Fundal Height - Page 2

[MamaFae]

The best thing to help labor along is patience! Trust me after having 1-3 contrax an hour every hour for a week with the first one and for 2 weeks with the second I know all about patience!

Just out of curiousity, with your last prodomal labor experience did you have any effacing or softening even though you didn't dialate? Contrax do that too, and they can also affect the baby and positioning and many other things that are actually "moving" your labor along even if you don't know it.

If you want to be proactive I think one of the best things to look into is cranial-sacral therapy or acupuncture. Both operate on the idea of alignment and putting your body/energy/baby in the proper alignment to stimulate labor to begin.

As for your doc, I want to second what others have said. You have the right to say no to any procedure. Especially if there is nothing showing any immediate harm to you or your baby. (i.e. fetal decels on a monitor, maternal high blood pressure, etc.) Keep reminding yourself that pregnancy, labor, delivery are all normal natural occurances, not medical events to be managed.

One thing that has helped me to get over the need to know when the baby will come is to say to myself I am due end of May beginning of June. Rather than June 1st!

I know the OB's approach and the MW's approach to birth is so very different, and that is part of what is behind the advise and information you are getting. MW's are a lot more relaxed about women going postdates and much more willing to let go and let the woman's body and baby do what they are going to do. OB's are taught to problem solve and for some OB's everything is a problem!

Blessings,
Nichol

BTW, take what I and others say with a grain of salt too, only you can make the right decision for you and your baby. ONLY YOU.

[mrs9907]

Fundal Height measuring early.

My periods were not regular. So this pregnancy was a surprise. We did an ultrasound to get my EDD. May 13, 2006. My first was a girl at 9lb 10 oz. My last appt my fundal ht was 37 and i was only 32 weeks along. My 20 week u/s was one week sooner than my due date but he was still sticking w/orig due date. Dr. said he will measure agian at my next appt and if measuring big he will do another u/s. Dr told me to not expect anything less than a 10 pound baby from the first appt. This one is a boy so we shall see how big he will be. Both pregnancies were/have been normal. I had a vaginal delivery (8 hours from start of contractions to delivery of baby).

[vforba]

My friend is having the same problems with her #2 pregnancy, She's measuring 6wks ahead and they are telling her she has to wait. They predicted her due date for March 30th, had a funny last period, the same as with her first dd and she thinks they've screwed up. Honestly I can't say as I blame her. But it's a pain when you're going to a small hospital where one doc is as stubborn as a jack@ss and the other is too booked to be seen.
I just hope she doesn't have any problems. She said her first one was supposedly 4wks early and ended up being over 6lbs. Which you could say may or may not have been early but who knows with the second one until she has it.

[monkeylove]

well, i am 38 & 1/2 weeks and measuring at 38 & i/2 inches for my fuindus....but I am seriously thinking about taking the mamas advice that suggested accupuncture to hurry this along...lord help me if this goes 3 weeks more