Birth!

Hi I’m currently 38 weeks plus 2 days and I’m having sweep today which might do nothing but I’ve been thinking more and more about labour recently and I’m getting myself so anxious about the pain as this is my first baby! I don’t do even do well during a smear 🤣 I am so far just down to have a natural birth but obviously if anything changes I’m fine has anyone got any advice?

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I’m under the impression that sweeps hurt, as do most methods of induction. I wanted a spontaneous birth with pain relief but ultimately opted for a planned caesarean

Honestly when you’re in the moment, it just happens and then you forget about it soon after 😅 you’ll be totally fine. I had an induction and was dreading it but mine progressed super quick and the whole birth process from start to finish was 44 mins… obvs not the norm but would 100% do it again

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Birth!

Hi I’m currently 38 weeks plus 2 days and I’m having sweep today which might do nothing but I’ve been thinking more and more about labour recently and I’m getting myself so anxious about the pain as this is my first baby! I don’t do even do well during a smear 🤣 I am so far just down to have a natural birth but obviously if anything changes I’m fine has anyone got any advice?

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Has anyone used the peekaboo early gender blood test??
I did a sneak peek at 6 weeks (very rushed and in a bathroom I share with my husband) and it came back boy. I wasn’t convinced I didn’t contaminate it so I bought a peekaboo.

Peekaboo came back as a girl result at 6 weeks 3 days.

So now I’m the fool who paid $270 to be right where I started. Is one less accurate than the other? I mean I could’ve contaminated the boy result but the peekaboo may have been too early without enough fetal dna?? Ugh I want a girl!! I have two boys 3.5 / 12 months. Idk if I can handle another little boy in such quick succession haha

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