I can’t believe I am still sat here ten days overdue and not a contraction or hint of breaking waters in site. I was a week overdue with Trent but I never expected it this time around. In fact with all the time I spend running round after Trent I was convinced I might even go early.

The midwife has now visited on two separate occasions to perform what they call a “stretch and sweep”. I’m quite a private person and this is the first time I have had any kind of internal examination during my pregnancies – last time I was only examined whilst in labour and by then I couldn’t care less – so it was slightly embarrassing to go through. I can only describe it as like having a cancer smear. It was uncomfortable and slightly painful, but once I relaxed it was fine, and I soon forgot about it once it was done. Even so, as it didn’t work, it turned out to be a complete waste of time!

On the second occasion the midwife said I was about 2cm dilated, which confused me as by this time with Trent I was having contractions and in labour, she explained that each pregnancy is different and that once you have had one baby your muscles can loosen slightly!!

I’m now waiting for Wednesday, when I am booked into hospital to be induced. I have heard all sorts of horror stories about the procedure so I will report back and let you know as soon as it’s over and done with. The thing that is bothering me most about being induced is that they do it at night and send your partner home. We live 45 minutes away from the hospital, and last time when they sent Dad home – assuring him I wouldn’t have a baby until at least the following dinnertime – he almost missed the action! Just one and a half hours later I had Trent as Dad raced through the labour ward door to witness the final moments of the birth. Everyone always says that your second birth is quicker than the first so I have made him promise to sleep in the car in the car park if they chuck him out of labour ward!

Hopefully the next blog I write will include some lovely pictures and a video of my new baby. Dad was taking pictures of my now massive bump the other day and told me to include it in this blog but there is no way I’m going to put everyone through that sight!