I'm 3 days away from my due date and no signs of labor, no dilation, no contractions, no nothing ...she is just jumping and dancing like there is no tomorrow. I'm so tired of being pregnant, can't sleep at night between the bathroom trips, awful heartburn, back pains, and congestion. Should I ask to be induced? I'm a bit scared of it... but I'm not sure how much I can wait here. On a side note, my parents are coming for 10 days from Puerto Rico to be with their first grandchild.... and I don't want to be so late that they will miss the entire chapter. Any advice?
Re: 3 days away from due date and no signs of labor :-(... Should I ask for induction?
I would let nature take its course - given that you could be 2 weeks late and that is perfectly normal.
Unless you have another appointment scheduled, I would just wait it out until you're at least 5 days past due.
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I would try every OWT out there before asking for induction. Induction is not fun at all.
Try walking, sex, spicy foods, nipple stimulation, etc.
It all worked for me
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Can't hurt to ask!
My doc gave me the option to induce Sunday night/Monday or wait till later next week and we're probably choosing the Monday option. I'm pretty much in the same boat. Cervix is starting to soften but no dilation and i'm only contracting a little... mostly just BH still though.
GL!
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This! If your body is not ready (cervix dialated or effaced then the induction if 50% more likely to end in c/s). Put up your dukes, you might get really flamed for this ?.
Do you know your Bishop's Score? If it's below an 8 (and it sounds like it is if you have 'no signs') your induction may end with a C-Section.
Hang in there!!
This. Sounds like you are not a candidate for an induction.
Also, a word about due dates: Dr. Naegele, who died in the 1850's, made the rule doctors use to calculate due dates and assumed that pregnancy lasted ten lunar months (i.e. 40 weeks).
It wasn't until 1990 that Harvard scientists checked his premise and turns out the median length is 41 weeks and 1 day, NOT 40 weeks.
Of course, since it was established since the 1850s, we just go by the convention of 40 weeks, when the TRUE average is 41 weeks 1 day. (see R. Mittendorf et al, "The Length of Uncomplicated Human Gestation" in Obstetrics & Gynecology)
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This! Women get too hung up that their EDD is the day they will deliver, remember it's an estimate, and most 1st time moms tend to go over their due date....i had 3 friends become 1st time moms last fall & all 3 went 41 or 42 weeks, which is totatlly normal. I think OB's need to start telling women that a due date isn't a guaranteed date, but just an estimate so you can somewhat prepare.
This! I wish more people knew this. Most people look at me like I have 2 heads when I try to tell them this!
If you want to be induced, ask your Dr. The worst he could say is "no".
I had a perfectly fine induction last time around and we are planning one this time as well. I have had two different OBs now and both were content with scheduled inductions. It has not been, in my experience, difficult for a Dr. to agree to this as many have posted. I simply asked, and they said "Sure - when?" I checked into the hospital and 9 hours later I had a baby. I labored about 7 hours, and pushed for 30 min. Just my experience.
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I am not that far, but I would say no. You may be surprised on your EDD to naturally go into labor. If you were post EDD, that may be a different story. Wait a few days and then talk to your doctor. I am not a fan of getting inductions because I would like her to come on her own. But either way, GL to you!!
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