False starts are driving us crazy

Well, three days overdue now and no sign that baby is planning to move out soon.

The day after the sweep, shortly after my last blog post, i went to the toilet and saw what i *thought* could have been a show. Excuse the “too much information”! However, it didn’t have any blood in it and wasn’t tinged pink, as the books say it might be. I got quite excited after that and we went for a nice long walk to see if that would start anything off.

But nothing!

I went to bed thinking (yet again!) “this could be it!”

But when i woke up the next day, still nothing. I felt totally normal again.

Was feeling very frustrated and fed up yesterday morning, especially after getting my hopes up the day before. It didn’t help that it was a rainy and cold morning and we felt a bit cooped up in the house – didn’t want to stray too far in the car just in case, and couldn’t go out because of the weather.

Anyway, luckily, the weather picked up a bit in the afternoon, so we headed out for another long walk which cheered us up. Then, about 5pm i went to the loo again and there it was again – this stuff that *could* just possibly, maybe, hopefully, be a show!

All last night, i was willing contractions to start! And i did feel a bit achy, a few sharp pains as baby was kicking my bladder etc etc and i started to feel hopefull (again!) that maybe this was the start of things!

Went to bed and baby was VERY wiggly, moving round loads and felt like there was plenty of presure down in my pelvic region. Again, my hopes were raising! Finally managed to get to sleep and then….

woke up 8.3oam feeling fine with not so much as a twinge!

And then! I went to the loo again and there was the stuff again!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr…..

My body is sending me too many mixed messages, and it is driving us crazy!

It is now 23rd of December, and baby has very little time if she wants to arrive this side of Christmas. Otherwise, it’s a Christmas Day baby, or, if not…. well, a 2008 one?!?!

HURRY UP BABY WE ARE GETTING VERY IMPATIENT!!

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Officially overdue!

Well, she was due yesterday but, as I rather expected, she was a no-show!

I had my 40 week appointment with the consultant yesterday. He did an internal examination and a membrane sweep to see if that might encourage things along. I must say, it wasn’t very pleasant, but it was all over in less than a minute. I was really pleased though, to be told that I am 1cm dilated already! Realistically, it probably isn’t as exciting as it sounds, because he said that my cervix was still thick and about 2cm long, so the thinning out process hasn’t really begun yet. But, it is still a sign that my body is doing something right, and is preparing for things to happen as they should… hooray!

He also booked me in for an induction if i don’t go by myself in the meantime. He has booked me in for 8am on New Year’s Day!!! Imagine how popular that’ll make me with the staff… they’ll probably be short on numbers and those that will be there will be full of hangover, or, at the very least, have only had a few hours sleep! Great.

I’m really, really, really hoping that baby will put in an appearance well before then as I want to avoid being induced if at all possible. I hate the idea of being in hospital from the very, very beginning to the very bitter end, i think it will make it more painful and more difficult to cope with the pain, meaning it is more likely i will need an epidural, which i’d like to avoid if possible.

I must say it was a bit of a whirlwind when we went to the consultant (as it always is!)… there was no discussion about why i’d need an induction, how i feel about it, what difference it’d make to my experience of labour, the increased risk of needing a c-section etc. I didn’t really ask too many questions as i’m so much hoping that it won’t come to that. And i have another appointment next Thursday, if i haven’t had the baby by then, so i can ask questions then.

There hasn’t been any sign that the sweep has worked, i must say. I had it about 4.30pm yesterday and there’s been nothing so far, not even any kind of blood or a show. A bit disappointing, really.

I’d like to think that things are going to happen soon. I can tell that my body is preparing itself, it’s just hard to say how quickly! Over the past week, i have had dull aches in my pelvic area, like mild period pains – although not very often and certainly not in any kind of regular pattern. I’ve also had a lot of tightenings and braxton hicks contractions, again not in any way painful, just noticeable.

I’m so hoping that things will happen soon. This weekend would be brilliant… so that we have our little girl for Christmas.

I will keep everything crossed and keep bouncing on the birth ball!

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