Anyone else here around 38 weeks?

[MayimBialik]

I know there is a last week or two of pregnancy thread but it's got to the super long stage making it hard to get into hence me starting this thread.

Currently 38+1 weeks pregnant with my first DC and DESPERATE to meet my baby now. Actually I'm probably not desperate - I think I will truly understand the meaning of that word if I go overdue. But I really don't want that to happen!

Trying to keep active and walking loads plus swimming when I get the opportunity. Bouncing on my ball occasionally and taking raspberry leaf capsules to limber up the old uterus. These seem to be giving me Braxton Hicks though as I've noticed them a lot in the last couple of days since I've been taking the capsules.

Struggling to sleep, feeling very achey in pelvis and getting period like pains (have been for a week or so now, but very mild!)

How's everyone else at this stage doing?

Congratulations Corona great news!

Congrats corona, anyone else???

Congratulations Corona!!

congrats corona i'm not at all lol enjoy the cuddles xx

No one had anything to report today?

Boys I wish

No me either.....thought may have news from you Boys after your sweep.

Mayim - any news?

I had an unexpected sweep today and similar to Mayim cervix only very slightly opened, she couldn't get in properly and doesn't see anything happening soon so am also deflated. Second sweep Sunday, third on Tuesday and induction booked for next Thurs if I have not got into labour by then......I am a VBAC so can't go any longer and if induced, will go straight onto syntocin drip due to risk of scar rupture......really fed up!

Hope we get some more good news on this thread!

Nooone? That means everyone will go tomorrow, right? :)

Feeling very periody today - achy back and sore in my underneathsies ( can't give a technical term - it's just sore down there!) nothing will happen though, I'd say...

Welllll....I am in early labour!!

Had a bath, paracetamol, tens on sitting on my ball

Contractions a bit all over the show. Between 4 and 2 mins but only lasting about 30-40 secs.

Copeable pain so I'm not going to the hospital yet. Soon though hopefully!!

Good luck to everyone else.

Hope the sweep works for you!! I had mine yesterday so u never know xx

Congrats corona (cant remember if I already said that!)

Oh wow boys brilliant! Did it just suddenly start happening? I just feel so normal and like nothing's going to happen soon. I really don't know what to expect becuse never done it before before and was just saying to DH will something just happen suddenly and I'll know? Or will I feel funny beforehand?

So nothing to report here. Thought brown blood had stopped yesterday but have had a bit of light brownish discharge today. Not done a fat lot today and feel like I need to move around a bit more but can't really be bothered! Might make DH sex me up later

Oh Boys, wow! You sound like you're a pro at this by now, hope it goes well for you:)

Mayim- I was the same with DS - every twinge I had I was thinking 'ooh is this it?'. I had my show and contractions started shortly after. By the time the second contraction started, I knew that I was in labour. Mine felt like cramps from diahorrea, some people say they feel like period pain. You WILL know when it happens, so don't worry too much:)

hi ladies thanks for the congrats!

boys sounds like you're doing well!

I fucking LOVE diamorphine!!

Brilliant update boys - sounds like you're having a good night out (or had...?)

yay fingers x'd boys for a lovely safe delivery!!!!

i'm about to burst, cant bend in the middle, cant walk, cant do very much, lots of aches and pains but nothing substantial :( madam due tomorrow so going to phone mlbu later and see what lovely staff are on (i work there) and then beg one of them to give me a sweep!!!

should go to asda and top up the shopping (and my supply of capri sun - must have drank 50 of the blighters in the past 2 weeks) and tidy front room but i just cannot be arsed!!!!

fingers x'd for more babies a popping v soon xxx

Oh I'm thoroughly fed up

When will it happen?? Am I delaying things by being fed up? Am I preventing my body from releasing oxytocin or something?

PLEASE happen soon!!!

Anyone else feel a little blue like me?

Wow boys - hope things are going well

Mayim. I fully sympathise, I felt like you did and it was worse with my first who was late. If its any help I went from having v unfavourable cervix to in labour v quickly first time around. Things can change fast. Best help for me was sex the first time - not pleasant though !!

mayim sat here crying for no real reason so yeah i share your blues!!! my midwife was up last night delivering her other caseload lady so shes text me strict orders to keep legs shut until tomorrow which has set me off!!!

so fed up being stuck here on my own and cant face having 2 teenage stepsons over for the weekend whilst dh works tonight and tomorrow night and ive got the mother of a headache which is being made worse by crying!!!

i'm waving the white flag - i give in :(

Just a quick update...

Baby boys arrived at 8am this morning!!

Tens didn't work well for me in the end.

7lb 13oz of loveliness. Though he has no name yet.

Good luck to everyone still waiting x

Congrats boys:) enjoy snuggling your little boy!

Congrats Boys!!

Congratulations boys well done

Oh glenda I really feel for you, can your DSSs look after/entertain themselves?

Thanks everyone!

Still at hospital waiting to be discharged.

Baby came out in the bag!!!! Never knew that could happen!!! Mw had to burst it!!

No one had any progress today? X

Baby Corgi arrived on Wednesday evening. Just made it on her due date. All of the BH and other warm up contractions must have been doing something because I was already 5cm dilated by the time I got to the hospital. Hoping to be let out tomorrow.
Good luck to those still waiting.

Oh lovely to have her arrive on her due date Corgi, congratulations! Nice to be 5cm at the hosp, hope the labour wasn't too long!

Boys, seen that before on OBEM, it's supposed to be good luck I think:)