My due date was yesterday and my cervix is still high and very closed I'm a FTM an sooo anxious to meet my LO..I'm hopin I don't need to be induced worst fear is a C-section
I was past due by 4 days, they attempted an induction, and it failed and I needed a c section. Let me tell you, it's not that bad. Certainly not a worst fear. There are things I would fear far more than that. Regardless, your baby will be out soon one way or another.
Going past is normal especially for a FTM. Have Some Patience. Cervix position and all that mean nothing. I went from absolutely nothing on Thursday to full out crazy contractions Saturday evening, progressed really fast ans had a baby Sunday morning at 336am. From start to finish my labour was less than 12 hours. This is my 2nd pregnancy but I never went into labour in my first. I had an urgent section. Sections suck but they aren't the end of the world.
I've had 2 c-sections and they really aren't that big of a deal. Don't focus your energy worrying about that. No matter what happens be thankful you delivered a baby. And like others said, it's incredibly common to go past your due date. Have patience.
I had to be induced and I was in the same boat you are, I was completely closed, but they induced me because my water had already broken. My highest fear was also a c-section, but I ended up delivering vaginally just fine. Just focus your energy in delivering a healthy baby, and try not to imagine the worst. I know it's easier said than done, though. Also, my midwife said they usually try not to do c-sections unless baby is under distress, so don't worry, if you need one, it will be because it is what's best for baby.
I was induced with my first, completely closed and showing no signs of labor. It ended in a vaginal delivery.
Induced with my second at 2 weeks past due and dilated to a 3, and it ended in a c-section because her position made it impossible for her to move down the birth canal. It would have ended in a c-section no matter how I went into labor. And though I was planning a med free birth and a c-section was the last thing in the world that I wanted, it really wasn't bad at all and in the end, it really didn't matter and she and I are both healthy and happy.
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