39 weeks today! Anyone want to join me in the last slog?

[DuckandCat]

This is my second baby (DD has just turned 2) and I'm finding these last few weeks a real drag! I'm tired, my back hurts and I just want to get on with it.

Anyone else fancy a moan?

5 minutes left until I'm officially over due. Tricia I'd love a birth like yours!

Midwife appointment tomorrow, I'm refusing a sweep.

Duckandcat I think I'm going to say no to a sweep tomorrow too. It wasn't mentioned with DD but this time it seems everybody gets one/2/3 now. From reading threads here it doesn't seem like they work unless baby/body is ready anyway! Don't like unnecessary pain either

Been recommended to take a sweep by a particular doctor who seems to only need to do one and everyone pops there's out! Magic hands apparently! I really wanted to go naturally but they will only let me go 7 days over and I really really don't want a section.

Lots of people swear by them mumabex, it's partly because last obstetrician was minimal intervention that I'm reluctant. This obs looked almost shocked that DD managed to be born without one! It really does seem standard here. But I know my body managed last time and I hate even getting a smear test. I'll rethink it this time next week if nothing happens by then. Obviously far more preferable to a section. Let us know how it goes & whether it's painful (& whether it works of course!)

Mumabex you should definitely give it a try if you want to!

The only reason I'm going to refuse is because they tried (twice) with DD and were unable to do it. The midwife said I was like a 'brick wall' and needed to relax How was I meant to relax while some stranger is trying to shove their hand up my fanjo?!

Anyway they were completely ineffective last time, so in no rush to try again. May reconsider next week if baby is still not here.

So trying to keep my mind off the fact that im not in labour. Been to toddlers and for a little walk already this morning. DD is now going for a nap so thinking do i bounce on the ball for an hour or bake some tasty treats instead?? My arse says bounce on the ball but my head is saying, make the treats.
Only thing i seem to have today is like a stabby crotch/ligament pain, guessing its from the walking.
What are you ladies doing to keep your mind off the waiting??

So it seems DH's work has a sweepstake going on when the baby will arrive. He's gone for the date when I'll be 42 + 1 day because "there's nothing happening at the moment". I know my hormones are sending me slightly off balance, but isn 't this quite insensitive while I'm sitting about knackered, bored and wasting my maternity leave? Or am I just being daft?

I dont think they quite understand how you feel at this stage of the game. It might just be his way of coping with it too. Plus if he puts such a late date on it, it might just be his way of hoping it makes baby come earlier. Men are strange creatures and god knows why they do things that they do.
Try not to let it get to you. Im very irritable at the moment because im now over and really uncomfortable, even DH eating is pissing me off!
Just think only a little while left and you'll have your little baby and all will be good.

Ahh butter, they can be such arses, but I agree with Bex, I don't think it's intentional. For example my otherwise lovely DH told me on Monday that he's going to attend a seminar in Dundee tomorrow and can't understand why I'm a little bit annoyed about it.

Any news anyone? Did a batch cook this evening & nearly had to be carried upstairs after 2 busy hours on my feet about 10 mins ago. Good news is freezer is well stocked. Poor DH got stuck with the clean up though!

Hello all.

A little bit of news from me. I've been having contractions every 10 minutes (ish) since about 8o/c last night. I'm fine, they're not too painful atm and I've not called the hospital as yet. I think they are slowing down and trying to decide whether to send DH off to work or not.

Morning Duck. Got my fingers crossed for you that it's the start of the short road till you meet baby!
As for sending DH to work, if he can take the morning off get him to do that. X

Good luck Duck, hope it continues! How far away does your DH work and how quickly could he get back if things started happening? Do you have other DC's at home to look after?

Depends on how close he is I think? Plus his relationship with employer, would they mind if he needed plenty of time?

Sorry, just took DD to nursery.

He's gone to work, self-employed so leaving to come home isn't a problem. He's working about 30 minutes away today, so not too far.

Contractions have stopped, so frustrating! Going to try and get a few hours sleep as I've been up most of the night. Come on baby!

That's annoying Duck, get some sleep, I'm sure things will kick off again soon.

I'm having lots of movement, pressure and and Braxton's. Not sure if things are starting but keeping my fingers crossed.

So just went to see the MW and had a really unsuccessful sweep. Found it too uncomfortable and she didnt even find my cervix. Always handy. Got to see the consultant on Monday to make a plan. can't be induced so know where this is heading.

Plenty of time between now and Monday for thing to happen naturally Bex. It must be very frustrating but try to stay positive.

Have offered DS a trip to the cinema after nursery in hope that he will be entertained with minimal effort from me!

Trying to stay positive. Midwife said how about a nice time with the other half? My other half won't come anywhere near me so the only option I have really is to keep taking the dog for walks and hope for the best.

Head is engaged! But cervix still feels high up

Anyone had theirs? I'm feeling really pissed off. If one more person asks me if I've had the baby yet I'm gonna go crazy! No I fucking haven't, you can see I haven't as my tummy is still huge and I'm an irritable bitch.

Still no baby!

Contractions seem to be coming back, but not regular yet.

I also have 'The Rage' Mumabex. Just feel so angry and pissed off. DD is the only person who doesn't irritate me

How are your braxton hicks Rum? Hope everyone else is holding up ok too.

I'm just so exhausted all day today, have a chest infection that antibiotics didn't clear. Don't want to take a second lot at this stage either obviously. Midwife today was very when I said I didn't want a sweep, said they always work & why would I want to go over my date. Still think though if I did it once without intervention, there's no need to pressure me at one day over. Plus she said scan showed everything is fine with baby, placenta, cord...

I don't really have the rage about being overdue but am very frustrated with my mother insinuating my house could be cleaner though. Have a dd, am self employed so still trying to do some work, have spd and am 40 weeks pregnant so finding it hard to do physical stuff... Surely at this stage I get a pass?

Nothing here either. Hope you managed to get some sleep Duck.

"Have you had the baby yet" and "won't be long now" are two of the most annoying sentences in the English language. I may go postal at the next idiot who utters the words.

Had the most horrendous day. Lost count of the number of times I've been sick/cried. BH still ongoing so massively uncomfortable, DS has been a nightmare all day accumulating in him punching me in the stomach and me screaming at him so now I feel like utter shit. He's only 3 and I screamed at him. He ran to his room and cried himself to sleep. I'm a fucking horrible person. DH still out at some work seminar and won't be back for another couple of hours, I'm going to go and cry myself to sleep too.

Tricia, let me know if you want me to come round and tell your mum where she can stick her opinion on your housekeeping.

I'm also willing to go over without intervention. Don't let them pressure you into something you're not comfortable with.