You know.... you could just relax, and leave it for bub to decide. It's actually a protein within lung surfactant (which is vital in order for lungs to expand and contract properly) that initiates normal labour when there is enough present in the amniotic fluid. Trying to initiate labour under one's own steam does no one any favours because you'll keep trying to push the issue while bub sends out adrenaline that will stall your labour if it's not ready, and what you'll get is start and stop labour that's just plain annoying, more painful than it needs to be and gives medical staff a reason to interfere. And perhaps it's the stress of trying to start labour (I see you're 42 weeks) that could be self-sabotaging. Murphy's law - as soon as you give up - it'll will start up.
. I am getting a bit disconsolate about it all. I couldn't sleep much last night (ie switch my brain off) and had a few big contractions randomly thrown in but nothing is happening. I'm feeling a lot of external pressure to 'do something' - not sure whether it is out of concern for me and Phoenix or because people are fed up waiting... DH is going to try and shield me from it as much as possible, and I have a supportive birth team sticking by me. I've got an appointment with the Fetal Medicine unit at the hospital this morning for routine tests and monitoring of Phoenix. I wonder what they are going to say.
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