Past Your Due Date? Suggestions For Speeding Things Up Plus Your Hospital Checklist

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Get your hospital bag ready in advance so you don't forget anything in the excitement when labour finally starts! If you're past your due date and tired of waiting, we're got some harmless suggestions that just might work for impatient mums. BE PREPARED

Hospital bag checklist, and tricks to get things started

PACK YOU BAGS

For a quick reminder of what to include in your overnight bag, print out this checklist:

For you:

- Your pregnancy notes, including your birth plan

- a nightgown or long t-shirt for the birth

- slippers or non-slip socks

- a good selection of your favourite snacks and drinks

- underwear and maternity pads

- toiletries to freshen up during the labour and after the birth

- a towel and flannel

- a couple of nursing bras and breast pads

- front-opening nightdress or pyjamas for nursing your newborn

- a comfortable going home outfit

- A camera and film

- mobile phone and list of important numbers

- Labour snacks http://pampers.ph/en_PH/content.do?type=101&contentId=12084

For baby:

- 2 to 3 sleep suits and body vests (consider your baby's size when choosing - a 9 lb baby may be more comfortable in 0-3 months clothes than Newborn ones)

- several nappies

- cotton wool

- a baby blanket or shawl

- a hat and cardigan

For more information on packing your hospital bag read

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IDEAS FOR IMPATIENT MUMS

Although your baby is the one in charge of releasing labour-inducing hormones into your bloodstream, if you have gone past your due date and you're feeling fed up with the wait why not try some of these tricks - they cannot harm your baby, and although there is no scientific evidence that they make any difference, at the very least they will help to pass the time!:

- Get frisky with your partner - intercourse is reputed to help move things along

- stay active and busy, although we don't recommend running up and down stairs!

- enjoy some spicy food

If all else fails, go and speak to your midwife. She may be able to give you a sweep to stimulate your labour, and failing that, she will refer you to the maternity ward where you can be booked in for an induction. Knowing that you’re going to have to be induced might just be the trigger you need to get things started.

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