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post #21 of 37
4/10/07 at 9:06pm

WOW am i the only one well past 40 weeks here!?

i am at 43 weeks! still feel hopeful that i will have a natural homebirth. i was hoping for some reassurance in this thread, but now i feel a bit crazy. baby and i are still doing well with all the basics, but i am starting to fade out emotionally and spiritually.....
post #22 of 37
4/10/07 at 9:12pm
41 weeks, 2 days. And I am soooooo very ready to have this baby. I wish I could say I'm as patient as a lot of the mamas on here seem to be, but I'm not. I have 5 days left before I can no longer have a homebirth (state regulations) and I am just really fed up with being pregnant. Nothing seems to be happening, but its nice to hear I'm not the only one who is going past 40 weeks.
post #23 of 37
4/10/07 at 9:28pm
I am 41 weeks today. On Saturday I was dilated 3cm and 100% effaced. I've been losing TONS of plug for three days now. Midwife feels baby is about 9lbs already but said that is okay. She did say that if I go any longer she will have to transfer me to the OB since past due in Japan is past 41 weeks. I have an appointment with the OB on Friday for a NST and vaginal exam, I am hoping to have the babe before then. Actually contemplating castor oil, but am nervous since my midwife with DS said it increases the chances of mec and I don't really want that. I'm really bummed the babe hasn't come yet, DH is on spring break and it would have been nice to have that extra help with the baby. He will get to take off five days when the baby comes, but it would have been nice if babe had come already so we would have had some extra time. I have been walking everyday, sex pretty much everyday, tried pumping--but it hurt my nips too bad so I didn't do it very long (DS is still nursing though so maybe that helps). I wish I had access to EPO, herbs, or some more homeopathic remedies--heck even a chiropractor would be nice, but I don't
post #24 of 37
4/11/07 at 8:51am
juliaah: that sounds promising!
post #25 of 37
4/11/07 at 3:02pm
I knew I would get to join this thread, LOL! I am 40 weeks today.
post #26 of 37
4/11/07 at 5:01pm
Thread Starter 
I WANT TO SCREAM!!!!!!!!! or cry, pout......maybe throw a tantrum :


I am 40w5d. I saw my MW today she asked if I wanted a VE and I agreed. Why, oh why?? I am only 10% effaced and a finger tip dilated. My cervix is still really high.


ANY encouragement would be GREATLY appreciated :
post #27 of 37
4/11/07 at 7:53pm
: I just received an email from babycenter talking about my 1 week old--ugh!!! Why oh why hasn't this babe come yet, I keep waiting and talking to her/him and still nothing. I lost tons of plug (no blood, just tons of mucous) for like three days, I'm contracting like crazy a lot of the time (always thinking it's time and getting excited), and nothing. Not only that but everytime I see someone I get comments about how I haven't had the baby yet and asking when I am going in to get induced:
post #28 of 37
4/11/07 at 8:44pm
Good luck all of you! I'm joining the other crowd tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you and hoping you all get to leave the 40 weeker thread real soon!
post #29 of 37
4/12/07 at 1:13pm
40 weeks is only the AVERAGE gestation!!! 38-42 is the NORMAL range!!!it is hard not to be consumed with expectation around the due date but you are all still Well Within the NORMAL range of pregnancy!!!!
post #30 of 37
4/12/07 at 2:28pm
I'm 11 days late! DD#1 was two weeks late and induced and then DD#2 was 10 days late, but I went on my own. BUT as of Tuesday, I'm 80% effaced and dialated to 2cm. That's something...so what to do when your cervix is plenty ripe, the baby just needs a little prodding?? We've tried everything! I have plenty of strong contractions, but they always fizzle....and my nerves are thin and everything aches....I am a watched pot.
Thank goodness for this thread! =)

~KC
post #31 of 37
4/12/07 at 3:26pm
So ladies that are 40+ ... are you trying "natural" inductions of any kind or just waiting it out? I am contemplating nipple stimulation via breast pump but am a little torn as I know he is better coming on his own. I am just so exhausted I can't take much more!
post #32 of 37
4/12/07 at 4:19pm
nipple stim will not hurt the process. if you are dialated it will help induce contractions and remind your body of the =work ahead. all natural stim methods will really only work when the baby and you are actually ready. so far i have been hiking, had sex daily (quite unpleaseant actually), been breast pumping, used homeopatic meds, danced, walked, meditated .... oye! i am now just over 43 weeks. and i am close to considering some more intese home induction methods like castor oil or breaking my water.....
post #33 of 37
4/12/07 at 4:58pm
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Originally Posted by ma eagle View Post
nipple stim will not hurt the process. if you are dialated it will help induce contractions and remind your body of the =work ahead. all natural stim methods will really only work when the baby and you are actually ready. so far i have been hiking, had sex daily (quite unpleaseant actually), been breast pumping, used homeopatic meds, danced, walked, meditated .... oye! i am now just over 43 weeks. and i am close to considering some more intese home induction methods like castor oil or breaking my water.....
Thank you! This is what I didn't know.
post #34 of 37
4/12/07 at 10:07pm
I can officially join this thread now. Yay. I am 40 weeks today!
Aside from the false labour, physically I am doing fine. As a pregnant woman goes, I feel great and am in no rush.
The false labour is getting to me. All the cramping, bh contrax and real contrax, as well as the pooping, mucus plug-losing and general 'pre-labour' stuff is starting to take a toll on me, emotionally and physically. I wish I wasn't having false labour.
A
post #35 of 37
4/14/07 at 11:27am
Still here! 40w6d today. I had this feeling yesterday that I was going to have the baby last night or today. No luck last night although I did have some Mega ctx! Today so far I've had a whole lotta nothin'. Never did I think I'd go later with my 3rd than I did with my first! I was totally not mentally prepared for this and I think thats why its so hard.
post #36 of 37
4/16/07 at 1:09pm
Joining at 40w2d. OB appt tomorrow late afternoon.

Besides a ton of contractions there is no sign that this baby is coming.

Emotional I feel kinda weird. I don't feel pregnant anymore because I'm over it. Yes I still have the aches and pains and other complaints. I look at the bassinet next to our bed and feel sorrow. I almost feel like I am mourning the loss of this baby though its still alive and kicking inside of me. Weird!
post #37 of 37
4/16/07 at 6:51pm
Anyone 40+ still working? I am and just wondered how the rest of you are doing...
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