Feeling anxious and discouraged

LiluBee · May 2011

Tomorrow is my due date. I know that babies are rarely born on their due date but i was really trying to get things going and I overall felt like my VBAC would be more probable if it occurred on or before the EDD. There is this unspoken feeling like every day past it is a countdown to a RCS. There is no reason to feel this way but it's how I feel and I wish there could just be some consistent contractions.

StaceFace09 · May 2011

I can't even tell you how completely I understand how you feel. Each day feels like a bomb ticking off. I just wanted to encourage you that your baby WILL come when he or she is ready. I had a wonderfully successful VBAC at 41 weeks and 1 day. My baby was 8lbs, 4oz - so, not huge. He just needed a little extra baking time and that's okay. Does your doctor have a "cut off" about when he/she will "make you" go for a RSC?

Hang in there!

LiluBee · May 2011

I'm lucky in that I don't really have a deadline. I don't think I would be "made" to have a RCS but I don't know what I would be comfortable with. My first was 8lbs 9 oz at 40 wks 3 days and I just didn't really want to go much further than that and I don't know if I want to be induced with pitocin. I guess I have my own mental cut off date at 41 weeks. Just lots of unknown factors to take into account which is what has me anxious I guess!

cchill01 · May 2011

I had this anxiety with my first - I can't imagine how bad it's going to be with #2. Just remember 40 weeks is an average - not a deadline. Labor can happen at any moment. So, try to rethink your mental cut off. You've already been pregnant for 41 weeks, what's a few more days.

Lots of labor dust to you!

nosoup4u · May 2011

Aw, hang in there! Those last few weeks of pg are the absolute worst anyway, and to throw in VBAC-related anxiety - no fun for anyone involved. I have no coping tips other than you'll have your baby really, really soon in the scheme of things. Lots of labor vibes coming your way, hee hee.

iris427 · May 2011

I had a lot of VBAC anxiety at the end too. I wasn't having any signs of labor being near. I went into labor out of nowhere. Things really can change any minute.

Good luck, I hope it happens soon for you.

vtmezzo · May 2011

I'm right there with you, girl! I've got a repeat CS scheduled for Thursday and I have an appointment this afternoon where I'm going to try to talk them into giving me a few more days. Hope things progress quickly for both of us!!