I thought a typical pregnancy was 40 weeks? So how could you be measuring at 43 weeks as babies don't even stay inside that long? If you're at 38 weeks now, that is only 2 weeks shy of the typical 40 weeks. Babies are considered to be "fullterm" at 37 weeks, so anytime after that should be safe for you to deliver. Anyhow, that's how I learned it.... I'm sorry the new rules have gotten more restrictive. Hang in there!!

sabby, yes, if you have had one c-section, you can indeed have subsequent vaginal deliveries. As long as everything goes well, of course.

wounded, another thing to try to bring on labor is exercise. I did a lot of walking in my last couple of weeks.

Too funny what the doctor recommended. You should have asked him where you should go to find the sexual partner and see what he said.