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7 days untill my due date, will she ever come?

So 7 days from now baby Alexandrea "should" be born and I really thought she'd be here way before her due date. They all lied to us growing up that pregnancy is 9 months, I can't believe some Dr.s let you go up to 42 weeks, that's horrible, I'm so done with this it's not even funny. I can't wait to have little baby already. I'm 2 cm dialated, my cervix is "soft" they said, and she's like -1 effaced or something. Do you gals/guys think its going to happen this week? I know no one would technically "know" but what do you think?  I need some encouragment to maintain me untill July 12th (a week from now that feels like a light year lol)
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1695661 tn?1314920399
I had a appointment friday the 11th ( i was almost 41 weeks) and my doctor told me the same thing and said i still had a long so he made a appointment for a c-section if she didn't come on her own by the 21st i was like no way i can't wait that long but you know you don't get a say unless there's a problem so i went home for a long wait made even worse by my doctor going on vacation that sunday so i worried about going into labor while he was gone but babies come when they want to and by 1:00 the next afternoon i was holding my sweet baby in my arms and my doctor was there for the delivery so it'll happen you never know when make sure your ready i hope you have a safe delivery and a healthy baby
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60890 tn?1366358119
i totally empathise with you, by the time you reach your due date your practically begging labour to start, i remember too well i was! there's just no way of knowing when she will come though, could be tomorrow or you could be late. i was sure i'd be early with my first 2 babies and i was late by 5 days and induced both times, by the time i was having my 3rd i knew i'd be late, i was, 7 days and induced again....i am fully expecting to be late and no doubt induced this time around too!
just try and make the most of the time you have left, once baby is here you will have very little time for yourself!
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689528 tn?1364135841
My whole pregnancy I thought my son would be early. I had everything packed by like 35 weeks and waited and waited. He came 12 days after his due date! I was 2cm dialated for like 2 weeks and then 4cm for the last few days. Hang in there...there is an end!!
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see thats awesome, i want to have a story like that where im worried than the next day the baby was here lol i have an appointment tomorrow and it will be 5 days away from my due date.
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i cant believe you were late 3 times! wow, thats crazy, i guess it when the body and baby are ready.....i really think now im going to be late too.
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lol i packed my stuff around 36 weeks and i keep looking at them every time i turn my head to the left by the door, i keep adding things in it and taking stuff out for no reason lol . its like my life is on hold and its been this way for the past 3 weeks since i got the baby room ready and pretty much everything around the house. its very difficult not to drown in your own thoughts
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689528 tn?1364135841
LOL yep!! I felt the exact same way. I was so calm the whole time though. Never once was I nervous about labour. I was just ready. I actually went into labour the day before they scheduled me to be induced. I even had like 5 stretch and sweeps....my son just wasn't ready to make it into the world just yet. I also did all the other things, ate lots of pineapple, raspberry leaf tea, evening primrose oil, sex, walking, bouncing on a yoga ball. I was doing it all!
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Im in the same boat due date is the 12th also i just new my baby girl would come early but still no baby my mom says she will come on the 15th when the full moon is but that even seems to far away, tues my dr says i was 2cm diliated & her head was still. I have tried everything also & keep getting contractions but they stop. I have my bags packed & ready to go I know soon we will be holding our precious babies.
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I am due on Monday, and still no baby at this point in my pregnancy with my other two children they were already here...It's hard waiting around I have been two cm's for the past 3weeks and 75% effaced and still no baby...I have tried everything and not even so much as one contraction haha, bags are packed and ready to go...Hopefully tho you go soon tho and when you do everything goes well and smooth :) Good Luck
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SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY WEEK/WEEKEND WITH ALL YOU LADIES WHO RESONDED TO MY FIRST POST THAT I WAS COMPLAINING AND KINDA BUMMED OUT THAT IT WAS TAKING FOREVER FOR MY BABY ALEXANDREA TO GET HERE ALREADY AND GUESS WHAT?! SHE IS NOW HERE!

2 DAYS AFTER THE POST I MADE I WENT TO GET MY WEEKLY CHECK UP AT THE OBGYN AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS LEAKING THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THEY DID THE MANUAL "VAG" SWAB AND IT TURNED BLUE (MEANING MY WATER HAD RUPTURED LOL) AND I WAS ALREADY 4 CM DIALETED! MY FIANCE AND I COULDNT BELIEVE IT AND WERE STOKED!

I WAS TAKEN TO THE DELIVERY ROOM AND THEY BROKE MY WATER CAUSE IT WAS ONLY RIPPED A BIT, THEY PUT ME ON POTTOSIN TO INDUCE MY CONTRACTIONS/LABOR, GOT THE EPIDURAL AND 5 HOURS LATER I WAS 10 CM DIALATED AND FINALY WENT INTO LABOR AND IT WAS ONLY TWO HOURS :)

GAVE BIRTH TO MY AMAZING LITTLE PRINCESS ALEXANDREA, 7LBS 2 OZ.

SO IM FINALY FEELING NORMAL AGAIN AND SHE WAS BORN 5 DAYS BEFORE THE DUE DATE! THANK YOU FOR READING/LISTENING, WISH ALL LUCK AND ILL KEEP IN TOUCH ON HERE :)

P.S. I POSTED PICTURES OF HER UP TOO

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Thats good to hear 2 hour labor thats great  i knew we were close cause 4 days after i posted i went into labor & Ronalda Alexis was born 7lbs 8oz .
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1695661 tn?1314920399
congrats to both of you!
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287246 tn?1318570063
Yay!!  Congrats!!
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o man, congrats to u too mamma :) how awesome are we LOL
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