38.5 weeks - no dilation... so my question is...

xtina05 · June 2012

How many Mommy's have gone into labor without showing any progress at their appointments??

This is my second... but I can't remember for the life of me when I started to show progress.

EEM712 · June 2012

This happened to me. I went in for my appointment on Friday of Memorial Day weekend when I was 38 weeks and 6 days. I was checked and was not dialated at all. The doctor told me it was likely I would definitely go to my due date and maybe beyond. I was really discouraged. Well, low and behold, I lost my mucus plug out of the blue on Saturday, had a bloody show Sunday night and started contracting. My son was born Monday afternoon.

Just know your body will do what it needs to when it's ready. As much as our doctors can do their best to predict, it really is unpredictable. Don't get discouraged.

TeamM678 · June 2012

EEM712:
This happened to me. I went in for my appointment on Friday of Memorial Day weekend when I was 38 weeks and 6 days. I was checked and was not dialated at all. The doctor told me it was likely I would definitely go to my due date and maybe beyond. I was really discouraged. Well, low and behold, I lost my mucus plug out of the blue on Saturday, had a bloody show Sunday night and started contracting. My son was born Monday afternoon.
Just know your body will do what it needs to when it's ready. As much as our doctors can do their best to predict, it really is unpredictable. Don't get discouraged.

This is great advice.