Bun - was very excited to read your post!!!! I've been in your boat a few times now, knowing you are going to be induced next day!!! Don't think you will sleep much tonight!! Don't let them wack you straight on a drip - there's every chance you won't need it and only need a kick start to labour away on your own. I've had both, and things are much better without too much intervention. With my DD last year, all I needed at 37 weeks was the gel at midday, my own body kicked in and she was born at 9pm. With Flynn, had the gel at 8.30am, waters broken 2pm, but my labour was very stop start - very happy with my Ob who is anti-too much intervention - by 9pm I was put on a very low dose drip, just to help me along, and my little man popped out at 11.30pm. So, point is, let your own body do what it does before bombarding it - hope you don't mind me saying so, it's just the drip on full steam is too overwhelming and painful. Your body, your choice, remember.
Hope you are feeling more 'organised' now. Order a take out and put your feet up - a brand new roller coaster ride starts tomorrow!!! I wish you a beautiful labour, and will be thinking of you as you meet the new man in your life - a son is such a beautiful thing.
Hi to all the rest of you lovely girls!!
AFM - Flynn is doing a 'bit' better on the boob - actually sucking a bit harder if only for the first 1-2 minutes - which is something, and a start of hopefully better things to come. I just had my 6 week Ob appointment - my BP is still high, despite being put on BP tablets 2 weeks ago by the GP, and my feet are still really sore and swollen. OB said it's just the hotter weather - but I know it's more than that. Blood test came back normal, wish it would settle as my feet are really sore. Now I'm discussing birth control - can any of you give me the good/bad/ugly about mirena's? This was the Ob's recommended method - I've had an IUD before but it fell out
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