Anyone else overdue, how are you coping...

[VIX1980]

or more to the point how are your family and friends coping around you?

all throught is pregnancy ive been so calm almost mother earth like, evryone has commented on how pleasant pregnancy has made me. then monday hit which was my due day and nothing happened apart from a ten ton weight of hormones came flying at me and have stayed ever since, im crying at everything, last night i had a tantrum cos my other half put too mush onion on my salad .

ive got till nxt thurs before the midwife will do anything, i cant last till then, ive tried everything to get this out of me and nothing will budge it, i cant even go for a walk as my spd has got so much worse so im lying in bed all day on my own waiting for oh to come in and entertain me, even then i dont think he wants to be near me cos nothing he does or says is right.

im soooo sick of it all!!

omg, I am in the EXACT same situation..I was due on Monday also!

I am okay in the evenings when my bf gets home but the days are pretty long and boring! I have had spd as well and cant even sit on the sofa for long without feeling those horrible eye wateringly sharp pain spasms.

I've done some walking, eating spicy food etc but tbh I dont think those things work unless your cervix is just about ready anyway.

What I have done is been for two membrane sweep appointments - the 1st was on wednesday and I was apparently "nearly" 1cm dilated and 50% effaced but she couldnt properly sweep because I wasnt dilated enough. I went back today and no change! When she told me this I cried (embarassing). I'm going for another on Monday. I've had lots of BHs, period pain and brown coloured mucus-y type stuff (TMI) but it looks like labour is a while off. I'm having induction discussed on Wednesday (when I'll be 41+2).

Why are they making you wait till Thurs before they do anything? That's quite a while, especially if you have SPD. Why not make an appt independently of your mw for a membrane sweep? Thats what I did, as my mw said she doesnt do sweeps as she prefers to leave it up to nature (or something).

Have you had any labour symptoms or signs yet? xx

Hi,
I have no idea why i have to wait till thurs the last time i saw the midwife it wasnt my regular one, only seen her once before but when i told friends i was going to see her and was already overdue they all agreed i should of been offered a sweep, of course whn i got there i was so brain dead i forgot to ask so just went along with what she was saying, even next thursday im not booked in for the induction after reading my notes im only booked in for an assessment. who else can i ring to get things speeded up? ive tried my midwifes number in my notes but the phone goes dead (shes been off work for around 2 months but ive never had to ring before so dont know whether someone else should be answering)

Im so sick of it though, ive spent the day crying to myself feeling very sorry for myself!

Forgot to say ive had lots of braxton hicks and some back pain but apart from that ive not had anything else, i just want it over with!

I was due on Wednesday. DS1 was 10 days late so I'm starting to get a little concerned . Luckily he came naturally. So far I've tried clary sage oil in the bath, raspberry leaf tea and reflexology today. DH and I cannot face the other option - we were left too traumatised last time!

VIX, I feel your pain...

My due date was last Sunday. I had a sweep on Tues this week and MW said she was hopeful labour would start in next 48 hours. I had yukky bloody mucus-y stuff for a couple of days and some twinges. But now nothing at all.

Have been on tenterhooks for this baby to arrive for the last 4 weeks. Have tried everything you are told to try and hurry things along. I am now of the opinion that literally nothing works. The baby will just come when she is ready. I've now resigned myself to hospital induction a week today and feel much better by just accepting this. Had a lie in till 10.30am today and spent lots of the day lying around reading a
good book ( and NO long walks, curry, sex or pineapple!)

I was feeling a bit embarrassed for some reason that things are
running late, like it's my fault in some way. A couple of friends told me "just relax and the baby will come!" - that peed me off a fair bit... I finished work 6 weeks ago and feel guilty that it's been so long. But
I now think it really is sthg you have no control over at all.

Vix-my mw wouldnt give me a sweep and certainly didnt offer one. what i did was just turn up at the maternity day unit at the hospital where im booked in. I said i was very distressed with being overdue and that i felt waiting till 41+2 for my overdue appt to discuss and book induction (not actually do it, just book it) was too far off as i felt uncomfortable, headachey and anxious. They offered me a sweep straight away and booked me in for more if they dont work. Why dont u just turn up at hospital and ask what they can do? They might not be able to do much, they might do a sweep, they might move your thursday appt forward. Be assertive! Even if they cant do much, it might make u feel a bit better if u've tried. It is depressing though! Im working my way through all the novels of jilly cooper and the outnumbered dvd boxset :)

Jambonfrites-i feel embarrassed by being overdue too! And also, weirdly guilty...everyone is so excited, i feel im letting them down!