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!

Congratulations pinkapple, you certainly deserved a quick birth after all of that waiting! Is anyone else having any more joy than me?! Still nothing going on here! I'm just focusing on the fact that in 10 days I'll be induced even if the baby refuses to shift before then! Fozziebear - did the BHs amount to anything?

Congratulations pinkapple!

I was in false labour all yesterday evening. Tailed off about 10, so at least I got to bed fairly early (then work up before 4! But never mind)

Am hoping the fact that the bh are getting more and more painful and convincing is a good sign.

another practise runner here -waves-

had a massive 'clear out' (sorry tmi) late last night, then when i laid down i got a massive contraction.. they stayed at 25-30mins apart through the night but the pain itself really ramped up. took paracetamol and hot water bottle had a bounce on my ball and practiced breathing and hypnobirthing... then went to sleep.

woke up this morning n the contractions were gone just leaving me tired n achy.

36 weeks today x

Honey.....I had the same last night. Painful contractions that woke me up, lasted a few hours and then stopped. Currently 39+3 and very fed up

I'm running on 3 days of false or stop/start labour now. Currently having 1 real contraction an hour I reckon, but if last few days are anything to go by it will stop this evening.

So tired.

Ok, I think you guys have got it worse with the false labour etc. I am now 5 days overdue, but am currently getting no signs (even after 'moderately' successful sweep on Friday). Although it feels weird to be feeling completely normal, I guess it's far more preferable than lots of false alarms. Stay strong ladies!

oh gainsi hope u have bubba soon

another night of false labour for me... still have mild but painful back contractions... but i dont wanna assume anything til its convincing. losing aload of runny milky discharge (sorry) but its not like plug nor water x

Being overdue sucks as well gains - I well remember my rage at being asked when I was due and replying 'last Thursday'...

I've txt my MW to ask if 4 days of stop/start about means anything, kind of hoping they'll send someone out to check on me but, really I know it doesn't. Grr.

Hello, I'm 39+5 today. Not expecting lo to make an appearance soon though, dd1 was induced and dd2 was 11days late.
Dd2 was also well over 10lb, so I am hoping that this one comes a bit earlier so she doesn't get too big!

Hello all, marking my place. Baby number 2 is due tomorrow and no signs of anything happening yet apart
from mild period pains for the past week.

D S was an EMCS at 37 weeks (before I had finished work) without going into labour when a routine M W appt found that I had severe pre eclampsia and HELLP so this time round is very different and I feel a bit clueless having never experienced labour- I an sure it will be obvious when it all starts going! I am a bit anxious about my waters suddenly going somewhere embarrassing because my mum told me that waters going was the first sign of anything happening with each of her 3 births and she had no previous warning ofaanything starting!

Looking forward to chatting with you all over the next couple of weeks

Bah, 6 days overdue now :( Was feeling quite upbeat yesterday, but get a bit more fed up every time I find myself going to bed again without having gone into labour. I got pathetically excited about lower backache last night - but of course it amounted to nothing! I'm going to bake something unhealthy today to distract myself.
TeWi and honey - thanks for the sympathy! TeWi - did the mw get back to you? Honey - an more exciting developments?
Hello to sillyoldfool and greensunrise!
Let's hope something happens for someone today!

Hi all I'm due in 4 days with second, On off bh all weekend mostly around back anybody else have it in their back baby is in correct position. Spd getting worsethough and feel like my pelvis is ggoing to crumble, how on earth can I open my legs wide enough to push a baby out? Anybody else have this worry? Congratulations to all mummys who have delivered so far

Oh also, can you bring your toddler to birth Centre? I'm worried my child care will fall apart at last minute.

Sweetpie my SPD has got much better now the,baby has dropped.

The on/off contractions apparently mean nothing buuuut my contractions did not stop last,night! Still going spectacularly slowly but I'm 2cm! Hooray!

Baby was 2/5s engaged on Friday. If your 2cm dilated does that mean that your baby's Head fully engaged tewi? Are you worried about spd in Labour?

Yes, I think so. She is really low down. I honestly haven't had an issue with my hips since she properly dropped - I got pain when walking lower down in my pelvis, but it wasn't nearly as bad.

Sometimes babies don't engage properly until well into labour though... I've seen hands and knees delivery position recommended for SPD because your legs don't need to be as wide apart. (...similar logic to sex positions I assume)

Ok. That's really exciting, your very close. Goodluck x

Hah, I don't feel very close!

Hi all,

Can I join in? May be a luttle early... am 38 weeks todayand very fed up. Expecting my first so I am completely clueless. Been having mild to moderate bh since thursday afternoon. Really thought that was the beginning, but still no regularity :-(

no fraid not. had midwife today, contractions gone and babys nowhere near engaged

if i hadnt have been in n out of false labour for the last 2 weeks i wouldn't be so fussed. but i was kindof hoping all that fuss wouldve been productive in some sort of way. feel abit with my body. hopefully you'll have better luck. passes over ben n jerrys x

Hello all! I'm 39+2 today so checking in. I've apparently got a big baby so I'm booked for an induction on Friday, REALLY want to have gone into labour before that though so hopefully the baby will turn up soon. But otherwise this time next week I hope I'll have her.
I don't know about all of you but I am looking forward to being able to eat some of my favourite foods again

Has anyone else's relatives already started pestering them about visiting times at the hospital? I know they're just excited for us but at this rate I feel like I will have to draw up some sort of visiting rota for them & I'm not even in yet!!

hi
dont feel you have to 'fit them in'. this is a very intimate, special time and youre going to need to recover and bond with your bubbie.
my hospital have adopted a strict policy of only birth partners and babys siblings to visit. but i have had friends relatives neighbours even random strangers asking me if im having any signs yet humphhh x

I wouldn't let anyone visit me with dd and same this time. They can all wait to I invite them to my house andthen it will be sscheduled to suit me.

Also small bee don't tell them when induction is leave it as a surprise

I had my DD in hospital, just had DH for birth partner, you really seriously only want someone you really trust to support and focus on you there, then close family after. Visiting hours were quite short, it's much nicer to be able to spend it with your partner than people taking photos of you looking rough!

You can always blame hospital policy...

I am still 2cm.