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Anyone else waiting to go into labour?

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nomoreminibreaks · 01/01/2014 20:41

Just that really...

I'm 40+2 today and woke with slightly wet pyjamas but nothing since. I've talked to my midwife and the labour ward and they're telling me it's most likely discharge (lovely!) but I'm ready to get going now! Also DH goes back to work tomorrow and I don't have the energy to entertain DS (2) on my own, as lovely as he is.

Anyone else getting a bit impatient?

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nomoreminibreaks · 03/01/2014 22:01

Congratulations redrobin!

I fear I may have made it sound like a blissful birth - it was fantastic that I managed without more pain relief but it turns out that without the epidural I had last time, I'm a screamer! I've never screamed like it in my life. They pointed out I was wasting energy by doing it but it was just the noise that came out of me when I had a contraction - I'm still cringing thinking about it now!

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pumpkinsweetie · 03/01/2014 23:10

Congratulations redrobin

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MissTink · 04/01/2014 00:19

I am 39+4 and want to meet my baby. Trying to embrace these last few days/weeks after lots of complications and not expecting to go full term....but it's very hard and the longer it goes on the more nervous I become.

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T0rtoise · 04/01/2014 06:57

I'm getting so jealous about other people who've gone in to Labour. I'm 40+3 and the midwife is calling today to offer a sweep... But I don't know if I should. I'd love for it to happen naturally and have been on walks, had sex & spicy food but NOTHING has happened!

Is a sweep horrid? Or is it worth it?

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missmargot · 04/01/2014 07:34

T0rtoise the sweep I had wasn't too bad at all. My cervix wasn't open so the midwife couldn't do it properly but it must have done something as I had a show last night. It's a good chance to practise deep breathing and relaxing!

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nomoreminibreaks · 04/01/2014 13:43

T0rtoise I had a sweep with DS1 and it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Just uncomfortable and, like a smear test, much easier if you can relax and keep breathing. If anyone's interested, I found the same with being induced and having my waters broken - not that bad at all.

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StillPukin · 04/01/2014 15:53

^Hands up^ Me too, I'm 39 + 5 and I know I'm not late yet but I feel as though I am. I keep fluctuating between wanting it to start now and being scared of it happening at all. I'm constantly utterly shattered and wondering how on earth I'm going to have the energy for a successful labour!
I just want to meet my little one and skip the bit between now and then, lol. But as yet, theres no sign of anything. I've got a mw appt the week after the due date where she said she'd do a sweep, but I really want to avoid it if possible.
Good luck everybody xx