Overdue and anxious

[Strawberry06]

Im not the first person to write such a post but I'm 3 days overdue now and starting to feel so anxious that baby just isn't going to come as I've had no signs whatsoever apart from some lower back pain which I've had for days now and hasn't lead to anything.

I have an induction booked for when I'm 41+1 but really don't want to be induced. Equally I know the later you go the more risk of placenta failing etc and I already need antibiotics cause I have strep b. The more I think about everything the more anxious I feel which won't be helping.

I was convinced he'd arrive early as I've been having growth scans, the last one was actually last week where he was weighing 8lbs.

Feeling very sad about it all

The baby's definitely going to come!

Why don't you want to be induced? It really isn't the end of the world.

@Flamme I just really want to avoid it if I can and rather he came naturally. My sister had to be induced and had a really bad reaction to the point she was fitting and had to have emergency caesarean anyway.

@Strawberry06 I was 16 days overdue by the time my baby arrived. You can push not to have an induction, it's your choice but you might require more scans/support from the MWs to make sure baby is all ok. I'd discuss what options you have and let your MW know your concerns. I'm sure they will do all they can to accommodate you.

Good luck Mumma 🤍

Hi, I’m only 40+1 but went to 41+5 with my first so I’m still feeling pretty early in the game - it is rubbish however!

You don’t have to have an induction if you don’t want it, my midwife said we won’t even discuss it until my appointment 41+4 and she said that after 42 weeks they can check baby and placental blood flow before we decide anything so might be worth asking about that if it’s something you really want to avoid?

You're not overdue.
40 weeks is an arbitrary length of pregnancy.
Everyone's menstrual cycles are different lengths and so are pregnancies.

Baby will come when baby is ready.

Your placenta won't "fail".

The same hormones that got your baby in, will get your baby out... oxytocin.

Relax, stay warm, eat nice food, gentle walks in nature, no stress, laughter.

Limit anything that will encourage adrenaline production, your body reacts to perceived fear and real fear in the same way and your body is designed to keep baby in if you don't feel safe and so maybe stop watching the news, turn your phone off and don't watch any scary movies! X