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Jade I am 39 weeks with my 4th and have been 2cm or more dialated for at least a week and a half. With my other three I walked around dialated to 5 before I had them with my second for over 4 weeks. The doctor wants to induce me the end of this week because the baby is 8lbs 9oz as of yesterday and he was 7lbs 9oz last Wed. So with my last baby being 8lb 12 oz and the shoulders getting stuck he is seeing me on Thursday to check if I am dialated more and then we will discuss coming in and just breaking the water as that works for me and no need for Pitocin. I am so tired and I am still working every day. I want to go but I am a little nervous about letting him just break the water even though I had it done with my first and second and had very easy natural fast labors. With my third my water broke on its own. The problem is my doctor is going away from the 9th to the 16th so if I don't have him break the water he won't deliver and I really want him to deliver. So this is our dilema.

wow Carly I'm sorry to hear that your going through this too!! I also had my water broke with my first and it was no big deal. With my daughter my water broke on it's own and she came at 38 weeks and it was heaven. I just wish that this was over with already... foor you too!! Keep me posted and let me know how it goes :o)

Well this is my 1st and I'm due the 5th, so I'm not quite at the same pt as you girls since you have a couple kids already but certainly wishing this kid would come. I know everyone says that ppl who are having their 1st often are late, but everyone (my mother, her sister, my grandmother, great-grand..) in my mothers side of the family have had there children around 36-37 w's so...was really hoping I'd be early. My doc at 37w's found I was 1cm dilated, at 38 I was 3cm and 50% effaced. My OB thought I'd have the baby in March...no such luck. I've been almost 2 weeks at 3cm and still no baby. So, while this is my first kid I'm really getting impatient to have this kid. I've been going to bed every night for the last couple weeks thinking "I hope I'll go tonigh"...it's beginning to feel like it will never ever happen. : )

wow Sarah I think I'd really be going nuts if I was three cm for that long. You poor thing. :o(

I am having my third too but am only 37 and a half weeks. I have been measuring ahead and seriously want this baby out too! My doctor doesn't check until after your due date though so I have no idea if I'm dialated or not. I wish there was a safe sure way to start your own labor!

I have been trying everything known to bring it on. the only good thign is that I'm efacing nicely, Last Wed I was 50% and this Monday I was 80%. But I'm not opening anymore which is drivng me insane! I heard that there is some kind of rasberry tea that is supposed to help. do any of you girls know anything about it? My sister told me that I should boil Ginger root and drink the water fromt hat but it sounds pretty gross. Anyone heard anything about that ?

I am 38 1/2 weeks with my second child. With my dd i had her at 36 weeks when my water broke naturally. I have been my cervix is super soft and i am 2cm dialted (well at least i was last wed at my appointment) I go for my next doctors appointment today, hopefully she will have good news and tell me i am more dialted. She seems so sure i wont make it to 40 weeks, but it doesnt feel like labor is showing up anytime soon to me. I am so ready to get this kid out lol. I am still working and so i move around all day, i also make sure i walk at least a hour everyday which is usually 30 mins at my lunch break at work and 30 mins after work when i get my daughter. Still no baby. And now my ankles are starting to swell from sitting in my desk at work, urgh.

well I'm 38 weeks and miserable I have been getting some cramps but I don't think its nothing.I don't even know if I have started to dialate yet because the stupid dr didn't check,he claims he will do that when I'm 40 weeks.Like hell I want the baby to come now I'm going nuts.