[Phoebe]

I just could use a few "you can do it" phrases from a few mamas who know how hard this can be. I feel very confident actually. I go for a biophyisical profile tomorrow and I feel that everything should be fine. My first was born via csection at 42+1 and 52 hrs of labor and he was big and very healthy with a huge healthy placenta. #2 was born via VBAC at home after a text book (with 3hrs of pushing though) 8.5hr labor...healthy, at almost 9 pounds and 40+2 gestation. This one has thrown me for a loop staying in for a full 42 but I feel calm an healthy. I just count up the things "stacked against me" eventhough separately I don't feel they are a threat to a healthy baby, mama and hbac.

I'm "post dates".

I tend to grow big babies (9 and 10 lbs). I am a small woman at 5'1" and 120lbs.

This is a VBAC...eventhough I have "proven" myself by sucessfully birthing my second son vaginally.

I can write off all of these concerns, just when I put them together I feel it's a big mountain to climb.

Support please??!!

You ladies are so awesome. I know I can count on yall to build me up.

Amy

 

[Novella]

Not to trivialize anything, but I think your "stacked deck" is pretty minimal:

Doesn't look to me like your "post-date". Looks to me like you have a proven pattern of baking your babies a little longer.

Lots of tiny women birth "huge" babies. More to do with pelvic outlet than your height and weight. And you know this is fine for you.

VBAC? You've done it before (and this time it's even longer passed the healing of your c-section incision).

You can do this!


Sounds to me like some "nerves of imminent labour" talking.

Did I mention, yet: "You can do this!"

 

[Phoebe]

Thank you

 

[etoilech]

You'll be okay! I am pretty small (5'2" and 104lbs when not pregnant) to and tend to grow fairly hefty babies. Size has got nothing to do with it. You're so close to being finished and soon you'll be holding your baby. You can do it. I read that it sounds like you're plug is going the end is near!

 

[mysticmomma]

You can SOOOOOOOOOO do this. Your uterus has not expired! Hang in there mama!

 

[nummies]

You can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will pay off in the end when you are holding your sweet baby! Treat yourself today to something wonderful.

 

[akwifeandmomma]

You can so totally DO this, mama!

 

[ErinsJuneBug]

Your baby, body and pregnancy ARE NOT NUMBERS!!! Listen to your insticts - talk to your midwife and do what feels right for you. Get the NST and then GO BACK INTO THAT BUBBLE!!!

 

[AutumnAir]

You can do it!

I have some idea of what you're going through as I went to 43+1 weeks with my DD with doctors telling me she would be HUGE! In the end she was 8lb 13 oz - I thought that was pretty small considering!

Your body knows what it's doing - listen to it.

 

[Full Heart]

You can so do this. You are body knows the perfect length to cook your babies, they are big and healthy because you are healthy. Thats wonderful!

I too am short so I know how hard it is to carry those 9 lbers. Where is all that baby gonna go but out?! I swear I get as round as I am tall (I am 5'2 and have had 3 9 lbers). And you know what - they were all 42 weeks. My earliest was 13 days late. We are not abnormal. We are not broken. Our body is doing what needs to be done for our babies.

 

[Phoebe]

Went for BPP this morning. The tech apparently isn't supposed to tell me a whole lot but she did say that she was looking for 5 things on the ultrasound, each one worth 2 points. It sounds like I got the 2 points for everything.
She said it could take 24-48 hrs for the radiologist to interpret the results and get them to my midwife. That seems a bit long to me but I feel pretty good about what I was able to find out on my own.

I told that I bet she didn't see too many 42 weekers. She said last one was 6 months or so ago and it was from a midwife. So glad I am not seeing a dr. Also, they asked for my LMP which I gave but I also noted the conception date which was on day 18 and not 14 of my cycle. I explained that and she said "so you due date was 11/20?". Uh, no 11/23 or 11/24 according to my midwife. Its weird to think this baby would have been induced A LONG time ago had I been with an OB most likely. I'm sorry but there is no wonder there are so many premature babies. How many women are induced at 38 weeks for "big baby" or some other nonsense who have long cycles or ovulate late like I do. They may actually be 36 weeks instead of 38. That's just pretty sad.

Anyway. Thanks for the support. I have my head put together but it is a challenge no less.

Thanks alot!

 

[Full Heart]

Wow, I guess they can't be too concerned to take that long to get the results back. I have always had them right after the bpp was done. You could have your baby by the time the results come back.

Instead of a due date being seen as the avg time when babies come its now seen as the dead line by which babies come. Very sad. Enjoy your last few days of having the baby just to yourself.

 

[CindyCindy]

Hurray for late babies!!! I love that midwives let us go as long as we need to. . .or rather as late as the baby needs to! Good for you for making the best decision for you and your little one. You will do GREAT!!!

 

[homebirthing]

I carry my babies for a long time. One of which was 42w3d. She was just fine! I carried my twins (you know...they come oh so early) to 40w3d. I didn't think that they were ever going to come!

You can do this!

 

[starlein26]

Going post dates *is* a risk factor for stillbirth. It's not a risk, no matter "how small the chance", that *I* would take. All these strangers "support" is meaningless in the grand scheme of this.

 

[Phoebe]

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Originally Posted by starlein26 Going post dates *is* a risk factor for stillbirth. It's not a risk, no matter "how small the chance", that *I* would take. All these strangers "support" is meaningless in the grand scheme of this.

I was asking for the support I have recieved from these strangers.
And I appreciate it deeply as not being induced is a choice that I have made. I was looking for support from others who may have been in the same boat.

Support, not buzzkill.

Thanks.

 

[alegna]

You can do it! Babies come when ready

Ds was 43 weeks 5 days. And basically the same weight as his 41 wk 2 day sister (he was 8lbs 11oz, she was 8lbs 12oz

)

He was COVERED in thick vernix. If he'd been kicked out at 41 weeks- never mind 39 when OBs like to kick them out- he would have had issues.

-Angela

 

[Devaskyla]

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Originally Posted by starlein26 Going post dates *is* a risk factor for stillbirth. It's not a risk, no matter "how small the chance", that *I* would take. All these strangers "support" is meaningless in the grand scheme of this.

And all those studies compared "post date" in utero babies to 40 weeks born babies, NOT to babies who would be "post-date" if they hadn't been born. Guaranteed most of the "risk" is due to the fact that the in utero babies were older, not because they weren't born yet. Compare 2 week old babies to 42 week babies in utero & I'd be willing to bet all or most of the "risk" disappears. There might even be less deaths in the babies who haven't been born yet. But doing a study like that would require actual logic to be brought into obstetric studies.

Phoebe I'm sure you'll be holding your sweet little baby soon.

 

[Phoebe]

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Originally Posted by Devaskyla Phoebe I'm sure you'll be holding your sweet little baby soon.

I am indeed holding my sweet baby.
Carlos was born after 4.5hrs of labor early Wed. morning. He is 10lbs and 20.5 inches long with a 15in head! Big boy, lots of pushing but he came at home just as planned. We are both in very good shape!

Thanks for all of the support. This thread really helped me out big time in those last very long days.

I am so very glad I waited.

 

[AutumnAir]

Great news! Congratulations! Enjoy your babymoon.

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