Due anyday? Come in here, part three!

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Well we have filled up the second thread.

If you want support or just a moan.

Everyone is welcome!

Oh poor u! I'll be tearing my hair out by then!! Hope things get moving. Have you booked in to be induced? And have you had a sweep? I've got one booked on weds (hoping not to make it that far!)

A sweep on weds - not an induction.

Hey bummy hang in there.
Good luck everyone!
We are home now, yay. Eddie is 7lb 6oz and is now feeding, hurray!

Hi everyone,

After my last up date When I had my waters broken I gave birth to my beautiful son at 7.06am ! He weighed 8pounds 14ounces.

My labour was amazing, and very much pain free, I was only pushing for 8 minutes and didn't tear!! We were our the hospital by 1pm, so nice quick discharge! I would do it all again tomorrow!

Just enjoying having our beautiful baby boy home, he's so perfect I couldn't be happier!!

Congratulations green, great news xx

Congrats GREEN! I'm all teary now.

Two tears, I love the name Eddie, it's my favourite brother's name. :)

HMT13 - no sweeps, inductions or anything. Homebirth. Going rapidly off the bloody idea. They won't induce until the 28th. If I go till then I'll be a nervous wreck lol! I'm sure you'll have him/her before Weds. (Finger's crossed).

It's so weird, in so much pain yesterday and last night then at 12am it stopped completely and I got the best nights sleep I've had in months. Really odd. It's like my body knew 7 hours sleep in 3 days just wouldn't see my through labour and gave me a break.

Pains coming back now. Blugh.

congrats green.

bummy....holding your hand! I had dc1 at 40+10 I remember the wait. it was infuriating!! but he was worth it. chin up and keep venting on here .

the wait is prob why I'm so determined not to go overdue this time round .

read my pg notes last night and in the engaged column it said 4/5ths which cheered me up....until I realised that it said 4/5ths palpable which in theory means only 1/5th engaged. it really annoyed me....i couldn't get to sleep!!

had a bit of retail therapy this morning then on to the park for a very long brisk walk with ds and sil.sil happened to say that star jumps might help so I did 5 in the park and wet myself ! it wasn't my water's!!!

forgot to say however....since said brisk walk (TMI ALERT) I've had a bit of gunk when I wipe. its clear but snotty.....i was overjoyed I text dp to tell him lol

How far on are you stormbird? I lost my plug on weds night and more on Thursday. I was so excited! Just had a long dog walk and actually feel the best I've felt in ages. Hoping my body is giving me a break before it all gets going!?
Maybe that's why you had such a good sleep bummy? Hoping it will happen for u tonight! Good luck with the home birth, I'm sure all will be fine.
Another Friday night bouncing on my gym ball...

And congratulations greengiant! That sounds like such a perfect birth

Congrats Green! Really happy you had such a nice birth!

Bummy I hope the stop start labour and then good night's sleep was your body gearing up for the big event! Hang in there, no one has ever been pregnant forever

So exciting some of you are losing plugs and getting contractions. I just get random BHs...

Went for a very slow walk and now my back and hips are just killing me...

Last night discovered I got stretch marks They are not that bad tbh, and I know they will fade, but I guess I just didn't expect them to happen... No idea why I was so surprised, especially as I do have some teenage growth stretch marks on my sides already

Also (TMI alert!) decided to trim my garden yesterday, as it was getting out of hand... Whilst doing that managed to poke myself with scissors... It hurt less than I thought it would, but I didn't expect it to bleed so much!

HMT13 I'm 39+1. due next Thursday 21st. trying everything to make her have the same standard if time keeping as her mother and not her father

cute - my hips are hurting now too, I'm hoping any kind of discomfort is a good sign.

x

Heavy discharge this after but not really show like. Had 'the arse' all day and tightening/pain while walking around the city centre from about 4.

In the bath now to ease them, fairly sure it's just practising!

Ah not long to go then!

Hope you all manage a comfortable (ish) night or at least get things started!

I think I'm having sciatic pain now... shooting all the way down my hip

Thanks guys. NOTHING now. All day. Ug!

Storm that's hilarious. If I did a star jump now my hips would pop out of joint, I'd throw up and I'd be in a&e within five minutes. Let alone peeing myself.

These bloody pains are a nuisance aren't they?!

Although I had a good moan to my midwife and she said to remember that every pain does a bit more of the work and gets you a bit closer.

I'm not sure if she's not just saying it to stop me going nuts and checking myself into hospital for a lovely induction with lovely drugs.

Just a quick update. My waters broke at midnight. Went to get checked and was sent home and told to sleep. Induction booked for Sunday but contractions have started. Seem to be every 5 mins lying down so got up now to try and ease things.
Midwife has told me to hold off going in until I basically can't cope with the pain any longer, she said not to worry about contraction times? Does this sound right?

Hello everyone.

I'm due today and fed up. No signs of labour at all. :(

Hmt, I would say to be timing them if they are that regular, seems odd for her to say but I'm not a mw lol! Hope you are progressing well.

I've had more pains overnight. Waves of pain from about 5am. Midwife has cancelled as at a birth but is aware of pains. Said it could be head moving down. Have taken paracetamol and going to rest as much as possible.

They've gone a bit more sporadic now but getting more painful.
Hope yours is the start of something!
Will start timing though

Def start timing. Go with your gut instinct I say. Excited for you! See how long they last too.

Good luck to you too EMS!

Welcome everyone else. :)

Nothing here over night. NOTHING. It's getting me down now, moving closer to two weeks. :/

Averaging about 6 mins apart lasting 40-60 secs.
Need to have 3 in 10 mins or not be able to cope to go into hospital. Tired already, feel like there's a long way to go...

good luck ladies.

I'm sorry hmt. At least things are moving though.

And remember, each one gets you closer to the end. :)