Due anyday?? come in here..part 2

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if you are due soon you can chat and get support & advice here.

this is a follow up thread, but all are welcome!

gerty seems like you'll beat me to it!
41 weeks today still not a twinge.
Had a long soak last night to try soften/relax things then DTD then half hour later went for a huge walk.
Only thing it did for me was gave me a fab sleep!
Was doing really well with the overdue thing as really comfy etc but starting to feel down about it all now. It doesn't help that my dates would put me at 41+4 as I'm getting into a flap about going too far and placenta not being as effective etc!
Final sweep Saturday and really didn't think I'd get there but now thinking ill be watching clock waiting for app.
Trying another huge walk today!
:(

Thanks Queazy, hope you're not left waiting too long.

Hang in there gonnabmummy, if this thread has taught me anything it's that you can never predict when baby will turn up. Some women have signs for weeks and some go from nothing to newborn in a few short hours! I'll keep my fx for you, and me .

Congrats to all who've had their babies

I'm not even due until Friday and I'm just gagging for him to be here! I'm so unreasonably fed up of the constant phone calls just to 'see how I am, not checking up'. My DM called this morning for the millionth time 'just to see how I was' then went on for ages about how everyone must be calling me to check up and how annoying it must be. Then DH appeared and rescued me - as MIL had phoned him because she had tried to phone me 'just to see how I was' and as it had been engaged she thought I might be in labour. I ended up in tears, which I know is unreasonable but I'm massive, exhausted looking after 2yo DS1, and just want the baby to come - constantly having to say the same crappy things about pineapple and curry and hot baths and no babies ever arriving on edd's makes me feel like a watched pot! I should feel lucky that everyone is excited but I just want to crawl under a blanket and be left alone today.

Aargh! Feel better for a little vent! I'm going to be well fed up next week aren't I!

I've felt exactly the same all this week Belle, it's so frustrating. I now just smile to myself and tell them "still no sign" even though I know I'm on the way... keeping them in the dark a bit takes the pressure off :).

I think if I have a DC2 I'll possibly tell a little white lie about my due date, to avoid all this harassment again!

I tried that - both sets of parents insisted on knowing the exact date. I'd just been vaguely saying 'September' for as long as I could. But I've had awful hg (in both pregnancies) and after a while they wore me down. I just think they'd know better. What I could do with is them taking ds1 off my hands so I could have a nap or so the poor little lad isn't stuck in the house or the buggy all day. But no one ever rings up and says 'I'm coming to get your 2 year old and by the way here's a casserole' or something. Just 'how are you' which is code for 'are you in labour yet? Well ARE YOU?!'

My DM didn't get to see Ds1 until he was 10 days old - I was living at the other end of the country, and he's got a heart condition which meant we had to ferry about to a lot of hospitals and so on in the early days, then due to this he got jaundiced and he and I ended up back in hospital for a week or so. DM works full time and so had to book time off to get over to us. She brought this up yesterday: "I hope you know I'm coming to the hospital ON THE DAY this time as I NEVER SAW HIM last time". I haven't the energy to tell her off but I have told Dh that he's to say we're not allowed visitors until I tell him otherwise. I love my mum but we has this desperate thing sometimes about not getting left out and I just think, back off and wait until I say I want you there. Sigh. I feel bad as I should be grateful that they all care. My IL's are having DS1 when I go into labour but I desperately wish it could just be my (discreet and brilliant) sister who would just look after him and let me get on with it. DMIL is insisting on coming to get him from here gawp at me in labour a little bit rather than let DH take him round the corner to them and leave me alone. Again, brilliant DH. Has said he'll not ring them, he'll just turn up with DS and his bag :)

I'm so tearful and snuggly today. I don't want to leave the house and so DS and me are just watching Disney films and cuddling. He seems happy so I don't feel too guilty. Perhaps this is me nesting in? I'd just love so much to go into labour this evening after everyone's in bed, come home with the baby in the morning and then ring everyone and say I've had him, come get cuddles but you have to put the kettle on :) I can't have the Hb I really wanted and the last thing I want is people traipsing up the hospital as I know this will slow down discharging us.

Aargh :)

Ps: until today I haven't been anywhere near this emotional. So possibly my hormones are kicking in and I will get my secret midnight birth after all :)

Also: my phone is going OFF at the first contraction and everyone else will just have to cope :)

I know what you mean Mummytomilo27, I was convinced that I wouldn't go overdue but here I am again..! I'm having periods of discomfort but I wouldn't call them contractions as such, although I can't be sure (not sure how I can't remember, given that I only gave birth last March!) How are you getting on?

Congratulations to everybody who has had their babies and commiserations to you BelleEtLaBaby, I sympathise!

Well hes still here breadrollsbuns im starting to wonder if ill be pregnant forever lol cant wait to feel like me again! X

Well. DS1 arrived sometime around 11.30 last night in rather traumatic fashion!

Prostin get induction Tuesday morning, back in labour ward for about 4. Having contractions on and off all evening. Eventually it all stopped and ended up on synotocin at 5am. The epidural wasnt in properly so was in a bad way. Eventually new epidural and began to properly dilate. However pushing wasnt happening. Ended up in theatre with foreceps delivery and baby had shoulder disocia.

The reason for all this trouble? DS weighed in at 4.3kg or 9lb11!!!!

My goodness - congrats on your little one. It sounds a very tough 24hrs. I hope you're both recovering ok. Very best wishes xx

Crikey boosie! Congratulations, hope you recover quickly and your not so little one is doing well.

Still nothing here, trying to let nature take its course rather than DTD again, much to DP's dismay haha.

Thanks v much! 48 hours since we went in for the induction. I'm knackered!!!!!

Congrats Boosie! Hope you can get some rest.

Gerty good idea re fake due date - might do that next time.

I'm 39+6 today. Not much happening but I am sleeping a lot! Like I went to bed at about 11.30 and just got up at midday. With various loo breaks and a food break at 7am. And i tend to have 1-2 hr nap in the afternoon too. So obviously I don't have children yet! But it seems an abnormal amount of sleep - anyone else had this?

Meant to day seems a lot of sleep compared to most of the pregnancy where had7 hrs or so interrupted sleep and felt like a zombie.

Rollermum I am napping a lot at 40+6 but mainly because carpal tunnel doesn't allow me to sleep for more than an hour or so at a time before my hand goes dead and I have to switch sides. 7 hours uninterrupted sleep sounds like an absolute dream!

Have you had your iron levels checked? Other than that I suggest you just enjoy all the sleep you can!

Hey Gerty yes iron levels all fine and thyroid too (am hypothyroid). I guess I'll just relax and enjoy whilst I still can. Just feels like the opposite of anything happening!

Sorry to hear about carpal tunnel. I have swollen hands but luckily is not painful.

I'm trying very hard not to get my hopes up and just chill out

but

I've had some very mild, but definite, low down contractions. Every 30 mins for the last 3 hours so five or six in total.

tries really, really hard to ignore it in case I frighten the labour fairies away

Congrats, Boosie - sounds like you had quite a time of it but glad you and baby are ok :)

Sorry: scrolling up and down a bit as on my phone. 9lb 11! Crikey. DS1 was 9lb 2 so I'm trying not to think about second babies being bigger...

Hello everyone.. congrats on all the lovely babies who have arrived!! Special times. I have three days to go!

Holy smokes... hope mine isn't 9 lb 11 .. ha ha.. ouch!!!

Feeling good.. lot of pressure - getting harder to walk but sleeping great so I am thankful for that.

You sound like you are on your way Belle!!!

I had a pessary inserted this morning and nothing so far. At this rate in could be a drip tomorrow and a c section on Sat!!

I don't dare hope so. My edd is tomorrow - no one has their baby on their due date, do they?

Queasy - how far over are you?

Oooh, exciting Belle! My EDD is tomorrow too but pretty sure it'll be non eventful.

Queazy good luck - hope something happens soon.

May I come in? I'm 38+2 with my second...