Given Up!!!

Ok so Ive 3 days left to go before due date, Ive tried, Rasp leaf tea by the pot load - strong, very hot curries, lots of sex, bouncing on birth ball, walks, stairs, talking to baby, pineapples...which take the enamel off your teeth!!! and nothing, so Ive given up, baby will no doubt not turn up until forced out at 12 days over with a pessary....sigh Each night and day I think, come on, waters pop and I read the birth stories here and see your beautiful babies and wonder, but It just doesnt feel like im going to get a baby. I didnt go into labour with my first was also induced at term +10...sigh, im sure my body has no clue what to do.

Thanks Melody, Ive no time for pedicures!!! I run my own business so plenty to do, just fed up of an aching pelvis, sciatic pain, and lugging this huge belly around, I keep getting bh too but they dont lead to anything!!!

It can be so frustrating but in 12 days you won't remember any of it :)  My thrid was my only late baby and every day it was torture.  I cried, thre things and yelled in frustration - yes a little extreme but once Myles was in my arms none of it mattered.  Hang in there, you are so close!

Just like a kid waiting for christmas, it takes an eternity, of course on christmas day, you forget the wait, waiting is never hard once you have reached your goal, I guess I just fear Ill not go into labour naturally, stupid body

Two words : castor oil. Or membrane sweep. Worked for me 2 times, I was in labor in 2 days.

oneWAYorANOTHER:

castor oil

dh says no way, nervous about baby pooing!! sigh

I'm still here at 40+8, have BH but as soon as I get up or have a bath they go, have tried everything too, had 2 sweeps, neither of which worked, but at least I am booked in for induction on Thurs. Have to phone up at 7.30 to see how busy they are and if I can be fitted in!!

I hope something happens for you soon. x x

Oooh the wait is awful! But you need to rest up, sounds like you're busy, my midwife said baby won't come if you're too busy. That said, you hear so many methods and so much advice when no one can really help because all you really want is your baby! Good luck hon x

mimib111:

But you need to rest up, sounds like you're busy

Rest, eat chilli, run oil into you, take castor oil, eat pinapple, talk to the baby, have sex, hot bath, walk loads, squats, nipple stim, sweep...there is so much advice, none of it works, if you had to rest to give birth loads f working women in africa and asia wouldnt give birth in the fields, but the rest of it is a pile of poo. I dont mind waiting except the sciatica, its killing me.