38 week appointment...need advice!

capegirl7 · Mar 28th, 2012, 14:35 PM

Hey ladies, Just got back from my 38 week appointment and was told I am 2 cm dilated and 60% effaced. Also told baby is head down and in position, at -2.
Do you think I am going to go soon? I would love to hear some of your input!
I have been having some contractions, period like pain. etc.
Also, what (other than walking and DTD) can I be doing to meet her!

I AM SO READY!
Also, ladies at 38 weeks, would love to hear how you are progressing!

megangrohl · Mar 28th, 2012, 14:44 PM

I'm 37 wks tmrw and from what I have been told you can walk around weeks dilated and not go into labor sorry to say. You could still go overdue. Everyone is different so it's really hard to say what could or will happen.

Tilly87 · Mar 28th, 2012, 14:46 PM

I had my appointment yesterday and baby is head down but not in my pelvis at all! Funny as i do alot of walking daily lol. Carry on doing what your doing and i'm sure your little girl will be here soon x

VeryHopeful · Mar 28th, 2012, 14:48 PM

I'm 2 cm, 50% effaced, and fully engaged. I have been losing my bloody show for over 24 hours now. I just went up and down the stairs 15 times and went on a long walk. Stuck in early labor. I'm miserable lol.

Zemlianika · Mar 28th, 2012, 14:51 PM

Just came back from my appointment, demanded to be fingered. And with all the BH, and period like cramping, I'm not dilated at all! And baby went back up in my ribs as if it's not hard enough to breathe for me, with a congested nose

Cordelia Lynn · Mar 28th, 2012, 14:57 PM

unfortunately, checks are completely useless. How far progressed you are has absolutely NO bearing on when you'll go into labor, or how long your labor will be. My midwife doesn't even do checks.

I went into labor on my 38 week 0 days with baby #1...I walked about 4 or 6 miles and scrubbed the kitchen floor on my hands & knees. I wasn't even trying to induce labor, but that's what I was doing the night before my contractions started up.

Good luck!

capegirl7 · Mar 28th, 2012, 14:59 PM

I know I can't get my hopes up, but I am hoping it's not long. I have been going up and down the stairs a bunch of times and bouncing on the ball. I still have period like cramps, I just want something to happen! I feel stuck too!!!
Zemlianika- hoping it happens for you soon! Are you effaced at all? I have heard that dilation doesn't matter as much as effacement.
Fingers crossed for all of us

megangrohl · Mar 28th, 2012, 15:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zemlianika

Just came back from my appointment, demanded to be fingered. And with all the BH, and period like cramping, I'm not dilated at all! And baby went back up in my ribs as if it's not hard enough to breathe for me, with a congested nose

I feel your pain hun. At 35+5 I had contractions and my cervix was still really hard, long and not dilated at all! At my anomaly scan it was 6cm long FFS lol

SamanthaYC · Mar 28th, 2012, 15:13 PM

My Dr. was on vacation last week, and the on call Dr. told me I was 50% effaced and 1 cm dialated. My regular Dr. checked me today, and now, apparently, my cervix is a zero.

he does have huge fingers though. My exam hurt!!

CharmingBeake · Mar 28th, 2012, 17:02 PM

I know that you can go for quite some time at 2 and even 3 cm dilated. My mom swears by two weeks at 3 cm at least. However with the contractions and pain, you may be stretching and thinning even more, so it may be sooner than that.
Last week at my 37 week appointment I was 3 cm and 80%, this week at my 38 week I am 4 cm, 80%, and -2, and I've had a lot of braxton hicks and cramps, so, progress!
I'm also looking for natural ways to help things along...I actually posted a thread about it, but someone posted this link, which was pretty interesting and worth checking out to try a few of the things... http://wrylilt.hubpages.com/hub/Ways...bour-Naturally Whether any of them work or not, several will be fun to try...my OH and I just tried #9 Chinese Food just because it sounded good. Haha.
Best of luck to you though, it won't be too long now I'm sure.

Mar 28th, 2012, 14:35 PM	#1
capegirl7 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 1,869	38 week appointment...need advice! Hey ladies, Just got back from my 38 week appointment and was told I am 2 cm dilated and 60% effaced. Also told baby is head down and in position, at -2. Do you think I am going to go soon? I would love to hear some of your input! I have been having some contractions, period like pain. etc. Also, what (other than walking and DTD) can I be doing to meet her! I AM SO READY! Also, ladies at 38 weeks, would love to hear how you are progressing!

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Mar 28th, 2012, 14:44 PM	#2
megangrohl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,314	I'm 37 wks tmrw and from what I have been told you can walk around weeks dilated and not go into labor sorry to say. You could still go overdue. Everyone is different so it's really hard to say what could or will happen.

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Mar 28th, 2012, 14:46 PM	#3
Tilly87 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: England Posts: 1,389	I had my appointment yesterday and baby is head down but not in my pelvis at all! Funny as i do alot of walking daily lol. Carry on doing what your doing and i'm sure your little girl will be here soon x

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Mar 28th, 2012, 14:48 PM	#4
VeryHopeful Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,112	I'm 2 cm, 50% effaced, and fully engaged. I have been losing my bloody show for over 24 hours now. I just went up and down the stairs 15 times and went on a long walk. Stuck in early labor. I'm miserable lol.

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Mar 28th, 2012, 14:51 PM	#5
Zemlianika Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 154	Just came back from my appointment, demanded to be fingered. And with all the BH, and period like cramping, I'm not dilated at all! And baby went back up in my ribs as if it's not hard enough to breathe for me, with a congested nose

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Mar 28th, 2012, 14:57 PM	#6
Cordelia Lynn Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: United States Posts: 115	unfortunately, checks are completely useless. How far progressed you are has absolutely NO bearing on when you'll go into labor, or how long your labor will be. My midwife doesn't even do checks. I went into labor on my 38 week 0 days with baby #1...I walked about 4 or 6 miles and scrubbed the kitchen floor on my hands & knees. I wasn't even trying to induce labor, but that's what I was doing the night before my contractions started up. Good luck!

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Mar 28th, 2012, 14:59 PM	#7
capegirl7 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 1,869	I know I can't get my hopes up, but I am hoping it's not long. I have been going up and down the stairs a bunch of times and bouncing on the ball. I still have period like cramps, I just want something to happen! I feel stuck too!!! Zemlianika- hoping it happens for you soon! Are you effaced at all? I have heard that dilation doesn't matter as much as effacement. Fingers crossed for all of us

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Mar 28th, 2012, 15:13 PM	#9
SamanthaYC Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 440	My Dr. was on vacation last week, and the on call Dr. told me I was 50% effaced and 1 cm dialated. My regular Dr. checked me today, and now, apparently, my cervix is a zero. he does have huge fingers though. My exam hurt!!

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Mar 28th, 2012, 17:02 PM	#10
CharmingBeake Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,092	I know that you can go for quite some time at 2 and even 3 cm dilated. My mom swears by two weeks at 3 cm at least. However with the contractions and pain, you may be stretching and thinning even more, so it may be sooner than that. Last week at my 37 week appointment I was 3 cm and 80%, this week at my 38 week I am 4 cm, 80%, and -2, and I've had a lot of braxton hicks and cramps, so, progress! I'm also looking for natural ways to help things along...I actually posted a thread about it, but someone posted this link, which was pretty interesting and worth checking out to try a few of the things... http://wrylilt.hubpages.com/hub/Ways...bour-Naturally Whether any of them work or not, several will be fun to try...my OH and I just tried #9 Chinese Food just because it sounded good. Haha. Best of luck to you though, it won't be too long now I'm sure.

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