Final two week stretch - anyone with me??

I've been getting painless tightenings quite regularly for days and pains on and off depending on what I'm doing. Got crampy pain and back ache today, not getting my hopes up that anything is happening but hoping it's working up to something however long it might take. I only started getting painless tightenings at 41+10 last time before being induced so I'm clinging to the fact it's better than nothing
 
Just got back from the midwife and have a sweep booked for Monday if nothing happens before then.

xLaura I'm a bit nervous about having a sweep too - never needed one last time as didn't get this far. Worried I'll be walking funny and not able to make it home or something! Glad to hear others' experiences have been good.

I'm also still only measuring 36 weeks so will be going for a scan next week if baby hasn't arrived :wacko:
 
I measured 37 today pixxi, she remeasured and put down 38 but it is down on last week. Will be nice to get a scan as I am sure everything is fine. But hopefully you will have a baby before then!

Choc - how did your sweep go?
 
Sweep wasn't pleasant, I won't lie! But she said she fitted in 2 fingers and could stretch to 3 cms so that's good! Cervix is still thick but is soft and stretchy. All going in the right direction anyway. Had loads of tightenings since but they aren't painful or even uncomfortable to be honest. Lost a bit of bloody discharge too.
Fingers crossed I won't need to go for the next sweep on Saturday!
 
Anyone else been getting period cramps for awhile sick of them yet? At first I was excited by them now there just painful and annoying. It doesn't help my oh is working over an hour away (without traffic) and I feel asif because I'm used to these pains I'm not going to know when it's the real thing and leave it too late to tell him. I bloody hope they are actually doing something down there and aren't painful for nothing!
 
I measured 37 today pixxi, she remeasured and put down 38 but it is down on last week. Will be nice to get a scan as I am sure everything is fine. But hopefully you will have a baby before then!

I hope so! Am so unprepared for making it to my due date, never mind also having other possible issues....

It doesn't help my oh is working over an hour away (without traffic) and I feel asif because I'm used to these pains I'm not going to know when it's the real thing and leave it too late to tell him.

Same here, will take my OH about 1.5-2 hours to get home from work, and today through to Saturday he's working 9am-8pm :nope: it definitely doesn't help with the whole trying to be relaxed and let things happen vibe.

choc sounds like it was a productive sweep! Fx things start progressing today!

Last night I managed to induce some tightenings for a couple of hours but they just stopped as soon as I got off my ball. So weird as I was sure things were starting Monday night/Tuesday as I felt so uncomfortable but today I'm totally back to normal again and feel like I could go on for weeks and weeks :growlmad:
 
Anyone else been getting period cramps for awhile sick of them yet? At first I was excited by them now there just painful and annoying. It doesn't help my oh is working over an hour away (without traffic) and I feel asif because I'm used to these pains I'm not going to know when it's the real thing and leave it too late to tell him. I bloody hope they are actually doing something down there and aren't painful for nothing![/tQUOTE]

Yes!! Well, I have been up since 5.30 with these period type cramps and the odd griping pain. DH works an hour away too but is working from home today as I can't shake the feeling something is possibly starting. I don't know though! Having on off period cramps and top of bump griping pains but they haven't changed in 5 hrs. Last time my waters went and bam, contractions...so it was easy to know. Think this may be a false alarm :cry:

I've had period pains for at least a week or two on and off, its definitely that cervix shortening and softening x
 
Is anyone having a baby?? I'm not at the minute ... Getting impatient!
 
Not over here :nope: :nope: :cry: :coffee: :cry: :coffee:

However I never expected to go before my due date and reckon I've got at least another week yet :cry: :cry: :coffee:

Saying that we've been renovating the bedroom to put my son in the bigger room and keep the nursery as it is ... We've encountered so many problems/hold ups but we had carpets fitted yesterday and started building furniture last night. Just got the wardrobe to build and put a door on the room and then he can move in. So as much as I'm soooo done being pregnant and uncomfy and not sleeping, it's doing us a favour so we can concentrate on our son and get him settled in his new room first. Fingers crossed we can get him in there by Sunday. However I wouldn't complain about baby coming today :haha:
 
38+3 today and just been to midwife. Baby is still 3/5th's and my next appt is when I'll be 40+3 where I can have a sweep done and then they will book an induction for 25th sept.

I'm so disappointed, I felt sure my baby had engaged more and after loosing my plug yesterday n have loads of tightenings and cramps, now nothing today I feel really deflated :(
Urghhhh, I'm so fed up
 
Not having a baby here either! It feels a bit like I never will!
 
I feel like I am going to be pregnant forever! At this rate I might even have to have sex :haha:
 
I feel like I am going to be pregnant forever! At this rate I might even have to have sex :haha:

Oh my god you nearly just put me into labour with laughing out loud! I did a big snort too and dh looked at me quizzically but I dare not tell him what I found funny as I feel the exact same as you!!
 
I feel like I am going to be pregnant forever! At this rate I might even have to have sex :haha:

Oh my god you nearly just put me into labour with laughing out loud! I did a big snort too and dh looked at me quizzically but I dare not tell him what I found funny as I feel the exact same as you!!

It's just not happening haha! I remember writing a post about it when trying to get Madeline to make an appearance https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/pregnancy-third-trimester/338926-sexy-time-tmi.html
 
Well after my moaning yesterday I went into labour at 11pm last night and had a boy at 6am this morning, bang on his due date! Midwife was right, he's super tiny at 5lbs 12oz :cloud9: We've called him Brook, here's a lil pic:

brook.jpg

Just to give some hope I went from absolutely zero signs at 10pm to random tightenings at 11pm to painful contractions and 3cm dilated at 2.30am and then fully dilated and ready to push at 5.30am! Only just made it to the hospital in the end, my body was starting to push while in the car and my poor mum was absolutely sh***ing it! Was so fast in the end, had no time for pain relief except my TENS machine! We got home earlier this evening. It's all so surreal! Good luck to you ladies, I'll be watching in to see when you pop!
 
Congratulations pixxi. U are among the rare few who do give birth on their due date
He's gorgeous.
 
Congrats pixxi!! Such a cutie!!

Went for my 39 week appointment this morning. She was going to do a sweep, but couldn't reach my cervix which ment to her that it was still high and closed. But like they say, baby girl will come when she is ready. I know I'm ready! Hahaha
 
Congrats pixxi!!! He's lovely, look at that perfect button nose!!

I am one week from my due date, the final count down! It sounds like most ladies here are eager to get the show on the road, but I just started my maternity leave a few days ago and I am so enjoying the downtime. My aches and pains (and state of mind!) have improved so much that I'm not quite ready to have labour disrupt that. I know that's a bit silly and selfish, and of course our LO is on her own schedule. But until she arrives, I'm honestly quite content as I am! :blush:

Since I'm a FTM, I'm not sure what to look for exactly but I just have a feeling that my baby and I are on the same page and she's just too comfy to vacate for now. I have had no real hints of labour aside from dull cramping for about a week or so. We'll see what the next week brings!
 
Ah Pixxi how fabulous - congratulations. He is beautiful!! Oh this thread will be full of beautiful babies soon. Hope you are feeling OK!!

I've woke up with dull aches again, but feel a little bit stronger than they have done. We are taking my DD to the cinema shortly...got visions of waters breaking all over the lovely velvet chairs. Xx
 
I feel like I am going to be pregnant forever! At this rate I might even have to have sex :haha:

Oh my god you nearly just put me into labour with laughing out loud! I did a big snort too and dh looked at me quizzically but I dare not tell him what I found funny as I feel the exact same as you!!

It's just not happening haha! I remember writing a post about it when trying to get Madeline to make an appearance https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/pregnancy-third-trimester/338926-sexy-time-tmi.html

That is hilarious and im pretty sure we went through some thing similar!
 

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