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Q: 40 Week Appointment
asked by: oh_mommy on November 3rd, 2006
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Well... Not much news to tell... Seems like reese is stubburn lol.. My doc said im "a little bit" dilated and he could just fit a finger in my cervix... So not much there.. And he swept my membranes... He said if I havnt have reese by the 12th then we'll talk about me getting induced *sigh* I just want this over with... And crap! I forgot to ask him if you preggo/breast feeding if I can get a flu shot!
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Mabel
replied on November 3rd, 2006
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You can get a flu shot when you are pregnant.
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wr17
replied on November 3rd, 2006
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The 12th?! And ur 40 wks? They cant induce you any sooner? Man, that sucks!
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oh_mommy
replied on November 3rd, 2006
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I dont know.. But thats what he said... Ever since he swept my membranes my back has been killing me *cries*
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Cowgirl*love
replied on November 4th, 2006
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Aww, just take er easy and enjoy the silence...Even though I know ur so eagar and excited to hold him--he'll come when he's ready....Or you could not take it easy and try and force him out ---but I dunno what really goes on with that whole exercise stuff inducing labour....Either way------good luck love!!!! Heres hoping he makes a quick trip out!
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Jules
replied on November 4th, 2006
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Yeah you can definitely get the flu jab when you are pregnant, I had it when I was about 18 weeks or so, on doc's advice.
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taya*
replied on November 4th, 2006
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Saraaaah! I can't believe you're forty weeks! I remember when you were telling us you were pregnant!
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oh_mommy
replied on November 4th, 2006
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Haha yeah I cant believe it either lol... But omg.. Today I was in the shower with shawn, and I had the worst gas ever! Omg so embarrising, and I sat in the shower because standing was too tiring and and we turned the water off and shawn got out and was changing and I got out and looked in the shower and I saw some of my mucus plug omg I didnt know what it was at first I was like like "what is that" and shawns like "did u actually crap a lil bit?" and I was like "ew no.. Thats where my crotch was not my ass... Omg thats probably my mucus plug!" and then shawn was changed and left the room and so I sat on the toliet and whiped and there was some on the tissue too.. So ya, I unno if this was because I got my membranes swept yesterday or what.. Should I be prepared to go to the hospital tonight or no?
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Sail Away
replied on November 4th, 2006
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oh_mommy wrote:
haha yeah I cant believe it either lol... But omg.. Today I was in the shower with shawn, and I had the worst gas ever! Omg so embarrising, and I sat in the shower because standing was too tiring and and we turned the water off and shawn got out and was changing and I got out and looked in the shower and I saw some of my mucus plug omg I didnt know what it was at first I was like like "what is that" and shawns like "did u actually crap a lil bit?" and I was like "ew no.. Thats where my crotch was not my ass... Omg thats probably my mucus plug!" and then shawn was changed and left the room and so I sat on the toliet and whiped and there was some on the tissue too.. So ya, I unno if this was because I got my membranes swept yesterday or what.. Should I be prepared to go to the hospital tonight or no?


always be prepared to go to the hospital girl...Because you never know when labor is gonna come.

I got my membranes stripped 2 times and lost my mucus plug. Mine came out a little at a time and eventually started getting in big clumps and then it stopped. I went into labor within a week of that happening, i'm not sure if it was because I got them stripped or if it was just natural. I was a week and a half late before I went into labor. My due date was february 22nd, induced date was march 8th, and I had him on march 3rd. I woke up at 4 in the morning with contractions! Getting my membranes stripped caused a lot of cramping for me, its a lot different than real contractions though, so when you have a real contraction you'll know. Mine werent very strong, but they were 2 minutes apart so we went to the hospital pretty fast.

And...I was only dilated a finger tip when he stripped my membranes, and the mucus plug is whats inside your cervix, so when he sticks his finger up there to do that, then its gonna fall out.
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oh_mommy
replied on November 4th, 2006
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Ok.. I just wasnt sure because I thought if anything was going to come out it would have been the day I had my membranes swept not the day after
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Sail Away
replied on November 5th, 2006
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oh_mommy wrote:
ok.. I just wasnt sure because I thought if anything was going to come out it would have been the day I had my membranes swept not the day after


yep it's pretty much normal, mine came out for a freakin' week. I know it sucks, ive been there but just remember that he wont stay in there forever and they wont let you go past 42 weeks.
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oh_mommy
replied on November 5th, 2006
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Yeah I know.. I really want him to come out this sucks.. And hes been sooo active today.. I cant relax without getting punched and kicked
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Sail Away
replied on November 5th, 2006
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Trust me girl I know!!!

It got so bad for me I would cry everynight thinking he was never gonna come out, but then soon after it just happend and it was so unexpected, they gave me my induced date and I was so excited because I was like yeah! At least I have a serious actual date now that he .H.A.S. To come out.

But for real, when he comes out your gonna miss being pregnant, he'll probably drive you so nuts sometimes you'll wish he was back in your belly!

Sometimes bray drives me nuts and I tell myself I would .D.I.E. For him to go back in my belly for a couple days so I can get some sleep!
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oh_mommy
replied on November 5th, 2006
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Yeah... I feel like he's never going to come.. Every morning I wake up and im like "damn, stilll no baby" and at night going to bed I look in his crib and im like "damn..." hopefully on tuesday they will set a date to get induced so I know hes actually coming.. I feel like its never going to end.. But atleast I know its normal to feel this way:)
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