monday 6th january..

38 weeks pregnant i started to feel unwell, i rang my midwife who suggested i ring triage and see if they wanted me to pop in and be monitored. speaking to the triage nurse she advised me to come in and be seen as it sounded like i was in slow labour. 

i had pain in my bits when i walked and had loose bowels etc and had been feeling quite sick. i was put on the monitor which showed i wasn't contracting, this i knew already but just to be sure i was checked over.

the next day i hadn't really felt baby move, from being in hospital already for reduced movements i knew it wasn't a risk i could take. i was taken in and put on the monitor, babys heart rate wasn't worringly low but he/she wasn't moving moving much and being a lazy bum. i was told by a consultant that i would need a scan to make sure baby was growing okay and my placenta was working correctly as this was the second time i had been in triage for reduced movement. 

i got a call the next day to come in at 12:30 for a scan, baby was absolutely fine, weighing around 7.6-7.8. head circumference was perfect and so was the size of the abdomen. however, babys femur length was off the chart! must have daddys long legs!

i was seen by a doctor who basically said my body was at full capacity and bubs simply had no room to move! they didn't want me going overdue as it could cause bubs to become distressed and for me to become extremely uncomfortable. they decided the best thing to do was induce me at 40 weeks on my due date! eee who knew i'd be meeting my baby so soon especially when everyone around me was betting i'd go overdue.