At my last appt. the doctor told me that they don't induce labor unless the baby is more than two weeks late. They will allow it to go that long before doing anything. They really want the baby to come on its own. What's your doctor's feeling on this?
Re: How late will your doc let you go?
41 weeks is when I am being induced. That is standard at my OB's office.
New studies are showing that babies generally do better and have less complications if born before 42 weeks.
I didn't ask a specific time frame, but I did ask about being induced because everyone that I know that has been induced has had nothing but problems. I don't want to be.
My midwife said that as long as there is adequate fluid and baby/nor I are in danger, then we will wait for baby to come on her own.
I want my baby to come on her own too, but my doc will only let me go a week late.
I understand that two weeks late is more standard and that if you go much later than that the placenta can begin to decalcify and an outside baby is healthier than an inside baby.
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My doc will induce between 41 and 42 weeks (41 at the earliest, 42 at the latest). He won't let you go longer than 42 (who'd want to?). He won't induce before 41 weeks unless there is a medical reason for doing so.
He won't induce at all before 40 weeks - he says if there is a medical reason that baby must be delivered pre-40 weeks, he does it via a scheduled C-section. (My OB agrees with my belief that early inductions rarely go well, which is part of why I chose him.)
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I was just told the other day that they won?t let me go more than 41 weeks. I was hoping not to have to be induced, but I?m not making any progress and she?s pretty convinced I?ll be induced the Tuesday after my due date.
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14 days past due date.
That is sooo very long - the earliest she'll induce is on 4/27...seems forever from now
I used to hear about problems all the time, too, but I've had a few coworkers tell me they were induced and it wasn't so bad...no problems or exceptionally long labors. I think the problems arise if the induction is done too soon???
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9 days. I will definitely be having an April baby and not a May baby.