41 weeks how to cope!!!

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Currently a week overdue and feel like I'm going mad!!! I have tried EVERYTHING that they suggest to get your labour going with no luck.

I know "baby will come when they're ready" this is my second and I was a couple days overdue with her too but how do people cope with being overdue I feel demented!!

No one?

Just chill out. The baby will come when it's ready. It's really not too much of a hardship.

Just wanted to offer a handhold! I went 12 days over with DD (was induced at 11 days over but she didn’t arrive til the next morning). I was absolutely furious with everything. Especially the time that midwives wasted my time booking me a sweep and then when I got there told me I couldn’t have one. I did eventually get one a week later which did NOTHING. I was so sick of starting every phone call with “no I’m not in labour”. I even managed to restrain myself when not one, not two but THREE midwives chirpily said “ooh baby is nice and low. You might not make it to your next appointment!!”. I’m genuinely surprised I didn’t punch someone. I walked, bounced, had uncomfortable pregnant whale sex, ate pineapples, curry, went for several long swims... Yep I tried the lot and the only bloody thing that got her here was a Propess pessary. I don’t think I can even class it as proper induction as I literally had the pessary and my sodding waters went 6 hours later just as I got in the bath the midwife had run for me. Mint.

I feel your pain OP. I really do.

It's horrendous I don't care what anyone says! DS was 14 days late and I think I cried every day for those last 2 weeks

I tried clary sage mixed with baby oil and firmly massaged it into my bump then lay down, this seemed to start things off for me !

But seriously all sympathy from me

Poor you!
I was 10 days over with dS in a heat wave.
Lots of ice lollies, feet in a paddling pool, relax (easier said than done). Your baby will be here soon x

I am
39 +1 and already struggling. I don’t know how I am going to face the possibility of going 10 days over. I am trying to keep busy and distracted but I am just so impatient to meet this wee one now! Totally feeling your pain..

I had two sweeps at 41+1 and 41+3 which did nothing. I went in for a booked induction at 41+5. Two pessaries following another sweep...nothing. Manually breaking my waters...nothing. The hormone drip did start contractions but...no progress. Eventually had an emergency C-section at 42+1 which was the only way the little monkey was going to come.

I spent weeks eating spicy food, pineapple juice, walking, bouncing etc. which obviously did nothing and was a complete waste of time 🙈

So I know what you're going through!

Seven years later and I can o l'y now face pineapple because of the same situation. People even sent messages saying "I haven't heard from you so I guess congratulations are in order." Effing nightmare. Seemed longer than the whole rest of the pregnancy!

It’s awful, I do feel for you! I went 10 days over with #1 and sobbed at 40+9 when my friend messaged me to say she’d had her baby - at 37+1!!!
I then went 9 days over with #2 which was a bit easier as I was expecting it but still very tedious.
#3 turned up at 40+1 and almost felt like he was early!!

I feel your pain, I went overdue and had to be induced at 40+12 (with DS arriving at +13) and I was going crazy every extra day. For some reason I thought I would be early as my sister had been so I felt like I was even later because I'd been ready so long.

I also had the comment at one of my sweeps that the midwife would put money on me not making it to my induction date - I should have taken her up on it!

Hope baby comes soon for you!

I know it's not easy but try to do some nice things that you enjoy if you can to make the time slightly more enjoyable, have a soak in the bath, relax with a magazine, have a takeaway, go for a picnic (if the weather behaves!) play board games with the family. Just anything to try and make the time pass. Good luck.

Thanks for all the support everyone. It's so soul destroying waking up every morning and stilllllllll being pregnant. And yes to wanting to punch people in the face who text and ask if there is any news!!!

Think this heat is making things worse as well!!

How are you feeling today OP?

I hear you OP! My Due date is tomorrow and I am already over this sweaty humid pregnancy. I have no idea how I will cope if I have to endure 2 more weeks of this nonsense... Hoping that you have already got your babe in your arms!

It isn't easy being pregnant at best of times. This heat and humidity is awful! F3el your pain I couldn't imagine going overdue. I'm 39+1 and I'm already pulling my hair out! I feel sane that I'm sick of waking up pregnant. I keep having lots of BY, period cramping and sharp pains in my cervix so it's like my body is torturing me by making me think I'm having twingers when in actual fact I'm not.

I can't remember what it feels like to not be pregnant anymore. Hold on in there!

I went 12 days over with my first (5 weeks ago!) and I was going mad. I tried everything and nothing worked. Best advice I have is to forget the curry/walks/sex/pineapple etc and just lie around eating your fave things and watching tv. The baby will definitely come in the next week one way or another so conserve your energy!

Oh god I sympathise. I had my second baby last week at 12 days overdue after a really fast induction. My eldest was born at 35 weeks so I was not expecting an extra fortnight after the due date!
Just try and keep as busy and comfy as you can. Plenty of reading, box sets, walking or swimming? I also got quite into baking. In a week or so this will be a distant memory and you'll have met your baby.

Oh and I would second the advice to forget all the old wives tales. I spent so much time drinking raspberry leaf tea, eating dates and bouncing on the ball... and having sex. Still needed my waters broken!

Thanks everyone I actually went into labour 2 hours after my last message and my precious little girl was born Monday

We’re going to need a pic OP!
Congratulations