Overdue and miserable

[Orcarain]

Hi all. I honestly just want to rant! Currently 42+5 and I am so over this pregnancy.

I am sick to the back teeth of people messaging me asking if she’s here. Like I’m keeping it a secret.

also sick of people saying “you might have your dates wrong”… eh if that’s the case then it’s not my DP’s seeing as he was in Benidorm the following week… so not very helpful.

there’s also part of me that feels like an absolute failure. I’m a bad mum already that I haven’t been able to get her out. This is just compounded by the amount of people messaging me, giving my sympathy. I don’t want it!

Booked in for a balloon induction tomorrow. I’ve had 2 sweeps. Just feel my birth plan slipping further and further away. Can’t really walk as I’ve got sciatica, so feel very much trapped in my house.

I’m grateful to those who have been in a similar situation and as a FTM I completely get what they say when at the end of the day the only thing that matters is the baby I’m your arms.

Not sure what I’m looking for with this post… maybe just to get other overdue stories to make myself feel better.

Oh no, I have had 3 children all been induced 1st 2 at 42 weeks and 3rd at 40 weeks. I'm currently 39.4 and got in in my mind I will get induced again. Its just one of them things and nothing can be done about it I remember a conversation with a midwife and she asked how I was born, I was a c section and she said there could be links with that. It's such a pain waiting around but all will come, can I ask why you have gone over so much? When I saw my midwife last week she says they have changed the plans and will induce at 41 weeks now and no later? Have u opted to not get induced?

Sorry I missed the part your getting induced 2mo!

Hahah other people do you head in too! I'm dreading the school run tomorrow coz I just know how many people will say! Ooh u still here then, baby is settled, try this try that yadada yada

If you go in for a movement check today they will probably get you going... presume all is packed etc

Arghhh the waiting feels endless! You have my sympathy. I had two inductions with my two kids - first was awful as I was so cross at being a week overdue and not being able to have a natural birth (hospital was full).

But - second induction was great! I did hypnobirthing techniques and kept my earbuds in listening to comedy shows and music and ultimately rainforest noises (!) to block out the other noisy mums on the induction ward. Just breathed slowly and moved around a lot, and got through it all on just one paracetamol and then gas and air for pushing. Felt very calm, the only tense moment was when the midwife on the induction ward failed to believe I was advancing in labour (I did send dh for her twice and she was quite impatient, but eventually agreed to check me and found I was over 7.5cm dilated and ready to push. It would have been a more smug “told you so” moment if I hadn’t been bearing down on a trolley rushing to the labour ward…

I've been thinking of you and hope your induction goes well!

I totally get all your emotions and had the biggest rant, scream and stomp the day before Logan was born. My husband kept saying it'll all be worth it but I just felt so peeved! Have a good rant and cry in the shower/bath and let out all the big emotions!

Please let us know how you both get on! Hoping you have a speedy labour and delivery! Big hugs x