Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 523 Location: La Porte, TX
Appt. Today--not Much Progress, Feeling Down Posted: 11-26-07 13:47pm
I'm so depressed this afternoon. I'm
almost 38 weeks (37 weeks 5 days). I had
an appt. this morning and not much has
changed since my last appt. at 36 weeks.
Doc said I am maybe 1 1/2 cm dilated (from
1 cm at the previous appt.) and my cervix
is very soft, which he says is good. He
didn't mention effacement this time (last
appt. I was 50%). Still, I was hoping for
more progress. I'm starting to feel like
I'm going to be pregnant forever
The doctor did not give me anything for my
anxiety (I've been having off & on
anxiety & panic attacks over the past
week). He said he tends to prescribe
SSRIs for that during pregnancy, but those
take 4-6 weeks to kick in, at which point
I will have delivered already. I'm
supposed to call back if I get more
anxiety in the meantime (I'm guessing he
might prescribe Xanax or Klonopin for
short term use if need be but didn't seem
to want to prescribe it today). That
doesn't make me happy if I should have
another panic attack in the meantime, not
that I'm wanting to take medication while
pregnant and especially not Xanax, but it
would make me feel better to have it on
hand if need be.
For some reason, I can't stop crying this
afternoon. It didn't help that DH & I
were going to go for lunch at a tearoom
downtown and we drove all the way there,
and then it turned out they were closed
today still for Thanksgiving and we had to
have McDonalds instead, and now I've got
indigestion
I hate when I get in moods like this. It
seems to take me forever to get out of
them, and I really get upset about every
little thing that goes wrong and the fact
that I don't have a car to go any place
during the day. I wish I could just snap
out of it, but it always takes me awhile
(several hours usually) to start feeling
better and there's not much I can do in
the meantime.
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Ingi
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Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 8434 Location: Grinning like a Cheshire Cat,
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Posted: 11-26-07 13:51pm
The last weeks are hard. However, please
be completely assured that you don't have
to have ANY changes in your cervix and can
go into labor at any time. Changes in your
cervix are essentially meaningless. What
they mean at this point is only that your
cervix has changed and nothing with
regards to labor and delivery.
No one is pregnant forever. You still have
2+ weeks until your due date and, I know
this isn't what you want to hear, but no
one is pregnant forever. It will happen.
(((hugs)))
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Becky
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Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 6220 Location: London, England
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Posted: 11-26-07 13:55pm
I'm sorry you are feeling down. Nearly
every pregnant woman gets like this near
the end. You just can't wait to hold your
baby and that's understandable. I was
DESPERATE to have my babies and lucky I
went at 38 weeks with my first two.
But after having my 3rd at 21 weeks and
her not surviving I will never again rush
to get my baby out.
Like you've probably heard a million
times, the baby will come when s/he is
ready. There is not much you can do to
induce labour although it's always fun
trying the old wives tales. I had a
cervical sweep done with both of mine and
went into labour within 24 hours. I was
just very lucky though cause they usually
won;t consider that til you are overdue.
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Mommy35
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 11-26-07 13:55pm
It will be over soon. The last month
seems the longest.
Go get yourself a big tub of ice cream and
watch a good movie. Your almost there.
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