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Re: 39 wks and no sign of labor

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:45:07 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Melissa wrote: >
>Hi there, I am currently 39 wks pregnant with my second child. I went
>to the doctor today and the baby is still high, and I am not thinned out
>or dilated at all. The doctor wants to do a sonogram next week to make
>sure the baby is doing okay. My questions are:
>
>Is it normal for me not to show any signs of labor yet?? With my first
>child I was dilated to 2-3 cms and pretty thinned out by now and he had
>already dropped.
>
>What could be the cause of the baby not dropping yet? I am wondering if
>she is not too big, because the doctor thinks she is pretty big, bigger
>than my last baby who was 8 pounds 5 ounces.
>
>I have been having lots of braxton hicks the past few weeks, but they
>have obviously done nothing. Shouldn't they have done something by now?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>--
>Melissa
>

Every pregnancy is different, and there is no reason to assume that there is anything wrong, just because this one is different from your first. You have plenty of time to go into labor, and with an U/S to reassure you and your doctor, you might need to wait a couple of weeks.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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