Pregnancy/Dilating Question

Shoegal23

So this is my third- I'm due in just 2 weeks and I am completely shut down. My cervix is closed, I'm barely softened, not effaced and the baby's head isn't even in my pelvis, it's still too high up. I wasn't even this locked up with my other two (delivered at 41 and 40 weeks- both inductions.)

Needless to say- I haven't rested this entire 9 months, I've been so busy and I was more than a little shocked that there was nothing going on at all. So my question is- has anyone here ever gone from completely closed to going into labor on their own in a short span of time? My only premonition/feeling this whole pregnancy was that the baby was coming on his/her own and that I wouldn't get induced this time. Le sigh.

CrisA0922

I went from absolutely nothing going on and the baby being too high up to getting induced 4 days later when my water broke.

debfife

My best friend went from her Dr telling her absolutely NOTHING was happening to having a baby the next morning.

Liz051405

I went from "there is no way you'll have this baby on time or even late so we'll schedule an induction" to having a baby the next day.

Heck my sister went from the doc telling her "We're going to send you home" to having a baby in 15 minutes!

Shoegal23

Okay, so I can still hang on to some hope! I so desperately wanted to go on my own for this one last time and I was hoping not to follow the same path again! Thanks ladies for giving me something to hold on to!!! I was starting to feel really bummed about it!

BeachBaby07

I went from being locked up tight to going into labor the next day. It did take around 36 hours to finally have him, but he arrived on his due date. 

neen01

Im no help here - i was induced a week late with both girls and now at the same time as you - nothing going on.  I am fine with another induction a week late though because it gives me more time and both of my other inductions went so well. 

I am more worried about going into labor on my own and getting to the hospital on time since once labor starts my kids have come pretty quick. 

knittygrl

good luck, no advice for you.  Both of my pregnancies I had to be induced and never dilated or dropped, nothing.  It was very frustrating the second time around since I thought for sure something would happen on its own.  I can only imagine how frustrating it would be a third time.  Personally, I think my body does not know how to go into labor on its own and if I were having kids in the dark ages I would probably be pregnant for like 45 weeks and die because my babies would be too big  

MrsDB

i was 3cm for 3 weeks with my first.

with my 2nd i was closed up tight at my last check up, which was at 6PM. I woke up at 4AM, 10 hours later, in labor. I got to the hospital at 630AM and was 9cm dilated.   

StephNJohn2008

I went from nothing to baby in the matter of 24 hours. I lost my mucus plug and went to the doctor bc it kept bleeding and being mucus-y (TMI lol sorry) so I was worried. That morning when I went I was closed and everything. That night I was in labor and delivery.

rbytsdy

I was baby #3.  The doctor told my mom that she had plenty of time before i would come. She went into labor the next day and called the doctor.  He didn't believe her.  I was born after less than 2 hours of labor. 

Shoegal23

neen01:

Im no help here - i was induced a week late with both girls and now at the same time as you - nothing going on.  I am fine with another induction a week late though because it gives me more time and both of my other inductions went so well. 

I am more worried about going into labor on my own and getting to the hospital on time since once labor starts my kids have come pretty quick. 

Both my inductions were just soooooo long- ugh. He said that as of right now I'm completely un-induceable and unless there is a significant change, he won't consider another induction until at least 41 weeks. Here we go again! Lol! 

Shoegal23

knittygrl:

good luck, no advice for you.  Both of my pregnancies I had to be induced and never dilated or dropped, nothing.  It was very frustrating the second time around since I thought for sure something would happen on its own.  I can only imagine how frustrating it would be a third time.  Personally, I think my body does not know how to go into labor on its own and if I were having kids in the dark ages I would probably be pregnant for like 45 weeks and die because my babies would be too big  

I went into labor on my own with DD1- I was dying from the contractions for hours and hours and I was about 1.5 cm. After 12 hours, I then had to be induced- this was at 41w 2d.  My second I was induced 2 days before my edd bc it was on NYE. That was a 1cm for several weeks and a 12 hour labor. Just when I thought it would for sure happen, I'm even worse off lol!!! Oh well!