I am 39 weeks and 3 days?

Question

oh my, ím 39weeks and 3days, no B.H ..... no mucus plug loss .... just a lil of period cramp (once a day) ...... is this normal at all? how come i dont feel pain like braxton Hicks ..... my baby still moving around, kicking and hiccuping ..... but there is no sign of contractions ..... does this happen to anyone of you ??? so am i far far away from labor ???? ..... What inducing is like? ... will you be induced in the hospital, and wait for hours til contractions? .. can you tell me the whole thing of inducing? ..... My doctor will induce me next Thursday if the baby doesn't comes out before nxt appointment ....

Answer 1

these are some ways that DRS induce woman..

Separating the amniotic sac from the wall of the uterus (also called “stripping the membranes”): The amniotic sac is the lining inside the uterus (womb) that contains the baby. The health care provider gently puts a gloved finger through the woman's cervix. Using the same gloved finger, the provider then separates the sac from the uterine wall. When this is done, the woman may feel some cramping or have some spotting. This procedure may be done in the provider's office.

Ripening the cervix: The provider places a small tablet or suppository in the v****a up against the cervix. (A suppository is a medication that melts once it is in place). This helps to soften and thin the cervix. After receiving the medication, the woman may start to have gentle labor contractions.

Giving the woman a drug to start contractions: A commonly used drug is oxytocin (Pitocin). It has been available since the 1940s. A woman's body makes oxytocin naturally. The synthetic form (Pitocin) may be given through a small tube in the woman's arm called an IV tube. (The initials IV stand for “intravenous,” which means “within a vein.”) The drug may make the woman's contractions very strong.

Breaking the woman's water (also called “rupturing the membranes”): The health care provider uses a small instrument to break the sac that contains the baby. The woman usually doesn't feel pain. But she may feel a warm gush of fluid.

Answer 2

With my first I had no Braxton Hicks...my water broke at 40 weeks and 2days...I was 3cm and 90%effaced.  They induced me and he was born 5 hours later.  With my daughter I had lots of BH.  The day before my due date I was 5cm...they sent me to the hospital...they broke my water and she was born an hour and 35 minutes later.  I did not mind being induced....at all.  People say the pain is worse then not being induced but I completley disagree.  It may have been that my epidural wasn't as good...but it wasn't anything to fret about.