Update. Anxiety and Jumping Beans
Last night wasn't a good night. Bean had been very active since around 3pm when I had come back from my daily walk trying to get the bugger to come out. This continued all night. When I say active, I mean really active, thumping about in there and basically freaking me out. This has happened on a few occasions in the past couple of months and the midwife did say that If it happens again to come in and be monitored.
I've been feeling really anxious for a few days now as every time I lie down I feel short of breath and feel faint. This is probably due to anaemia. This sets me off panicking and having palpitations which then makes the symptoms worse like fast heart rate/pulse and Bean smashing around in protest. This continued all night, stressing me out and making me have painless Braxtons which were really annoying and making Bean worse. I tried to meditate but every time I calmed down and was about to drop off to sleep, my heart would pound again due to the fact I was breathing too slow and not getting enough oxygen. Vicious circle.
Anyway, I got up and ate this morning really tired from no sleep and thought I would try to have a nap around 10am. Same thing happened again and it started to freak me out so I called the Maternity Day Unit and asked to speak to a m/w. She told me to come down and see her. I threw some clothes on and jumped on the bus as I felt quite distressed and tearful and basically fed up with it all.
After about an hr I was seen as it was busy in there. Me and Bean were monitored. I knew deep down everything was ok with him but I wanted to hear it and put my mind at rest. Everything turned out to be fine but the midwife has booked my induction date in case he doesn't come this weekend on my request.
I see the antenatal doc on monday to discuss what will happen and for him to authourise the induction. They only let you go over between 10-12 days so by then I will be 9 days over and to be honest, I don't care anymore and just want Bean out however he has to come.
Basically if Bean has not come by then they want to induce me on wednesday, admitting me on tuesday eve so they can try the hormone gel before putting me on a drip on the wednesday if the pessary fails after the 2nd-3rd attempt. They will try to manually break my waters to see if that starts it off if the pesssary works a bit at softening and opening and then they will try the drip. So either way Bean will be out by thursday for sure, time they tinker with me if he hasn't came before then.
I'm not sure if any of this makes sense but then I am darkly tired and having trouble stinging words together.
We can only see what the weekend holds. I'd rather spontaniously go into labour but Bean is making no move to do so and he hasn't dropped any more hence the continued rib pain. He's only 1/5th engaged and has been for over 6 weeks. There is a higher risk of a cesear through induction but I don't care any more.
I have no idea if he will come before or not as I've had no symptoms to suggest that he will. I'm just so fed up with being in pain and just want to meet my baby now.
Please wish me luck and that the Beanster will come on his own!
40w + 5d
I've been feeling really anxious for a few days now as every time I lie down I feel short of breath and feel faint. This is probably due to anaemia. This sets me off panicking and having palpitations which then makes the symptoms worse like fast heart rate/pulse and Bean smashing around in protest. This continued all night, stressing me out and making me have painless Braxtons which were really annoying and making Bean worse. I tried to meditate but every time I calmed down and was about to drop off to sleep, my heart would pound again due to the fact I was breathing too slow and not getting enough oxygen. Vicious circle.
Anyway, I got up and ate this morning really tired from no sleep and thought I would try to have a nap around 10am. Same thing happened again and it started to freak me out so I called the Maternity Day Unit and asked to speak to a m/w. She told me to come down and see her. I threw some clothes on and jumped on the bus as I felt quite distressed and tearful and basically fed up with it all.
After about an hr I was seen as it was busy in there. Me and Bean were monitored. I knew deep down everything was ok with him but I wanted to hear it and put my mind at rest. Everything turned out to be fine but the midwife has booked my induction date in case he doesn't come this weekend on my request.
I see the antenatal doc on monday to discuss what will happen and for him to authourise the induction. They only let you go over between 10-12 days so by then I will be 9 days over and to be honest, I don't care anymore and just want Bean out however he has to come.
Basically if Bean has not come by then they want to induce me on wednesday, admitting me on tuesday eve so they can try the hormone gel before putting me on a drip on the wednesday if the pessary fails after the 2nd-3rd attempt. They will try to manually break my waters to see if that starts it off if the pesssary works a bit at softening and opening and then they will try the drip. So either way Bean will be out by thursday for sure, time they tinker with me if he hasn't came before then.
I'm not sure if any of this makes sense but then I am darkly tired and having trouble stinging words together.
We can only see what the weekend holds. I'd rather spontaniously go into labour but Bean is making no move to do so and he hasn't dropped any more hence the continued rib pain. He's only 1/5th engaged and has been for over 6 weeks. There is a higher risk of a cesear through induction but I don't care any more.
I have no idea if he will come before or not as I've had no symptoms to suggest that he will. I'm just so fed up with being in pain and just want to meet my baby now.
Please wish me luck and that the Beanster will come on his own!
40w + 5d