So I am 40 weeks and 1 day today with baby number 2 and I just went to see my OB this morning. She checked me and said that I was 4cms and thinning nicely. She also did a sweep to hopefully get things really going. I am so ready to meet my little girl and just want to start the next chapter. I have been beyond uncomfortable since about week 36-37 and I was so upset to see my due date come and go but with news like this I cant seem to stop smiling now. Do you Mamas think that it can really be much longer now considering Im 4 cms? Besides sex (which is out of the quesion now because I am so big and uncomfortable) what else can I do to make sure this happens soon? Ive heard walking does it, I have an exersice ball to bounce on, I am NOT into trying castor oil and I really dont wan to try the spicy food because if it causes any type of indigestion - NO THANKS. I have my fingers crossed that it starts in the morning after a good sleep and after my husband and I are sure we have everything done with one last check tonight.
A girl can dream LOL
Thanks in advance
If you are 4cm and thinning nicely, the membrane sweep should work. It worked me with #2 & #3. Fingers crossed!
C'MON BABY!!
Nipple stimulation... aaaand GO!
Good luck, keep us posted! :)
Good luck :-)
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Good luck :-)
Walk walk walk!!!!! Seriously, it really works! As I would walk the track at the local park, I'd stop now and again to do some squats.
I don't know if you're like me, but i was dilated to 4 at 37 weeks, and he was still 5 days late!
Good luck! Come on, baby!!!
So exciting!!!
I am sure it will be anytime now. Are you sure you have everything taken care of and ready? Maybe make some meals for the freezer?
Good Luck Momma!
My sister had heard of a method so she tried it out on me, it worked!! She had me eat an entire fresh pineapple, a whole mango and a lot of real black licorice (not Twizzlers). By that evening, I was calling my doc and by the next morning, I was meeting a new baby girl!
I know you don't think you can because your so big, but having intercourse will really help! Also, getting on hands and knees and doing some pelvic exercises, bouncing on the exercise ball and taking a long walk can get things going. Talk to your baby and tell her its time to come out---encourage your body to go into labor naturally. Best wishes for a healthy, safe delivery.
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Best wishes for a safe and easy labor and delivery.
Walking for me did it on my last one, but was was a no go for my first two. I actually thought I over did it with the walking and pushed my blood pressure too high. I got a massive migraine... come to find out I was in labor and just didnt know it. I just gave up trying to make my kids come after repeated fail attempts. I agree on the castor oil. I hear it does way more harm than good, and it can be dangerous in situations as it can make the baby poop on the way out, where it can breath it in.
My first baby I went 4 cm dilated for 2 weeks. My second for 3. SO I dont think that is much of an indicator, but at 40 weeks its a matter of hours I would think rather than days! good luck and happy baby producing!!!
You have probably heard this already but try not to get toooo excited bc dilation is actually no indicator of how close you are to starting labor. You can stay at 4cm a while....not that you will! ;-) You'll probably go by the end of this week. If not, don't worry. Baby knows when!
About the sex thing, honestly, it's not supposed to be comfortable at the end. The only person who enjoys that is hubby. You might want to throw some of that uncomfortable mercy sex his way since you will be completely out of commission for a while soon! But I can't stand that last-week-before-giving-birth-sex, either and frankly, it's never worked for me that I know of! lol
I've heard the nipple stimulation thing is pretty effective. Don't blame you with the castor oil--I never went near that myself.
Walk......That or sexual stimulation. I was stuck with my first at 4 for a week. I hope you go soon!!! Congrats!
I can't stop smiling for you! Congrats and fingers crossed it happens in the a.m.!!! :P
