Anyone make it to 39 or 40 weeks?

meagamomma2be · February 2010

Unlike most, my OB doesn't induce at 38 wks. I know it's unlikely that I'll make it that far, but I was wondering if anyone here made it to 39 or 40 wks. I already feel huge and miserable and the thought of having 3 more months left makes me want to cry.

jacobandcrystal · February 2010

I was induced at 37w6d but I think I probably would've gone at least another week if I hadn't been! It is possible : )

atc282 · February 2010

2 days shy of 39 weeks. I passed up my scheduled induction at 38 weeks and my doctor would allow another week max. I was induced at 38w5d, was 100% effaced, but barely dilated. I tried for a vaginal delivery but B started to block A in the birth canal and so they converted it to a c/s.

GL

macchiatto · February 2010

jacobandcrystal:
I was induced at 37w6d but I think I probably would've gone at least another week if I hadn't been! It is possible : )

Ditto this word for word. (I was dilated to a 2 or a 3 for about a week before my induction. I had TONS of BH but I'm really not sure I would've gone into labor within the next few days if I hadn't been induced.

macchiatto · February 2010

Btw, why doesn't he induce at 38w? That seems to go against the bulk of the research on twin pregnancies.

meagamomma2be · February 2010

I'm not really sure why he doesn't induce at 38w. He told me this early in my pregnancy and I didn't think to ask about it because I didn't know anything about twin pregnancies at this point. He has his own set of twins, so it's not like he's inexperienced in this area. Maybe I should ask next time.

keg · February 2010

I didn't, but know two people IRL who went 39 weeks with twins. (Don't know if this has anything to do with it, but both had an older child too.) Hang in there!

mrscalkins · February 2010

I made it to one day shy of 39. My doctor said I could have easily made it to 40.

Temp159135562506975 · February 2010

i made it to my scheduled c/s at 38w1d with no signs of labor- so i think i could have easily made it another week or two... but the risks go up after 38w and i was not willing to risk it... 38w is considered by most docs, to be the best time to deliver twins. Some docs go to 39w (my boss's wife went to 39) but that is the absolute latest you should go--- the placenta can deteriorate/detach if you go too long with twins.

the avg twin birth is 35-36w... so you might not make it that far- but certainly many of us do go further, too.

babydontforget · February 2010

I woman I work with carried to 39.5 and then delivered by C-section (babies were both breech). Apparently there were no signs that labor was coming.

Jonoline · February 2010

I had a similar question. My OB said that at my apt on Monday we would schedule my C-Sect bc he has to have it in place at 32 weeks (my silly ticker wont work so Ill be 31w6d on monday). I have been on BR for 8 weeks, and the original expectation was I would deliver before 34 weeks, but now everyone is thinking I may make it further. When I asked when he would schedule the C for he said he technically HAS to schedule it for 39 weeks even though he stated ill never make it that far. Why does he have to schedule it for then??? He said average is 36ish-37ish weeks. I dont know how long he'll let me go though there was discussion in the beginning that they wouldnt let me go past 36-37 unless the babies were tiny and still growing strong. They have always been on the dime average. Its quite frustrating/stressful/tiring to try to figure out exactly when these girls will be born!!!

mlkwmu · February 2010

my maternal fetal doc said that if I don't go into labor by 38 weeks to get ready to have a birthday party. I think his reasoning is mostly due to his experience that by that time, the baby is outgrowing the placenta and the placenta just isn't doing it's job anymore.

TaraJo_1118 · February 2010

i went into labor at 30 weeks... had 2 BIG healthy boys at 31 weeks. They got my due date wrong lol

Temp6313048411121614 · February 2010

My OB would've allowed me to go to 39w. I made it to my scheduled c/s at 38w and was having very few contractions, I probably could've made it.

eileenm21 · February 2010

i had a scheduled c section at 38 weeks 2 days. At my last appointment the day before the c section, my cervix was still closed tight. I was effaced about 60% but I was that way for a number of weeks. I am convinced I would have gone to 39/40 wks if my dr. didn't do the c section, but that is just my humble opinion.

HisLobster · February 2010

I had a scheduled c/s at 38w but I think I would've made it to at least 39.

MoMandA · February 2010

I carried to 39 weeks and 6 days. My OB typically induces at 38 weeks, but I was not favorable for induction. She let me carry longer to increase my chances of delivering vaginally.

Every OB is different and mine explained to me that the most current research supports allowing a problem free twin pregnancy to continue to 40 weeks. She shared the research with me and allowed me to consider the basis for her decision. Most OBs who will let you carry past 38 will only do it if yo have 2 placentas, At 40 weeks she worries about the size of the babies putting pressure on the cords.

In the end I still had a c section for failure to progress and the last two weeks were harder than the rest of the pregnancy. Plus I was so heavily monitored that I was at the hospital every other day. But everything ended well.