39 Weeks!!!

Today is the day that I had picked, way back at the beginning of this pregnancy, for her to be born...mmm, I don't think that'll be happening. We had our 39 Week appointment today and my Dr. did an internal exam. I'm pretty much at the same place as I was at our 36 Week appointment. I am still 50% effaced but she did say this time I am dilated at 1/2 cm instead of nothing (I think she was just being nice). She also said she is around the -2 position (2 cm above what they call station 0). I still have not felt any Braxton Hicks either. So again, the Dr. reminded me that they'll give me about a week after the due date before they induce me. My Dr. also asked me about her movement. Yesterday and today I didn't think she had been quite as active as she usually is. So my Dr. put me on the fetal monitor for 15 minutes to record her heartbeat, movement, and the uterine activity. Her heartbeat was great and correlated with her movement. She moved around in there just like the Dr. wanted. But to my surprise, the Dr. also told me that I was having contractions. I didn't feel them but she showed me the recordings for the uterine activity and sure enough every once in awhile there was a spike which were contractions. I asked if they were Braxton Hicks and she said no that those would not show up how these did. So, she said to just let them know when I start feeling the contractions and they hurt. But we are still in the same boat...it could be any day or we may have to wait another 2 weeks until they induce me...you just never know! Maybe a whole week of it being around 100 degrees here will be enough to put me in labor. It sure is hot!