9 months pregnant....Concerned sister....HELP!!?

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My sister, who is 23, is pregnant with her third child (a girl, finally, YAY!) and she is due Aug. 9th...the most recent doc visit was Thursday July 26th and the doc said that she was dialated to a 2 and that the baby already weighs 7 lbs....that Friday July 27th her, her husband, the two boys (oldest that just turned 3 years in the middle of July and the youngest who will be 2 at the end of Aug.) and her husband's parents went to the beach (3 hours away from here in another state)....we told her that it was risky and she said that if she went into labor that she and her husband would drive back immediately....she is currently at the beach and is in some pain, but she has been having bad nose bleeds....we have never had nose bleeds before....is this normal???? Also, her husband and his parents went to some meeting about his parents timeshares and they left her alone with the boys, could her stress with both boys alone cause her to have the baby quicker? Should I go get her?

Update:

They are supposed to stay until this Friday, Aug. 3rd, and her husband and his dad are planning an all day golfing trip, and his mom is no help with the boys...the doc also said that he thought she would go within 3-4 days of her last doc visit last Thursday!

Update 2:

She is just a concerned as I am, she is freaking out because she is going to have to come all the way back here to have the baby, and she can't relax because she is having a hard time with the boys by herself....not to mention the fact that she is in pain...

musicgal1961 · Accepted Answer

I would.
Nosebleeds are the signs of different things.  She could be close to delivering than you think. 
I have nosebleeds when I overheat sometimes. My dad had one and he had a stroke. Some people have them in dry heat. 
If she is a 2, go get her.  My friend delivered in the front seat of a car . She went from 2 to GO! in a matter of hours.

T · Answer

Before you do anything else you need to relax & quit worring.  Going to her when you are tense, stressed & full of worry will only make things worse for her, especially if she does go into labor.  With you being stressed & tense it will only make her stressed & tense, which in turn will make for a more difficult labor.  Stress is also know to slow labor.

Watching two children can be stressful but will not cause any harm to the unborn baby or cause her to go into an early labor.  I have 5 children & took care of all of them until just before the delivery of the newest baby.  (as someone else said women have been having babies for centuries.  it's nothing to get stressed out over.)

 SHe will only go into labor if her body is ready.
FYI- a woman can start dialating weeks before she goes into labor.  Doctors have no way of telling for sure when a woman will go into labor (but they will set her up for disappointment so that when she is past the magic date,  dr. can tell her she should be induced on his schedule.)

Let her relax at the beach- this probably be the last time she gets to do that for a while :)

Nose bleeds are normal for some pregnant women, if SHE is concerned then she should ask he doctor.  

Ask her if she wants you to "go be with her."   If she says Yes then go otherwise- try no to get so excited (that can be annoying to a pregnant woman - i know from experience.)

? · Answer

They cant be with her every second of the day...it is unhealthy for the other kids to obsess about her...their lives have to go on! If she goes into labour she will go to hospital and everyone else will catch up! Not being funny but how do you imagine Mothers of three or more kids manage when they are about to go into labour and the dad is in the army or has just left them? Women have been having babies forever.

cee_jae22 · Answer

I would to be safe especially since she is there by herself and 2 toddlers Good luck better be safe than sorry

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