Hey ruby,
sending labour vibes in abundance! Have you had an examination to check if you have dilated or effaced at all yet? It could be you are favourable for a sweep, I had one, it only hurts if you aren't ready so worth asking, though having said that I had mine at 40 weeks and still needed arm two weeks later.....but if you know you are 1-2cm dilated you can argue for arm only, no prostaglandins and drip, it worked for me and madcatzass on the overdue link! I managed to avoid several induction dates by agreeing to one hour of fetal monitoring daily, might be worth asking about.
Ozzie, I didn't lose weight but certainly didn't gain the 15kg it was suggested I should. I only gained 11kg over the course of my pregnancy, 4.2 of which were all baby. A week after giving birth I was back in my skinny jeans. It's important to eat enough calories, protein and fat to keep you and baby healthy during your pregnancy, cutting out sugars/carbs is like going on an atkins diet unless you are careful about your food choices. Try to include more pulses in hour diet, which can fill you up in the same way pasta or bread would have but without such an enormous carb hit and waymore weight for weight nutrition. There is a whole school of thought in the nutrition world that suggests our bodies are unable to deal with processed carbs like bread, pasta, White rice, and all biscuits/cakes/crisps etc and we should all return to a more nutritous primal diet, rich in protein and fat which our bodies are more adept at dealing with. Think hunter gatherer diet not modern industrialised farming and food manufacturing diets.
Debs, try a bit of yoga or pilates, just 5-10 mins every night before bedtime and every morning, before you take your Reading, the activity should help to reduce your levels.
Sorry for typos etc, on the iPod again!
Choc, so glad your scan was positive.