Just a place for advice/suggestions or a place to chat for those of us in the last couple weeks of pregnancy. I am on a brilliant antenatal thread but my due date is the first there and I don't want to bore them all with nonsense about braxton hicks and how to fill my days when lots of them are still at work... and I think they would prefer their babies to stay inside for now! I'm not quite at the "get it out of me" stage yet... but I'm definitely at the "if you came now you'd be very welcome" stage.... :)
I am 38+5 today and this is first baby. I know most first babies come late, so I've been trying to tell myself I'll be late throughout the pregnancy, but now I'm term it's hard not to be excited. In the last three or four days I've had long periods of continuous mild period-like pain, and some painful tightenings (sometimes very close together, but then they stop). Are these imminent signs, do these mean nothing... I don't really know. I haven't had a show.
Baby has been engaged since 34 weeks (uncomfortable!) I'm pretty sure his/her back is on the left side at the front (all the kicks are upper right hand side) which I think is ideal. I'm a little obsessive about keeping baby in a good position - I spend time on all fours, make sure I get plenty of walking/standing, sit on a gym ball when I'm on the computer, sleep on my side, I don't lie back on the sofa. I'm probably overthinking this.
I am doing pretty ok for late pregnancy - still walking at least a few miles a day, or swimming, or walking into town every day. I actually did a charity night hike last night! (Boyfriend carried maternity notes in his backpack through the woods - it was a bit stupid really!) I am slow, but I thought I'd be a lot heavier and more immobile by this stage to be honest. I stopped work a while back - a very busy, stressful, physically and emotionally demanding job - so I've had a lot of time to relax, nest, exercise, see almost all my friends, sort my flat out. Everything is neat and sorted and stocked and ready.
I'm grateful that I've had a troublefree pregnancy and hoping the birth will go fine too. Feeling positive and relaxed about it, just impatient!
How are other people doing? Staying busy, getting anxious, waiting, over-analysing every tiny sign!? Any suggestions for good things to do in the last week or two? Please no one tell me to 'get lots of sleep' as this is the one thing I am completely incapable of at the moment - up every 30-60 mins through the night...
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squidkid · 16/09/2012 13:44
My due date is also 2nd October :) Although to be honest I'd be quite happy if baby made an appearance sooner rather than later 
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Hey there. Sorry to read about others struggling! I have been pretty rubbish last few days really... the waiting thing has caught up with me I think.
I'm 39+4 now. Lots of achy period pain and tightenings, but sporadic and no pattern. More today than before, but still don't think it's going anywhere. Sleeping badly, but not due to that. These symptoms have been going on for about a week now. It's made me very frustrated and emotional - been crying a lot.
I have lots of pressure down below, but I've had that for about 4 weeks now (baby was engaged from 34 weeks).
Feeling very emotional and hormonal and like I am letting everyone down by not having had the baby yet (even though I'm not due yet!) Finding it hard to care about things. My friends aren't being annoying with texts, but they are... well, excited. I feel like I am disappointing them...
Have been a bit better today though due to sunshine and being busier (out at some festivals and seeing friends). Got friends coming tomorrow as well... and a gig in the evening.
I always said and thought I'd go overdue as most babies do but SO MANY people have told me "bet you'll be early" because I'm very active and baby was engaged early - must have subconsciously believed them. Meh. Boyfriend is buying champagne ready... I just want my baby now. Still walking 2-5 miles a day, sitting on my ball a few hours a day, listening to hypnotherapy, spending up to an hour a day on all fours. I have been eating a lot of pineapple too... I don't believe the curry thing, I've eaten food spicy enough to blow your head off since I was first pregnant, that's just the way I cook it! I had sex 4 times this week so that's not worked either! I think babies just come when they come...
Damn it! I started this thread all positive and have turned into a "get baby out of me now" woman! Actual due date is not till Tuesday, and most people do go overdue.
I am thinking of all of you. I warn you though, I will be completely irrationally jealous of anyone who comes early
Chillis and spicy food is the norm for me and too much pineapple would just give me heartburn - I did try that one briefly though. I'm not with the baby's father anymore so sex is out the window for me also (though I'm sure he would probably step up to the mark if I asked )
Funny I was considering asking my mum's friend, a reflexologist, if a session with her was worth a shot.
Ballroomblitz, sex with a reflexologist is a clever way of combining the two!
Sorry, know that's not what you meant by "a session" but couldn't resist!
38+2, want this baby out NOW.
I like the idea of having sex with the reflexologist too . I tried with my husband yesterday but it hasn't worked, maybe that's where I'm going wrong 
I also tried an extra hot curry last night, which was yummy but didn't bring on labour. I don't really believe in those methods (apart for sex because of the prostaglandins) but I thought it would be fun to try. TBH I eat quite hot food normally so I'm probably immune to it anyway.
I don't know what the weather is like where you are but it's foul here, so there's not much to do apart from giving birth really... Plus I slept really well last night, DH is at home so can look after DS and I think my MW is working today. The baby would be bloody cheeky not to come today, don't you think?!!
Joke aside I lost a blob of clear/white stuff this morning - is that a bit of the plug? I know it can be pinkish/greenish but can it be clear/white? I've been having discharge for a while but this one was "bigger" than usual. Your thoughts?
so that's where I'm going wrong YompingJo ? Hats off to those even entertaining the thought of a jiggy session - I feel and look as sexy as a baby elephant.
Yep zoey sounds normal to me.
I think the mucus plug can be different colours whenhens . Mine was mainly brown with a bit of clear - like a jelly consistency, but I'd had a sweep done 48 hours before so was still bleeding old blood a bit and quite common to lose some after a sweep apparently. From what I picked up reading about it the other day can be clear/white but preferably pink tinged (bloody show) as it shows your cervix is dilating/effacing.
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