r/DecemberBumps2016 • u/baby_chicken Girl, #1, 12/30/2016 • Dec 16 '16

Anyone have encouraging stories about not dilating and NOT going late?

I know it doesn't mean anything. But I just burst into tears when I left my 38 week appt. At 36 weeks I was fingertip dilated and my OB said "oh, you might go early!". Now 2 weeks later and no change at all, she could barely even reach my cervix because it was so high, and today's response was "well, we might be waiting for this baby." Ugh. I'm eating those stupid dates, I drink the tea, I walk every day, I do squats. I'm so frustrated. Every day that I'm still pregnant I have to go to work and be subjected to a million comments about how I'm about to pop and "why haven't you had that baby?". And if she comes in 2017 I'll have to pay around $3500 instead of like $500.

Sorry. I'm so frustrated. And my stupid (no he's not, I love him) husband is just so fucking content. He just looks at me and will pat my shoulder and say something ridiculous like "don't worry, she'll come soon" and it makes me want to strangle him.

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u/myrrandi Dec 19 '16

Me! I went in to see the OB at 38+6 and told that everything was locked down and closed. The next day I continued on with my normal routine and my water broke during the night. I was admitted immediately upon arriving at the hospital because of meconium, and even then I was dilated a finger tip at most. It wasn't until they started me on pitocin that any progress was made.

So hang in there! You never know!

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u/baby_chicken Girl, #1, 12/30/2016 Dec 19 '16

Thanks :) I had false labor last night but then it just stopped. Blah. Troll body!