When Is the Baby Gonna Arrive - Larkspur,CO

My oldest was born @ 36 wks & my youngest @ 37 wks but she was scheduled b/c of my diabetes & she size of her head (same as her dad's YIKES!) If she were a boy were were naming her Charlie Brown, holy that head was huge! Anyways, I know that you are uncomfortable but the one thing I was told do was eat spicy! And that's what I did - had Gen'l Tso's Chicken for lunch the day my water broke w/daughter #1! It even worked for my SIL - my neice was born the night after chinese food & guess what her mom had! Good luck!

Nope, no way to predict when it will start. Sorry, I feel your pain. I was so ready to have my son by about week 35, he was crushing all my major organs, lol. We induced so I had an idea of when but that is still not gauranteed as you can go into labor before that date. I had been at 2 cm at week 33 and got to 3 cm about week 35 and we induced at week 39. Just relax and try not to stress about it. i know that you are probably unconfortable, excited to meet your little one, scared that you won't be able to make it to the hospital in time ect. Try and enjoy these last days of pregnancy and rest while/if you can. Your little one will get here soon enough. Good luck and congratualtions.

All I know is that babies arrive when they arrive. Some come early, some late, and some right on time.
Full term is 40 weeks so in all likelihood you have some waiting to do.
The last couple of weeks is the hardest, for sure.
I was so sick of being pregnant with my first baby. I cried for a week. I was a little on the dilusional side as well. I remember saying that I wasn't really pregnant, it was just a huge tumor and no one would tell me. I couldn't lay down and be comfortable, I couldn't sit or stand and be comfortable. I just got busy making crafts for Halloween. My daughter was due November 1. She came two days early and I was home with my baby passing out candy.
My son came two days late.
Honey, just hang in there. Your baby will get here at the time it's meant to.
Make sure you have things packed for the hospital, make sure you take a good look around because when you leave to have your baby, your house will never be the same again when you come back in the doors with your precious bundle of joy.
Has your OB recommended daily walks? It really can help you with your stamina and breathing. Of course if you're on bed rest, that's out.
You just have to be patient and that's the hardest part. At this point, you just want to hold your baby and have it all over.
It will happen.
Hang in there.
Be sure to let us know when the baby arrives.

Best wishes.

There is no way to know unless you schedule something. There is no definite way to start labor at home.

I would try to think that it will NOT happen before your due date, that way if its earlier great. If not, you are not at the end of your rope waiting past.

Even if the dr says your progressing, it doesn't mean much. You can be at 0 and have your baby in hours or you can be 3 cm and not have your baby for weeks. Its truly still a mystery!!

Hi M.,

I am due on the 28th of this month as well & EVERYBODY is rushing mine to be born however the baby will come when good & ready. My first two were exactly two weeks early both times (in which I thought this one would be too) but she fooled me because...I'm still waiting, lol. I have been told she was coming last week, the week before, this week, now on Easter Sunday. I would just say wait it out the babies have minds of their own when they are ready you will definitely know it! Congrats & Good Luck on your new bundle of joy!!!

Hang in there. We all know how hard it is to wait, but the baby will come when it is ready. Read your baby books, wash the clothes, finish the baby room, just stay busy and it will happen soon.

Congratulations = )

I know 38 weeks seems like the end, but I usually go about a week over so just keep that in mind. Patience is a virtue, but nearly impossible to muster at the end of your pregnancy. Especially if you don't have children at home go have a long cup of coffee with friends; go see lots and lots of new movies; take a long bath; watch trashy TV; read a novel. There's no telling when the little one will arrive, but staying busy (well as busy as you can stay at 38 weeks) will help the time inch by. Congratulations!

Your baby will come when it is ready. The average time for pregnancy is 41 weeks not 40 weeks. So be prepared to go at least 41 weeks. I am a former NICU Respiratory Therapist. Your baby will send off a chemical from its lungs that tell your body it is ready to be born and then you will go into labor. Before this happens your baby is not ready. Please don't try to force it out either with natural induction methods or induction in the hospital. I have taken care of so many babies that were forced out before they were ready and even if their mother had reached the so called "due date" they still had trouble breathing because they were not ready. The lungs are the last system to completely mature. And just because you are 38 weeks does not mean your baby is. Your baby is actually only about 36 weeks, maybe even 35 weeks depending on when you ovulated. Be patient and know that your baby is in the best possible place right now. It needs this time to fully prepare for life outside the uterus. You are in the last few weeks. You have waited 9 months to get here, you can wait one more. Rest and enjoy this time.

As far as clues go on when your baby will come. No, there are no magical clues. This is why women should not even have cervical checks before active labor because it tells you nothing and only increases your risk for infection. A woman can be dilated to a 4 and walk around like that for weeks or a woman can be completely closed up and holding a baby 12 hours later.

With your first pregnancy they say there is a lower chance of going early. With my first I started labor 3 days after my due date. I'm pregnant with my 2nd right now, due this Sat and hoping by some miracle I go into labor early, but you never know. My mom and grandmother never went early, so I'm not holding my breath. Good Luck!

Mentally prepare yourself for 4 more weeks. Thinking you'll meet your baby near your due date and then waiting...and waiting...and waiting...bored and anxious with NOTHING to do but wait is the worst. Pack a bag, etc. now but get your heart set on 4 weeks and if the baby comes before then, great! But if not, then you won't be killing yourself with anticipation.

From a mom whose first signs of labor were at 41 weeks 6 days...and was still induced.

Congratulations! I am so excited for the 2 of you!

Let that baby cook till it is ready. Part of being a parent, you will not be able to control everything.. Follow your child's lead and needs.

Instead I suggest, you and your husband go out and eat, anywhere you want. Stay up late, sleep in the next morning, heck sleep in all day if you want.

Go to a movie, go to a club and listen to good music. Because it is going to be a long time, till you will be able or want to do any of these things for a long time.

Hold hands, cuddle, love on each other. Promise that even when you have not spoken more than 10 words to each other in 2 weeks, you still will love each other. My husband and I used to just look at each other from across the room, he would wink and I would send him a kiss. We knew exactly what we were feeling.

It is not just the baby that will take up your time, it will also be all of the excited relatives and friends. Also Doctors appt. are exhausting, when you are not used to all of the prep and energy ot takes to get out of the house.

Make sure you go ahead and have the baby seat in the car. Go by the fire station and they will show you how to secure it properly.

Make sure you and your husband have your bags packed. Pick up the latest magazines so you will have them when you are in labor.

Get a pedicure. Actually my husband gave me mine the week I went into labor. Make sure you have your cameras ready and all of the contacts.

Just enjoy your last few days of being a couple without children.

I tried ALL the tricks I could find on-line and NONE of them worked. I was 7 days late with my 1st and 10 with my 2nd. I actually had to be induced TWICE with my 2nd...left the hospital once with no baby in my arms and went back again a few days later for round two.

Doesn't matter now, I have the two most beauitful, healthy children.

It will be here before you know it!!!! Best of Luck!!

My 1st baby was sitting on my siatic nerve and so I was induced 2 days before the actual due date. For my second, they stripped my membranes because I was dialating and what not. On both, I was walking a lot more to try to get it to go faster. Two days after I had my membranes stripped my son decided to come to earth. So you could talk with your doctor about things you can do. Good luck and enjoy your new addition when they decide to make their presence in this world.