Due dec'14-jan/feb'15 part 2

[kitkat18]

Lala you poor thing! My DS1 was one week early so once 39 weeks rolled round I was ready for DS2 to come out!! He took a further week and it felt like forever, have you done a stretch and sweep? That's what got things moving for me, good luck cant wait to see pics xx

[lala22]

I think as long as we're both healthy they'll let it go to 42 weeks. I've done some reading and am just not sure which I feel more comfortable with (being induced prior to 42 or waiting until the last possible minute). Tomorrow is my non stress test so most likely I'll have them do the stretch and sweep tomorrow then. My fingers are just crossed he makes his appearance today/tonight.

[sweetdream]

Lala it must be hard. He'll be here soon.
My eldest called a false alarm at 32wks. So I just hoped he would stay till at least 37 WK's. Then the waiting started. And I lost mucus plug at 37.4 and he arrived at 40.3.
Second one my blood pressure got high. (No PE just a bit of a rise cause of the white coats and labor comming close)
The doc wanted to induce. I wanted a home birth.
He wanted to stretch and sweep? And he was born that evening at 39 WK's

Youngest bit of the same. Blood pressure got up. Doc thought nothing was wrong Could stay with midwife as long as I came back for ctg in 5 days. I sayd i'll make the appointment but he will be born by then. Monday check up midwife. I had lots of BH for 4 days by then. So she checked and stretched and sweeped. But I was already 4cm(she didn't tell me) 4 hours later he was born. At 38.2.

This pg is tough. So I expect not to go past 38 lots. On the other hand you'll see I go over 40 this time lol.

[lala22]

Sweetdream fingers crossed my little guy will make his appearance tonight so I can avoid the sweep. We will see.

[lala22]

SO my non-stress test went well- baby looks great and really that's all that matters. My cervix is still at a 2 and hasn't thinned out anymore so I decided against stripping my membranes- it just sounds like my cervix isn't ready anyway and therefore probably wouldn't have worked. I go in again Monday or Tuesday and will definitely have them stripped then - I have 7 days to get this guy out before they induce me so one way or another I'll have a baby in the next week. Time is officially going to slow to a crawl.

[Abifasc]

Congrats on those who have had their babies! TOO sweet!

[oncue]

Hi Lala how are you going? Any news on the arrival of ur little man? Xo
Hope everyone else is going well too

[Georgia_Peach]

Maybe a new years baby?!

[crazycatcouple]

Looking forward to hearing news from Lala! Maybe no news right now means her little man arrived, but she's tied up for the moment :-)

Oncue, are you the next one due?

My family finally left yesterday, so now we're ready to get down to business on this baby stuff :-) And a couple friends of mine just told me they're throwing me a sprinkle, which is oh so sweet of them. Can't wait to meet this little guy!!

How's everyone feeling? I am 32 weeks today and definitely feeling like I'm not sure how I'm going to make it, lol. Things are getting really hard!

[crazycatcouple]

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