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Uncooperative cervix. Sigh.

Allie30Allie30 member
in 3rd Trimester

So I just came back from my 40 week visit. My baby is apparently SO low that I have a posterior cervix, which may be contributing to the fact that my cervix is EXTREMELY unfavorable for labor right now -- 0 effacement, 0 dilation.

I know that, in the grand scheme of things, this is not a big deal. I have been extremely lucky this pregnancy -- the baby is healthy, I'm healthy, the fact that she wants to cook another week or two is her business. But that doesn't stop hormonal little me from being hormonal and crying on the way home from the doctor's office. I want my baby.

 We talked about induction options, which neither my doctor nor I (nor my husband) want to even attempt until I'm at least 41 weeks, but my doctor said she'd definitely do by 42 weeks. But she also warned me that with a cervix like mine, induction has a high percentage failure rate and my chances of a section go up a lot. If my cervix doesn't change in a week. And after my husband heard this, he was like -- well, do you want to try for a section without labor so you don't have to go through both.

Which started up the waterworks again. I'm so hormonal. I really don't want a section except as a last resort. And I don't want to wait until 42 weeks to induce either, because both of my doctors will be leaving town and I'll have to deliver with someone covering their call. 

So now I'm just hoping that next week, my cervix will become cooperative and I'll either go into labor or have a more successful induction. Meanwhile, I'm majorly bummed. 

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  • Soap1Soap1 member
    It could all change at any moment.  Don't lose hope yet! :)
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  • neferhathorneferhathor member
    gah that sucks! i'm sending you a dump truck full of safe and natural labor dust your way!
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  • jamiemsmithjamiemsmith member
    This will be me in a couple of weeks, I can see it now... So I'm sending you 1 metric ton of labor dust!! Now... go get it on with DH! If you can stand to look at him long enough!! Best of luck!
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    Labor cookies for you!!!

    I hope that you have some progress soon!!

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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member
    No fun. I had a vaginal exam when my MW was talking induction with DS, and there was nothing going on (and I ended up not being induced for other reasons), but I started early labor the next morning, so it can happen quickly, even if you don't have any signs... And the average length of first pregnancies is 41weeks and 3 days or so. Hang in there - I had forgotten how looooong the wait is these last few weeks/days. Argh.
    DS1 - Feb 2008

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  • estomoestomo

    My son was a week old yesterday. 3 weeks ago, I couldve typed what you posted almost verbatim because it is exactly the situation i was in.

    I was offered to be induced 4 times since my due date and since I wanted to have a drug free birth I rejected every offer and cried in the car afterwards. I just wanted to baby to come out.

     All I can say is don't lose hope! I was 0 effaced and 0 dilated on my due date and up until 9 days later. On day 10 post due date I was 2cm and 70% at a 4pm internal check. I had my baby the next day at 11am... 11 days after my due date.

     They just take their time... the days after my due date were the most uncomfortable days I have ever lived but I wouldnt go back and change a thing. Jacob took his time coming out... oh and he was posterior to make matters even more fun. But he's here and that's what matters. Yours will be here soon too.

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  • dasaherdasaher member
    That sucks, so feel free to cry as much as you need to!  But, like virtually everyone else has said so far, there is absolutely no telling what can happen in a short period of time, so just take a deep breath!  Yes, things may end up one way or the other, but for the time being (and I know this is hard because you just want baby at this point!), just take each day as it comes.  You may not have to make any of the decisions you're worried about because LO may decide to come tomorrow!
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  • Allie30Allie30 member

    Thank you, guys. I know I just have to be patient, but that doesn't make me feel better. ;-)

    On the plus side, I told DH that it's his job to have as much sex with me as possible. 

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