It's SO CLOSE!

[accentsarehot]

My appt went fine yesterday. They said since I've (STILL!) not had a single labor sign that I need to walk as much as humanly possible to try & get labor started. If I don't have the baby before, I go to the hospital Aug 14 where they'll check if I'm dialated enough to start & if not, they'll put some kinda gel on my cervix & schedule an induction

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[kitchenwitch]

they'll check if I'm dialated enough to start & if not, they'll put some kinda gel on my cervix & schedule an induction within the few days after

Just so you know - that gel is the *start* of an induction.

I am going to sit over here and sigh over how your doctors say that you need to get the ball rolling since you "still" haven't had a labor sign (uh, doesn't that happen when you go into labor?) when you're only 40 weeks pregnant and the average pregnancy lasts between 38 and 42 weeks.

Since it's best for you to try to avoid an induction, walking is a good thing, but certainly don't wear yourself out by not taking breaks. Sex might help move things along as well. There are all sorts of things you can do to encourage things, though encouragement or induction or not, baby will come out when he/she is ready.

[accentsarehot]

Honestly I wish I could try using sex to help progress things along but I can't. It's just TOO PAINFUL! But I am definitely gonna be walking as much as possible cause really I don't want to have to be induced. I'm also thinking about calling them & asking why this week they said they'll be talking induction at 41wks but last week I was told 42... I didn't even think of it til late last night.

[kitchenwitch]

You don't have to do anything you don't want to do! :) You can also bargain with them and request that you have NSTs or additional monitoring instead.

[sandi1743]

i second about skipping the cytotec - it is NOT approved for inductions in fact the FDA has put a "black box warning" on it as there have been so many complications (including deaths of neonates and mothers, ruptured uteri, sections, etc) from its use in inductions.
Please research and investigate before agreeing to this procedure. if your read up and are comfortable then that is fine but your doctor should have informed you more. BTW - you are not "over due" yet - you still have another 2 weeks!

[alirose]

Walking is no guarantee, sadly, no matter how you do it. With my first pregnancy I would go for 5+ mile walks almost every night starting at 37 weeks and baby was still 5 days late. This time I've walked, had sex, played wii, etc and am still waiting (40w 3d). But on the plus side you can have no sign of labor at all before you actually go into labor, and on the flip side you can have a ton of signs and stay pregnant for weeks. So don't stress about what you "need" to do. It will come when it does, and there's not much we can really do to make it otherwise (short of an induction). Good luck!

[accentsarehot]

I'm really not sure I can do all this walking they want me to do! I just walked around my house for 30min & I'm so tired already! And it hurts my feet so bad... Ugh. This is not fun.

[alirose]

I know what you mean, my ankles are so swollen right now. :(

[poiyt]

The baby is only going to come when the baby and your body is ready for it to come. If its not ready, the cervadil they use probably wont work, and then they will want to use more inteventions. Unless there is a medical reason you need to be induced, say no.

Try nipple stimulation, squats, walking, talking to your baby, acupressure (specific points), orgasm, or some sort of semen insertion..lol, evening primrose oil can help but takes a few weeks to start working..

[mrskoning]

My friend's mom was late with him and she hiked up a hill by her house (like a 45 min hike) and back down and she went into labour that night :P So diff. try the walking :)

[jbnljohnson]

The doctor had me go to Walmart and speed walk without a break for almost 2 hours. That really helped me out :).