re: how to go into labor??

Ya they were being rude. I jst ignored it. I never been on here before. Yesterday was my first day. And i was surprised in the comments that were rude i thought this was about other women and parents giving advice and trying to help others.. i guess not i guess another one of them websites were people are drama queens and just want to start some mess over the internet with people they dont even know
Like that is mature at all.

Yeah sorry some people don't have anything better to do =\ but I hope everything works out for you. There's not much you can do but wait til baby's ready.

<blockquote><b>Quoting AshleyJenn:</b>" Unfortunately doesnt matter where you are, some people are just unnecessarily rude. I was wondering why ... [snip!] ... delivery... so yeah Id hope if I lived that far from a hospital they'd induce me. 38 weeks is full term btw.. from 37 weeks on."</blockquote>



37 weeks is term
40 weeks is FULL term

Ya everyonee has their opinion but its ur body and child I have 4 children and 38 weeks with num 5 they say it is safe to deliver at 37 weeks I've been trying to self induce because I. Got the ok from my dr wich she is inducing me at 39 weeks I have been 5 cm dilated and 80 %thin for a week

Ummm yeah no difference..

"A normal full term pregnancy can be measured anywhere from 37 to 42 weeks in total. Once you reach week 37 in your pregnancy, if you were to begin labour your health care practitioner would not try to stop it at all and let you progress naturally until you gave birth. At 37 weeks, your little one’s body is complete and ready to function outside of the womb. The amount of amniotic fluid begins to decrease during this time of pregnancy and your little one may even begin to slow down the growth process, since it has most of the fat stores it needs in order to survive and regulate its own body temperature once born. So rest assured that if your labour was to begin anytime after your 37th week in pregnancy, it is still considered full term and you can look forward to a new little family member quite soon!"

http://www.familyresource.com/pregnancy/birth/what-is-considered-fullterm-pregnancy

.... since you wanna get all knit picky.

Anyways like the person above me said its her body and her child and she should just follow what her dr says...not some know it alls on a forum. This is my 4th child and ill do what is best for me and MY child...If that be being induced at 37 weeks or 41. No one knows another persons whole situation and therefore can't give their "medical opinion." Obviously a baby born at 40 weeks will do a little better than 37 weeks for the most part. But it's not up to you or someone else...baby will come when ready.

It's not always safe to deliver at 37 weeks. My DS was born at 37 weeks and he had a lot of problems that the doctor said were due to him being a little early. He's doing great now but we came pretty close to losing him. Babies have a higher chance of being jaundiced if they're early. Our doctor said that if DS had held out for 5 more days he probably would have been fine.

Quoting AshleyJenn:" Ummm yeah no difference.. "A normal full term pregnancy can be measured anywhere from 37 to 42 weeks ... [snip!] ... will do a little better than 37 weeks for the most part. But it's not up to you or someone else...baby will come when ready."

A due date can be off by 2 weeks. So what if that 37 week baby is actually only 35 weeks. That is why they call it term and not Full term. Full term at 40 weeks could mean that baby is only 38 weeks which is a much safer zone for that infant.
But even at that. The baby will come when THEY are ready. You're not pregnant forever.

<blockquote><b>Quoting AshleyJenn:</b>" Ummm yeah no difference.. "A normal full term pregnancy can be measured anywhere from 37 to 42 weeks ... [snip!] ... will do a little better than 37 weeks for the most part. But it's not up to you or someone else...baby will come when ready."</blockquote>




That reference is simply wrong. Even common sense tells us that.

Once you fulfill the full 40 week term of pregnancy ... you are full term.

Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Quoting AshleyJenn:" Ummm yeah no difference.. "A normal full term pregnancy can be measured anywhere from 37 to 42 weeks ... [snip!] ... will do a little better than 37 weeks for the most part. But it's not up to you or someone else...baby will come when ready."

ACOG says you're wrong, and I think they are a much more reputable source on the topic than familyresource.com.

http://www.acog.org/About%20ACOG/News%20Room/News%20Releases/2011/Fight%20Prematurity%20with%20Awareness%20-%20Longer%20Pregnancies%20Ob-Gyns%20Say.aspx