40 weeks, feeling sorry for myself

[wondering23]

This is a shameless whinge. 40 weeks today, feeling like this baby will never appear!

This is my first DC and I know first babies are often late but it just feels like I will be pregnant forever. I had my 40 week appointment today and had very high blood pressure and protein in my wee. Sent to hospital and told to take my bags as they may well induce me as I'd reached term. Got there and blood pressure was normal and no protein in my wee, midwife said their equipment is a lot more accurate and apparently it's not uncommon. Going in I was quite nervous about the prospect of being induced, coming out I was disappointed not to have been!

Obviously I'm delighted that he baby is healthy and that the checks today just seemed to be an anomaly, and I know how lucky I am to be pregnant and have had a healthy pregnancy, but I'm just feeling really fed up and sorry for myself! I'd like to avoid being induced, although obviously whatever is best for the baby is fine with me, but the thought of going to the hospital today and coming home with my baby was so exciting, now I just feel a bit miserable.

I feel for you, I'm 39 +5 had stretch and sweep again today midwife said she didn't think I had much chance of having him in the next week and at next appointment will book me for induction! I'm so sick of constantly having heartburn and feeling like a beached whale!

Yep, totally feeling like a beached whale too! My next appointment is at 41 weeks (next Weds) so hoping they will offer me a sweep then. I'm half tempted to make another appointment in between and see if they will give it a go before then.

Hello, I'm also 40 + 1 with first baby and starting to feel fed up, I had a failed sweep as my cervix is still closed! Greeeeaaat! Also booked in for another next week. Good luck for yours, hopefully things may kick off before then!

No one's ever been pregnant for ever

I was ranting about feeling exactly the same way as you a few weeks ago at 40 weeks. DD arrived 3 days later. You never know, it might be v soon!

You are quite right Warbeck, no one has ever been pregnant forever 😂 congratulations on your new baby! Hopefully the rest of us will be joining you soon.

Hope your sweep has done the trick ajb!

How you doing OP? Any sign of baby?

No sign at all kitty!

Feeling a lot more run down with it now, wondering if my body is getting to the point where it can't be pregnant for much longer and labour may be round the corner. Probably wishful thinking!!

Have midwife on Wednesday, hoping for a sweep and guess I will find out whether they plan to induce me. My hospital's policy is to induce at 12 days overdue unless there are any other medical reasons to induce earlier, so that would be this time next week. If heard quite a few stories of planned inductions being cancelled if there aren't enough beds which worried me, obviously if there are emergencies they have to take priority but I'm sure patience must be wearing pretty thin by that point! A friend of mine went to 12 days, then it was another couple of days until she was actually induced due to lack of bed space, induction didn't work so had a c- section 4 days after being induced!

I think it's just a case of getting through the days now. I am VERY hormonal now though, poor DH. I can burst into tears or full blown rage at the drop of a hat!

@wondering23 I was in your exact position October last year. I was fed up at 37 weeks and wanted my baby out. Had a sweep on due date and nothing helped and ended up being induced at term +10. I never imagined or even thought about the prospect of going overdue (safe to say it drove me mad and I questioned wether there was baby there or not lol).

Induction was absolutely fine, I had a sweep and gel at 8am in the morning of my induction and another sweep at 7pm the evening of my induction and my son was born 7am the following morning. So 23 hours after arriving at the hospital I was holding my newborn.

Easier said than done (trust me I know how it feels) but relax and shower, eat (lots) enjoy a few movies etc while you still have the time to yourself . All the best for whenever your little monkey decides to make an entrance! Let us know how you get on, thinking of you

I'm not surprised your hormonal, you poor thing! I'm willing baby out for you!
Keep us updated.
Good luck!!!!!

Thanks tea and kitty. Looking forward to seeing the midwife this morning and finding out what the plan is now.

I know what you mean about not being sure whether there is actually a baby in there! I've eaten that much toast since being on mat leave it could well be a whole loaf of bread in there.

39+2 today, don't see the midwife again until 40+2. Hoping for a sweep then as nothing seems to be happening of its own accord. And this is after baby threatening to come at 27+5! He obviously heard the "don't you dare" message loud and clear and is going to hold on for dear life now.