Contraction length - strange contractions

Ryn
your cervix can move round to the front quite quickly. It could also be shortening and softening even when it is posterior. You have not got too long to wait now.
A couple of tips for you:-

Eat regular small meals.
Drink plenty of water. Frequent small sips.
Lots of walking. But you also need your rest. You are going to be working very hard soon
Go for a wee every hour, even if you don’t really feel like you need to go. This will make sure that your bladder is empty and give more room for your baby to come out

OOOh I think we need to get a sticky of things to do to naturally assist with labour (like stuff we can start a couple of weeks or swo before our EDD's!)

Especially as I am having to plan a trip to bali in between this babies birth & Indah turning 2!

This baby is due on July 23rd, but both girls went exactly 1 week over, so lets say this baby is born around 30th July we need to be in Bali on 28th August! So gives me um 4 wks to organise a passport etc, so anything to assist me in not going over!!! hee hee


OOOH Ryn hope your going great guns!!!

Thank you all so much for your reassurances! I was in such a blue funk yesterday about all of this as the contractions had done "nothing" - whilst this isn't at all painful if it's labour, as it isn't it ruddy kills!

I even attempted to eat a curry last night, that's how upset I was! (I did suggest if Liebling comes today we could call him Logan Josh... DH didn't like that plan.)

However, I did have some bleeding after my sweep, which I believe is normal (phew, I could have freaked out when I saw that in my pants!) and the pains are getting worse and worse, so there is hope yet! At least I didn't feel the need to go to the loo every time I woke up last night in case my waters broke, so that means more sleep for me.

Thanks for all the tips, Alan - I'll be doing my best to follow all of them!

Kelly, thank you, I'll try my best to use an EPO capsule like that, but sex has done nothing whatsoever for my cervix.

ETA: I have an inverted uterus, would that make any difference whatsoever to my cervix position? I completely forgot about that yesterday.

Yay Ryn, things might be beginning!!1 Doesnt it suck the waiting & over analysing!! I hate the last few days.... hee hee But I also LOVE them too!!!

Ryn

An inverted uterus will not make any difference to the position of your cervix.
Also with the EPO use 3 of them. (put a pad on they can be very messy the next morning)
Sex can help and if you orgasm as well it can improve the effect

Ryn, I was going to say the same as Alan, use more than one EPO and be sure to pad up, what goes in will come out ;)

Eugh, can't believe I'm considering doing this! I have the 1000mg tablets, do I triple up with these or just double up? - over here there are two doses, 500mg and 1000mg.

Sex and orgasaming hasn't helped so far, but as DH isn't at work tomorrow I'll get him to try that again before I put the tablets in.

Use 3 of them
you can also take 1 orally

Ryn, just think that it is doing good for your cervix. And any thing that you can do to help is fantastic. Plus it's no where near as tiring as sex.

Alan, most of the midwives and Dr's I have spoken to know nothing of EPO. So glad that you do, and actually reccomend it too.

There is a big discussion about it on an overseas (think UK) midwifery discussion thread. Try google ;)

Trish
I love EPO. It can work really well if your body is ready and will do no harm if your body is not ready. A much better choice than an induction with syntocinon

Oops I'd better add that inductions do have threir place

Alan, I recommend to alot of the girls on here. I used it with my last bub and my cervix was fantastic and soft. Infact Tehya was so low and settled for a couple of weeks before she was born and I was 3 cms dilated before I even went into labour :)
Got to love that.

LOL, Alan, my DH is getting all excited about the induction on Monday so he'll be mad if I change my mind about it, even though he was so anti-induction at first. I've been taking EPO orally for about 3-4 weeks as I've not plucked up the courage to stick it inside of me, so I hope that works tonight.

LOL Alan have to be so politically correct hey... drives me batty especially when I have simply forgotten to say something (often!) and it can come across as being 'alternative'!!!!

Ryn
You pop them in there girl. As close to the cervix as you can.

Kelly
Yes I saw the 'discussion' a couple of weeks ago

Good luck Ryn! Hopefully all us Aussies will wake up tomorrow morning to read an announcement about you!

btw.. I must express my :redface: at what to do with those EPO capsules! LOL!

LOL, Liz, you're not the one who has to do it!

I don't think I'd ever be able to swallow EPO again if I did that LOL. I hope it works for you tho!

suppositories & pessaries are the best ways of getting medications into your body without having to take them orally. I've got friends who make up suppositories for their kids when they need to take tablets, I do the two of them for herbal preparations I use. So basically all Ryn is doing is taking a EPO pessary to help with bringing on labour.

OK Gotta remember this all for 20wks time!!

*Someone remind me OK!

Tracey - I am there to hun, how bout we remind each other cause I am going to go a la natural this time as well!

I am with you there Relle, I do go ala naturale, just it's always 7 days over & it is So annoying (Especially when we are due to fly overseas a month after bubs is due!!)

WE can hold hands (well not when inserting EPO!) ;)

ROFL - yep we will Tracey!

I went spontaneous first time - hated it - Induction 2nd time and loved it, so going spontaneous again is very daunting thought for me!

I was opposite went into labour with Maddy then it stopped wetaers had broken 2 days earlier & she became distressed so they induced me (it was OK, but I didnt know any better!)
Spontaneous (all day long 3 mins appart gentle contraction all day) then at night it got more intense into hossy just after 10pm, Indah born with no pain relief at 12:31am, it was a way better experience (now I know better)

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I even attempted to eat a curry last night, that's how upset I was! (I did suggest if Liebling comes today we could call him Logan Josh... DH didn't like that plan.)

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hee hee...Logan Josh...*LOL*

What about acupuncture, have you tried that?

Or bouncing on a yoga/birthing ball!!! ???

LMAO, girls, you really are coming out with all the ideas now!

What's a cervix supposed to look/feel like? I'm fairly sure mine was OK last night before I put the stuff in but may be dilated a bit now... does it feel like a sort of fat, stripy rubber ring thing that has a small hole in the middle?

Yep - small hole in the middle sounds promising.

Logan Josh - very cute ;) but I can imagine your DH's response ROFL

OOOH go Ryn!!!!!!

yes soft rubbery thing with a hole in it. A bit loke a doughnut

*pops in to find out the goss* C'mon Liebling, come out and meet your parents! They're very anxious to meet you I'm sure.

Well, looks like I'll have to keep shoving my finger up there to check... ewwww. Doesn't seem to have progressed any but I'm still keeping going with the EPO, much to DH's amusement.

Mate, that baby is just gonna FALL out with all this pre-labour! :D Still keeping an eye on you Ryn ;) Good luck!

AWww Ryn I really feel for you. I was popping EPO up there for a good week prior to labour. But like I said before I fully recommend acupuncture & massage.

My acupuncturist said "Fruit that is ripe will fall from the tree when ready" trying to make me feel better she added "All I can do is give the tree a shake".

Ryn, hoping Liebling is kind to you and get's it's butt into gear for you.

Come on out child. Mummy is waiting to cuddle you.