It's Almost D-Day!!

[scrapperjade]

Omgoodness ladies!! Today is my last OB appointment! At least that's what my OB told me last week, lol! She told me that if I made it to today, and baby hadn't made it's grand entrance on it's own, she'd schedule me to be induced tomorrow.

I've been mentally preparing for the fact that I could go into labour *anytime* for the last 3.5 weeks (DD was born at 37.5 weeks), and I CAN NOT believe that I am almost 41 weeks now, with no signs of baby coming out on his/her own. Frustrating.

And then a funny thing is happening! I am freaking out!! Like sweaty, nervous, shaky chills! I want to be done this pregnancy. It's 100% different this time, but for the worse. I'm thankful I didn't end up on bedrest or with something like GBS or pre-eclampsia (or anything else serious), so I feel silly to complain. It's just been really, really hard on my body, and I hurt & ache so badly I can barely sit, stand or walk. My body is READY, and my head was ready, and all of a sudden, I am a big mess of nerves and worry!

I think it has to do with not knowing what inducing will bring. I hear that labour can be pretty fast & furious & more intense (oh fun - just what I want), or that it can increase chances of a c-section because the baby could go into distress & it's heartate can plummet. I guess I just want my baby & I to be 100% safe, and the unknowns freak me out a lot.

Please send me happy thoughts, good induction stories, & good labour vibes!! You would think that with this being round #2 for me I would be calmer! Yikes!!

[adrianka]

Happy thoughts sent! Have a problem-less delivery, and enjoy the little one.

[cbettua]

Good Luck! I went into preterm labor last week and have been taking pills to stop contractions since. I will be having my scheduled C-section next week. Doctor wanted me to make it to 37 weeks!

Hope you have a easy labor and delivery!

[mummytothree]

I was induced for 3 of my 5 pregnancies and they were not any different then my 2 that I went into labor with!!! The only difference was baby #3, I was induced at 37 weeks for him because of high blood pressure (think 150/110) and spilling proteins in my urine. He was sunnyside up and because of the induction he didn't "turn" and it took me almost an hour to push him out. But that was the only difference the actually labor was the same.

And in fact my other 2 inductions (baby 2 &4) were much much shorter them my very first labor that started on it's own!! Baby #2 was 8 hours and baby #4 was 2.5 hours. But I will say that I NEVER had pitocin (I have heard that is the devil), I only ever has the gel they put on the cervix and then after that was on for a bit and it dilated me a few cm, they broke my water.

Maybe you will go into labor on your own tonight!?!?! I always read about it happening to everyone on my baby boards and it never happened to me and I was always so sad until l baby #5. I was scheduled for induction on a Friday and they were to full so kept getting bumped and they finally rescheduled me for the following Monday and I went into labor on my own that morning at 40 weeks and 1 day.

[scrapperjade]

I'm hoping to go into labour on my own tonight - maybe the pressure/stress I feel will cause something to happen, lol! Plus, since I'll be in the city for my OB appt, I'm also going to do some shopping with my mom & my sister that's here visiting... going to Old Navy, the yarn store, and getting some groceries. I plan to walk and walk and walk until my legs give out, lol (probably like 20 minutes, haha!). And then we're having Curry Chicken for supper tonight, lol!

[newfiemountiewife]

Sorry, my induction story isn't pretty, so I won't tell it to you, but I will say GOOD LUCK!!! My last baby was 10 days overdue, but she eventually came on her own.

[MandaT]

I had 2 inductions, and both were relativly easy, I had to have a c-section with #2, but it wasn't anything to do with baby being in distress, she just kept going the wrong direction when I was pushing.

DD#1 was induced at 7am, nothing was happening, so around 5pm they said, we'll try tomorrow, I think that must have relaxed me just enought, because I was pretty nerveous & worried...about 10 minutes after they said that, my water broke. Within 12 hours I had a beautiful baby girl.

DD#2 was induced at 7am & I was pushing by 5pm. Labor wasn't terrible and it went quickly.

Sending you lots & lots of good labor/induction & calm nerve vibes. Try to relax a bunch today & maybe that will speed things along on their own.