Someone tell me I'm getting close.....

SMZ85

This little nugget dropped 5 weeks ago and has been sitting at -3 since then which has been quite uncomfortable for me. They told me going on 4 weeks ago that it would probably be 2-3 weeks. At my last visit I was 25% and 1 cm dialated so not much of anything but it was something she said because she could feel more of her head then the last time. For the last two weeks I have had cramping everyday getting worse and more often each day. I have contractions intense ones but seem to mainly come at night. There have been a few times they were pretty consistent 5-6 min apart a min long for around an hour or more but then the minute I go to bed they decide they are done. I keep hoping I will just go to bed and my water will break in the middle of the night and then I wake up in the morning still pregnant..... Any advice support anything?! I feel like it has to be anytime now and the Dr's say the same but the days keep passing me by and Im getting discouraged and frustrated. I am so anxious and feel like I have been pregnant FOREVER. Including the miscarriage last year I have been pregnant a year almost and I am just so ready to have a little one at the end of this after how hard the last year has been. I will take any advice to kick start this or any words of wisdom

ToBeMMG

i feel that way too.

 

unfortunately, there is no way for either of us to know if it will be today, or if we will need to be induced two weeks from now!

 

frustrating. 

khill86

This is partly why I'm glad that my OB doesn't do internals. I feel like I'll be pregnant forever, too. My doctor told me last week that she was pretty confident I'd go to term or longer, that she saw no signs of labour other than the baby starting to engage. Then at this past appointment, she said he's still not fully engaged and started talking about what our plan will be for if I go over 40 weeks. At this point, I have an appointment booked for 40w3d where she'll sweep my membranes, then she'll book a just-in-case induction for the Friday or Monday following. I have no clue about dilation or effacement and I'm glad I don't because I'd hate to walk around thinking that it meant something. As crappy as it is to hear my OB talking like I'll be pregnant until July, I'm getting pretty comfortable just sitting and waiting it out without being hopeful that it will be "any day now."

DH asked the OB yesterday when we'd have the baby, jokingly (and even said she'd never be able to answer the question). She said she can't say that. Some time between now and three weeks from now. I'm just assuming I'll go long and I'm not hoping for anything. I haven't had any hints of early labour, so honestly, I'm kind of throwing my due date out the window and throwing caution to the wind.

Samiantha101

In the grand scheme of things, you're really close! In fact, you're in the home stretch!!! :-)

kk2bkd

Samiantha101:

In the grand scheme of things, you're really close! In fact, you're in the home stretch!!! :-)

This is what I keep trying to tell myself. We've been trying for a baby for 5 years so I feel your pain - I just can't wait!! BUT at MAX your LO will be in your arms in just a matter of weeks. SO CLOSE!

Hang in there!