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There are -10 days until your due date on December 27, 2008.
You are 290 days pregnant.
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Your 1st trimester: March 23, 2008 to June 21, 2008. (0 - 12 weeks)
Your 2nd trimester: June 22, 2008 to October 04, 2008. (13 - 27 weeks)
Your 3rd trimester: October 05, 2008 to December 28, 2008. (28 - 40 weeks)

If your labor is induced, there are a number of ways this can be done:

1 - breaking your waters - puncturing the amniotic sac, which means your waters leak out. This can often stimulate contractions. This procedure is sometimes known as ARM, for Artificial Rupture of the Membranes, or amniotomy;

2 - giving you a peccary of hormone gel in your vagina, which delivers labor-inducing hormones to the cervix; or

3 - giving you a drip of oxytocin which puts the hormone directly into your bloodstream to stimulate labor.

Induced labor can sometimes mean your contractions come on quickly and intensively, and this may make it harder to cope with. So when deciding whether this option is for you, you may want to take this into account. You may end up needing more pain relief as a result.

A baby that's gone more than a week or so over the 'official' due date may have dryer skin which tends to flake. This is because the vernix that would normally cover the skin has stopped being produced.

`Up to 10% of pregnancies are not delivered by 42 weeks... and only a small number of pregnancies that go past 42 weeks have problems. In fact, about 95% of post term babies are born without problems.` --American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG, 2005)

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cantwait2bamummy - 8.1 hours ago
So I just clicked over to week 41 gosh it quiet here im back to week 40 lol

pookiekke - 8.2 hours ago
Hey folks. I finally had my little girl. Keira Kristine was born 1/2/08 at 5:50 pm. 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 inches long. I just added a blog to my profile about the delivery.

jo,jo - 11.1 hours ago
I had my baby girl Sylvie May on 31st Dec. She weighed 6lb13oz and is absolutely beautiful. The labour was also good being only 5 hours long from start to finish and with only gas and air for pain relief! Unfortunately I suffered a 3rd degree tear but I really couldn't care less about that when I look into my little baby's eyes! Hope everyone else is doing good Love Jo x

CandidaAndPaul - 16 hours ago
Had our baby girl, Charlie Piper, at 9:42am on January 1st but was the 9th new years baby. She weighed 7 lb 13 ounces and 21 inches, we were due December 30 and had an induction date for Jan 7th........I miss being pregnant now though :( even though i HATED it a week ago

CazWhitney - 1 days ago
I had my little man Marcos James :-) 8 pd 7 oz

chellebob - 2 days ago
For anyone trying to bring on labour, try watching Knocked Up! Seeing her give birth at the end did it for me! Contractions started immediately and put me in labour better than any of the other methods I tried. Maybe it reminded my body what it should be doing.

chellebob - 2 days ago
I eventually had my beautiful baby boy yesterday tea time. 18 hour labour. 7lb6. It hurt a lot but was worth it in the end. Was going to have epidural but managed with just gas and air in the end.

kinta - 3 days ago
Well im now officially 1 week overdue, with 3 days to go till i get induced. I want this baby is come on her own! HURRY UP BABY!!!

lizakn - 4 days ago
Well...its now one week past my due date. My doctor says he wants to induce Monday morning if I haven't gone before then. I get induced with the Gel..not piticon...so its not that bad. {I had my daughter that way} Kinda hoping I can hold it out until Monday..that way I won't be rushed & can have everything done around the house. Alot less stressful that way!

first babyboy - 4 days ago
YES SHE IS RIGHT, I COULDNT HELP BUT GET THE PAIN MEDICATION BECUASE THIS WAS MY BIGGEST, AND MY HEMORID GOT TO A 10 XS BIGGER, AND MY CONTRACTIONS WAS THE WORST BUT ALL IS WELL,

myliltiger - 5 days ago
i had my gorgeous baby boy on december 29th with no epidural the contractions hurt but the euphoric feeling after of doing it natural is a high beyond words...... also its true for first time moms if you jump to epidural your chances of c-section rise. he came out screaming and had no problem latching on....hes a champ:) AND he got a score of 9 apgar score 10 is perfact. i know you all are patient know it can happen anytime. i had no symptoms or anything then 4am december 29th it came on and i got to hospital 5cm dialated and 12 hours later he was born....you can do it. dont be afraid of pain. its worth it. but if you get pain meds i still love and am proud of you:) the baby come when he was ready. i know its hard but trust when its time its time and he/she will come. dont stress. i wish soon you all have your little ones i know you are very anxious. god bless!

chellebob - 5 days ago
I can't believe I am still here!!! Last 2 nights been up all night with contractions then as soon as I think its about time to go to the hospital they wear off again.

zenmarmot - 5 days ago
Just wanted to announce that Moira Corin Dockeray finally made her debut 12/31/08 (due date 12/15)@ 3:01 am after 3 days of Labor. She weights 10lb 7oz and is 22 in. long!!Will post pics and birth story in a day or so. Putting out good energy for Sara who is laboring downstairs. Come on Markus time join us!!!!

belperiox - 6 days ago
hey everyone! i had my baby on sunday. i really thought she was never gonna come, but sure enough she did, wen i was least expecting it. she is awesome!!! the only bad thing about my labor was contractions.. get the epidoral!!!!

sara-in-oregon - 6 days ago
OMG... Liesl (zenmarmot) is still in labor... I just got back from walking the halls to order my dinner and the nurse said she's here at OHSU now and has been asking about me. She's been in labor for three days now!

sara-in-oregon - 6 days ago
I am in the hospital... checked in around 1 PM...contractions continuing... have been on fetal monitor for a while, and last check was dilated to a 5. Now walking the skybridge and other hallways in the hospital in a hospital robe that's a bit too small and pajama pants... looking slightly like a crazy escapee... so far so good.

CandidaAndPaul - 7 days ago
Well here iam......in week 41......forget about post partum depression, i think i might start early :,(

sara-in-oregon - 7 days ago
So. Sami and I discussed it and did some more research and decided we're just not comfortable inducing at this point. So I have canceled today's induction

Of course we are concerned for the health of the baby, so we decided to go in for more testing, and questions, and a consult with one of the midwives. Don't know if she will have any alternate advice from the doctors or not, but we'll see.

I'm still having plenty of non-painful contractions. Frequently too, although I'm still not timing them... because they don't hurt, I don't exactly know when they start or stop.

Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't feel the baby moving... I was so paranoid about yesterday's ordeal that I freaked out. Sami talked to the baby and poked my belly until Markus woke up and started moving. Poor baby, we startled him and he got hiccups.

Anyway, it's 6 AM now, and I can feel the baby moving just fine. Shift change at the hospital is at 8 AM, so we will head over there sometime after that.

windy - 7 days ago
Good luck to all of you about to go in for C-Sections/Inductions!!!!! I'm just kind of hanging out here waiting :) I went to the doctor yesterday at 9:20am and he did a cervical check. I'm dilated to 1 and 80% effaced (which is a little progress since last week when I was dilated to 1 and 50% effaced). But I do have a quick question. I've had cervical checks weekly for about 3-4 weeks now and haven't had any increase or change in discharge before, but last night (about 10-12 hours after the exam), I went to the bathroom and there was a glob of dark brown discharge. After that, my discharged was tinged brown for a little while, and I think it's back to normal today. Do you think that I lost my mucus plug? Do you think that it was because of the doctor's exam, or maybe labor is soon?

meadow - 7 days ago
Hello all! I just wanted to update. I delivered my baby girl December 14th at 7:38pm. We named her Cierra Ann. I put up her birth story. Good luck to all new mothers and mothers to be!

demmy1 - 8 days ago
Who thinks Annie40 is having a baby right now?

first babyboy - 8 days ago
had my little man take a look

newlifehopes - 8 days ago
congrats amy! 41 weekers hang out in the 40 week page as its pretty quiet in here!

amysueb - 8 days ago
I had my son yesterday at 8:19 am he was 7.8 lbs with an inch and a half of hair already

chellebob - 8 days ago
I had a membrane sweep yesterday and had a bit of a show afterwards and some mild period type pains but nothing more. Thought it might get things moving faster but the midwife said I was still a long way off being ready. The wait is killing me!!!

newlifehopes - 9 days ago
yikes... i'm here again!

CarsonPhoenix - 9 days ago
Hey ladies. Good luck on all your upcoming arrival of your babies. I just recently had my first child, a son. He is 6 weeks old. I wanted to let ya'll know that if you are wondering about anything, labor, after labor, or things you should get for you babies then just ask. Any question I will answer. I know I had lot of questions that went unanswered so I wanted to reach out to you ladies to let you know that I am here to help you out. Good luck and best wishes!

newlifehopes - 9 days ago
ahhh! how did i get here!

pookiekke - 10 days ago
@ sara - I am here now too girl. See you back at 40.

sara-in-oregon - 12 days ago
Well, I'm officially 41 weeks now, but I'm going back to 40 weeks to post since noone is chatting here.

sionainne - 19 days ago
Hi girls - in case you haven't heard yet, there has been a mass high chair recall on the Evenflo Co. Majestic High Chair. The backs of the seats have been said to fall off causing the babies injuries. Pass this along to friends and family that don't take part in this site.

frenchbaby - 19 days ago
Just got home with Aria Ruby today. She was born on Friday at 10:47 am, 19.6 inches, 7lbs, 6oz.

babyd1ontheway - 19 days ago
Well I just had my last Dr. appt for this pregnancy. I am back to hospital tomorrow morning at 8am. He is going to start Pitocin and break my water around noon time. He is not going to send me home this time with out a baby. Good luck to all you ladies!

december08babyboy - 20 days ago
thank you ladies for all your nice comments :) draven is sooo amazing! labor was difficult but i feel ok now and im just glad he is healthy and finally at home with us!!

janna-k - 20 days ago
I'm still here, 11 days over, go in for the gel tomorrow morning at 8am so I guess we'll see what happens.

blackpearl - 20 days ago
Congratulations December!!!!!!! can't wait to see pics

pregow1st - 20 days ago
Oh yeah...she was 7lbs 6oz and 21 inches long with a head full of hair! Everyone says something about her hair. She is georgous!

pregow1st - 20 days ago
Hi all...for those of you who were in hanging in there with me...I had Madelyn Grace on Dec. 11th at 9;19 pm by c-section after failed induction. I had a really hard c-section. Apparently I have a super-liver that metabolized my spinal in 25min instead of the usual 3-4 hours. Doc was shocked. So I could feel the latter part of the section. When I started to feel things, they used concious sedation so I dont remember much but some of the pain as the sedation wore off. But TOTALLY worth it. So who else is hanging in there?

moosiemoose - 20 days ago
Aaww! Congrats Dec! I hope everything went smoothly! My Baby Evan is 2 weeks tomorrow and I LOVE my memories of having having my daughter 3 years ago and having him those first hours and couple of days in the hospital when they are sooo brand new and you can't take your eyes off them!It is like a completely surreal experience to hold your brand new itty bitty and fall in love with them in a matter of moments!

bdoe - 20 days ago
Good for her! Congrats dec!!

preggogeologist - 21 days ago
congrats dec.!

TattooedMommyof2Soon - 21 days ago
Yay Dec!

rosiejrz143 - 21 days ago
Hey ladies Dec finally had baby Draven yesterday evening. A whopping 8lbs 13oz! He's adorable. Dec feels great.

elismummy - 22 days ago
Far out....just got back from the hospital when I should have been given the gel and stay there till baby is born. They sent me home because there are no rooms. How disappointing >:( One woman said that the others are priority inductions and are not simply because they're overdue. How heartless....no apology or understanding. I'm 11 days over and had my bags in the car and everything. I complained about her attitude and the other staff were a lot better. At least I got a sweep done since they could reach my cervix this time. But it's still depressing.

mbs - 22 days ago
Imogen Sophia was born Wednesday at 41+1. After my induction was rescheduled 4 times, I finally got in. She was having some cord trouble so we went forward w/ c/s. She is amazing and the last 4 days a blur. Congrats to the new mommies and those about to be.

rosiejrz143 - 22 days ago
Hey ladies just wanted to update you on Dec, she's all checked in, cervidil in place and she's just waiting patiently for her lil man. Tomorrow morning they will start pitocin!

elismummy - 22 days ago
I took some castor oil again last night (16 hours ago). I didn't think it would start things but took it to cleanse my bowels so I have less chance of pooping in labor. It did it's job and no baby.But I bet I still poop.Ha ha

elismummy - 22 days ago
Dec, the wait is on! I go in for the gels in 5 hours! Stay overnight and if nothing, break waters then induction... I wonder how we'll both go? Good bless :)

elismummy - 22 days ago
Yeah, my wish was to go into things nice and slow too and avoid induction. I also wanted to go without the epidural. But after speaking with my well trusted IVF midwife/nurse, I've decided that if I get induced, I'm getting and Epi. ASAP. She said that most women who go natural with their first and have an Epi. with their second, wonder why they ever went natural and choose Epi's every other time. Good on the brave women who do go natural and rise above their pain. I dream of doing it, but I think I'll take the easy way out ;)

DeanneJM - 22 days ago
elis-I've been walking everyday and doing stretches on my exercise ball. I'm hoping to use a birthing ball during labor. I'm really worried about the induction making the contractions come on fast and strong. I was really hoping to ease into things. But at this point, the end is near and that's all I can think about.

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