I am a week and a day overdue with my first baby and really hoping to stick to my plans of having a waterbirth at home. So far, I've been really laid back, but I'm getting worried that I might miss out on my chances if it doesn't put in an appearance soon. The consultant says that after this coming Thursday he will want me to go in twice a week for monitoring (I will be 41 + 5 days). My MW says she will not be so happy to do a home delivery if I go over 42+3 or 4.
The baby seems to have dropped a lot more and I now feel quite uncomfortable, in a way that I haven't up to now. The last two days, in the morning when I've gone to the loo, I've had a bit of cream coloured mucus. Could this be a show or would it be more likely to come out in one lump with a bit of blood? I feel fine and my BP and urine have always been fine. I've had on and off crampy pains in the lower part of my tummy but nothing that lasts...might this be the onset of labour or am I just getting my hopes up?