMC. That's genius. Although how do you fit in the close family members who seem to think you might just have forgotten to have the baby?

TO, I really, really, really hope your baby appears today.

I am so BORED. I am alone all day! My NCT group have mostly sprogged and are now holed up with newborns. Everyone else is at work. I suppose there's always the supermarket. After I've pumped my breasts for 30 minutes, like a lunatic.

Oh Totoros, me too! Must be as unpleasant for them as for us!

Feel like crap today. Horrendous heartburn and diahrreoa. So no going anywhere for me today!

Will just be lying in bed feeling sorry for myself :(