Why is my labor taking so long to progress?

He won't stay in there forever. He's gotta come sometime in this lifetime ...so just wait. They could break your water and give you pitocin to start the labor, but why do that? I know you're miserable ...but you've waited 9 months. It won't hurt for him to be tucked away nicely in your womb for a little longer. One of my friends was 42 weeks before she had her daughter. Another was 41 weeks and 3 days. They had natural births and refused to dope themselves up and their babies with medicine to progress something so natural. Labor is one of the last real and natural things we have left. Embrace it. I went into labor on my own at 35 weeks and at 38 weeks with both of my children. When its time, they'll come. Pre labor SUCKS but just enjoy it. You'll meet him soon enough. Good luck!

It's not actually labor unless you are dialiting. I was admitted to the hospital at 34 weeks with heavy contractions and they stopped my preterm labor. After that I was back in the hospital 2 other times with strong painful contrractions but not dilating. The contractions would eventually calm down after hours to less painful random ones. My doctor scheduled me an induction at 39 weeks because of this. I was having contractions everyday some painful some not. I would ask your doctor about inducing you are past the 39 week mark so there shouldn't be any problems.

This can be common, some people can be in labour for up to 3, 4 days, and the first part can take a while to get established, if this goes on too long past your due date they will induce your labor this will make it labor come on, and sometimes can progress quickly this though often can make it more painful than normal, if that doesn't work they will do ether an emergency or scheduled C section. Hope that helps a little Good luck and congratulations

He won't stay in there forever. He's gotta come sometime in this lifetime ...so just wait. They could break your water and give you pitocin to start the labor, but why do that? I know you're miserable ...but you've waited 9 months. It won't hurt for him to be tucked away nicely in your womb for a little longer. One of my friends was 42 weeks before she had her daughter. Another was 41 weeks and 3 days. They had natural births and refused to dope themselves up and their babies with medicine to progress something so natural. Labor is one of the last real and natural things we have left. Embrace it. I went into labor on my own at 35 weeks and at 38 weeks with both of my children. When its time, they'll come. Pre labor SUCKS but just enjoy it. You'll meet him soon enough. Good luck!

i remember i was expecting my son i went into labor and i was 3 cm dialated they got me walking around and then they checked me again and said i was 3 1/2cm dialated so they went ahead and admitted me. after that my labor became really slow. for hours i was still 3 1/2 cm dialated i couldnt take the pain anymore and got an epidrual. but the nurses didnt put enough iv fluids in me which caused fetal distress and i got an emergency c section. but in your case they might put you on PIT (pitocin) it's a medicine that speeds up your labor. and make contractions pains worse. which also can cost fetal distress and c section.

EXACT same happened with my first..... started early on the thursday morning about 5am, pains in my back, mucus coming out of me and like a period.... i called the hospital who said just wait it out at home.... pains got to 3minuets apart and i thought they were kinda painful.... so went to hospital and was 3cm dilated... this was the saturday morning btw... by the saturday evening after spending a full day in hospital i made no progress and my pains were irregular.... so went back home!!! then they went to 9mins apart and the pain was unreal!!! i went back in hospital on the sunday evening and was at 7cm and in active labor.... gave birth on the monday morning... all i can say is sex and walking will speed things up. but the hospital wont help you at all untill you are in active labor

One of my friends had her daughter back on the 6th, she had been in "labor" off and on for the past 5 weeks. Sometimes it can take awhile and just because it looks like it doesn't mean thats what it is. It sucks! You can ask your doctor if they will do a membrane sweep, thats what she had her midwife do and she gave birth at 2am the next morning :) Rather then that, unless sex is causing you to have an orgasm, which I hope it is, sex doesn't do anything but soften your cervix which yours is doing that just fine on its own. I would recommend staying busy, maybe clean the house or depending on your weather go out and do some yard work. The bending and moving around can actually help labor along. Good luck and hope he come soon!

This can be common, some people can be in labour for up to 3, 4 days, and the first part can take a while to get established, if this goes on too long past your due date they will induce your labor this will make it labor come on, and sometimes can progress quickly this though often can make it more painful than normal, if that doesn't work they will do ether an emergency or scheduled C section. Hope that helps a little Good luck and congratulations

It's not actually labor unless you are dialiting. I was admitted to the hospital at 34 weeks with heavy contractions and they stopped my preterm labor. After that I was back in the hospital 2 other times with strong painful contrractions but not dilating. The contractions would eventually calm down after hours to less painful random ones. My doctor scheduled me an induction at 39 weeks because of this. I was having contractions everyday some painful some not. I would ask your doctor about inducing you are past the 39 week mark so there shouldn't be any problems.