https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 04:02:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1219541 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:12:21 +0000 misolee 1219541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>was 8 days late. i did everything they recommended but nothing! i ended up getting induced </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1219498 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:57:23 +0000 MamaCate 1219498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 40+6. Tried a variety of natural options but nothing worked. The induction went really smoothly and I was able to deliver vaginally though! </p> <p>Good luck waiting--i remember being soo impatient! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1219491 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:54:31 +0000 cmomma17 1219491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 5 days late. I was walking my ass off, had awkward pregnant sex with my DH, ate spicy food, and had my membranes swept.</p> <p>Went into labor about 10 hours after membranes were swept (and an induction had been scheduled for that morning, but I beat it!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1219487 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:53:04 +0000 sslm 1219487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>12 days and I went into labor naturally. I did have 2 sweeps, walked a ton, bounced on a ball, and had sex. Who knows if any of that worked!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1219480 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:49:53 +0000 Lindsay05 1219480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: oh crap. Could u imagine? I would reach up and pull it out myself. Yeaahhhh i mean days lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1218100 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 01:19:40 +0000 sandy 1218100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 2 days late and went into labor naturally - I had my membranes stripped on my due date </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1218058 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:31:10 +0000 QBbride 1218058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My midwife swears by sex, because semen contains prostaglandins in it which ripen your cervix. It was so unappealing but it worked... my water broke at 39 weeks and my cervix was really favorable as of 38 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1217864 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:46:50 +0000 Mrs. J 1217864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: ten WEEKS?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1217021 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:49:05 +0000 blackbird 1217021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced six days late. Baby needed out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216998 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:42:58 +0000 delight 1216998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just a day early but it was August and I was so hot and wanted baby out! I had a stretch and sweep the day before, bounced a lot on my exercise ball and ate a whole pineapple. Not sure which one did the trick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216983 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:39:51 +0000 JessKas 1216983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my water broke ten minutes after trying out my breast pump as a means to get labor going... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216982 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:39:29 +0000 FarmWifeGina 1216982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Because my EDD was screwed up in the beginning and it wasn't discovered until way late in the game, I didn't have an official EDD at the end of my first pregnancy. But when he came, it was all by himself and he was definitely a 41+ weeker. But "overdue" can be different for everyone and every baby, so for all I know, he was 43 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216970 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:34:42 +0000 MapleMoose 1216970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 10 days late. Tried walking/keeping active, sex, spicy food, cervical exams, etc. Baby wasn't budging. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216963 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:33:00 +0000 deerylou 1216963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 41+6, and DD was born early the next morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216936 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:22:40 +0000 maybebaby 1216936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9 days late. Tried everything. Long walks, sex, raspberry leaf tea, bouncing on the yoga ball, spicy food, etc. Eventually my water broke (more like leaked) at 7 days and I never went into labor. Got pit and progressed to 10 within 10 hours.</p> <p>I was soooo frustrated being so late, especially because everyone kept asking me where the baby was! I wish I could visit former pregnant me and tell me to try to relax, eat some ice cream, take some naps and watch bad TV! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216929 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:17:53 +0000 GrapeCrush 1216929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 days and I was induced. I never made any progress...at all </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216874 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:55:22 +0000 LittleGBee 1216874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 9 days late with my daughter and reluctantly agreed to an induction because the OB was scared about how big she was (She ended up being 9lbs 9oz). I was also miserable with full body hives and mentally about to lose it. </p> <p>Then I was 6 days late with my son and went into labor on my own. My midwives were as involved as they needed to be, but were confident in my ability to go into labor on my own. One of them said "Maybe you just grow babies large and to 41 weeks!" Lucky me. ;) I was scheduled for a NST the day after I gave birth; so thankful I didn't need it!</p> <p>With both we did EPO, Red Raspberry Leaf Tea, dates, walking steep hills. Nothing really seemed to get things going though. </p> <p>Still super miserable to be late, sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216845 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:48:56 +0000 Ginger333 1216845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was 10 days "late", my second came on his due date and my third was 11 LONG days late. I kinda hoped that since my second came "on time" that I wouldn't go over ... guess it doesn't work like that LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216844 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:47:59 +0000 Lindsay05 1216844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 weeks. I walked, got membrane swept twice and nothing. I finally went out and weeded my garden and bam...it started! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216824 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:42:18 +0000 swedishfish 1216824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced a week late and R arrived the next day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216758 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:25:32 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1216758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 days late (had induction scheduled for 7 days late) - my water broke while we were eating our last dinner alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216756 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:25:00 +0000 shinymama 1216756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 11 days late with my first and just {miserably} waited it out. </p> <p>My second was only 3.5 hours late. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216745 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:20:56 +0000 MamaBehr 1216745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 days late and I was induced. We tried E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G! We did Evening Primrose Oil, spicy foods, Eggplant Parmesan, horribly awkward sex, Red Raspberry Leaf Tea..... nothing worked for me with her. With DS (second baby) my water broke on its own at 37 weeks 1 day, go figure. I hope you get to meet your LO super duper soon (like tomorrow:) ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216730 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:17:39 +0000 lemondrop 1216730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm one of those jerks who went early, sorry.... but I walked and walked and walked and walked my last couple weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216727 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:17:14 +0000 BabyMats 1216727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 days late but I think I went into labor because I tripped and kicked the couch so hard my pinky toe got all messed up and my water broke. But did not go into labor immediately, I needed pitocin.<br /> Hope baby comes soon for u! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216721 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:14:30 +0000 luckypenny 1216721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 days :( went into labor naturally </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-late#post-1216715 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:13:09 +0000 Mrs. J 1216715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you were overdue with your pregnancy, how late were you, and did you do anything to help it along? </p> <p>I am a week late today and growing antsy!! </p> [attach=2764/13/mw9xrv.399x499.image.jpg]