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okay, Grow-Up- I think you just need to calm down here. Theres really nothing you can do to stop her from going into labor if thats what her body wants to do. Plus, as she mentioned, her doc already kow her body is threatening labor and were pretty much expecting her back. If she had a baby at 37 weeks before her body is also more likely to continue having babies before their due date. Unless like what you said is true: shes just inducing herself. I haven't seen that on any other thread....well I haven't ventured into any other threads recently, but either way if SHE IS IDUCING herself...IF...IF...then the consequences are on her own conscience. If not and labor has just been progressing, well---so be it. I've read that 36 weeks and on is considered full term. Both 36 and 37 weeks are considered full term. Unless her doctor told her NOT TO HAVE s_x or go walking or to avoid other things...then theres not reason for her not to do them, right? Anyway- sitting here ranting isn't going to get you anywhere...I understand your concern here. Honestly I do- but how can you stop anything that her body is doing?

Ok newlywed, I'm sure I seem like the devil here but I read every single thread on here. She's making sure she has s_x everyday to ripen her cervix, going on long walks trying to get her baby to drop, trying primrose oil, eating pineapple, nipple stimulation, everything she can possibly can that a full term woman might do to try to kick start labor. It absolutely drives me up the wall that somebody would be trying to make themselves progress early instead of trying to slow things down. I think it's selfish and irresponsible for her to risk having a preemie when she should be avoiding that at all costs, especially considering what her daughter went through. It's just not right to take that chance.

"she SHould, she should".... you know what--YOU SHOULD just leave her alone because I don't think she really cares for your opinion. YOU don't even KNOW her, and you're being all kinds of judgemental and hormonal. Obviously the docs know what is going on with her and the baby and if they wanted to STOP any labor, they would have with some shots. They've probably already given the baby some steroid shots just in case his lungs aren't ready. They wouldn't send her home and tell her to encourage labor if they didn't already figure out it was safe. You know- the only person I see that needs to Grow Up here is you. SO please do so and exit the forum.

Okay, sorry- I got a little hormonal there myself. Its great that you're concerned for her- but the doctors said it was okay and to do everything to get labor going....so if shes feels safe and comforttable doing it- because the doctors do- than what is wrong with that?

sorry again. Listen, I'm jsut saying that what happens, happens. SHe is obviously going to go into labor before she is full term jsut because of how her body has progressed. THeres not much to be done!

So would you want your baby to be born at 35 weeks? Are the women on your thread trying to have babies at 35 weeks? Or did the one's who's bodies tried to go into labor stop it? Didn't some moms on your thread have a baby born a few weeks early and spend time in the nicu? Even on her thread one of the girls had their baby already and the poor thing is in the nicu. It's not right to risk making your baby go through that. My nephew was born at 37 weeks and had trouble regulating his body temp and even stopped breathing once. My sister is probably the healthiest woman you would ever meet and I can tell you that place is absolutely heartbreaking. I think it's cruel to risk putting a child through that. If it were me, I'd be doing everything possible to keep that baby cooking so I would know he was healthy when he came.

Just a scenerio, say she goes into labor tonight after purposely trying to start it and comes back announcing her son is in the nicu? Wouldn't you feel bad for that baby? And angry she didn't try to keep him healthy?

I'm 36 weeks and 4 days and already 70% effaced and only 1 cm dilated. I didn't do anything to make that happen. It just did. Now I'm drinking red rasberry leaf tea. Not to induce, but to help with contractions when they start. If my body refuses to hold onto the baby , I can't force it to, no matter HOW much I rest. Yes, tehre are ladies on the forum that went into premature labor...a couple had twins..and some others that had TONS of bed rest couldn't stop the labor fro being inevitable. We've got one gal who was on bed rest for like 2 months constantly getting magnesium drips and things and STILL had her son 1 month early..but he was out of the hospital the same week he was born. We have another mother who is due at the end of this month and she was also going ot go into pre-term labor, but her bedrest seemed to work for her because now shes doing great! Every pregnancy is different- every body is diffrent, and no baby develops exactly the same as the last. In fact, we just had a girl give birtht 2 weeks early and she had a 9 lb baby! Each pregnancy is different and we cant base the end result of our last pregnancy on what will happen with this one.

man I'm almost afraid to post lol but i did have my son early, at 36 weks. As for my story i started having contractions at 28 weeks 3 minutes apart and thy stayed that way till 36 weeks when i had an amniocentisis that sent me into labor. They did try to stop it and th only reason thy did my c-section is because they thought he had a knot in his cord which put him at a high risk for stillbirth and thy worried about me going home and having th contractions compress it. I spnt a good bit of time at the hospital and was admitted once and the nicu dr said he'd feel comfortabl if he was born anytime after 34 weks. My son spent a week in the nicu and I'll agree that it dffinately sucked. We had another mom deliver the same day I did, her edd was 3 days after mine and her daughter came home and weighed 2 pounds less than my son. Another had her daughter at 35 weeks also and she was in the nicu for a bit so i suppose it could go either way. I'm not even gonna put my two cents on the issue in, but that's what went on with us. btw h's home and happy now :D

first of, Grow-Up, are you a doctor? If not, than don't start saying that a doctor should not do something. Doctors aren't in the business of putting babies in the NICU for fun. Second, she's asking about discharge and if it's normal or not. Third, I don't see anyone encouraging her to have her baby at 35 weeks. Fourth - 36 weeks IS considered term as is 37. I honestly don't think anyone on here wants a baby to end up in the NICU at all - and I'm quite sure the doctors have a pretty good idea of where Kendra's baby stands maturity wise. I'm just getting so sick of people on this forum ripping off heads when people ask honest questions. And my goodness!! Who doesn't start walking early on to get things moving? Walking in itself is NOT going to bring on labor anyways - all it really does is to possibly help keep it going once it's started. Anyways, I don't see how she is trying to start labor early and I just think it's kind of mean to start ripping on someone like this.

I'm not going simply off this one post alone, but she has been constantly talking about what she's doing to help herself dilate and efface further. I just chose this one because it was the most recent to ask why. As I've asked every woman on here, were you trying to make yourself go into labor at 35 weeks? She's crossing her fingers, hoping and praying she goes into labor now. Go read her thread it's right there. She isn't trying to stop things at all.

I'm not sure I've seen anyone here encourage her to go into labor at all. In fact, I'd hope that he/she can stay in as long as possible.

I'm talking about on herJuly thread. Everything in the last 2 threads has been her going on and on about what she's doing to try to start labor and how badly she hopes she goes into labor......and everyone else encouraging her and giving her ideas on how to progress further. I know it's not on this post, I just chose to respond to everything I've read on this one.

Im kinda creeped out by "grow up" for knowing or rather "researching" all this info on Kendra just for the purpose of ripping her apart on a forum. I agree with the other ladies that Kendra's doctors know more about the maturity of her baby than anyone on this forum and Kendra knows her body better than anyone on this forum. I dont think we should be attacking her for her choices. I also dont think we should encourage pre term labor, but its not my baby or my patient and I know nothing about the situation out side of the bits and peices I pick up from some of her post, which by the way no matter how much "research" you do and digging into her posts you still dont know enough about her specific situation to come on here and tare her head off. we understand that 35 weeks is still premature and babies can benefit from the extra time in the womb BUT if her doctors aren't worried then why should we be. Kendra, if you read this I wish you the best of luck.. and no matter what happens you have friends here and we have your back. your choices are your own and the consequences whether they be good or bad are yours as well, but we are still here for you.

The truth hurts. Call me a b___h, call me whatever but I will sit here and be the only one hoping she doesn't make herself have her baby early. If that makes me mean, so be it.

we arent saying you are a B*tch because you want the best for her baby... we just think the way you handled this is rude and that you read so much about her is a little creepy.