40 weeks pregnant and fed up : Im 40 weeks pregnant and fed up! so im looking for natural ways to induce labour any suggestions? i've tried walking, a very hot curry and even castor oil! which i dont recommend! all ideas will be gratefully appreciated

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : So I am 16 weeks 5 days pregnant and I am married but not living with him at this time he acted way to immature didnt do any thing is way to cheap he works as a cook and I work as a CSR make good money more than him and when I would need to food shop he would flip out and say we dont have the money for that yadi yadi ya and he didnt do anything came home sat on the computer or played video games while i was working 40 hours a week coming home and doing all the laundry cleaning up his mess and

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : ok well im 39 weeks pregnant today, so fed up! :) at my last doctors appointment last week baby was 2/5ths engaged. for the last week or so, i wake up and my lower stomach/pelvic region has been soooo sore it makes it hard to get up and move about! also my back is aching constantly!! i have a birthing ball, but it doesnt help me!! has anyone else had this and how long was it before you went into labor?? btw its my 1st baby... ooh also what do you think of the name Reece for a boy (honestly) TH

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : im 40 weeks plus 2 days pregnant,and for the past couple of hours been suffering from period type pains,these dont hurt all that much just uncomfortable,and my back has recently started to hurt.Fed up too so maybe im thinking every little twinge is contractions!!! eek x

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : I had sweep thursday and was 2-3cm dilated had show etc.. had contractions last night but died down I have tried everything and once you have show you can't have sex is this true? I'm so fed up everytime I feel I'm going into labour it all stops and he such a big baby he weighed 7lb 7oz at 36 weeks scan, so around 9lb 7oz now but consultant thinks it okay to go another 10 days and have 10lb plus baby! What can I do!!!! I also have 2 year and 4 year old and getting soo tired, feel sorry for t

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : I was looking in on my fish just now and I realized that my Dalmatian Molly had her babies...WAY earlier than I was expecting. I knew that she was going to have babies eventually, but I thought it would be at least two weeks before she gave birth (we bought her from the pet store saturday). I've had pregnant Mollies before, so I thought I knew what to expect. With my last Molly I knew when she would have the babies because she got to be huge. But with the one I have now, she didn't even l

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : I have been losing my mucus plug for a few days now. I haven't been getting any stronger than usual Braxton Hicks contractions. I got told 3 weeks ago that I was 2 cm dilated with a thick cervix. I understand that this doesn't mean anything but I am so fed up with people ringing to see if I've gone into labour and I am so ready to have my baby now. It's my second baby and he was born 10 days early, so this is a frustrating time for me, even though it's only a day over. Is there any tips fo

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : Im 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant and im so fed up is there anything i can do to bring on labour im being induced on the 10th but i cant wait that long and i dont want to be in labour at the hospital i wont to be at home and go in when im ready. is there anything i can do that woman swear by that work something that i can do while at home,,,,,, thank you in advance xxxxx oh and sex is'nt a option as im to sore down there to do anything............ were can you get castor oil

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : Has anyone used Raspberry leaf tea to bring on labour and if so how long does it take to work. I know it is most commonly used to speed up labour but i have been having slight contractions on and off for the past 4 days and am getting slightly fed up!! Thank You! P.S I'm 40 weeks Pregnant!

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : Ok, I am starting a new job. I havn't worked in almost a year. No I am not a bumb or lazy. I got pregnant and then moved so I spent the weeks painting my house, rearanging furniture, and installing new carpeting. Well now I have a 3 month old and I am starting a 3rd shirft job 7pm-7am and I know I will not be able to get much sleep in with my baby and house work that needs to be done.Does anyone know an energy drink (coffee does not work for me) or pills that are safe that I can take to help t

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : my due date was ment to be 31st jan 08 after the hospital changed it from the 3rd feb 08. im now 4 days overdue.yesterday i was having contractions every 10mins lasting between 30-50 secs like a scrunching pain which started in my back 1st.this is my 3rd child.we did try hving sex that morning to bump start things along lol but come 5pm when i lied down on sofa nothing, i got up bout half6-7pm went to my neighbours had about 4 more came home went to bed nothing since,no backache nothing..whats

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : my babys heads engaged and my cervix is very short and thin but not strechy yet i have tried sex walking red rasberry tea and tablets at same time i have had a hot curry i have been up and down slide s at the ball parks with the kids i am really fed up but she did the sweep this morning but i cant feel like anything is happening at all no contractions or anything i am having a home birth but if not here by mid next week i will have to go into hospital to have her what can i do

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40 weeks pregnant and fed up : im 4days overdue and im so fed up feels like ive been pregnant forever. wy cant we be offered the chance to be started off ourselfs when weve gone over 40 weeks. been told ill have to wait another 2 weeks if nothing happens on its own. is anyone else in this situation. give me your thoughts ive got my last period date spot on so why late in labour

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : I have suffered to last 2 nights not being able to sleep, due to a bad tummy ache, a period type pain low down. I have also had a few tringes in my private area, feels like a stabbing pain, is anybody else experiencing this? i am so fed up of waiting now, tried all the theories. baby is still very active.

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40 weeks pregnant and fed up : im now 35+1 weeks pregnant and have been fed up waiting for baby no.2 to come for the past 5 or 6 weeks. i am huge and feeling like poo. my first was born huge at 40+4 i heard that second babies come early, i hope this is true coz i really want this to over everyday feels like a week. i went to the midwife last week and she is 2/5th into my pelvis she looks like she has moved further down and i have tried to feel but quite frankly i cant feel her head and wouldnt even know where to start or di

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : Hi im 40 weeks a 4 days pregnant and waiting very impatiently for this baby to come. Its my first baby so just wondered something. Do u have to have a show before u start to get contractions for real? I have been booked in to be induced thursday but would really like to go b4 that on my own. i have tried hot curry, walking, baths, pinapple. I also had a sweep on thursday when i was 40 weeks and 1 day over. I did start getting pains yesterday that were a bit more sore than the usual tightning a

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : ok so as i said im 40/2 weeks pregnant and its my first baby.Naturally ive been feeling "fed up" for the last couple of weeks and im getting really impatient! I just wondered if theres any mums online at the moment that could tell me about the "signs" you get just before you go into labour ... ive not seen a mucus plug and have had very little discharge , however last night (i think) i was experiencing braxton hicks contractions. Is this a sure sign or have i still got long to wait? i dont re

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40 weeks pregnant and fed up : i am so fed up, i am 40 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child and have been in slow labour for 9 whole days and to make it wrse it feels like iv been in slow labour about 9 weeks. i went the hospital 9 days ago with pains were i was told i was 2cm dilated and sent home for a warm bath and some tea, i went back again on monday with the same pains were i was told i was 3 cm i had my show on tuesday,pains stopped. i went to my anti natel appointment on wed were my midwife sent me back to hospital due

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : turning 40 weeks pregnant on friday and baby has still not arrived. is there anything i can do to bring on natural labour?? also my midwife has offered me a membrane sweep next monday, what does this do and do you recommend it? many thanks, im getting fed up now waiting

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : I am 40 weeks and 3 days pregnant and am desparate to go into labour. I have high blood pressure, swollen ankles, face and hands, and cant walk because Ive got something begininng with sim....... that I cant pronounce. It is where your pelvic bone softens and moves about, some women get it worse than others apparently. So as you can imagine I am pretty fed up and want the end result now! Ive heard about going for walks, hot currys and sex. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : and i cant take it anymore. Im so fed up any advice? apart from enjoy this time to relax because im in that much discoomfort that relaxin is impossible.

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : Im 40 weeks pregnant and my baby wont stop moving it is doin some big movements that hurt. I have had groin ache since 4 weeks ago and lost my mucus plug 3 or 4 days ago. Nothing is happening and i am having no braxton hicks now. Im so fed up and dont know if its gonna drag on and on or if labour can just start up out of the blue anytime. help me please im getting very depressed

40 weeks pregnant and fed up : I feel so guilty! I'm 31 weeks pregnant and fed up. I feel so guily as I tried for years to have this baby I took maternity leave at 29 weeks but I'm so bored stuck at home all day!!!!! Plus we are REALLY struggling for money now that my wage has gone. Won't be able to think about returning to work (and will need to find another job) until March. Can't afford to go out and do anything. Can't drive as my car is on the fritz. Used to live a very busy life (work 40 hrs a week, took 6 hours