Induction

I am booked in for an induction on Thursday and I am absolutely terrified. I got induced four years ago with the balloon and I am hoping this time they won’t have to induce me with the pessary or balloon as I am 2cm dilated.

What’s everyone’s experience of being induced via their waters being broken? Appreciate any advice or personal experiences 😭

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Im the exact same. Was induced 4 years ago with rods then gell then had to have my waters broke. Now im due in tomorrow and the midwife said they'll be able to break my waters as im 2cm. Hoping someone else who comments has had a positive experience👏🏻

I’m being induced for the 2nd time currently. Came in at 2cm but my cervix wasn’t thin enough to break my waters so I had the propess for 24 hours which was intense but they said it fully thinned my cervix and got me to 3 cm but have now been on a waiting list for my waters to be broken for 32+ hours and counting 😭

I was 2cm when I went in for my induction, pessary was in for 6hrs and got to 5cm. I had my waters broken in both labours now. This time round labour progressed steadily after they were broken. I was dreading having an induction as my 1st was spontaneous but honestly, it was a super healing birth for me. Praise be to the tens machine. Good luck xx

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Question for mums🌸

I’m 35 weeks pregnant and I’ve been having this sharp weird pain all the way down my crotch every time the baby moves. It feels like a lot of pressure but not like “oh he’s moving it’s pressure” pressure. It’s like a wiggle that’s so painful my first reaction is to slap my thigh😂. It feels like he’s about to escape. I’ve never had this pain before. This morning I woke up with my rib cages aching and my back too. I’m sat up straight and all I felt was something trying to escape from my crotch it was so intense and painful!!!!

What is going ONNNN did this happen to anyone else?

A little disappointed by the 16 weeks appointment 🙃

Was told by midwife we would listen to the heartbeat at 16 weeks and that it would be a nice appointment to bring my little one along. Told my little one about it and she was super excited and only to find out they stopped checking heartbeats at 16 weeks just a few weeks ago! 🙃 my little one luckily didn’t react to it when she told us in the appointment but the second we got to the car, she was very upset because she wanted to hear the baby’s heartbeat!!

‘You’ll just know when you’re in labour’

I always hear this but starting to get concerned I really won’t! I’ve had a couple of contractions over the past few days (well I believe so). Nothing too painful or strong, enough to feel and backache and diarrhoea. The normal early labour/prodomal labour signs.

However, I have struggled with very bad period pains in the past. Time off work, prescribed painkillers, a laparoscopy that found I had scar tissue connecting my bowel and uterus. I used to describe my period pains as barbed wire being tightened around my insides.

I’d be happy to ignore all my sporadic symptoms and then if it becomes super obvious I’d go in, but because I have strep b, I need to know when I am in labour to be able to go in and get the antibiotics.

Is anyone in a similar situation with really feeling like they might not know until quite late?

I’m also headstrong in the sense that unless I’m feeling sure I wouldn’t want to bother the hospital or drag my partner out of work etc in case it’s nothing…

I’m 39 weeks exactly

Is it true you have to not eat 24 hours before a c section?

I had an emergency one last time so I had eaten a couple of hours before but the reason I’m worrying is that I’ve just gone 5 hours without food and genuinely got the shakes, nearly passed out, felt really sick and dizzy. I genuinely don’t think I can do 24 hours of it

One month pp

Is anyone else struggling sooo much?!
Newborn and toddler and no "village". God I am struggling. Can barely keep my eyes open during the day, have no patience with the toddler which makes me so sad. Just have a constant tight chest and feel on edge. My days are non stop. When will it get the slightest bit easier! Toddler stays home everyday with me so I really dont get a minute break. I love this new life but god im struggling

Mother in Law!

We told my mother in law we were pregnant in March just after 12 week scan - since then we’ve heard absolutely nothing from her. I’m so frustrated she hasn’t checked in or asked how I am. We haven’t even told her the gender due to lack of communication and she asked when we first told her if we were going to find out. Am I right being pissed off about this? 😂 At this point and if she doesn’t communicate through pregnancy I will not be announcing the birth to her