Warning - am very hormonal and just want to rant/vent my frustration....
Had lots of braxton hicks yesterday, and a real low down dragging sensation all day. Got to night time, and it became more period-like, and thought "woo-hoo, here we go!". Decided to get some rest, woke up at 3ish, had a snack, still had the mild pains, again went back to sleep, so if labour was kicking in, I'd have had some sleep.
Woke up this morning, and bit, fat zilch..........
If another relative asks me if anythings happening yet, I fear I may scream and never bloody stop.
I am very tired and so bloody grumpy - sweep booked for Wed, and I really want a homebirth. I'm trying not to stress about being induced if this baby doesn't come out soon, and also, I just feel like I'm in limbo, and it's driving me nuts!
Got clarysage, eaten spicy food, been bouncing on my ball - may have to resort to sex (shudder).
This is DC2, and DD started coming on her due date - she was posterior though, so took 48 hours to arrive. So, I'm also paranoid about this one being posterior too.
God, I am such a whinger!!!! Honestly, I'm not usually like this.......am only 40+3, so should be prepared for a bit of a wait.
Please tell me how you got through this, or join me in a whinge....
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40+3, grumpy and want my baby out NOW..........your experiences/sympathy much appreciated!
lovemysleep · 10/10/2011 16:04
My dd2 was 10 days late but.... My labour was only 1.5 hours 
She came after an almighty sweep that day.
I was also determined not to be induced again as I was with dd1 at 40+16 and thank god I wasn't. Apparently 2nd labours are fab. Mine was.
Good luck!
Bloody proper false alarm last night!!!!
Niggly pains started at 8ish, and then I started getting crampy enough to think "This is it!!" (felt how it did when started with DD)- so packed myself off to bed at 10pm, after some paracetamol and woke up an hour and a half later with cramps. Got up, told DH we'd best get DD packed off as at least we wouldn't have to wake anyone in the middle of the night, and I could just relax.
Got birth pool blown up and other stuff at the ready, then went back to bed. Woke up at 3.30 - again crampy, had something to eat, and tried to read. Went back to sleep.
Woke this morning and bloody bugger all!!!!!!!!!!! Felt a fraud......
Had a rant a DH, and took myself off for a good cry! Felt better after that. Still got lower back ache, and I can feel a pressure in my bum all the time, and top of my thighs/pubic bone area - also exhausted. But am officially giving up guessing, and until I am in proper pain, I'm not getting remotely excited.
Hope this does mean that this labour will be a doddle compared to the marathon 48 hours with DD, and I can see a light at the end of the tunnel now. It may be an induction, but at least she'll be here.
Who's going to pop soon? Mixedberries is booked in tomorrow for an induction, if she can't get it changed.
Still sending out labour vibes to everyone
That's interesting sticky.......although DD was posterior, she started coming on her due date! But I am more likely to have another posterior labour, as it can be down to the shape of your pelvis and the MW's have been a bit non-commital about the babys position.
We've been told that we are having a girl - but obviously not conclusively! I keep joking (when I do have a sense of humour these days....), that it's bound to be a boy as it's taking it's time. Will be scuppered for a name if it is a boy though!
Is 5'7" considered tall?
And nearlycooked - like the idea of the naughty step ,or the family trait of being stubborn had been firmly established early on with this DC!
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Oh I hope it doesn't come to that, and that you get to use your birth pool. You can go to the hosp on your induction date, demand to be monitored and go back home again if you like y'know. I did - staved them off for a week - but I wasn't overdue as you know, 'twas the GD thing. They did monitor me every day till I gave in though 
Hello all! Don't know what the protocol is regarding announcements so I'll put it on here anyway in case any of you are still following...
Well...declined induction on the Monday morning as I was only 11 days over and all looked fine. Went into spectacular and sudden labour on my own at 9 PM exactly when I got into bed to make up for the previous sleepless night! Went to hospital right away (so panicked we left the front door wide open) and spent 15 hours in labour with nearly three hours pushing at the end :(. Only had gas and air but if I do it again I'll certainly have an epidural at the earliest possible chance!
Our beautiful Joseph Henry was born at 11.23 on the Tuesday morning weighing in at 7 lb 12 1/2 oz. He's gorgeous if a little sleepless!
All home now and feeling good (apart from stitches). Am going to go and do something productive now while he sleeps....
Hope those of you who have given birth by now had wonderful labours and are happily engrossed with your new babies. To those of you still waiting...it's all worth it and good luck. Thanks for all the support. 
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