Soo impatient!!

lornasmith · Jan 28th, 2010, 06:13 AM

Well our little girl was due on Monday but she's making no effort to come out! She only has her head engaged and has hardly moved any further down in the last week! Still very active and having big wiggle fits. Havn't had any pain / braxton hicks / twinges / a show... Im back to the midwife for a sweep next week if she hasn't arrived by then. Im just so impatient! I want to meet my daughter! I just don't know what to do with myself! x

RainbowDrop_x · Jan 28th, 2010, 06:16 AM

Awww

I'm sure she'll come out when she's had enough lol.. Oh quick question though?

What's a sweep

xxx

lornasmith · Jan 28th, 2010, 06:26 AM

To be honest, im not too sure myself!! My last midwife appointment was a bit of a blur to me! I think it's where they give you a bit of a "clear out" up there. They wipe the neck of the womb to help you along i think? I could be wrong, hopefully someone may be able to give more info on here! x

chocaccino · Jan 28th, 2010, 08:10 AM

i looked it up because i wanted to know lol
Usually, a membrane sweep will be carried out by your doctor or midwife either while you're at home or in the doctors surgery itself. They are performed during an internal examination and involve your midwife inserting a finger into your cervix (to stretch it a little) and then making a firm, circular, sweeping movement around the neck of your womb. This movement helps to separate your cervix from the membranes of the sac that is currently housing your baby, and is a procedure that helps to stimulate the release of prostaglandins - the hormones that signal to your brain that it's time to start labour.

xxx

b_izzle · Jan 28th, 2010, 08:11 AM

I had no idea what it was either, i saw midwife on monday & asked her, she described it as giving your cervix abit of a whooosh haha & would be gentle if i needed one as they can cause discomfort xx

annawrigley · Jan 28th, 2010, 08:25 AM

awww

hope she comes soon for you xxx

lizardbreath · Jan 28th, 2010, 09:10 AM

I hope this gives you some hope , I went to a doctors apt 5 days before my daughter was born then checked everything out and said i wasnt engaged i wasnt dialating, i hadnt dropped anything no pain no BH nothing , they were sure i was going to have to be induced , and she was born 4 days later and all of it happened in 14 hours , so you never know your little girl might just decide to come good luck and sadly you have to play the wait and guess game , good luck Labour dust your way

flutterbywing · Jan 28th, 2010, 10:12 AM

Aww hun, it will only be another week or so MAX, not that long after you've already waited 40 weeks. and most of the time they come totally out of the blue, I had no idea either of them until 6 and 9 hrs before they were born, she'll come when she's ready!

BrEeZeY · Jan 28th, 2010, 11:42 AM

sleep! cuz u dnt get alot of it once the LO arrives! and enjoy eating anything u want to!

LilMama2be · Jan 28th, 2010, 11:54 AM

When i was preggo i had 2 sweeps, didn't do anything. or at least didn't put my into labor right away ( in the time they say it might). I started leaking fluid when i was overdue by 3 days, went in and they kept me. was only in labor for 8 hours. [:

Jan 28th, 2010, 06:13 AM	#1
lornasmith Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: nyorks Posts: 258	Soo impatient!! Well our little girl was due on Monday but she's making no effort to come out! She only has her head engaged and has hardly moved any further down in the last week! Still very active and having big wiggle fits. Havn't had any pain / braxton hicks / twinges / a show... Im back to the midwife for a sweep next week if she hasn't arrived by then. Im just so impatient! I want to meet my daughter! I just don't know what to do with myself! x

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Jan 28th, 2010, 06:16 AM	#2
RainbowDrop_x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,726	Awww I'm sure she'll come out when she's had enough lol.. Oh quick question though? What's a sweep xxx

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Jan 28th, 2010, 06:26 AM	#3
lornasmith Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: nyorks Posts: 258	To be honest, im not too sure myself!! My last midwife appointment was a bit of a blur to me! I think it's where they give you a bit of a "clear out" up there. They wipe the neck of the womb to help you along i think? I could be wrong, hopefully someone may be able to give more info on here! x

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Jan 28th, 2010, 08:10 AM	#4
chocaccino Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Glastonbury Posts: 570	i looked it up because i wanted to know lol Usually, a membrane sweep will be carried out by your doctor or midwife either while you're at home or in the doctors surgery itself. They are performed during an internal examination and involve your midwife inserting a finger into your cervix (to stretch it a little) and then making a firm, circular, sweeping movement around the neck of your womb. This movement helps to separate your cervix from the membranes of the sac that is currently housing your baby, and is a procedure that helps to stimulate the release of prostaglandins - the hormones that signal to your brain that it's time to start labour. xxx

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Jan 28th, 2010, 08:11 AM	#5
b_izzle Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London Posts: 122	I had no idea what it was either, i saw midwife on monday & asked her, she described it as giving your cervix abit of a whooosh haha & would be gentle if i needed one as they can cause discomfort xx

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Jan 28th, 2010, 08:25 AM	#6
annawrigley Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: York, UK Posts: 10,807	awww hope she comes soon for you xxx

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lizardbreath Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada , Ontario Posts: 1,821	I hope this gives you some hope , I went to a doctors apt 5 days before my daughter was born then checked everything out and said i wasnt engaged i wasnt dialating, i hadnt dropped anything no pain no BH nothing , they were sure i was going to have to be induced , and she was born 4 days later and all of it happened in 14 hours , so you never know your little girl might just decide to come good luck and sadly you have to play the wait and guess game , good luck Labour dust your way

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Jan 28th, 2010, 10:12 AM	#8
flutterbywing Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Midlands Posts: 1,791	Aww hun, it will only be another week or so MAX, not that long after you've already waited 40 weeks. and most of the time they come totally out of the blue, I had no idea either of them until 6 and 9 hrs before they were born, she'll come when she's ready!

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Jan 28th, 2010, 11:42 AM	#9
BrEeZeY Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: kansas Posts: 2,969	sleep! cuz u dnt get alot of it once the LO arrives! and enjoy eating anything u want to!

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Jan 28th, 2010, 11:54 AM	#10
LilMama2be Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 647	When i was preggo i had 2 sweeps, didn't do anything. or at least didn't put my into labor right away ( in the time they say it might). I started leaking fluid when i was overdue by 3 days, went in and they kept me. was only in labor for 8 hours. [:

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