Do you measure milestones against previous births?

[JanB]

All day today I have been thinking about how I was in labor already with my son by this point! I went into labor 11 days prior to my due date, and he was born 10 days prior. So I've just been sort of fidgety and watching the hours tick by all day today for no good reason.

Oh, well -- with my daughter I still had a week to go at this point, and with this one... who knows?!

[Buttermilk]

I'm with you! DD was 10 days early so I thought this one surely would be even earlier. Wrongo-- 39/3 later... They don't help either when midwives tell you at 37 weeks, 'you could go any time now'. I almost feel guilty and like I'm letting people down when there's still no baby and I've looked like 'any time now' for weeks!

[crittersmom]

I keep thinking about it too.I am now a day overdue and my mom and sister are here from VA. I already had all three of my babys by now.Wahhhh!

[EFPookie]

Originally Posted by Buttermilk

I'm with you! DD was 10 days early so I thought this one surely would be even earlier. Wrongo-- 39/3 later... They don't help either when midwives tell you at 37 weeks, 'you could go any time now'. I almost feel guilty and like I'm letting people down when there's still no baby and I've looked like 'any time now' for weeks!

Almost exactly in your situation - 39 w 4 d today and babies 1, 2, and 4 were 12 or 13 days early and #3 was at 39 weeks even. My husband says it's my fault for "planning" on another early one, but come on who expects #5 to take the longest????