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February 2015 Moms
tuckersmith
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Patience !!!!
tuckersmith
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hi so this is my first time posting a question on here but I figured I'd give it a go, I am currently 38 weeks and 4 days my dr says my cervix is still pretty high and that I'm not dialated at all, she says this is normal because it's my first and she says it can also change fast. Does anyone have any tips that have worked for them previously that I could try to help baby make its way into the world ? Quicker
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Re: Patience !!!!
Just make sure you change it every 4 hours.
This is incorrect & outdated information. As of October 2013, ACOG redefined full term as 39-40.6 weeks. 37-38.6 wks is early term and some of these babies still have respiratory/neuro issues. Inducing early for non-medical reasons is rarely done now based on current research.
https://www.acog.org/About-ACOG/News-Room/News-Releases/2013/Ob-Gyns-Redefine-Meaning-of-Term-Pregnancy
I do post- just not frequently bc I see the way you ladies are quick to jump on someone who doesn't view things the way you think they should. I make sure to send my condolences to those who have lost and those who have had babies prematurely. I'm just over watching you ladies claw at others bc of how they feel. I am in no way being disrespectful to those ladies who are trying to keep their babies in full term. I am just simply stating that she shouldn't be called selfish bc she wants to help the process along when she's almost 39 weeks. If I offended the ladies who are trying their hardest to keep babies in until they hit 42 weeks, I apologize.
You know it is just that, SELFISH for a mother to think of her own discomfort more than the health of her baby to want her LO to come early. With my previous pregnancy I gave birth via emergency c-section at 30 weeks and was told EVERY possible problem that would and could happen that comes with the preemie territory. It was the scariest thing I've ever been through seeing two absolutely tiny 2lb infants hooked up to SOOO many wires and tubes and to see them struggle every day. They were in the NICU for nearly two months with so many ups and downs.
So do you think I sit here at nearly 36 weeks waiting till 37 weeks when I'm "full-term" to try and self induce labor? Uhm no. I get why third tri sucks but NO ONE should risk the health of their baby just to try and be more comfortable. Your baby comes first so please suck it tf up and wait till you go into spontaneous labor or you're induced for medical reasons. It's absolutely offensive to mothers who are struggling to keep their LO's inside just a little bit longer to give them their best chance. And I don't know a single mother who doesn't blame themselves or their "faulty" bodies for not being able to keep their babies to full-term.
So no, no one is being nasty and no one is bashing. Perhaps should you think before you speak on your experiences about inducing early so you can stop being miserable. Seriously good for you for never having to experience an early birth or the constant fear that your premature infant will down the road have developmental problems. Good for you for not having to deal with the extra health issues related to having a preemie. Good for you for getting to take your babies home with you and not having to sob as you leave the hospital without your babies in tow. GOOD FOR YOU.
And if you did have to experience any of that well shame on you for still speaking so proudly of your early inductions.
100% agree. Its like all these women hate anything thats being asked. Jesus! Stop being so damn rude to others.
Will this crap ever end? They never came out of hiding until AFTER most the regulars left. Now all the sudden they have the balls to come out and say something. :-?
Edit: what's the use in spell check if it messes up all the time?
OP, I am tired of being pregnant too but now I'm just going with it. She'll come when the time is right. There's really nothing you can do although I hear walking or sex can help.
BFP #2 11/6/13 - EDD 7/14/14 - blighted ovum discovered @ 7w - natural m/c @ 10w3d
BFP #3 5/25/14 - EDD 2/1/15 - Hoping this is our 2nd little owl
A/S findings: Baby is a girl! EIF found on heart
but maternit21 came back neg for chromosome disorders!!
For some, that place was TB. Those people who liked it here stayed and made friends. Those who didn't left, hopefully for a place where they found what they wanted. That's totally OK, not everybody had to like the same thing. But if you choose to stay in a community you should respect the rules of that particular community. That's just common sense. If you don't like it, no one is forcing you to stay, but if you stay, you should do so because you like it there. Not because you hate it.
Married 9/10/11 * BFP 6/9/14 * EDD 1/25/15
I hope you feel better soon chick.. Plenty of rest
You want your baby out? Talk to your doctor. Perhaps they will induce without a meducal reason to alleviate your discomfort as the WK had the pleasure of being part of.
I get the whole tired of being pregnant thing. We're all tired. You just need to find ways to deal with it and guess what? Forcing your baby to come out before he/she is ready is NOT the way to deal with it. My way of dealing with it is finding ways to pamper myself. Last night I went to yoga. The stretching and meditation helped me feel AH-MAZING! Next weekend I have a prenatal massage scheduled. I'm also getting a pedicure at some point. It gives me things to look forward to and helps me deal with how uncomfortable and tired I am right now.
One of my good friends decided she was "tired of being pregnant" and she did everything she could to induce labor on her own. Her baby was born a week early but he's had breathing difficulties since day one. He has what she calls "dusty spells" where he chokes on the fluid that's in his lungs. He almost choked to death on the way home from the hospital and they had to pull over on the side of the road to suction the fluid out of his lungs. At 8 weeks he's finally doing better, but to me, that doesn't sound worth it.
Keep in mind that this is the easy part! If you think you're tired now, wait until your L.O. is born!
LEAVE IF THE BUMP IS SO TERRIBLE.
And can't we all just get along? %-(
I don't normally get into these discussions, but this just has to stop with the drive-by posts.
TB is a community. If you stay in this community for any length of time, you will see that the general consensus among the regulars is that you do not try anything to get your child out sooner than he/she is ready unless instructed by your doctor for medical necessity. Anyone that spends time checking in with this community would know that. That is why anyone drive-by posting about hurrying up their pregnancy does not go over well. This community is sick of re-hashing the same response, and it's getting old.
Do I think some members are a little harsh in their responses? Yes, sometimes. But that being said, we are sick of hearing the same questions over and over. We are not your search engine. We are all uncomfortable and frustrated. We have regulars that we've gotten to know over the last 8 months and hear their struggle to keep their LOs in as long as possible. People with long histories of infertility, who would be offended by those who are just "sick of being pregnant." We have regulars that know people who lost their LO because they tried to induce early. We have regulars who have lost their LOs already due to early labor.
So, of course you are going to have people angry and frustrated by these drive-bys.
DS 2/17/15
BFP 6/12/17
EDD 2/18/17
DS 2/17/15
BFP 6/12/17
EDD 2/18/17