I’m 39 weeks today with DC3. DC1 came at 36 weeks, DC2 at 39. I know I still have a week til my due date so I’m just being really impatient. DC2 is 17 months old and I naively thought this baby would come a bit sooner as it hasn’t been all that long since having DS2 and with all the running round after a toddler + a 5 year old surely that would be enough - but no! Absolutely no signs, I actually feel fine. Thinking about it I could actually be pregnant for another month (physically that would be doable as I’m coping ok with little discomfort but mentally I wish she’d have came out last week!).
I’m booked in for an induction on my due date due to previous high bp which has all been ok so far. I’m desperate for a water birth so hoping I go into labour before then - or if I had a similar experience to my last birth where it only took the pessary to induce me.
I have no birth plan as my community midwife doesn’t work in my hospital (I’m on the cusp of two different maternity hospitals so she has a mixture of patients from each one). Unfortunately she can’t answer any of my questions as she “doesn’t know how my hospital works”. I have an appointment with a consultant on the 26th who can hopefully help with any questions I have.
I’d been given the go ahead from the consultant to have sweeps from 38 weeks, but the community midwife refused as she can’t see any notes on the system due to being from a different hospital. This was disheartening as I wanted to at least feel like there could be a chance of labour starting soon, naturally. I’ve pinned my hopes on a waterbirth too much I think.
I feel like labour will only happen when I least expect it and since I’m very much expecting it I can’t see it happening. How do I even distract myself?!