40w2d preg- need hope!

Scottymommy

So, for the past 2 weeks at my appts, my OB tried to strip my membranes, however each time I wasn't dilated/effaced enough. DS1 was 9 days late, and I was induced with him. They scheduled me for an induction this Friday. Anyone have any positive labor stories where you weren't showing any progress at your appts, but LO still came on his or her own? Thanks!!

contourhands

Hi!

I was right there where you were at....the doc told me I could go 10 days past due and then they would induce.  I am not sure if this is going to help or not, but my baby did not arrive on his own and it was crazy--I felt like he would NEVER get here and I really wanted him to get here on his own...finally I made peace with it and induced....it wasn't bad and I had a vaginal birth...didn't have any complications and he came out healthy as a horse   That was one nice thing about being past due--he was totally alert and ready to BF right away.....no jaundice.  All in all, I'm sure you will feel so great once he is here and don' tworry how it happens, it will happen.  Much luck to you

Rsoc23

My Dr wanted to induce at 40wks exactly. I said no and went into labor on my own at 40wks 1 day

Scottymommy

contourhands:

Hi!

I was right there where you were at....the doc told me I could go 10 days past due and then they would induce.  I am not sure if this is going to help or not, but my baby did not arrive on his own and it was crazy--I felt like he would NEVER get here and I really wanted him to get here on his own...finally I made peace with it and induced....it wasn't bad and I had a vaginal birth...didn't have any complications and he came out healthy as a horse   That was one nice thing about being past due--he was totally alert and ready to BF right away.....no jaundice.  All in all, I'm sure you will feel so great once he is here and don' tworry how it happens, it will happen.  Much luck to you

Thank you! My induction with my son was a little scary since his HR dropped a couple times, but they got it back up each time and he came out vaginally... but I was SO close to getting a c-section. Its good to hear a positive induction story :-)

Scottymommy

Rsoc23:

My Dr wanted to induce at 40wks exactly. I said no and went into labor on my own at 40wks 1 day

Wow that's really early! I hope DS2 comes within the week :-)

mundayem

I had made absolutely no progress at any of my appointments. I even was in early labor for 24 hours and still hadn't dilated at all. I had my baby the next day with no medical intervention. It could still happen for you too, I went from 0 to having a baby in about 24 hours. Good Luck.

sparks2987

I made no progress for 4 weeks before LO arrived. Even on the day that I was in labor I wasnt progressing, they gave me pitocin to slow my contractions enough to help me progress. I was 40w 1d when I had her.

After progress started I went from 1cm-3cm in two hours and I was happy with that. Then jumped from 3-10 in half an hour.

It will happen, you wont be pregnant forever, even though you feel like you will right now.

MrsKM82

On the day I turned 38 weeks I had an appointment that morning and was not dilated or effaced one bit. That night I went into labor and progressed quite quickly!

Scottymommy

Thanks everyone! Makes me feel a little bit better :-) Definitely keeping up with the OWTs today to get things moving!

julesjarvais65

My doc wanted to induce me at 41 weeks but I refused. I had an induction scheduled for 41w6d and my water broke the morning of 41w5d and I had DD that night. I had my membranes stripped at my 41 week appt and the day before I went into labor.

I ended up having pitocin to make my labor progress because I wasn't progressing very much (2cm in 12 hours) and it took about 6 hours to progress the final 4 cm.

Good luck!

MesmrEwe

I wasn't lucky enough to go on my own, but with both of my kiddos I was "High/Tight/Closed" when my inductions started.  With DD it took forever, but with DS, the induction, as far as inductions go was pretty quick!  Ask if you can go in the night before to start the "ripening" process so that you can sleep through that phase of the induction.  It makes the working part of the induction/L&D go that much easier when you have a full night of sleep on you.  DS took half the time that DD did and I required a heck of a lot less for pain meds as well. 

meg_2006

I was 41w when they scheduled me to be induced the next day because of high BP.  I wasn't dilated, and the baby's head was at -2 station.  I went into labor that evening!

SuperDuperGirl23

I was scheduled to be induced on Jan 24th but I went into labor late at night on January 22nd, she was born on Jan 23rd. I was barely effaced/dialated (a 1) at my appointment. I had contractions all night, went in to the hospital where they broke my water and gave me a little Pitocin and I was ready to push in a few hours. I only pushed for an hour or so and she was here. Try not to fret, momma! I'm sure everything will go smoothly.

MrsT2008

at my 39 week appt I was barely 1cm and 70% effaced (but I had been that effaced for 2 weeks).  3 days later, DD was here and I was in active labor (on my own, no induction) for less than 10 hours.

good luck!

mommyselijah

Hi, 

There is hope, my due date was Jan 21st 2012 and she didnt come till Jan 31st, The day she came i was suppose to schedule an induction but thank God she came, just hold on and let mother nature try to takes its course, i was dilated 1 1/2 for 3 weeks then the day i went into labor i was 4 and from 4 i jumped to 9 with in 5 hours...so i would wait until the 10th day unless there are medical issues involved but if not hold on till the last minuet and if nothing happens and you have to have the induction, at least you know you gave your baby all the time that was allowed. Good luck and i hope this helped

 

Scottymommy

mommyselijah:

Hi, 

There is hope, my due date was Jan 21st 2012 and she didnt come till Jan 31st, The day she came i was suppose to schedule an induction but thank God she came, just hold on and let mother nature try to takes its course, i was dilated 1 1/2 for 3 weeks then the day i went into labor i was 4 and from 4 i jumped to 9 with in 5 hours...so i would wait until the 10th day unless there are medical issues involved but if not hold on till the last minuet and if nothing happens and you have to have the induction, at least you know you gave your baby all the time that was allowed. Good luck and i hope this helped

I would wait 10 days, however they don't do inductions on Saturdays/Sundays :-( So Friday is the latest I could wait. Thanks I appreciate the hope! I have an appt this wednesday so hopefully maybe I'll be dilated/effaced enough for a membrane sweep! Or even better, hopefully he'll come before then.

 

Scottymommy

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it. Makes me feel more relaxed!

bleu928

I went 10 days past my due date (I KNOW you are hoping to avoid that!!) but went into labor on my own.  I delivered the day before they were going to induce me.  I had ZERO progress until I went into labor.  I was 1cm at my 41 week appt and was pretty discouraged. The day I went into labor I lost my mucus plug then contractions started that night.  They broke my water at the hospital after I was further along.

GL!!

ElatedMom2B

bleu928:

I went 10 days past my due date (I KNOW you are hoping to avoid that!!) but went into labor on my own.  I delivered the day before they were going to induce me.  I had ZERO progress until I went into labor.  I was 1cm at my 41 week appt and was pretty discouraged. The day I went into labor I lost my mucus plug then contractions started that night.  They broke my water at the hospital after I was further along.

GL!!

This was pretty much me too.  It was the 4th of July and I was 42 weeks pregnant!  That Friday I had no progress, maybe a centimeter dilated.  My water broke at my friends house during a picnic.  Went to the hospital and she would have been born that night (was admitted at 6:00 p.m.).  I was dehydrated and her heart rate was very fast so they wanted me to sit with fluids.  She came at 3:00 a.m. on the 5th - I was scheduled to be induced on the 5th.  Not what you wanted to hear, however, it will happen when its time to happen.  Hang in there - the waiting is so hard!

Scottymommy

Thanks ladies! Still hoping!

kiarstin

I had an internal on a monday all closed up, next night contractions started and water broke the following morning.  So internals mean nothing, your body can progress overnight.  You are not very "overdue" either. 

Breezy through life

I had an NST on a Friday @ 40w4d pregnant and while I was having regular contractions (I had been having regular contractions since 39 weeks, which really sucked).  They asked me then If I wanted to be induced right then, and for a brief second I thought about it, but it was late and I hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and hadn't had my nap, so I declined.  They set up another NST for Sunday @ 40w6d pregnant and I said if I hadn't progressed then they could induce me. So when that Sunday rolled around, I kind of had a feeling that it might be real labor that morning but I didn't want to get my hopes up.  We went in for the NST and lo and behold, I had finally progressed!  They kept me at the hospital and let me walk around sit on the birthing ball, whatever I wanted to do.  I labored completely on my own (though with the help of pain relievers) until the next morning when my daughter was born, so it CAN happen.  Keep up you hope.