OVERDUE!!!!!! Ideas?

Well I'm overdue.
Ok only by a day lol but I'm having a really tough time!
Anyone else out there overdue? How'd you cope?
I'm not necessarily asking for induction methods, I've tried the ones I can manage (yep sex just ain't happening lol) but how did you cope being so large and uncomfortable...and having everyone else moaning about how long it's taking, and all the pressure...arggghhh!!!

I was only 3 days over but it felt like forever.
I did heaps of walking(although it was slightly warmer then) I also set my self a few mini tasks like building shelves for my bedroom (that DH and and my dad did while I supervised) The focus then became on something else and I wanted that finished before the baby came so I wasnt in too much of a hurry. Even things like sorting a drawer or any last minute thing thats probably not going to be done for a while after the baby is born. Although dont start something you may not be able to finish just incase you cant
Resting Up!!!! you probably wont be able to the same for a while now, so make the most of it.
I kno its horrible waiting, but that babies not going to stay inside there forever!
Good luck and I hope that baby doesnt leave you waiting too long

yep i know how you feel i went 10 days over and was going crazy big hugs hun it will be all over before you know it

hmmm , people telling you to hurry up , heres what i suggest , get all your favourite books, all your favourite movies , allll your favourite food , etc etc, and go hide somewhere without a phone , and hibernate from everyone til baby is ready

ORRR next time they say "when are you going to have her?" pop a water balloon between your legs, and say "now !" ...heh.

Wishful thinking !
i do sympathise, i went 8 days over ,tis a bi*ch, by the time your due, most women are wayyyyy over the whole pregnancy lark

Hi there, I definately know how your feeling as I have gone overdue with all my 6 girls. Here is a little something for you to read....I got this info from this website...www.mother-care.ca/induction_mth.htm

 

First, RELAX! Forget due dates. Due dates are simply an educated guess, did you know only 4% of births happen on the "due date"? Your anxiety is pumping adrenaline at high levels into your system and this could very well be further delaying any progress or starting. Concentrate on the wonderful feeling of the baby's movements inside you and how productive labor will be when it does begin. I know this all sounds a bit repetitive...however, the more you struggle to initiate labor the more your body becomes stressed and a body that is stressed will not start labor simply as a built in natural defensive response to perceived "danger". Even though you might not be in actual danger, your stress levels tell the body that danger is imminent and this further delays the natural release of oxytocin into your system. Go take a warm bath, eat a favorite meal, drink plenty of fluids and let nature take its course. The best things in life take their time.

 

It sounds easier said than done I know coz I've tried it and you'd think I would have learned after my 2nd and 3rd induction..No harm in giving it a try...I definately know what it's like to become anxious about going into labour...

 

Best of luck hun, Your little girl is not far away...

i went a week overdue with my charli and it was the longest week of my life!!!     
all the phone calls, txt msgs, emails and my nana coming over EVERYDAY to ask how i was......like i wouldn't tell you people if something had happened

put your feet up and relax...make the most of it before it's too late

Got to remember that your EDD is your ESTIMATED due date and that bub will come when she's good and ready!

HA says me when I was 3 days over, into labour early on day 4 and Keziah wasn't born until day 6

Get some YOU time while you can because once she's here that'll all be a thing of the past

We also tried everything and I went 10 days over. I went into labour the day that I didn't think about it. I was booked in for an induction on the Wednesday and went into labour the previous Sunday night. Good luck - hope you don't have to wait too long.

Usually being threatened with induction seems to do the trick. Our AN class had about 5 overdues - 3 came once they'd been threatened; July 08 was about the same.

I went 4 days over with one of mine. My doctor did a sweep one afternoon and she arrived that night.
After a nice swim at the hotpools! I was having cramps in the arvo but wanted a swim lol. Gee I was only 20, preg with 2nd baby...and hotpools were in opposite direction to hospital and about 40 mins away from the hospital! I look back now and wonder what on earth I was thinking lol. Seemed to work though, got to hospital and she arrived an hour later!

So I don't really have any new suggestions for you! Good luck, I hope baby arrives today!