Update on due date/how do I get this baby out?

[Kangacoo]

So I went to the doc yesterday and he did and exam.  While I have been psyching myself up to have this baby early it looks like the baby and my body has another plan.  The doc said the my cervix was only 50% thinned and I was not dialting yet.  (Noone ever told me that the exam for this would not only be uncomfortable but make me bleed and cramp after.  No fun!)

So not only does it look like I am going to go to my due date but he may even have to induce me.  He said he would let me go a week before inducing.  My due date is the 17th and if he induced I would have a Christmas baby.  While that would be really special I really want to get this baby out by the 17th.

Any advice?

[bozziboop]

Dec. 3, 2008 at 9:43 AM

ok, i JUST went thru this last dec. i was ready and my baby boy wasn't. i was told to get in the shower and let the water beat on my chest, it's the nip stimulation- can cause uterine contrations) you could have DH or SO rub your feet, especially around your ankles, or try sex. the prostiglandins in his swimmers, can cause you to become soft and dilate. good luck!

[msbritt123]

Dec. 3, 2008 at 1:07 PM

my sister just had her baby 2 weeks ago, a couple weeks early, cause she was so determined to have the baby, so she walked for about 2 1/2 hours straight and the next morning the baby came!! i think walking is the best! just some advise! Good Luck!!

[OliviaOma]

Dec. 3, 2008 at 7:32 PM

First babies love to come late. There really isn't much you can do to induce labor. Try a lot of walking, eat spicy food, have sex. Those are the things I've heard. I've tried them all. I had to be induced a day after my due date because I was having some bad false labor. Good luck. You'll meet your baby soon. =)