My I.V.F Journal

40 Weeks + 2 Days

Well I'm 2 days overdue and I feel like it! lol. Pelvis very painful, hurts to walk, baby feels heavy and low.

Had Hospital appointment Tuesday where I had the usual checks done. I asked the midwife about my swollen feet and ankles and she said its because I'm measuring big (it was 50cms!) My feet feel sunburnt and look like an old fat womans hehe.

Anyway obstrician scared me with talk of big babies and stuck shoulders. He says I hope I get my home birth but he thinks I should go to hosp because baby is big.

I saw my midwife yesterday and discussed this with her. She said a birthing pool is excellent for birthing big babies as you have to keep moving about and changing position to get the shoulders out, which is easy in water. Also not everyone has problems birthing big babies, small ones can be equally problematic. She said Dr Heard is very cautious even though he is pro home birth. Also she told me that if I went to hosp and had an epidural that would cause the baby to get stuck. Epi's slow down labour.

Anyway I felt much happier after talking to her, she has booked me in for a membrane sweep Tuesday morning if nothing happens before then. Fingers crossed I go into labour Friday as my midwifes on duty that night :))