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31 weeks with my 3rd and honestly do not know how I’m going to last 9 more weeks, I feel a lot further than I am. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m 30 and older than prev pregnancies or because I have a 5 and 3 year old whilst pregnant this time but feel as thought I’ll have this baby sooner than expected 😫

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Overdue and wanting to avoid induction

I’m 41+1 today and still only 1cm dilated, I’ve tried everything to get this baby out of here. I have an induction booked for 41+5 but would rather go into spontaneous labour! Does anyone have any similar stories of not needing the induction at around the same time or anything that worked for them?

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so i will be 4 months pp this friday and since i gave birth my appetite has been, well, non existent. as well as my ability to even drink anything. before pregnancy i could probably drink 8 water bottles in a day now it seems like i could go all day with just having a one sip of anything and not finishing it. i can’t catch up on sleep, even when i do it’s not enough or im still sleepy. i don’t have any energy to do anything.. not even get up out of bed. any thoughts?

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How on earth do I find the nub?!

I had my 13 week scan last week and have a lovely picture however I have no idea where the nub is! Could anyone kindly guide me? Thank you!

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39+5 growth scan showing bigg baby

I have been having regular growth scans due to low PAPP-A results in 12 week bloods (over concerns of small baby), however from 32 weeks, baby has been tracking big! Today my scan showed her weight at 4.8kg and on the 100th percentile!

I have done loads of research around big babies and understand measurements can be wrong/inaccurate...but they can also be right 40% of the time.

I have only gained 8kg during my pregnancy so am having a hard time to think baby is almost 5kg!

Felt like the consultant was pushing all of the risks, and is now saying I need to have an induction or C-section asap. I said I wanted to wait until 41 weeks to see what my body does naturally and she said she doesn't feel comfortable with that based on the scans.

I am torn over what to do...
Am I in denial of having a big baby?
Am I grieving the vaginal birth that I've been preparing for through hyponobirthing, dates, raspberry leaf tea, Accupuncture?
Should I attempt induction to just end up with a C-section anyway as hardly hear any good stories from induction.

Really torn over what to do... Have another appt tomorrow to discuss options again/decide.

Any reassurance / stats / experiences would be great. Thanks xx

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31 weeks with my 3rd and honestly do not know how I’m going to last 9 more weeks, I feel a lot further than I am. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m 30 and older than prev pregnancies or because I have a 5 and 3 year old whilst pregnant this time but feel as thought I’ll have this baby sooner than expected 😫

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