Omg....when will this labour start!?!?

[Sasmac2017]

Hi all....long story short. 39+5 with DC2. PainfulBH for 1.5 weeks, back pain, pooping....I could go on. I had a sweep almost a week ago, made me bleed a bit not much else. Was 2cm but still hard cervix. What is going on?? Any tips to get it going? We DTD this morning, heaps of RLT, I even pulled out the breast pump and have been using it intermittently. Will give another go later. I was induced 9 days late with my first. Please don't let that happen again!!!

@sophiejayne96 good luck! hopefully things are moving along for you.
@helsybells If I'm induced I'll have to have him on a labour ward in hospital. Their birth centre is literally one floor down from the labour ward and is absolutely gorgeous.
Had my 4th sweep today too so I feel your pain ;)

Ah I see Dandy. Similar thing here in that the hospital where I had my first is now midwife led and they are just lovely! All private rooms and 2 MW per mum Whereas if I go for induction I have to got to a hospital which is huge, 1 MW between two and much further away and not a very nice area... considering trying to transfer my care to a different trust which is nicer and has private rooms but is same distance away. Butworried that will mean if I transfer care I then won't be able to use the MW led one ifit all starts naturally in the meantime either... though I suppose they wouldn't turn us away if we turned up ready to give birth!! What a palava!!

Hellsybells, Sophie and dandy......I commend you ladies for hanging in there. I can't believe you've all had to wait this long!! I feel for you all. Just know it can't last forever :)
My new little guy is 11 days old today and he is so cruisy. We are very lucky!
Best to you lAdies xx

Congratulations everyone!!

Can I add my sister she is 40+2 with her 5th.

She has never went late before she was had 3 that's as born a week early and one on due date so she is a bit at end of her tether now, but hanging in there.

She is reading this but she won't post she never posts lol.

Any tips for her to try just get going?

We have tried all the usual hot curries ect but nothing worked

Xxx

I think it's just a case of waiting lol
I tried absolutely everything and it just makes you more annoyed that there's nothing you can do about it. Just get rest and make the most of it is the way I'm looking at it now xxx

That's what i have been saying baby will come when she is ready. We have also found out she has went back to back this week.

Hopefully things start soon.

How's thug coming along for you Sophie? Xx

Hi Ladies, wasn't ignoring the thread - I was having a baby! She arrived Monday at 12.30am and, like, Crusading came with speed. Laboured long as possible at home, contractions were over min long but still 7mins apart so note for future - you do NOT have to wait until they're 3-4 min apart! After 2 gruelling contractions where I threw up I decided to get hospital assistance. DS arrived 40mins later just before they could give me the drugs - FML it was terrifying, at 8lbs2oz as well ! But, to look on the positive side, with no drugs in me baby was and is very well and I felt great the day after.

Reflux has hit and so feeling the effects of sleep deprivation now.

Only tips I have for labour inducing that worked for me is walking and keeping upright - whenever i lay down I still got contractions but they slowed right down.
Wishing you all good (nearly said quick - i'll say 'reasonably timed'!) and healthy births very very soon x

Congratulations everyone!! 👏👏👏

Well ladies I too have been a bit busy!! Baby Matilda Beatrice arrived at 440am this morning!!

As you know I had a sweep yesterday and really thought it had done nothing but made me feel like poo. Well I had some slight cramps at 1am but went back to sleep. 3am woke up with chronic pains, bloody show, contractions only a couple of minutes apart v quickly and got to hospital with about 20 minutes to spare! Had a couple of paras and some gas and air then a little person arrived with her chord wrapped 3 times around her neck!! 😱 Luckily it was loose and as she was so fast that all was ok!! One of the best things is no stitches and I'm really pleased as I took quite a beating with my first in that regard!

We were home in time for lunch!! Having hell with feeding already - I'm just not built for breastfeeding and both nipples bleeding already!! Humph.

For those still waiting on new arrivals it seems my sweep was pretty effective. I was also about to call in a reflexologist 😂😂 as last time accupressure points seemed to work quite well (but not this time for Matilda!) and seems nice and relaxing which helps! Was also about to book a bloody expensive Mummy massage/spa day as I was getting so down!

Good luck everyone with new arrivals and those still to come! ❤️❤️❤️

Sweep number 2 for me tomorrow. Had mild cramps today so hopefully it will kick start things.

Congratulations hells and teax3!!

Well done on your little people

Seems this is a thread of fast and furious labour and deliveries - don't think we've had many over 4 hours!!

Love hearing of newborns ❤️❤️

DS is 9 days old now, he's managed to gain weight in his first week and is thriving. DH and I managing on about 4 hours sleep each but he is so beautiful I can't complain

Congratulations everyone!

My sister is having loads of pressure, cramps in her belly and back pain and had some plug come out and she gets her sweep tomorrow fingers crossed baby coming soon.

Fingers crossed for you too Sophie

Xxx

aww! congratulations helsybells! (Love her name!) Wow, it really is a fast delivery thread....Once things get going at least!
Hopefully you next sophie -how are you feeling?

Nothing happening out of the ordinary I'm afraid. Xx

oh my goodness congratulations @helsybells !! that's all your worries gone!! do send some baby dust my way ;) love your name choice, too!

That's my sister in labour!! Once I posted on this thread wee pains started yesterday but she.m now in full labour yay!!

@Proudmummytodc2 fingers crossed for your sister!!

Dabdysealioness thank you things are really kicking off now she is going to phone maternity assessment soon so hopefully not too long. She has been in labour since last night usually doesn't take this long but the baby is back to back and she was told this can make it longer, hopefully not much longer, she is reading the thread she just doesn't post so I posted for her lol.

@Proudmummytodc2 here's hoping things speed up! I've read that being on all fours helps with the back to back pain, might be worth trying that!

Thanks dadysealioness

I'm going to tell her to try that now as thing just don't seem to be going as fast as it usually does for her but I suspect that's probably because it's back to back like her Midwife said.

Sweep number 2 done. Waiting to see if anything happens is brutal. 3rd sweep booked for Sunday and induction booked for next Thursday at 7am if nothing happens.

Aw hope your sisters doing ok ProudMummy!? Nightmare being back to back.

Sophie - good luck with your sweeps you are very brave having 3 planned! How many weeks/days are you now?

contractions every 4 mins since 2pm. getting really painful now. Not sure what to do, do I take DD to my friend or do I not, it's her bedtime in half an hour.. shit

@helsybells 41 weeks today.
It's not too bad, anything to get him out now to be honest lol. xxx

dandysealioness -hope you're ok, wanting to think you've had your baby?! Sounded so close! Wishing all is well
sophiejayne my first came 3 days after 2nd sweep so good luck! This could be your lucky sweep 😁
proudmummy how is your sister?

@TeaTeaTea I'm home with contractions every 2.5-3 minutes, thinking about waking DP up as I really could do with some pain relief. I was only 3cm when we went to the hospital at 8pm, made me feel like a wuss! Wish I could sleep but the contractions seem much worse when I try to lie down.