When is labor going to happen?

I am 38 weeks 5 days pregnant with 2nd baby. My son was born at 39 weeks, so I am sooo ready for this baby any day now too. I feel like baby is teasing me, and everytime I think labor is imminent...nothing.

About 12 days ago I was 3 cm, 80% effaced, head engaged. About 11 days ago I lost mucus plug and 2 days ago when I wiped there was some more mucus (just a lil) with some pink and some blood tinged in it. I had tiny amount of that yet for the past few days. I have been so crampy, feel like I have side stitches, but no consistent contractions. I will get some really strong ones, then they just die off and I'm back to square one.

As I sit here waiting for those first "real" contractions I was just hoping for anyone to relate, or be able to comment on when your 2nd child came. Anything really, I'll enjoy reading, lol.

I understand average pregnancies are 37-42 weeks too...so I could have up to almost 3 weeks yet (boo!)

Mom of 22010-11-30T12:33:24Z

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I totally understand how you feel. My daughter was exactly 1 week early, and I am so ready for this baby to come too...(scheduled to be induced on the 13th if he doesn't come before that) so I do have an end date for sure, but I am just so ready. I haven't seen any pink or blood but I have definitely had a lot of mucus. Definitely had lots of braxton hicks and been super crampy the last week or so. But like you it comes and goes but everytime I start to get it I just hope it sticks around and I can meet my little baby boy. Infact I am getting one while I write this. Hope you get to meet your little one soon! Good luck!

Proudmummy08/02/102010-11-30T12:36:48Z

I know the feeling! I was like that with my 1st. The amount of times me and my partner were ready to dash out the door makes me laugh thinking about it lol. What I did in the end was tell myself every day that it won't be that day, then it wasn't as disappointing. I ended giving birth 10days late. Hope your little 1 comes very soon :D I've got 15weeks left and am already dying to meet him.

Anonymous2016-05-31T07:51:22Z

It can depend. If the baby is ready to come out then yes, but mostlikely the drs will stop it . At 30 weeks I dilated to 2 cm and was 25 % efaced and contractions 8-10 minutes apart but was stopped. At 38 weeks, I went to the dr. I was 4 cm, 100% efaced. Still contracting, but still nothing happend. Iwas sent home with pain meds. I went to walmart later that day and backthe the hosptial that night. My youngest wasborn that night

Anonymous2010-11-30T12:31:34Z

It can be ANY time now since you lost your mucus plug. after atleast 42 weeks your doc will induce your labor. if you want to speed up the process of labor go for a walk. Walking up stairs or for a long period of time can triggure a labor quick. Just relax and if anything ab-normal happends go straight to the docs. it should be anytime now! GOOD LUCK, GOD BLESS

mongo2010-11-30T12:33:47Z

I'm sorry to say that it could still happen at any time. You can't go by the book on some things. They had told us that my (first) baby girl was to come on the 19th, and she came on the 13th before that day.

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