Hello, I’m new here. Signed up today because I’ve been trawling mumsnet for the last week, sorry if I don’t get any of the lingo or abbreviations right!
Our little girl was due on Friday just gone. Had sweep on Saturday at 1pm (had it at 40+1 due to two episodes of reduced movement), midwife said she could feel the head and did baby’s heartbeat before and after. Before was same as usual, after was like she’d sprinted a marathon bless her which midwife said was good because it meant she’d reacted to the sweep.
Had a lot of “bloody show” on Saturday night and then had the odd bit here and there since, had a fair amount this morning. Had no cramping since the sweep but had a lot of tightenings and Braxton Hicks and I’m so uncomfortable, the only way I can describe it is like when you’re holding a stomach crunch. I’ve had a hot curry, been on my ball, been brisk walking and curb walking, drinking raspberry leaf tea, had hot baths. Only thing I haven’t tried is sex as boyfriend hasn’t touched me all pregnancy because he thinks it’s weird and now he knows her head is dilated he’s even more off the idea! Which is fine because I feel like a beached whale anyway.
Getting fed up now, my friend was due 11 days after me and had her baby on my due date which was a kick in the teeth :( our baby is the first grandchild/niece on my boyfriend’s side of the family and also the first baby of my work office so a lot of excitement and I feel awful for getting pissed off with the constant “how you feeling, any signs, is she here yet” texts but I feel like I’m doing something wrong/ letting people down that I’ve not had her yet.
Hoping for 02.02.2022 because I think it will be nice and special and I’ve seen a lot of angel numbers and signs throughout my pregnancy and she’s our rainbow baby after losing at 8 weeks in April 2020 🌈🤍
Any advice for how to get things moving would be much appreciated! Got another sweep booked for Friday and then another next Monday and finally inducement on Wednesday 9th.