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All quiet on the western front :-\

D day 2 days and counting.

cj :)

Counting with you Caroline, give Naomi a big hug from us, we have her name pinned on the fridge,you must be getting very excited now, make sure you sleep, you will need it !! Love from Jeannine and John XX

Just been to visit Naomi. Looks like due date is going to come and go with no arrival :(

She had a 'sweep' this morning, but still not a twinge. The midwife is planning to do it again on Wednesday.

If still no baby, they will book her in for an induction, but that will not be till after christmas!

Hopefully, I will be able to post a much more positive message in the morning ::) Phone will be by the bed all night incase ;D

cj

Hang in there Caroline, he will come when he is ready,maybe Christmas Eve after all eh!! more hugs to Naomi, XX Jeannine

Thanks for all the hugs Jeannine :)

Naomi has to have another 'sweep' tomorrow. I am begining to wonder if they do any good, or it is all down to coincidence. So many people have had numerous sweeps, and many unsuccessful.

It is Phil's uncle's birthday tomorrow, Phils on friday, then christmas eve and christmas, so the chances are , it will be on a day of some significance or other. If not, it just means we will have another significant day to add to the list ;D

I'm off now to sit by the phone and will it to ring ::)

cj :)

Thinking of you Caroline and hoping for good news soon! (It's worse than having one yourself, isn't it?)  :-*

Thunderbirds are go!..........probably ::)

Just had call. A show, mad burst of energy and tummy very tight ;D (apologies for anyone who doesnt know what I am on about.)

Naomi will ring me if she goes into hospital, so I am off to bed with the phone. Dont know if I will be able to sleep though.

Probably Uncle Alberts birthday then ;D

cj :)

Yippee! Sounds like action stations.

Couldnt sleep so gave Naomi a ring. Waters broken now, and mild contractions, not regular and lasting about 10 seconds.

Looks like this is definately it.

How am I supposed to get any sleep now?!? ::)

OOOOOOH, I am sooooooooooooo excited ;D ;D ;D

cj :)

We'll all give a mighty push on the signal Caroline ;D

and don't forget the breathing  ;)

Just brought Naomi back from the hospital. Everything has stopped, so they sent her home.

She is feeling fed up now, as it really looked like today was the day. Ah well, cant be long now......surely?

cj :)

aww poor Naomi!
lots of hugs and kisses and best wishes to you all, will keep my fingers crossed for you!

Are you sure she is pregerant, and not eaten too many mince pies C? ;D ;)
Seriously though let's hope it starts for real very soon.

I did wonder today if she will have  a huge burp and discover it was wind all along ::)

cj :)

Oh Caroline, I saw the Thunderbird comments then followed it through expecting the announcement,................she has to have him soon. I shall be watching the screen!!

Panto tomorrow with 325 kids aged from 3 to 11 so will be shouting  all afternoon, so here is one for Naomi tonight.



GO GIRL....your Mum is going nuts!! We are all ready to start sucking air with you here.

XX Thinking of you all XX Jeannine

I thought once the waters broke they took you in regardless and induced the baby..... or is that old hat??

The midwife says she cant be sure the waters have gone. I tend to think Naomi got it right though, from what she described.

Also, when I had my third, I was told my waters hadnt gone and I wasnt in labour (although I was sure they had and I was!). Eventually they took me to the delivery room to asses me, as they thought that would 'calm me down, as I was getting a bit stressed'. 45 minutes later, Tim was born!

They put me down as a 45 minute labour,although in my estimation it was about 14 hours. The midwife was panicking when I took 45 minutes to reach the hospital on my 4th. She was standing at the door, willing me to get there in time ::)

Apparently, when the waters have gone, they like to monitor the baby every 15 minutes. Seems a bit extreme then, to send her home as they cant be sure. I would have thought better safe than sorry :-\

Anyway, no good fretting. I will just go back to 'phonewatch' ;D

Hopefully more news soon.

cj :)

ahh christmas babies eh! my first was due on christmas day 1998 but came a week early.  i shall be keeping an eye on this thread.  thinking of you all!

Quote from: grawrc on December 19, 2007, 16:52:43
I thought once the waters broke they took you in regardless and induced the baby..... or is that old hat??

Depends whereabouts in the country you have your baby! ::)
Advice seems to change on a monthly basis depending on which bit of research you read too I'm afraid.....

First step is to confirm they actually have gone, not as simple as you might think! Not everyone gets a deluge, some women get a slow leak every so often, it can be really difficult to tell. Usually involves having to go to a midwife to confirm with a speculum exam, literally having a look and seeing if liquor can be seen draining.

If confirmed, the clock starts ticking...most women will go into labour spontaneously within 48 hours, and are offered induction if there is no sign beyond that (local policies will vary, anything from straightaway to 96 hours). If there is any sign of any complication, e.g liquor draining is anything but clear, mum feels unwell or has a temperature, induction is recommended immediately on the basis that a small number of women will develop an intrauterine infection. Some hospitals offer women IV antibiotics if their waters have been broken over 24 hours even if they have no complications because of this. Phew! Are you still with me! :-\

Our local guidelines recommend monitoring the baby's heartbeat every 15 minutes (or continuously if pregnancy or labour becomes complicated) 'once labour is established'..also tricky to define as Caroline describes! Doesn't count from the first contractions I'm afraid, only from when they become powerful enough to [spoiler]progressively dilate the cervix[/spoiler] which might explain the discrepancy between mothers and midwives recorded length of labour (spoiler used to protect those of a delicate disposition!!).

Having said that, experience has taught me that most women know perfectly well when they are in labour and do not need midwives to 'tell' them!  ;D ;D ;D

Without doubt, labour is a different experience for every woman, so my job is never boring  8), but it does make it difficult to give 'general' advice as there is such a wide range of 'normal'!