OT..Help..a little please

Quick and easy delivery/recovery prayers on the way. You truly do sound miserable!!! (((((( gentle hugs)))))

so i guess long walks to start labour are out of the question, hmmm. some use castor oil to get the party started. i used a 1M single dose of pulstatilla, a homeopathic remedy. as your still not at your due date it might take a few doses to work, if then. calling a homeopath or a chemist that carrys those remedys might give you more info to see if its worth a try. maybe they deliver or get dh to pick it up on the way home from work? this will only start labour if your body is ready to start but needs a wee bit of help. i was overdue by then tho, ummm, due date for me then was 23 Feb. i took the one wee tablet at 9am on the 10th March and labour slowly happened over the day with a home delivery just in time for dinner. i was well and truely ready being 17days overdue, eh. yes that was totally accurate for due date too. lol. thats my only ideas. good luck, at least your not carrying thru summer heat, argh. NZ is reversed seasons so i was melting then. :( hugz, jeanne

You are in my prayers. I can't imagine being in your condition and having

6 other children and a husband to take care of. Hope your little one shows up soon...

Would you or your doctor consider a cesarean? If you're that miserable, perhaps it should be considered? I hope the wait for your little one comes soon so you can just enjoy holding her in your arms.

Pitocin! It works fast! I speak from experience.

she'd be darn uncomfortable afterwards though, I can't imagine choosing a cesarean for convenience when you have 6 other children to look after, plus it's not a risk free operation, even having to stay in hospital afterwards could be a problem with a large family and that would be made longer by any complication. But for a mother of many, experienced with labour, any reasonable doctor would consider induction after 39 weeks and by my calculations she's there already. But wanting the baby out is not the same as wanting to go through a medicalised procedure to get there, for all I know Joanna could be planning a natural birth at home, I'm just sending wishes that this lowness will mean a delivery in the next few days.

Anne

#7?!?!?! WOW how COOL!!!

I was only able to have three myself and they were all c-sections. I don't recommend it if you don't have to have one. Healing time is awful and since mine were so close together, 15 years later and I still don't have all the feeling in my tummy back again due to them being all cut across.

Thoughts of speedy delivery being sent your way Joanna.

~KK in BC~

Prayers for a speedy delivery and quick recovery!!

Prayers on the way Joanna. How old are the other 5? Although we count 16 children, I only gave birth to 5. Would have loved to have more, but money got in the way.

All the best Joanna and keep us posted!

Marilyn in Alberta, Canada

Bless your heart. How we would love to be closer so we could bring you some rest, cook and clean a bit and entertain a precious 3 year-old. Holding your close in our hearts and prayers and wishing you a happy and soon birthday. Polly

Well, for goodness sake Joanna! Hoping the little darlin' comes on time, if not sooner, and then you can breathe easy! Blessings to you and your family.

Patti in Seattle

Hang in there dearie!! And if you like garlic, have LOTS!!! I started a bit of "pre-term" with the twins after hubby's super garlic mashers. I've also heard that some of those "delivery guaranteed pizzas" (LOL) that some preg woman eat contain lots of garlic & spices. Good Luck & Speedy Labor!!

Prayers on the way - but help them! Have a curry and a beer... Worked for me! ;)

Prayers that your little one will make her appearance soon!!

Charlotte

Hugs and prayers on their way Joanna.

Hugs, Mika

Kathyl, wouldnt she need an Rx for the pitocin? and how would you take that? tablets? i've only had that when in labour already and they try to speed it up with that, my baby sure didnt like it. i was on a fetal monitor at the time. tho that said, it was waaaaaaaaaay back in '78, dinosaurs and all that, lol.

i still opt for calling a homeopathic chemist (yes i know thats an oxymoron) and check with them on using the 1M dose of Pulsatilla. homeopathics have no effect if you pick the wrong one. there are no side effects, perfectly harmless if you are not ready to go into labour, you wont. they only work 'if' your ready and the body needs a wee bit of a shove. might depend on how far dialated Joanna is now. i'd make a simple call and check it all out if you're not familiar with homeopathics. i used them with my kids from about 3 months old with the sniffles. later and right thru their childhood for whatever things occured. i used them myself after childbirth too to help with the bruising on my bottom. they are amazing. i also use for any bruising/shock etc, anything really there is a remedy.

just my two cents of course. i'm a total fan of homeopathics. as i said, you gotta choose the right remedy or nothing will happen and in this case, if you're not ready to go into labour you wont. shrug, jeanne

My prayers are for the baby to come out soon.....please let us know... Pami

yes, it is a prescription drug, but not something you just pick up at the chemist, it's almost always delivered by an IV pump, starting at a low dose, then gradually increasing. That then ties you to where the IV stand is. Continuous monitoring is then almost always required, again tieing your location. It's also known to do interesting things to contractions, double peaked, not much gap between them, more painful at early dilation and so on, so almost all women end up having an epidural, which again, is not entirely risk free. I think it's something most doctors would offer in this situation, but something that far less women would accept, I was in a similar situation myself, but the pain at the end of pregnancy was far more fundamental, it was a symptom of an underlying condition, that even when I said I have x, the doctors did not believe me or chose to ignore it, or didn't understand it, or something, they were keen to induce labour to take away my pain, when I was saying I need a c-section to avoid being damaged further. I went into labour naturally the day I was due to be induced (against my wishes, but it was no longer an offer, I was being bullied) and much as I hate to be proved right, the damage was done, with various joints separating, dislocating and being sprained during delivery, healing has been very slow, it took 7mths for the swelling to go down and things may never fully heal.

Anne