I guess still not officially overdue, but today is my due date and I had my 40 week appointment. I had a midwife I’ve never seen before because everyone else is on vacation, and she did a cervix check, said it’s not ready yet, and that if it’s like this when we induce we’ll have to do the cervix softening thing and it will take longer. We decided to schedule an induction just in case I go that long, so I made it for next Sunday - 9 days overdue.
Called my husband, told him it just felt like a negative appointment where everything was focused on the idea that I wouldn’t go into labor naturally, and just talking about how an induction would go down and scheduled it. He got annoyed at me for being negative (frequent issue - when I’m having a bad time he just gets mad at me for bringing him down), and said he didn’t understand why I scheduled an induction so early, said Tuesday the 7th would be a lot better, and that this should have been a decision we made together. Um, yeah, I would have LOVED to not be in the doctor’s office alone with a midwife I’ve never met before staring at me waiting for me to arbitrarily figure out when I want to give birth to my baby, while she just spouts out the different risk factors of going earlier versus waiting longer.
It was just such a huge bummer to finally make it to my due date, and then have all conversation just be about what happens if things don’t work right - my normal midwife is always so positive and encouraging. I have even thought this entire pregnancy that I would be late, but now that it’s happening I’m just at the point of being super pregnant and uncomfortable and emotional and it’s hard to handle stuff like this.
Considering half of you ladies have already dealt with being pretty overdue you’re probably laughing at me right now, but emotions are running high right now! Hope baby comes soon!
Still here with no signs of labour starting. I'm 41 weeks according to my first due date, and 40+3 according to my second one. Last night I broke down and bawled from just sheer tiredness and being uncomfortable and impatient. My poor DH didn't know how to handle it, since I haven't really had any mood swings or breakdowns this whole pregnancy lol. I JUST WANT MY BABY! And also my body back!
@Pascal86 That sounds like a pretty crappy situation to be in, almost like the midwife pressured you into picking an induction date right then and there. Seems premature to me since you had JUST hit your due date. Fingers crossed for you that it just happens on its own!
I went to the OB for my +40 check yesterday and somehow they found 2 due dates in the system but decided that the earlier one was more correct so I am actually 40+6 today and will be induced Monday if nothing happens over the weekend. I got a sweep yesterday and lost my mucus plug this morning so I am crossing my fingers it happens on its own today or tomorrow. All the hospitals here induce at 41 weeks but I freaked myself out by reading too many bad things on the internet and would love to avoid it if possible. But it is great to feel like there is an end in sight!
40+1 today! DS threw my phone in the toilet soooo silver lining, I don't have to deal with the labor stalkers unless I choose to check my iPad for texts!
@lionstigersbears haha way to find the silver lining! I'm on the same timeline and just started getting the random calls of "just seeing how you're doing for no particular reason!"
@lionstigersbears haha way to find the silver lining! I'm on the same timeline and just started getting the random calls of "just seeing how you're doing for no particular reason!"
The best are from people who haven't been in touch in ages!
Feeling more crampy and woke up nauseated these past few days. Wonder if that's a sign? No doctor appointment until Tuesday due to labor day, but that's it. I will ask for induction on June 2.
Officially part of the overdue club as of Friday. Talk of induction towards the end of next week. Not even a cm dilated and maybe25% effaced same as my 36 week appointment. I fear the induction will turn into a shit show and end up with a c section due to hardly any thinning. I am really hoping things change by then. Had an U/S at my apt last thursday and she is already pretty big and i am small ugh!
I'm scheduled for induction on June 2, which will be 41 weeks. I'm still stuck at 3cm! Doctor says I've basically broken a lot of rules - no one is 3cm for that long (I've been 3 cm since week 35).
@Delitachan - I haven't been dilated, but otherwise feel like I'm right on track with you. Scheduled a 6/5 induction and now trying to change it to 6/3, right at 41 weeks. I started feeling crampy last night, first time it's reminding me of period cramps - but no clue if this is going to start moving forward or just stay right here for days, so ready to get induced!
Officially in the over due club. Thought my water was leaking today. It wasn't just a lot of discharge. Scheduled an induction for Monday at 7. Hopefully I got naturally before then.
@Delitachan - I haven't been dilated, but otherwise feel like I'm right on track with you. Scheduled a 6/5 induction and now trying to change it to 6/3, right at 41 weeks. I started feeling crampy last night, first time it's reminding me of period cramps - but no clue if this is going to start moving forward or just stay right here for days, so ready to get induced!
Ugh. Been having those period cramps too, but they're nothing. No dilation at all!!
It's June. I'm really trying not to be a gloomy mess, but it's June and I'm bummed. If this baby doesn't come today/tomorrow morning she is officially later than my first, so I'm anticipating another emotional day tomorrow. Need to snap out of it.
Last night was starting to have regular contractions that just completely stopped after a couple of hours. Husband is convinced I need to be trying all of the OWT to get things moving again. Our conversation this morning:
Him: Want some papaya? There’s papaya in the fridge! Me: NO Him: How about pineapple? Me: NO Him: Should we try sex? Me: NO Him: Why don’t you go for a walk? Me: GO AWAY Him: So you just want to complain a lot and not do anything about it? Me: YES
In the meantime, doing what I can to move my induction from Sunday to Friday. I’m with you, @lionstigersbears - patience is at zero right now.
But so I'm not being 100% negative, I will add that I have a June birthday so I'm a little partial to them, not at all sad that I'm going to have a June baby!
But so I'm not being 100% negative, I will add that I have a June birthday so I'm a little partial to them, not at all sad that I'm going to have a June baby!
I actually feel the same. I mean it sucks being late. But my birthday is in July and my SO is in August so it's cool being June July August birthdays. Lots of summer fun (:
Today I'm officially more pregnant than I was with DS. 40+6! I feel better about it today...it's almost funny. Honestly each morning I wake up grateful that I didn't go into labor and miss sleep! #priorities
Ultrasound to check on baby/fluid/placenta blood flow today, NST tomorrow.
I was just going to post this! I feel for all of you ladies still pregnant! Tomorrow is DD's 6th birthday. Her due date was May 22nd and she wasn't born until June 4th and everyday felt like torture! Hang in there!!
I'm still here @lionstigersbears ...reluctant to join in on the overdue fun because I've been extremely emotionally drained by the fact that I'm still pregnant! 41 weeks today. Went into the hospital to get cervidil and start induction process but the NST they do before giving the gel showed that I'm having contractions every 4 minutes or so. They didn't give me the gel because they didn't want to overstimulate the uterus. If I don't go into labor on my own, I'll go back Sunday for gel (or not) and get induced Monday at 12:45am. Not dilated, baby's head is down and low, contracting, and overdue!
Im here, 40+6. DD didn't show till 41+2 via emergency csect so I'm not holding my breath! I had no labour signs with her at all, she hadn't dropped, i hadn't dilated or effaced or had BH or anything.
This one woke me up last night with some non painful but uncomfortable tightenings. Ive also had MS for the last week. I feel miserable.
Induction booked in 3 days. I can't wait.
Angel baby June 2013, DD born 22 April 2014, BFP 10 Sept 2015 - Due 22 May 2016
Today I'm officially more pregnant than I was with DS. 40+6! I feel better about it today...it's almost funny. Honestly each morning I wake up grateful that I didn't go into labor and miss sleep! #priorities
Ultrasound to check on baby/fluid/placenta blood flow today, NST tomorrow.
QBF: im now at the point I'd happily give up sleep to go into labour. Over it.
Angel baby June 2013, DD born 22 April 2014, BFP 10 Sept 2015 - Due 22 May 2016
I'm still here too. Debating starting a discussion to see if anyone has any experience being as dilated as I am without contractions. Beginning to lose hope that my body with go into labor on its own after being 5cm fully effaced and baby well beyond engaged this week. Feeling distant from my little guy and like massively pregnant is just my forever normal. I know it's all in my mind, but each day of being further overdue can do a number on the emotions!
Today I'm officially more pregnant than I was with DS. 40+6! I feel better about it today...it's almost funny. Honestly each morning I wake up grateful that I didn't go into labor and miss sleep! #priorities
Ultrasound to check on baby/fluid/placenta blood flow today, NST tomorrow.
QBF: im now at the point I'd happily give up sleep to go into labour. Over it.
I hit this point today too. I'll howl at the moon if that's what it takes.
My ultrasound estimated 9 lbs 15 oz .... which we know is unlikely ... but it's still part of the clinical picture now. Had a membrane sweep, chiropractic adjustment, and acupuncture today. If that doesn't do it I just give up!
I'm here... Barely! Went in for induction at 12:30 am this morning, got things started at 4am and now enjoying my epidural and waiting to be ready to push!
Inconsistent contractions started for me around 4am. I've been sleeping between but DH and DS are up now and I just want to spend time with them. I guess time will tell if today is this little ones birthday!
Finally went into labor by myself wed at 12am never progressed past 8 cm and it ended in a c section..She's a June 1st baby. Good luck to the rest of you. Finish the may baby group with beautiful babies.
Been having mild contractions sporadically since 2:30am (7am now) lasting only around 20 seconds. Happening around every half hour. Hopefully this is the beginning cause I got nothing at all with DD!
Angel baby June 2013, DD born 22 April 2014, BFP 10 Sept 2015 - Due 22 May 2016
I've been in early labor for 20 hours, the intensity of contractions picked up this evening and has stayed but the duration and frequency have died down. My doula left so that I could try to rest as it seems my body is backing off. Unfortunately my mom, who is here to support, is completely triggered (my sister had birth complications), ranting and yelling and trying to force me to go to the hospital. Can't deal with this.
Awe...let her know that can def stall your labor!! It sounds like my first and I had a bunch of fight or flight moments and my labor lasted forever. Let her know you need a calm space!! Good luck!!!
Re: Overdue Club
40+1. Doctor is going to induce me next week around June 2nd if baby doesn't show up.
I guess still not officially overdue, but today is my due date and I had my 40 week appointment. I had a midwife I’ve never seen before because everyone else is on vacation, and she did a cervix check, said it’s not ready yet, and that if it’s like this when we induce we’ll have to do the cervix softening thing and it will take longer. We decided to schedule an induction just in case I go that long, so I made it for next Sunday - 9 days overdue.
Called my husband, told him it just felt like a negative appointment where everything was focused on the idea that I wouldn’t go into labor naturally, and just talking about how an induction would go down and scheduled it. He got annoyed at me for being negative (frequent issue - when I’m having a bad time he just gets mad at me for bringing him down), and said he didn’t understand why I scheduled an induction so early, said Tuesday the 7th would be a lot better, and that this should have been a decision we made together. Um, yeah, I would have LOVED to not be in the doctor’s office alone with a midwife I’ve never met before staring at me waiting for me to arbitrarily figure out when I want to give birth to my baby, while she just spouts out the different risk factors of going earlier versus waiting longer.
It was just such a huge bummer to finally make it to my due date, and then have all conversation just be about what happens if things don’t work right - my normal midwife is always so positive and encouraging. I have even thought this entire pregnancy that I would be late, but now that it’s happening I’m just at the point of being super pregnant and uncomfortable and emotional and it’s hard to handle stuff like this.
Considering half of you ladies have already dealt with being pretty overdue you’re probably laughing at me right now, but emotions are running high right now! Hope baby comes soon!
The only thing I feel these past two days is a bit of nausea when I eat.
@Pascal86 That sounds like a pretty crappy situation to be in, almost like the midwife pressured you into picking an induction date right then and there. Seems premature to me since you had JUST hit your due date. Fingers crossed for you that it just happens on its own!
BFP #1: 9/12/2015
DD: 6/1/2016
BFP #2: 1/16/2018 MC 2/2/2018
@lionstigersbears haha way to find the silver lining! I'm on the same timeline and just started getting the random calls of "just seeing how you're doing for no particular reason!"
BFP #1: 9/12/2015
DD: 6/1/2016
BFP #2: 1/16/2018 MC 2/2/2018
Last night was starting to have regular contractions that just completely stopped after a couple of hours. Husband is convinced I need to be trying all of the OWT to get things moving again. Our conversation this morning:
Him: Want some papaya? There’s papaya in the fridge!
Me: NO
Him: How about pineapple?
Me: NO
Him: Should we try sex?
Me: NO
Him: Why don’t you go for a walk?
Me: GO AWAY
Him: So you just want to complain a lot and not do anything about it?
Me: YES
In the meantime, doing what I can to move my induction from Sunday to Friday. I’m with you, @lionstigersbears - patience is at zero right now.
Ultrasound to check on baby/fluid/placenta blood flow today, NST tomorrow.
This one woke me up last night with some non painful but uncomfortable tightenings. Ive also had MS for the last week. I feel miserable.
Induction booked in 3 days. I can't wait.
my little guy and like massively pregnant is just my forever normal. I know it's all in my mind, but each day of being further overdue can do a number on the emotions!
My ultrasound estimated 9 lbs 15 oz .... which we know is unlikely ... but it's still part of the clinical picture now. Had a membrane sweep, chiropractic adjustment, and acupuncture today. If that doesn't do it I just give up!
Inconsistent contractions started for me around 4am. I've been sleeping between but DH and DS are up now and I just want to spend time with them. I guess time will tell if today is this little ones birthday!