Anyone else's due date this week (or already passed)?

[40weekswithno2]

Fancy keeping me company? How are you doing?

Was my due date today, from my ovulation date I actually think it's more like this weekend though tbh.

Not feeling too bad tbh pretty relaxed about it all this time round except the excessive texts and phone calls from people since last week "any sign of baby yet?" - fuck off!!!

Have my essential oil diffuser on with lavender and clary sage and just waiting for my dh to come and give me a foot rub.

Sending labour vibes to everyone due now.

That sucks @phe694. My midwife said if I end up having to have an induction I can stay on the birth centre as long as it's just the pessary, but if it ends up being the drip it'll be labour ward, which I'm not looking forward to.

@Stargazer87 im really hoping she comes before, especially with having to have a covid test on the monday too 😣

Oh no, that's such a shame @phe694 Although I've heard that hospitals can still change things around on labour wards to give you a bit more of a birth centre experience if you make it clear that's what you're looking for...

@Stargazer87 hopefully she'll come before hand and i won't have to go to the main hospital 🙈 i read on there website that if your on a ward partners can only visit for 2 hours at a time, or 12-6 if you have a side room 😣

@phe694 Fingers crossed! Although those rules are better than a lot of hospitals, at mine my husband can't be with me at all for the induction until I'm in established labour and then after the birth it's no visiting at all on the ward...😢

@Stargazer87 omg really?? that's so sad 😣😣

@phe694 Yeah and I'm only in a tier 2 area, I've heard a lot of tier 3 areas aren't even that strict, it's crazy how rules differ all over the place!

@Stargazer87 i live in wales, but will be going to a hospital thats in tier 2, but they've kept there website updated which is good!

He was born around 4pm today, got to the hospital around 1.30pm. He's very sweet

Amazing news @41weekswithno2! I've been thinking about you all day. Congratulations! Hope you're both feeling well x

@41weekswithno2 congratulations 💗

@41weekswithno2 Congratulations!! Hope you're recovering well.

well after being told yesterday i'd need an induction, my little girl was born at 1:06pm, a very quick labour 😳 and she was born completely in her sac!

@phe694 congratulations!! That's amazing.

I'm home now trying to find a comfortable way to sit

@41weekswithno2 oh no 🙈 i've just been kind of sat up in bed, i feel to scared to move 😂🙈

Think I'll order an ice pack on Amazon prime 🤣

haha yes! good idea 🙈

Wow congratulations @phe694! That was fast! Hope you're feeling well

We did set up the birthing space in the end, trying to feel more positive about it. Still not much has happened since last night except that sort of heavy ache in your lower back you get before your period has been off and on all day whereas it's been maybe once a day for most of the week. No period-type cramps though.

But I've been feeling a lot better mentally so that's something. And I do love looking around the room now, so I'm glad we did it.

Congratulations @phe694 That's great news, hope you're recovering well.

@addler That looks like such a beautiful room set-up!

@Stargazer87 i'm doing great thanks lovely!
@addler that looks so relaxing!😍😍

Those still waiting for your babies - how are you feeling? I'm at that stage where I'm feeling quite deflated and that she's never going to come naturally...😩

I sort of flop between feeling alright and happy to wait and feeling like I'll be pregnant forever and will never go into labour naturally. I just wish I had more signs something was changing.

I'm willing to give anything a go today...any ideas send them my way! 🤣

I'm 40+4 today so not that far over but nothing seems to be happening at all! I've had some light back period pains but I've been having them since 37 weeks so trying not to read into them.

But trying everything - spicy food, walking, bouncing on a ball, even sex but nothing. Sweep mid next week if nothing happens

So bored of being pregnant now