that is not always true about going to 40 or 41 weeks with the first.... I had my daughter which was my first at 38 weeks and had my son which was my second at 40 weeks and 6 days
First time moms usually go to 40 weeks sometimes 41. I know it sounds like a long time but take it from me I would've loved to been pregnant that long. Both mine came out 2-3 weeks early and I just wished they would've cooked longer so they would've been healthier at birth 😞. I didn't lose my mucus plug until a week or a few days before I had them.