Contractions just stopped!

[AliB]

Hey thanks Shel

Doing OK, just trying to keep busy with nice swims and lunches and catch ups and plenty of relaxing thrown in... I'm determined not to let the wait get to me!

Hope you're well too

[Mum2Willie]

Alib - 6 days over .... but keep busy!!! I agree with enjoying yourself as much as possible!!! You won't get a second to yourself soon enough! Have you got an end date for induction?

Lis - Sorry to hear you are feeling shocking today! I have had the constant spewy, achey feeling now for a week! And I really feel like I have hit a wall energy wise now! I just can't be bothered and every little thing is a big effort...I was travelling so well!!! Then it just hit the last couple of days....guess it had to catch up with me sooner or later. Hope your rest has seen you feeling better!

[CinderToriella]

I know im not over due and i really feel for u all who are

But iv had so much pre labour ,period cramping that is only getting stronger, contractions that come to nothing, feeling sick out of it , the runs

And mumtowillie i am the same now i cant be bothered doing anything ,there is so much i want to do but i dont have the energy to do any of it agghh

I just wish i knew when little bubba was coming

there was another thread about using raspberry tea leaf mixed with dandelion tea to bring on labour? has anyone tried that?

I dont want to go over due ,was thinking about trying it ,considering all the pre labour iv been having ..

[AliB]

Hi Mum2willie - no end date for me, my OB wouldn't do anything until 42 weeks and is fine for me to go over 42 weeks if I want to. At present I'm still wanting to avoid induction. So! My 15 Feb 'summer' baby might come in autumn!

When was your due date? I see that you're hoping to be induced next week?

Shell I googled the dandelion tea and to be honest I couldn't find any references to it being used to induce other than the recent post you're referring to on BB. Also the RLT doesn't induce as such. So I'm not interested in that. Have a look at the 'naturally inducing labour' article on BB for lots of ideas. I'm limiting myself to acupuncture and accupressure, swimming and walking.

But Shell you shouldn't consider yourself 'overdue' once you get to D-Day! (ie EDD!) I do hope you go ASAP as I know how uncomfortable and anxious and excited you've been... but I think that too much emphasis is placed on THE DATE. I've read that a large study indicated that first time babies in healthy mums allowed to go to full term and commence labour naturally come at average 41+1. That's the average! So even after 41+1 you're merely a bit longer than average. Hearing stats like that makes me angry that some OBs insist on an induction at 41 weeks.

[CinderToriella]

Yeah no i couldnt find anything on the tea either- and with the RTL iv been taking it but not for the inducing ,as i believe thats not what its for .

I'm def not going by my due date as i believe it the weeks after , and i want my bub to come when she is ready and i dont think i will want to be induced if its juts a few days etc or a week for example after my due date, not sure how the hossy im going to are about that so i will have to check on that.

I know i know hehe iv been a bit anxious and excited about it all, its the whole waiting and not knowing when .. i feel it will be any day now but to be honest i have been feeling that way for weeks now lol lol