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Re: 38th week baby is still not engaged(dropped)

From: Becky (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 21:38:58 -0600 (CST)

At Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Anna wrote: >
>Just to second Heidi:
>You are not even at full term. Your baby, in all likelihood, isn't
>"done cooking". WHY would you want to force things?
>An induced early birth (and it's early until the baby is *ready*, and
>that's more than just lung maturity) will be hard on baby, and is way
>more likely to lead down the path to a c/s. Castor oil/cohosh don't
>make the baby drop, they induce labour. You might as well have a
>chemical induction at the hospital, but why fiddle with nature, when
>there isn't even a reason to worry for another 2 weeks at least?
>Will you consider "forcing" you child to walk, teethe, sleep through the
>night, if it seems to be "time"? (Just a rhetorical question, no
>personal attack!)
>
>--
>Anna
>
>BIg, huge, major difference between tired of being pregnant and with OB-GYN saying to take castor oil and considering Doctors advice and "FORCING" child to walk, teethe, or sleep thru night. Kind of SOUNDS like a personal attack to me. WHY are you FIDDLING with her??????????????????????????? (Just a question, no personal attack!)
>>

>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Donna" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>>To: "Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH"
>><pregnancy-birth@mail.medispecialty.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 5:03 PM
>>Subject: 38th week baby is still not engaged(dropped)
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> My 38th week of pregnancy will be completed tomorrow. Today I have gone
>>> for internal exam. OBGYN has told me that
>>> Cervix has not yet opened
>>> Baby's position is still high.
>>> she has asked me to take Castor oil two spoons a day. She also told me
>>> that I may have a difficult labor.
>>> Now my questions are
>>> 1. At what stage usually cervix will start dialting.
>>> 2. Since my cervix has not opened yet does this mean I may end up for
>>> induced labor/c-section
>>> 3. When exactly baby drops and what are the steps that can be taken for
>>> effacement and dialtion of cervix
>>>
>>> Thanks in Advance
>>>

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