34 Weeks and my favorite quotes
Posted
Monday, April 28, 2008 11:20 AM
I am 34 weeks today! 6 weeks until my due date, but who knows when I will go into labor, im not getting my hopes up. Aly can cook as long as she needs to. I post on The Nest Baby boards and I shake my head at some of these posts I read, such as
"OMG im 38 weeks and no signs of labor"
"Im 36 weeks and im only 1cm dilated"
"Today is my due date and no signs of labor"
And my favorite "im 38 weeks and im getting induced"
Lets talk about the first quote. 38 weeks is NORMAL to not have any signs of labor. You have an estimated 2 weeks left, and if its your 1st pregnancy you have an estimated 3 weeks left. So calm down, your baby will come :)
Second quote. I read this all the time and I want to shout "YOU STILL HAVE OVER A MONTH CALM DOWN!" 1cm is normal for 36 weeks. When I went into labor with Haley I was only 1cm, but my water had broken too. Its really ok to only be 1cm.
Third quote. I hate when when mothers get to their ESTIMATED due date and get upset because they havent went into labor. Its not like your baby has a switch inside that says "ok its my due date time to come" I really wish dr's would tell us that we go 42 weeks in a pregnancy instead of 40 then I wouldnt have to read this over and over
And my favorite. Lots of women want to be induced at 38 weeks because theres no signs of labors *sigh* I would never do an induction unless it was medicaly necessary. My dr will not even discuss an induction with me until I reach 41 weeks and 4 days. Inductions sometimes lead to c-sections, and im not a fan of a c-section. I understand we all want to meet our babies, but just be patient it will be worth the wait trust me :)