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I have heard it depends on how ready your body is = the effectiveness of the sweep. But obviously its not solely reliant on that as I was almost a 5 when I got mine done and still nothing. Hopefully it works for you!! :)
 
Can't believe it's August tomorrow, so excited to see our babies arrive!!

We haven't even talked about a sweep with our OB, and I'm hoping we go into labor on our own before they even discuss it... During our last OB appt we were told that baby is Posterior... Not very happy about it, but it explains a lot. We have been having contractions like mad and have been back and forth to the hospital but according to my latest OB appt there has been only 30-40% effacement and no dilation... and he's a -3 in the pelvis, still very high but dropped in a little... but as long as he stays up there, dilation probably won't progress... and the doctors refused to help him a long every time we went in (break water/pitocin, etc) because they wanted to wait until we were 39 weeks... well today we're 39 weeks but I'm in no hurry to go back to the hospital, especially after hearing he's posterior because he has refused to turn.

I've gone to the spinningbabies website and tried everything I can think of but he' still settled in here feet in the front... It's so frustrating... and I was a posterior baby, my mother was in labor for 48 hours, they had to break her water and threatened her with c-section after being in all that pain for so long... (I turned around at the last minute, but she said she just wanted to die the pain was unbearable even with an epidural) Scares the crap out of me of what's going to happen during this labor with Logan, especially since we were pushing for the VBAC. I'm afraid that if things go wrong and I ask for a c-section, they won't listen.

I am very excited to have Logan here very soon, I just wish he'd turn around so my anxiety about labor would subside. :(
 
AerisandAlex said:
Can't believe it's August tomorrow, so excited to see our babies arrive!!

We haven't even talked about a sweep with our OB, and I'm hoping we go into labor on our own before they even discuss it... During our last OB appt we were told that baby is Posterior... Not very happy about it, but it explains a lot. We have been having contractions like mad and have been back and forth to the hospital but according to my latest OB appt there has been only 30-40% effacement and no dilation... and he's a -3 in the pelvis, still very high but dropped in a little... but as long as he stays up there, dilation probably won't progress... and the doctors refused to help him a long every time we went in (break water/pitocin, etc) because they wanted to wait until we were 39 weeks... well today we're 39 weeks but I'm in no hurry to go back to the hospital, especially after hearing he's posterior because he has refused to turn.

I've gone to the spinningbabies website and tried everything I can think of but he' still settled in here feet in the front... It's so frustrating... and I was a posterior baby, my mother was in labor for 48 hours, they had to break her water and threatened her with c-section after being in all that pain for so long... (I turned around at the last minute, but she said she just wanted to die the pain was unbearable even with an epidural) Scares the crap out of me of what's going to happen during this labor with Logan, especially since we were pushing for the VBAC. I'm afraid that if things go wrong and I ask for a c-section, they won't listen.

I am very excited to have Logan here very soon, I just wish he'd turn around so my anxiety about labor would subside. :(
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I wonder if because he is your third, that he may have more room to turn once labor starts. I know with this being my third, the baby sure moves around a lot more because everything is a lot more stretched out.

I think the only reason I was offered a sweep at 39 weeks was because I am a v-bac. I really do not want to go too far over due and won't have an induction. She said it was a good sweep, but I do understand that they do not always work.
 
I had midwife today, I think all is good I was basically rushed in and rushed out. But she said they can't offer me a sweep until next week so I'm booked in next Thursday (40+1) for my sweep. I just hope I don't need it and go naturally x
 
I was 2cm dialated and 50% effaced at 38+2 when my Dr. did my sweep, and I didn't even ask for it because I thought she would say no. She has been my OB for many years and she knew how miserable I was and the fact that I was ready. I thought she was just doing an exam then she suddenly started digging around in there. Holy shit did that hurt! Since I never had a sweep I had no idea what she was doing. I jokingly said, " can you sweep my membranes while your in there?" And she goes, "I just did!" Oh thank the Lord Dr. Wong!!! But no one knew exactly how ready I was because she expected it to take 2-3 days for labor to start, which meant she would be the one delivering Brooklyn, but it literally started like 10 minutes after she swept me at 6pm. Brooklyn was born the next morning at 5:29am. And for the first time since having 3 other children, Brooklyn was the first baby that didn't need pitocin to progress labor, so the sweep and epidural were the only help/interventions I needed. And of course that damn IV fluid bag...
 
ChristiansMum said:
I had midwife today, I think all is good I was basically rushed in and rushed out. But she said they can't offer me a sweep until next week so I'm booked in next Thursday (40+1) for my sweep. I just hope I don't need it and go naturally x
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I'm jealous my mw only works Mondays so il be 40+5 if Iv not hone by then.

I'm actually losing the will to get up. Another day I'm sure labour is starting, another day this baby decides he's gunna tease me. Iv got ppl asking if Iv had him... I just wish labour would start, or just behave until the right time.
My toddler is picking up on it and follows me round trying to help me, I can't even go to the loo alone without her worrying.
 
Tracie87 said:
ChristiansMum said:
I had midwife today, I think all is good I was basically rushed in and rushed out. But she said they can't offer me a sweep until next week so I'm booked in next Thursday (40+1) for my sweep. I just hope I don't need it and go naturally x
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I'm jealous my mw only works Mondays so il be 40+5 if Iv not hone by then.

I'm actually losing the will to get up. Another day I'm sure labour is starting, another day this baby decides he's gunna tease me. Iv got ppl asking if Iv had him... I just wish labour would start, or just behave until the right time.
My toddler is picking up on it and follows me round trying to help me, I can't even go to the loo alone without her worrying.
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That's cute that your toddler is following you :) I'm starting to feel the same though :( when I was 39+1 with dd I was in labour but this time the only signs iv had is my back spasms and losing my plug ... That's it! I just wish there was a way to know the exact date things will start x
 
I hear you ladies on the frustration of not knowing WHEN it is going to happen! I'm still losing my plug and getting BH but the cramping isn't really as ramped up as it was last week, so I feel like this baby isn't coming any time soon. I am starting to experience the annoyance of people expecting my baby to come at any time. My sister told me today that every time I don't reply to her texts right away, she thinks I'm in labour. Um...nope! I'm not even quite 39 weeks yet! Yes, it could happen any time, but it's just as likely I'll go over (hopefully not :S).
 
Started losing bits of my plug this morning. Due date tomorrow.. hope it's the starts of something!
 
Im feeling the exact same ladies. I feel like its never going to happen :( I start cramping really bad and I think something will start and then it just dies down :( boooo! I was thinking of going in to l&d again tonight to check progress since I was cramping so bad earlier but its gone now. Ugh. So now I dont want to go in and waste their time. For anyone who isn't on the FB group as of monday and Tuesday I am 4.5 cm dilated and 80% effaced. It literally could happen at any moment or not happen at all. Driving me nuts!
 
It's now august ladies :) all/most of these babies will arrive this month :) not long left now x
 
Hey ladies,

I was a July club member, but as he was due on the 31st, it was pretty likely August would be the case-low and behold it is haha. Please Baby come on out now!
 
Well, I'm not on the Facebook group so you guys get the update!
Baby Piper Catherine was born rather suddenly and dramatically on my mums kitchen floor today, 1st Aug! Midwife got there for the final three back-to-back contractions in which she was born, so all very fast in the end!!! Lol.

7lb 8oz of perfection. I have a graze, but nothing more (I had a 3rd degree tear with Monster, so 'relief' doesn't cut it there!!) and Piper is feeding like a *pro*!

Her full birth story is here (yes, already!) https://www.evernote.com/shard/s279...a3e76ff62279/ac0587b5e9851f614c649f5deb6e8836

https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/flyingduster2/Photo0624_zpsnkapixfr.jpg

https://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/flyingduster2/Photo0622_zpscgkcqaw1.jpg

And for all of you still waiting, I hear you!!! Monster was 2.5 weeks late with NO niggles to speak of. This lil girl has been niggling me all week and I gotta say, despite the huge wait with my first, I MUCH preferred not having the constant niggles!!!! Braxton hicks that you'd HOPE might be 'it' but that die off, leaving you up hour later than you should, in tears cos its just too damned hard to keep waiting on the very edge like that. Not knowing!!! Hoping like hell that the niggles meant it wasn't far away, but also knowing how far over I went with Monster had me waaaaaaay too emotional. It was exhausting just waiting for her!!

But it DOES pass! The time WILL come, and it will all fade to insignificance in the light of the new life in your arms.

But still; thanking all religious idols that she came at 39 weeks and didn't keep me waiting for weeks yet!
 
Congratulations, flyingduster! What an exciting and surprising story! Haha! Piper is beautiful. So glad she came safely!
 
She's beautiful!!! Congratulations xxx

And I love the name xxx
 
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