Will i go past full term again?

whickeyloo

So with my first pregnancy i went on to 41 weeks pregnant until they induced me with my son. It was very crazy but in glad he had his time to develop. Then i had my miscarriage back in October. Baby was only 9 weeks. Now with this baby I'm 20 weeks in. But what I'm trying to ask is could i go full term or past full term again with this little one? Is there a chance after a miscarriage going into early labor? Just curious. 

tiffanyschaetz

Every pregnancy is different, there is really no way of telling until baby actually makes his/her appearance!  I wouldn't stress about it- a few weeks difference isn't that big a deal in the course of life.

camichael84

No one can predict that for you. Like previously mentioned, every pregnancy is different. A Google search tells me you are at no additional risk for preterm labor because you experienced a miscarriage, if that is your worry.

SaraJuul

You can't predict it, every pregnancy is different. My first son was 10 days early, so for my second I started my maternity leave 2 weeks before the due date to prepare. Well he was 2 days late. I was walking around for 2 weeks dilated 4 cm before I went into labor. I thought the baby was going to just fall out of me one day.

AnnaS930

..let me give my magic 8 ball a good shake for you and I'll let you know what it says

vampirina

I don't think you can go past full term. Like post-full-term term isn't a thing. You've either made it to the "full-term," which I believe is technically 37 weeks (correct me if I'm wrong), or you don't. 

ETA: I might be wrong, I'm not a medical professional - please correct me if I am!

OBMommy

@PoodleDoodleOoo, full term is 40 weeks and many practices allow the mother to go up to 42 weeks as long as mom and baby are healthy. And no, as an RN I can assure you that a prior 9 week miscarriage will have no bearing on your changes of delivering early with this baby

Sarafuss

@PoodleDoodleOoo I was curious about this (since I thought they changed it in recent years) so I looked it up.  The ACOG states that 37 weeks to 38w6d is "early term", 39 weeks to 40w6d weeks is "full term", 41 weeks to 41w6d is "late term", and 42 weeks and beyond is "post term". 

OBMommy

Yes, that's correct. Labor will not be stopped if the mother is past 36 weeks

whickeyloo

Thanks ladies. I know i sound crazy and im not asking anyone to predict if baby will be early or late. I just want to know if your body reacts the same for every labor. And different after a miscarriage. Thank you.