March 2013 Moms
HML5382
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Do you want to make it to your due date?
HML5382
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I feel like I'm alone in wanting to be full term and make it to 40 weeks, anyone else out there?
My Dr. was actually apologizing to me today at my appointment because I'm really not showing any signs of impending labor! It just seems silly to me. I've been lucky enough to have a very good pregnancy, I don't feel horrible or anything, and I want my baby to stay in there as long as possible so she's as healthy & strong as she can be when she's born. I just don't get the rush.
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Re: Do you want to make it to your due date?
My doctor is not letting me go past my due date. I really dont want to be induced. So I would rather go a few days early without being induced.
Half of me says yes, the other half says no.
Yes because:
-The longer he is in there, the less I have to worry about out here in our current situation.
-Better for him to get as much out of this as possible.
- Maybe he may even be late and born on April Fools.
-Hopefully it won't snow anymore.
No because:
-If he is here, the sooner we can start the new chapter of our life.
-My body and mind are saying enough.
-There are some birthdays at the end of the month which I kinda want to try and avoid.
-Want to see what my first born looks like, everyone is pestering me about what ifs.
In short, yup, I'm there with you! We seem to be a rare breed! 40 weeks is a typical pregnancy.
Unless you have some medical complications, you should fight this. The cutoff is 42 weeks - you can go to 41.5 weeks before they HAVE to induce you. Anything before then is just a preference. I would NOT let anyone induce me at exactly 40 weeks if there was not an underlying issue (GD, pre-e, etc) that required it.
I wouldn't mind going to be EDD (19th) but I really think it would be neat to have a St. Patty's Day baby, so I wouldn't mind if she came on the 17th, either.
This is my 6th baby and I've never went past 38+3 so I'm not sure I'll make it that far, but if so... I'm totally fine with that.
This...
BFP #1 09/02/11 M/C 09/12/11 8w6days
BFP #2 07/18/12 Baby S born on his EDD 03/23/13
SS - age 12...SD - age 8...DS - 13 mos.
I would not mind making it to my EDD at all. Going past might be a different story lol. I'm very surprised with the number of people on TB who get frustrated by lack of progress prior to 40 weeks and I agree with PP's mention of 37 weeks being in their mind as an "ok, lets get going, I'm at term". I'd rather be "full term".
That being said, this being #2 means I'm not going to be able to sleep when the baby sleeps, I will be juggling more than just a nb, and I'm doubting it's going to be quite as easy as it was the first time around lol- so maybe that plays into my feelings of it being fine to wait this baby out
I got into this pregnancy knowing that carrying a baby full term meant 38 to 42 weeks (EDD give or take two weeks, although they will induce you before you get to 42, but you catch my drift.)
So to see multiple posters here create new posts about how to provoke labor and speed things up at 36, 37 weeks makes me mad. You got into this knowing you'd have at least 40 weeks of possible discomfort, deal with it.
I'd rather suffer through the night, have hip pain 24/7, nausea at every meal, prick my finger 4 times a day on top of following a diet, be unable to celebrate with friends and family and prepare myself for 4 to 5 more weeks of this if it means having a healthy baby that comes home to me, not stays in the NICU for weeks.
So in short, I'm not selfless, but I'm also not selfish and I understand that baby comes when baby and body are ready.
i didn't want my baby to come early but was a little disappointed that I was showing no signs at my 39 week appt. I posted about it yesterday. I obviously want her to come when she is ready but mommy is ready. My due date is in 5 days so any day now would be great with me. What added to me being a little disappointed about there being no signs is that she was measured to be 8lbs 3oz. I know that this could be wrong and she could slow down with her weight gain but her size was my fear all along. My dh's family has notoriously big babies. All along they were estimating her to be an avg size (7lbs ish) but she is already over 8 lbs and very happy in there. I am working until Fri which is also making things harder.
I was "ready" for her to come once I hit the 36 weeks but did not want her to actually be born until this week.
Charlotte Ella 07.16.10
Emmeline Grace 03.27.13
My Dr said the same about not wanting me to go past my due date. For this reason alone, I hope I go a little early. I have GD & this is what my Dr wants. I don't want to get in a fight with my Dr. but even with my GD (unless there are signs of him needing to come out) I really do not want to be induced. So if I go in labor on my own a few days prior, I would feel more comfortable.
04/07/11- PCOS Diagnosis w/GYN. Put on Metformin (1500 mgs)
04/25/11- 1st consultation with RE (Confirmed PCOS & Anovulation)
05/09/11-HSG-All clear! 05/13/11-SA-Normal. Found out on 2/14/12, low Morph (1%).
06/17/11-10 days of Clomid (100, 150) No response.
07/10/11-03/20/12- 5 Injectable (Follistim) IUI cycles; 4 BFN, 1 C/P. (stims ranged from 11 days to 25 days)
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IVF with ICSI in June/July 2013 = BFP!. Beta # 1 = 123. Beta # 2 = 252. Due March 25th. Baby boy arrived March 27, 2013!
FET #1 - 10/4/14 = BFP!! Beta #1 = 179. Beta # 2 = 499. Due June 22nd.
Thanks ladies, I feel better! I'm glad I'm not alone! I totally understand wanting to go into labor naturally and I definitely hope I can bring this LO into the world all natural like my first. And I know for some people that means wanting to go a little early to avoid interventions, I totally get that. But for someone who's having no complications and just thinking it's been long enough, I guess I just have a hard time understanding.
So good luck to you all! I hope everyone makes it close to their due dates and has happy healthy babies and smooth deliveries
How to answer, hmmmm. I am at 36w3d now. Celebrating the fact that I have made it this far this time -- previously my longest pg was 36w2d.
On the other hand, I've been having painful, irregular contrax since Saturday (more painful than the contrax I was having in mid-pg) and I'm getting frustrated with those.
I have GD but the drs haven't discussed inducing me -- probably because I've never made it to term -- so I have no idea how that will figure in if this LO isn't born soon.
I'm just ready for this LO to be born but have no intention of attempting things to encourage him to come before he's good and ready.
FWIW, I have never had a LO spend any time in the NICU (not even my 35w6d'er) so the idea of not wanting LO to arrive before 39-40 weeks just to avoid NICU time is foreign to me.
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