Contractions just stopped!

Thanks Lis - I think I might get DH to stay - or even just for the gel, go home to help with toddler getting to bed, then back and stay the night with me.

Hi Shell, it was me that wanted the S&S.
I asked for one last week but was told no so she said to come back this week and she would do one for me.
I like to know that things are at least looking like they are doing the right thing even though in reality it could be this way for days. I will have another one done on Monday before the hospital appt on Thursday. She did tell me that you have an 80% chance of spontaneously getting started with one as opposed to not having one done. So thats 80% enough of a shot for me.

I was induced with the gel with my first son 4 days early because of high blood pressure. It was not a pleasant experience. I ended up with three lots of gel and then my waters were broken only for him to become distressed and me having a forceps and episotomy birth. It was 38 hours from the first lot of gel till he was born, hence the reason I dont want another one.
My other three boys have all been overdue but have all come spontaneously the last two just two days before I was due to be induced. I am hoping this is the case with this one too. Not that I am wanting to go that far over but I want an induction date to scare her out.

How is everyone going? any movement for anyone :)?

Hey guys,

I had figured this was normal but its getting quite bad. I occasionally get really strong stabbing pains in my bladder and v-j-j area. It only lasts a few seconds and is only when bubs is moving lots, i figured it was normal from him headbutting me down there but its getting really painful lately, like jump out of my chair and catch my breath painful! Should it hurt that much if its just him wriggling round?

Hey Jelly

yeah i get that too,its so bad at times and i yell out or cant breath for a sec, its bubs head on your cervix ,well mine is , it hurts a lot i know.

but normal, iv asked my MF about it she said thats what it is and very normal as bubs engages , even if ur bub is not engaged all the time ,they can engage and then dis engage anytime as well

it feels like aknife is stabbing u down there doesnt it ouchys

I figured that was what it was but didnt think it was supposed to be quite that ouchy! I best stop whinging though as labour will obviously be quite a bit worse!

Hi all!

Yep I know the stabbing pain in cervix, vag and bladder VERY WELL, as my bub has been fully engaged on and off since 24 weeks. Unfortunately he has decided to go for a float now I'm overdue and he's only 1/5 engaged, although either his head or hand still comes down for a poke on a regular basis!

So I had the internal this morning at the OB, he stretched and maybe swept, I don't know as it was all a massive rush as he was off to deliver a baby. I was really upset at how rushed it was, and he booked me for monitoring on saturday (41+5) and induction on monday (42). Hmmm. If I want to go beyond Monday I can, I would need daily monitoring, but it would be "against my advice" said the OB. DP is starting to get nervous about post-dates as he has been reading up re meconium etc, so hey maybe it is time. And I have had an extra 7-9 days compared to what many OBs and hospitals require. Well, I've still got 4.5 days to (a) think about it and (b) go into labour spontaneously!!

Ali B- Oh maybe you will be another delivery on my due date :clap:
I think just be positive that now the end is in sight and who knows it may all happen on its own.

Mine is just messing with me, I have dropped again and get the lightning everyday :o but everynow and then I get a movement frenzy so I take it that means its not fully engaged. The period pain had stopped in the last 48hours, but I am getting 4/5 lots of bh an hour and then nothing and then its starts again.......as I said messing with me:wall:

Would love to believe all this pre-labour was for something, but if not they will only let me go 10days over so March 10th will be d-day if not sooner and only today and tomorrow still at work, then im done. Thinking I did everything backwards this time with dd I stopped 2 weeks before and went insane with boredom....this time I am so utterly exhausted from chasing a toddler around, that I now feel run down and have a sore throat and could have used this week to sleep while she was at daycare:doh: Well hopefully I might get that next week if still no baby....these mums who think they can do everything;)

Oh Ali i reallyhope bubs just decides enough is enough its time to meet Mummy- i dont like the sound of the DR being so rushed with u like that, i dont like Dr's who do that- who knows what he even did down there IUKWIM

Lets hope just knowing that you have a date will make your body go into action so u can have bubs naturally..have u had any pre labour signs ?

Lis i hear u- i have so much pre labour its getting annoying - they say its good for your body blah blah but iv had enough

so much period pain it gets so strong the other night i could not sleep coz if it, BHS coming at regular intervals then stops..need to go for number 2's all the time :(
and i feel so so sick i want to be sick all the time .i do not have an appetite and dont want to eat anything much at all.
I have been moving around bouncing on the fit ball,hot baths ,trying to get labour to kick in but nothing .

I know labour will hurt and i am prepared for that, i just dont like all the pre labour lol,its uncomfortable and annoying

Alib- that sucks about your Dr rushing you like that, i know we're like one of dozens of patients but they should still take the time. Having said that though, if i was the lady in labour i would want him to rush for me too. LOL

Shell1- i know what you mean. At least in labour the pain is doing something and will have and end, Prelabour is just frustrating because you don't know if its doing anything worthwhile or just niggling stretchy pains.

Oh and i totally agree that this thread has become an extra belly buddies thread!

sorry to crash the party but shell you sound like I felt a few days before I had DD2. Felt sooooo sick for about five days then felt better all of a sudden and had her a day later! Hopefully it means the same thing for you too!

Good luck Ali! I really hope that being given a date gets things going for you ;)

good luck to everyone else too. So exciting that you will be meeting your bubbas soon! x

Jelly - I too know about that ouchy wa was cervix crash! Get it a couple of times a day - and I find I have to move, which moves bubs!

Ali - Now you have the same induction date as me (Lis' due date!). If it is any help to you my OB let's people go ten days over.

Lis - So glad you only have a couple of work days left - you must be truly exhausted...don't know how you are still doing it!! One advantage of going past your due date next week, will definitely be the rest you can catch up on - even if it is for a couple of days...sounds like you need it!

Shel - I seem to have a really bad night (like you described) and then a good night...Last night I slept well and bubs was co-operative whereas the night before was atrocious. My whole body throbbed and she grinded about all over the place!!! I also feel like I am going to be sick all the time (morning sickness revisited). Oh the last few weeks are delightful!

Well no more contractions for me! I have had a lot of downward pressure today and it looks like my bump has dropped more - period pain and cramping this morning. But doesn't feel like any action in the near future. I bet I go into hospital on Sunday night for the gel.

A bit worried about the whole gel thing and feel a bit sad about leaving toddler!!

Thanks for keeping in touch girls!!!

Hi girls - thanks for your support re my rushed appointment!

The S&S or whatever it was has not had the desired effect - 24 hours after, just some brown blood and general low down aches. Poo!

Mum2W so maybe we will go on Monday together with Lis, I hope for all our sakes it happens for all of us before hand!

Labour vibes to all :)

Ladies,

I can't believe that all of these babies are still keeping us waiting. Mother nature is on a tight deadline with me now - in 18 hours I will be in hospital waiting to be induced. Despite this being my second pregnancy I am finding this prospect completely terrifying. DD was only 4 days late and before the contractions started I hadn't had any niggles at all. I was lucky to have a quick, fairly painless labour and a straight forward (but exhausting) delivery, all over in 5 and 1/2 hours start to finish. Of course this time I've had 18 days of pre-labour and a potential induction. Has my body forgotten what to do?

Anyway, good luck to you all. I hope that you manage to beat your deadlines...

Hi everyone well im still here I posted yesterday about possible leakage of course after I posted absolutely nothing:redface:. NO more leakage of any kind, no pain, no nothing:rolleyes:, so I still dont know

Now however I am awake with quite painful bh, again its this stitch feeling with the hardening but its definotely coming in waves 3 in the last half hour.. again not getting hopes up as have already had 2 major bowel movement (tmi)....but the bub has also gone significantly quiet, not my usual wake up mum stretch under the ribs...so maybe I wasnt imagining it yesterday :o

Ok plan of action I am going to assume that it could be and take some panadol, if its prelabour rubbish that should kill it....having another one now....yikes is it normal to just get the pain down oneside? maybe thats where bub is laying?? And i'll start counting, dd is still in bed thank goodness.

Keep you posted ...."feel like the pregnant lady that cried baby!!" ;)

Ali - It is definitely a possibility that you, I and Lis all end up in hossy on Monday!!!

Flygirl - Good luck and best wishes - thinking of you!!! I am finding this time terrifying too...but you know you will come out the other side (so the speak) and you will be saying it was worth it!

Lis - This could be it!!! Here's hoping for you - I don't think I had contractions down 1 side but everyone is different. Can't believe DD is still asleep at 7am! My DS woke at 6am this am and that was a big sleep in...

ATM - Well, we have been sleep deprived here because DS has had massive temp the last couple of days - so DH and I have been taking shifts at night to get some sleep! What timing!!!! Can't believe it. Willing and begging bubs to get moving...but nothing!!

Yesterday i had regular pains , something felt different to me , i thought this was it ..over night they stopped, now just the p pains again

Bugger this Im going back to bed lol

Hope all you ladies are feeling ok and something,anything is happening for u

Lis sounds pretty happening, no idea if this is 'it' but if not, pretty serious prelabour!

Mum2W I don't know how you do it with a sick toddler!

Shel, i hear you on the going back to bed plan! I can't believe your ticker tells me you're over 39 weeks, I had always felt like you're WEEKS behind me when I've posted in your threads (eg your thread about cravings from months and months ago!). And now you've effectively caught up!! Sigh!

I had a lovely massage yesterday evening at home, a woman came around with a massage table. She did some swedish, reflexology, and reiki for 1.5 hours. It was pretty wonderful and really we tried to deal with the emotional blockages I might be feeling which are discouraging labour from kicking off. I am totally comfy with being pregnant, having a little 'scooby' wiggling inside, but still don't feel 'ready' to have a baby, to be a mum! So while she was doing the reiki i was really awash with emotions, and this saying came into my head, "My son is a Pisces"... I just kept repeating this to myself, and after a while other phrases, "My son was born in February", "My son is the best thing that ever happened to me"... etc etc. It was quite amazing, I really have never fantasised or dreamt about being a mum and this was the first time I"d had these thoughts. Probably very hard to believe for some of you, I know that some people dream of being a mum from when they're a little girl - not me. SO! I need to quickly build on these emotions and be sure that this young man knows that he's welcome and he should start his final journey to life at his earliest possible convenience!

Lis- I'm not going to say 'this isn't it' to you just in case i get proven wrong. Very excited for you though! Sounds promising!

Alib- It's great that you have such a relaxing time to start mentally welcoming your bub. Some ladies are so hectic right up until labour that when bubs comes it is a very big suprise and they find they havn't mentally siked themsleves up for it and have trouble when coming home. The fact that you are really thinking and expecting bub to be here means you will be much more ready to welcome him into your arms. Just remind yourself that after all your TTC, your little man is almost here and it was all worth it!

Belly rubs for all the ladies!!

Just to bore with an update......panadol worked still gettng bh but not the pain, have had another massive clear out eeeeww and now have a massive amount of pressure on lower back :pray: here is hoping this is something significant cos if I have another 2 weeks of this I am going to go crazy..:wall:

DH is coming home, think he was looking for an excuse for an early fri and that beautiful child of mine has just had an epic breakdown, so is now back in bed.....at this stage in the pregnancy I do not have the patience to ignore high decibel screaming....i just need distance :redface: Im kind of looking forward to 2 days in hospital away from everyone...is that wrong:redface:

Hope you are all looking good

Not bad at all! You'll need that quite time in hospital to bond with bubs anyway so take it and don't feel guilty at all!!!

DH keeps looking fo me to go into labour soon as I think he wants some time off work too!!! LOL not like its going to be a hoilday or anything!!!

hahaha same hear my man keeps saying oh god i cant wait for the two weeks that im having off ,and i am like do u understand how hectic it is going to be so full on!! its not going to be a holiday ,u will be bringing home a tired sore mummy abd a crying scared new born lol

Ali you are doing so well, dont feel bad for feeling the way u do, like jelly said , this is great that u have this time tp prepare and think about things to come , a lot of women dont get that..even me iv always wanted a bub always knew i would have one, but it only hit me a few weeks ago that this was real i was having one and my emotions went around the bend , i was a mess , and i had a lot of time to think about it all and what it means to me and prepare myself for thios huge change, even though yes it is a very welcomed change it still is a massive change that will change our lives forever .i needed that meltdown lol and now i am so ready and so cant wait to meet my little girl.
I am glad u have had this time for yourself .

Lis i hope things are still coming along for you.. dont feel bad about wanting some time out i dont know how anyone does it with a toddler ,it would be crazy hard.. so take that time out in hossy just for u and the bub:)

Lis - I definitely know what you mean about patience levels with the toddler!!! It is like patience just went out of the window!!!!

I hope that your pains actually do come to something for you!

Ali - Glad you had that amazing experience in preparing for bubs. No matter what anyone told me when pregnant the first time, it was impossible to prepare for bubs really! Even this time, I still feel somewhat confused!

Shel - hope you are getting some rest!

Jelly -hubbys just don't really get it!!! I keep trying to prepare my hubby for having toddler all on his own when I am in hossy. But he has rallied his sister and mother around him to help out...I keep saying that DS needs his Dad when Mum is away. He even texted a mate about the start of the new Austag footy season which starts Tuesday night and said I was being induced Monday but could make the first game on Tuesday...I said who is going to look after DS????? He will be in bed asleep or need to be bathing and being put to bed....His response was - Oh, Mum could come around!!!! Little does he know DS is going to probably be spacking out - because I have only ever not put him to bed once in his life when we went to a wedding and I was home by 10pm for when he woke in the night!! Ah, hubby you just don't get it!!!

DS is at childcare so I am off to watch a DVD - probably last day ever (well for a few years) that I will have to myself!!!

Hi ladies how you all doing?

I am still here and going on strike......kiss of death was phoning the hospital....seriously what was I thinking :shakehead: Midwife said it all sounded promising and that this one may not need inducing.....but hey what do they know:rolleyes:................Im just gutted cos I really thought yesterday was the day, I havent had the full on contractions for hours on end before, but they never turned into anything regular and then fizzled out.

Fingers crossed M2W and Ali B you have 48hours to get moving - time to scrub some floors:p

Something I want to mention I had a 2nd degree tear with dd and its starting to itch, like its getting ready but hey just another sign of nothing ggggrrrrrr:protest:

Shell we are nearly there....at least that is something;)

Everybody find a trampoline quick:happyforyou:

Hi girls!!!

Well, thought it might have been it last night...early evening had a lot of downward pressure and period pain. At 7pm contractions started and were every 7-10mins until 8.45pm. Then I said to hubby - I think bubs just backed up the truck!!! She moved - saw the bump go upwards and pressure relieved in pelvis. Then not another contraction!

She really doesn't like the smallest contractions! Can't believe it...and now it think she has disengaged again! Fingers crossed she doesn't turn prosterior now!

Looks like 5pm Sunday night will be my first trip to hossy! One more night at home for me...

So cleaned the house this morning...will restock the fridge again this afternoon and do my ironing for the suitcase again!!

Sorry to hear your contractions fizzled too Lis! So frustrating, isn't it!

Labour vibes to all!

Ironing M2W??? Jeez your keen. I dont do ironing.

Well I am still in one piece and not a happy chappy. No niggles or anymore contractions and it sux!
This waiting thing is just poos and I swear the next person who rings to say "oh your home, havent you had her yet?" I am gonna reach down the phone and cheerfully throttle them!!! :lol:
Can you tell im in the angry had enough driving my family insane stage??

The insane phase must be the close phase!!!! I feel it with you!

I have not been allowed to iron since i was ironing the shirt i wanted to wear so there fore not wearing one and i was going at it to hard lol and made a big burn on my big pregnant belly near my belly button:(
DF does not allow me to iron aymore

Ladies i send out good vibes for you and hope that something happened before induction time :pray:

My bubs has engaged even more says MW today,but nothing else new to add, same pains same feelings just nothing that lasts .
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And All-boys i hear u on that, i have mum and my MIL at me 'oh must be soon now' any day now' it will be this week and u with have a little baby''

Um no next week is my due date ,does not mean the little one will come then..I feel so under the clock , i know thats how u all feel as well, its an awful feeling isnt it

Omg I did that to my belly too shell! Ouch!

Yeah Shell, i hear ya! As much as i would love him to come early, i really don't think he will and everyone around me is like "Oh no, he'll def be born before so-n-so date""any day now" etc. It kinda gives me the ****s because it makes the waitng harder when everyone around is holding thier breath. LOL :)

Girls - take it from me and adjust your minds to after your due date!!! So much easier...I did that with DS and the end didn't drag as much...but with this bub...(due to GD) I was told I wouldn't go over 39 weeks, then let me go to due date, then let me go two days over, now going in this afternoon!!! Two weeks later than I ever expected!

So probably won't hear from me for a while...going into hossy at 5pm to get cerdivil (however spelt) and induced in the am.

Good luck today M2W and AliB, i am doubtful to be joining you tomorrow but I did clean yesterday just in case and slept like a baby last night. We are going out for lunch again today as a last treat (did this yesterday as well:p). And have decided that today we are going to sit down and finally decide on some names....well whats the rush hey.

Might try and have sex this avo....I decided against it yesterday but what the hell right, we all have to make our sacrifices :rolleyes: Next appointment is Tues if nothing else and Im not going to leave until I have had an internal and an induction date. If nothing else I am holding on to just needing the Cervadil to induce and not the drip as that was the killer :shakehead:

I agree with M2W start thinking of your due date as the maximum your hossie will let you over, mine is a week wednesday....cmon baby you can do it. :pray:

Good luck M2W and Alib, hope it all goes well for you both, and lis i've got fingers crossed for you too!

Good luck M2W and Ali, i hope everything goes well for you, i look forward to hearing from you both to find out how it went and hear all the news on your beautiful little one..I am so excited for you both.

Nik i know it hurt like hell , silly big belly lol

Lis we CAN do this!!! we can..

Jelly u hang in there and ignore all family ans friends with there know it all talk pppfftt to them

Sorting out spare room atm with DF it is looking good, i feel much better that its done as it was annoying me , i just want everything done before little bubs comes..I am feeling like she is sitting high up today, i hope she hasnt popped out ..get back down there little baby!!

I am soo curious as to what bubs looks like and how big she is and everything about her,when my Mf was feeling my belly yesterday i asked her what she felt like size wise ,she said 'no not overly big at all'' what do u take that comment to mean?

I dont mind regardless how big small she is as long as she is healthy but im just so curious lol..i want to see her now hahah

Alib had her baby yesterday afternoon! A little boy! Just saw in her belly buddies thread. Was stalking a little ;) congratulations!!!

Oh great news ,thanks Nik,

congrats Ali :) let us know how you and your little man are when you can

Hi everyone!

Just a quickie to say hi, I'm doing well, thank goodness Scoobie is here at last!!!

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ml#post2202700

Hope you're all good, sorry can't catch up at the moment!

xo

Jeez its quiet in here I wonder if you have all popped :clap:
I am still here, but had stretch and sweep today, bub was down 3/5 but not dilated at all :wall: am getting incredible pressure but no contractions, so its not looking like being soon :doh: However I will have 2 days to myself now with dd in daycare so am going to put my feet up and relax and get my hair cut :p

Next appointmnet is in a week and then induction again weds but I really hope I go earlier than that :pray:

Hope your all ok

Hey lis i was just about the write a msg in here hahah then saw you already had :)

It is very quiet in here now..Wonder how MTW is going..
I hope Ali is mending well with her little man

I am still here as well..Well after your S&S today that should get something moving u think hey.. I have no idea is i am dilated at all..but i know bubs has engaged more MW said so at my last appointment and i can feel it as well, a lot of pressure down there ,still getting lots of period cramping,and other weird pains all over at times..Happens a lot at night time and i get excited and then it just goes away doesnt it!!!!:rolleyes:

Come on little baby i am so so ready to be a mummy ,i have had a good break good rest now its time to have our little girl here.

I am not having any contractions either ..its D day for me tomorrow , it would be so funny and awesome if she came on my D date lol..Pls come

Oh and forgot to say enjoy that break without the little one - u need it so have a great time and do things for you!!