I am 38 weeks and 6 days pregnant and I went to my regular doctors appointment today but instead of my usual doctor, it was a labor and delivery nurse there to check me. She said I was 3 cm. dilated and that the baby was waiting on me to be born, this kind of confused me. Do you think this means that the baby is in position and is just waiting for my body to go into labor? If that is what that means, what am I suppose to do?
2007-11-15 04:41:01 · 5 answers · asked by Rachel L 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I think it's just a manner of speaking. The truth is, no one knows what it is that triggers labor in the body. Yes, we know that hormones control the whole process, but what starts it all off is a mystery. Some say it's the baby, others say that mom's body gives the "green light."
So there's nothing that can be done to trigger the process, short of being induced artificially at the hospital. Mothers can walk and take supplements to encourage dilation and effacement but again, that will not start labor, it just preps the cervix for delivery.
Just another mystery to make life more interesting!
2007-11-15 04:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you should do anything. The nurse probably meant that your baby was in position and waiting for your body to give the right signal that it was time to be born. Just a manner of speech, probably. If she had specific instructions about something you should do, she would have told you specifically and probably given you written instructions as well.
2007-11-15 07:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming she is getting ready and in the proper spot for delivery. It's probably just a matter of you getting effaced and dilated, which could take hours or days or even a couple more weeks.
That's what I would think she meant.
2007-11-15 04:45:10 · answer #3 · answered by monkeyundermypillow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did she speak good english? There are a lot of nurses here in Houston at Texas Women's Hospital where I delivered that would say weird things because they used phrases in English that they mixed up translating from their language - we have a large international population in the health care industry here due to the fabulous Texas Medical Center. Some of them were pretty hilarious, especially when it came to nursing.
She probably meant that your baby was waiting for your body to be ready if that is the case.
I do like the sentiment though...I feel like each of my children were meant for me, no telling how long they waited around for me to be ready for them. Good luck - your little one will get here and you will indeed be ready for each other.
2007-11-15 04:52:58 · answer #4 · answered by SusieB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you do alot of walking around. It might be that you hips arent ready and open as much as they need to be but walking should help.
2007-11-15 04:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by mommy of 2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋