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Yeah snap 🤣 i have midwife Thurs 40+4 an probably going to decline my sweep 🙃 but desperately waiting for baby now

Not quite past my due date (39+4)but I was due my elective c section on Friday last week but it was cancelled and now everytime I look at any baby stuff around my house I just feel so disappointed knowing my baby should have been here already😫 then I see everyone else having their babies, don’t get me wrong I’m very happy for everyone but it also makes me feel sad I don’t have mine yet

I feel EXACTLY like this. I feel totally dissociated from my pregnancy like it was all a dream

I'm 41+1 and supposed to be induced today (I don't even have hope for that for some reason), I've had 4 sweeps and had midwives say they don't understand how I'm not in labour with how ready my body is 💀 it's such a strange feeling you've described it really well

Sending love to you all, it’s so hard but nice to know others are feeling this too. We can only take one day at a time, the mental endurance at this point is actually harder than the physical!! Xx

Same here I’m 40+5 been feeling off the last two days feeling sicky and heady, have midwife tomorrow but not sure if I want to have a sweep or just wait it out . I feel like I’ve been waiting a lifetime and it’s never going to happen x

Completely with you there, I'm 40+1 today and I just want to meet my baby 😭 literally no signs of labour happening aside from the odd cramp which never amounts to anything

i’m the same, 40 + 3, we went up to triage yesterday as midwife thought my waters had broken, they hadn’t, i’ve been getting all these new symptoms to suggest that labour is near, sunday night i had contractions every 10 minutes but according to triage, my cervix isn’t even open 😔 me and my partner left the hospital so confused and it felt like someone had pulled our heart out and we were so excited to meet our wee man, only to find out he’s nowhere near ready 😔

Can I ask why you want to decline the sweep/induction? I’m in similar boat got midwife tomorrow x

Im 40+1 and declined a sweep at 40. Have been booked in for induction at 41+2 but have already told them I will likely decline which they said is fine. I can go till 41+5 at which point theyll likely pressure me to have an induction but ill see how I feel as Id rather go for a section at that point than have a billion interventions that end up in me having an emergency section anyway

@Alex yes of course. I’ve done a lot of research into induction and weighed up the pros and cons. Decided better to let baby come when they come. I want an unmedicated birth and feel the potential cons of induction/intervention might interrupt that if my body’s not ready for it. Sara Wickham is really helpful if you want to consider options xx

Thanks for the reply. I really want to avoid induction too. But equally I’m 3 days over today for Midwife later and just fretting over what to do tbh…

Just remember you have a choice, it’s not a done deal! Often I find they will make suggestions that sound like statements rather than questions, your baby knows what they’re doing ❤️ if you aren’t sure today, ask for the benefits, risks and more info to take away and say you will think on it x

Just thought I’d to say I had my baby girl yesterday 3.30am. No induction yayyyyy! Good luck to everyone still waiting xxx

@Alex congrats! Im still waiting 🤣

Congrats! Still waiting 🙃

@Robyn fingers crossed!!!! C

@Adele fingers crossed xxx

Went for induction in the end, 41+5. Positive experience and glad to be with her now ☺️