I'm due 23rd April but as soon as I became 37 weeks (full term) I just felt so desperate to meet my baby. After suffering with hyperemesis for the first 4 months and now terrible pelvic and hip pain, I can't say I've hugely enjoyed pregnancy. I feel like I spend my days googling natural induction methods and early labour signs. Does anyone else over analyse every little symptom they have and feel like they are just waiting for something to finally happen....
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Torfhinn ·
19/04/2014 13:10
Was having regular, painful contractions from 5pm yesterday, they got as close as 3-4 muniute intervals, didn't sleep all night because of the pain, lost my mucus plug at 6am this morning, gets to 11am and they are slowing down 
Noooo! I actually convinced myself that I would have this baby today, and now i'm thinking that this could go on for days 
Sorry everyone else is feeling frustrated too
Wings13 ·
20/04/2014 15:02
Can I join please? 11days to go and have had enough. Dh keeps telling me to take it easy but then doesn't do anything to help me so I have to do it all anyway! Dd is driving me up the walls by just being a normal 4 year old- I feel so bad that I keep snapping at her all the time but I am wrecked all the time and just feel like crying..
RaisinGirls ·
20/04/2014 15:23
So went in for monitoring and another attempt at a sweep today - sweep failed. Absolutely no progress since last time.
Midwife tried to convince me to be induced tomorrow (40+10) but I declined.
Baby is fine as am I, but starting to feel a bit of pressure from everyone (family and medics) to go for an induction. Everyone nervous about stillbirth risk.
I am seeing the consultant on Tuesday where they will again try another sweep - just have to pray there's been some progress by then.
MarthasHarbour ·
20/04/2014 21:01
Evening everyone - i am still here 
Well we are all feeling right royally fed up arent we I have had false labour contractions since Thursday night and am pissed off with myself that i told DM and DMIL as they both did this kind of face 
when i told them (well it was on the phone but i felt the vibes). Cue lots of 'yes yes dear well you could have them for aaaaages)
torfhinn are you on radio silence because you are in labour or just fed up? That all sounds so frustrating, but at least your plug has gone (yay for plug loss!)
raisin i feel your pain. The last thing i want is induction or ELCS (they wont induce me but want to ELCS me a week tomorrow due to Gestational Diabetes) and i so much want to go into natural labour. Its frustrating isnt it - i was explaining to DH last night that i am upset that my body wont do what 'everyone' elses can (wrong i know as loads of people have ELCS or EMCS but i feel like i am in minority). My DM doesnt help by saying that she wants me to have 'a little cut' and be safe - erm a ELCS is more than a little cut
Anyway i digress (sorry but my DM and DMIL should have a thread of their own!). Raisin why are they worried about stillbirth risk? Do you have Pre Eclampsia or Gestational Diabetes?
Welcome wings i have a 4yo too (DS) i felt awful today as DH and i were frantically trying to get lots of jobs done (nesting) and poor DS kept getting in the way - he was starting to play up a bit (for attention as we were ignoring him) then burst into floods of tears - he said he was only trying to help us out but we kept telling him that he couldnt help as he would get dirty/hurt himself/in the way etc - bloody hell i felt dreadful so spent lots of time playing with his brio train track which cheered him up i-also made DH come down and apologise it is hard trying to keep him involved without going on about the baby too much
Officially 38 weeks today. Still plenty of time but now ready to be un-pregnant
MarthasHarbour ·
20/04/2014 21:05
x post with torfhinn!! congratulations and welcome to the world mini-torfhinn 
all sounds stressful but at least it is all over xxx
mojo similar story here - DS was 12 days overdue EMCS after 10 hours labour after failed induction - he was just too big and had his cord round his neck which is why they wont induce me this time and just want to go for ELCS. These false labour contractions are a bugger arent they?
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HoneyBadgerPersonified ·
21/04/2014 08:19
Congratulations Torfhinn! Wow, 9lb!! crosses legs
wings my DH is exactly the same, helpfully suggests I have a day "off duty" only to look faintly bemused when I tell him that 2yo DS and 8yo DSD actually require someone to be "on duty" in my place.
Do you know how much butt kicking I've just had to do to get a coffee in bed?!
Busy week and weekend with family visiting so no chance to focus on aches and pains too much - except the pain in my pelvis! Does anyone else have that? Almost like you've been out for a really long bicycle ride and you're sore between your legs? Like bruised sore?
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