Time to evict baby-new thread for heavily pregnant ladies!

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I was going to join the other one but those luck ladies have had thier babies and are now talking all things newborn .

So join me if you are fat and getting somewhat fed up!

I am 36+4 and a scan on Monday showed that DS is already weighing around 7lb 3 . For that reason alone I'm hoping he puts in an appearance soon. Previous DC's have been 40+1, 39 and 39 and 7lb6, 8lb13 and 8lb12.5 so not so sure why this one is estimated to be so big!

Kveta that's good news!! I hope they can fit you in today!

Oh Rachel I'm so so sorry, that's awful. :( No wonder you're feeling low, you have been through a hell of a lot, you poor thing.

It's no wonder you're feeling you can't rely on anything or anyone - a lot of what has happened to you has been beyond your control and that's really frightening, especially when you're no doubt already feeling vulnerable.

It's also completely understandable that you'd be worried about something happening to baby after the month you've had. You're so nearly there now, it really won't be long until your baby is in your arms.

I wish there was something I could say to make things better for you. Lean on mumsnet friends. I was frightened a few weeks ago and someone said 'you're never alone here' - you're not xx

Oh dairy sorry to hear that maybe they will start up again soon.

Nothing here either emily, and feel the same, that it just won't happen. Going to ring midwives today and ask for a sweep but they may still say no-will ask to go to drop in clinic tomorrow I think so will probably get it same day as you.

kveta you must be so ready for it! Fingers crossed for a baby today! My friend's recent induction was just three hours long!

Great news kveta hope they can start things for you today!

rachel sorry you're feeling so emotional. You've had a lot to deal with so it's understandable. I feel like crying and I've only got a new baby on the way to deal with. Be kind to yourself x

Sorry x posted due to dd being very demanding today! Fair enough but could do with school being back on tbh, poor DD

Rachel poor you. The hormones at this stage of pregnancy are overwhelming even without having had a traumatic time. I was so convinced on saturday that something had gone wrong, it was awful so with all you have been through it is natural to worry more. I am finding I keep obsessing over things and getting anxious to have the baby where I can see her-I am going to mention it today when I ring and ask for a sweep. Is your midwife supportive?

But yes keep posting on here. I am off to give DD my full attention but will be back this afternoon as my parents have offered to come and entertain her for a while.

No more contractions here but just had quite a bit of a show..

thanks all! got the snootiest midwife on the phone, and she was all 'we don't induce until term +12' so I managed to argue that my consultant wanted me induced earlier due to history of huge baby, and she said 'it takes days to induce you know. Days' so I said 'yes, which is why I would like to start the process ASAP'. Sigh. Hope she isn't my named MW when I go in. I have the sneaking suspicion that it will be tomorrow though before they actually get me in.

However, my mad parents just turned up to take DS out for the day (to a stately home - obvious place for a toddler!! he'll love it though, 2 well rested adults giving him full attention for a few hours), witnessed him having an epic tantrum, did the usual 'none of you ever had tantrums due to our superior parenting skillz' and then whisked him away saying 'you might not see mummy for days now!' so although he was quite happy with this, I had to bawl my eyes out for 10 minutes :o

Rachel I don't blame you for feeling emotional, you have had such a rough time recently :( hope you can get some rest today, and that baby puts in an appearance for you soon.

Dairy hope contractions return just as your DH gets home from work, so you can have some rest before then!

my DH is working from home today, so I have him nearby if need be, and I think I am going to go back to bed for a bit, and then do some dancing or galloping or something to get baby to behave. Although she has moved overnight, and now the kicks have moved, so am worried she is transverse - will mention it whenever I go in to hospital though!

Definitely worth asking used2b - will be sending good luck wishes your way today. if not then we'll both be 'swept' tomorrow, lovely!

Urgh, kveta, your MW obviously went to the same charm school as mine! When she found out my baby was b2b she told me I was "in for a rough ride" which was just lovely. Bloody doom merchants. Glad you held your own though and here's hoping for an induction today.

kveta what a cow! Thats the kind of back to front thinking that drives me mad-can your consultnat tell them for you? My dd has medical and educational SN and the thing that is most stressful by far is getting stuck between professionals who give different solutions and even diagnoses sometimes! Grr!

Thanks emily I am just going to phone now-DD now happily watching a film till my friend and her DS arrive-I plan to send them in the garden in wellies and macs to at least get some energy out.

weirdly, mw just called me back, and was lovely! explained that it is up to a consultant to agree my induction, so the consultants are meeting now and she will either call me back to let me know, or tell me when I call later. So suspect it will be tomorrow, but I guess that's not too far away? Just want her out now, before she actually grows bigger than me. :o

does someone want to start a new thread btw, this one is getting fuller by the minute of pissy pregnant women

I suggest the next one is called 'GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT thread for the enormously pregnant' :o

Ha ha I am with you on the bigger than you bit! I am scared due to DH's size still and trying not to think too much. DD had shoulder dystocia but I think thatwas positional or thats what I tell myself!

I did my begging and my mw is coming out to me to do a sweep this afternoon! Sometime after three. My parents had offererd to come and play with dd so I think I will have to ask them to take her out instead, don't really like the thought of my dad downstairs while I am being swept!

Mw said she would do another on thurs. So I guess she is thinking it won't work though logically I knwo she doesn't know. Bloody hell codeiene and hormones together I can't think!

Hi all,

Rachel so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad just over a year ago and I still can't deal properly with the emotions of life still going on and yet not for some and all the opportunities that will be missed etc. But it is getting a bit easier.

I'm about a week overdue by US and starting to wonder if I imagined the whole pregnancy as there is most definitely nothing happening.

starlight I was just saying to my friend that I have kind of given up on the whole baby thing, just doesn't feel real any more. Sorry to hear about your dad too.

Morning All

Rachel I'm so sorry for your loss, obviously it's a terrible thing to deal with at any time in your life, but when you are pregnant it must be even harder. Try not to worry about your baby though because when you worry you produce adrenalin which stops you producing Oxytocin which you need for labour to begin. Easier said than done I know!!

Thanks for the sympathy re the SPD everyone, it's terrible!! I'm trying to stay in bed today, but it's so boring without a TV in my bedroom. At least I have Mumsnet!

regarding size, I feel like I'm the biggest pregnant woman ever to have walked the planet. I made the mistake of posting a photo (which I quite liked) onto Facebook at the weekend, Ive had 33 comments and most of them are things like "OMG are you sure you can get through the door?". I wish I hadn't done it now, it's made me feel so self conscious!!

Positive labour vibes to ALL :)

Mini Ginger arrived Fri 8th June. She is wonderful!
Induction started Wed am - some mild cramps from 4pm developing into constant cramp with pains on top but not obv contractions. Used TENS which helped lots.
Thurs am - first lot of gel. Contractions far apart, short lasting.
Thurs pm - second lot of gel. Regular conractions. V painful through night.
Fri early afternoon. ARM. Examined & told facial presentation. Baby started to become distressed with heart rate taking longer & longer to recover.
Decision made quite quickly to take us for EMCS.
2 difficult nights in hospital with very little sleep & not feeding well. Home yesterday & all feeling more chilled out. She's great, still not feeding much, but we will get there.
Not had a chance to read through - will do later. Hope you are all well.

Congrats Ginger that's wonderful news! Sorry to hear you had to have the CS but at least she is here and you are both well!

Regarding feeding have you got some support? Are you a member of NCT? You know you can call them for advice even if you're not, and they are really helpful.

Hi all

Congrats blue & ginger on your arrival

Kveta - fingers crossed for you.

Nothing much here. Loosing more and more mucus.

Acupuncture at 1pm hope might kick something off.

Sending labour vibes to one and all x

Great news Ginger - big congratulations!!

used2b, so pleased about the sweep, lucky you! Let?s hope you?ll only need the one.

Great news re induction kveta, and glad the mw was nicer.

Really sorry for your loss too Starlight. Completely get the whole ?have I imagined this? thing btw. The longer it goes on the more I feel like it?s never going to happen. :( But it will. :)

JBurge, sorry to hear the SPD is causing grief, poor you. Mumsnet is a god send, I think I?d have gone completely stir crazy without it! Grrr to the insensitive comments on FB, people are unbelievable! Before I left work people were quite happy to come up to me and say ?bloody hell, how many are in there?!? ? It?s weird how basic manners disappear when someone?s pregnant!

Echo kveta?s thoughts re a new thread ? I?ll start one now?

Ooh, and good luck with the acupuncture rrrayray!

What a great thread - have been searching for something like this for a few days!

I'm 41+2 and so surprised as DS was two weeks early.

Went on maternity leave at 36 weeks, think this one would be on same schedule - five weeks later, feeling a bit daft!

Have tried most things - bit nervous about having a sweep so left it till tomorrow - that's 48 hours before induction booked.

Acupuncture second session today so fingers xed.

Will be watching everyone's progress with interest - until you've gone overdue, you don't appreciate how nerve-wracking it is - and it's not easy to relax, despite everyone telling you to 'enjoy the rest' before the labour - argh! x

Can someone tell me how much a sweep hurts? Even though I asked for it I am a bit nervous now and have had hideous diarrhoea from the clindamycin so feeling a bit sensitive.

Not sensitive enough to not do it but feel a bit weird having one at home-think I would have preferred one at the surgery it feels more normal there somehow!

Massive congratulations ginger Sorry you had such a tiring labour, the main thin is she's here, well done! So pleased for you

used2be it really depends on how soft and accessible your cervix is. I've had a sweep that was just like a quick rummage and barely hurt. I've had ones that were a bit more uncomfortable, not painful enough to shout out or anything but uncomfortable enough to make me want to scoot away up the bed a bit. I've heard varied experiences.. Sorry that's not much use! I think the thing to remember is if it's feeling unbearable you can tell the midwife to stop, it's your body.. It doesn't last very long, think I'd rather have one than have a smear as a few fingers up there feels more natural than a speculum iyswim.

If she can't access your cervix or it's righty closed she won't be able to do it anyway. Sure it'll be ok, just relax and it'll be over within 20 secs

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