Well. Here I sit. 40 weeks. No baby.

[luckylady]

My labor has started and stopped 2 times - both times my MW was pretty surprised - she thought for sure I would be calling her in a few hours. NOPE. 5 hours of 7 min apart STRONG ctx and then *poof* nothing. *sigh* I never thought I would make it to my actual due date!

I am getting very concerned at the size of this baby. My stomach is HUGE HUGE HUGE and I know he is already 8 lbs+!

So I went to the herbal store today on the recommendation of my MW and got something to get this labor going. I am already 4-5 CM and 90% effaced fro crying out loud.

The herbal mixture is called "replenish" which is black and blue cohosh, RL, and some other herbs. I am supposed to take 4 capsules, take a nap, take 4 more and have DH rub my achilles heel. Sounds like a delightful way to start this labor! I am having DH stay home from work tomorrow and we shall try it.:

I DO NOT want to deliver a 9 lb baby. Just the thought makes me shudder!

[Marylizah]

Good luck! I'll be 40 weeks tomorrow, so I can relate.

Hope we both have our sweet babies soon!

[MamaRabbit]

Have some sex with DH while you're at it. Could help get labor going and it'd probably be the last time for a while.

[Peppamint]

I'm 40 weeks tomorrow and starting to feel like this baby is never coming... I've never been this pregnant. Ds was born at 4am 39+6 and here I am mid-morning at 39+6.

I'm whiney today, sorry to take over your thread... hang in there!

[~*max*~]

I'll be 40 weeks Friday. I feel your pain mama!!!

[girlsmamma2]

jumping in here, i'm feeling your pain and I'm only 37 weeks! But it seems there has been quite a bit more calm going on in the last week, and I"m freaking out too. my first dd was 36 weeks and second, 39. now it almost seems like i'm in for the long haul and it's driving me crazy!!!!!:

my second dd WAS 9 lbs, and they said this one will be too. Like you, i'm getting totally freaked out about it because my belly is soooooo huge. dh took pics last night and i can hardly look at them without getting freaked. i don't know why, transition was by far harder than pushing her out, i only pushed for around 15 minutes which my mw tells me is fantastic with a 9 ob baby. but i'm starting to get so freaked just because i've gone thru it. if i reach 40 like you, not only will it be unchartered territory for me, but i think i'll be a basket case. hang in there mamma. a 9 lber isn't that bad if you are in the right positions during active labor to make pushing more productive.

[Throkmorton]

I'm sitting here, yesterday was my official due date. yeah, I'm irked.
I've been taking black and blue cohosh for over 2 weeks, with nothing but some instensified BH.
Ah well, I still have a few more days before my care gets transferred to the OB.
DS was over 9 lbs as well, and this babe is measuring a little bigger, which means, knowing how accurate weight estimates are, she will probably be 8lbs, 2oz.

[ltk]

I am 40w 4 days, feeling the pain myself! I have been positive for the most part, but getting tired of everyone being on edge! Too much pressure.
We are going to get checked out this morning, and I think I will finally let the midwives check me out. I am not so afraid of a big baby, just because I don't think the head can grow that much in an extra week? maybe I am totally delusional? I just want to get on with my life and meet this sweetie. Let's keep eachother posted.

[Throkmorton]

Well, I fear large heads, but that is just because most of my family, as well as DH have gigantic melons.

[girlsmamma2]

oh that made me laugh. and another thing, i'm tired of going out and about with my girls, 3 and 19 months and being everyones thing to comment on. I'm so friggin irriated with people in general, I swear if I EVER see a preggo who is lugging around 2 young kids, in the summer and this far along I will go out of my way to help her. I'm just so sick of the comments and they are starting to really tick me off. then at the end of the day, if the girls get in a tiff, i'm sooooooo on edge with that. I really hope all of this irriatation vanishes with the baby. It also doens't help I can't have ANY chocolate, ice cream, sugar etc because I had an earlier fluid issue that has been resolved by knocking all that stuff out of my diet...but when I"m stressed I go to it. if I could have just one cookie......just one. ug. if I can have a cookie WHILE pushing a big head out,,,maybe that will make me feel better! : :

[luckylady]

I went to my MW this morning.

She "massaged" my cervix, if you want to call it a massage. In my mind massages feel good, and this did NOT feel good. It hurt like hell0!

And it made me crampy. And spotting.

I took the supposed magical herbs. Just stronger ctx but of course nothing consistent.

I am about to pump again. I am getting desperate.

Not only that but I am now 5CM!!!! How is this possible?!? I am having hte longest labor on earth. And let me tell you, knowing I am 5CM is FREAKING me out - I am literally getting afraid that this baby is juts going to fall out of me. Honestly I do feel terribly unsafe with just me - a walking "timebomb" and my DD.

*sigh*

I am ready to give up with my fantasies of natural CB and just go to the damn hospital and get induced already. Then he would be in my arms in a few hours (if that) and we could GET ON with our lives!

Argh. He's already a stubborn Taurus.

[Peppamint]

I was 4cm, 90% effaced with my bulging waters last time and I was so paranoid. I'm paranoid now because I know I'm dialated but not exactly sure how much since I'm not real familiar with my pregnant cervix.

If we can just wait it out, we'll have nice short labors- or at least we deserve them.

for you!

[Lucy VanPelt]

My last baby (#4) was only 8.5 lbs. and I had her at 43 weeks.

You know, babies are born b/c your body can't support them they way they need to be supported, anymore. If your baby's still in there, that's a sign things are going right. Be patient...the baby'll come when the baby's supposed to come.

[newmainer]

i was born 2 weeks late and my mom was dilated 7 cm for days... amazing, eh? but i was out in 2 hours. so, think of it this way, it's a longer labor, but slower and more gentle. until the end. probably not reassuring, but hey....

last night i thought we were on a roll... crampy all evening, ctx throughout the night. petered out to nothing. ah well...

[brown eyed girls]

I've been 7cm since April 23.

My waters broke with a slow trickle this morning, almost 12 hours ago.

Still no ctx strong enough to move that baby out. She must be SO comfy in there.

At least one of us is comfy. LOL

[luckylady]

OMG! You have been 7CM since APRIL?!?!?!? WOW!

I shall complain no more.

sending happy fast labor vibes your way!

[Throkmorton]

No kidding! 7cm since april is crazy!

I was 2cm last friday, and I have been feeling crampy and uncomfortable al weekend. I got the call from the hospital for a time to perform my repeat c-section, which made that deadline seem very, very real.

Here's hoping I magically show up at my next appointment 7cm and have a nice, quick labor well before the 18th!

[darsmama]

I was 6 CM and two weeks 'over' with my youngest. She was 9 pounds 7 ounces and 22". I took blue and black, and hooked myself up to a breast pump. I started the first dose at 10pm; and started the breast pump at around midnight. She was born at Noon the next day after five minutes of pushing!!!!!

I know how all you mama's feel - soon your baby will be here!!!!

Good luck to you all,
Katie

(PS) 9 pounds wasn't what I thought it'd be.

[darsmama]

Wanted to add hard labor kicked in around 9 am and contrax never were longer then 30 seconds and 3 minutes apart the whole time..Until transition!