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Induction dilema...WWYD?
So I am going to be induced @ 39wks. We had a date that we liked but found out that day is the one Dr. in the practice that I have only seen once. She is very nice and all, but I don't know that i am 100% comfortable with her yet. If I take the day before or day after, it would be the Dr I have spent the most time with for this PG. Do I go with the Dr I like or the date we liked?
FWIW...with DD I had an unplanned induction and the Dr on call was one I had never even met during my PG and things went smoothly.
I'm just kind of on the fence on this and wondered if anyone else had had something similar happen.
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Re: Induction dilema...WWYD?
I think it depends on why you like the date. Is it because it will make it convenient for you (easy to have care for your other daughter, gets you out of the hospital before the weekend) etc? Or, do you like the date because it would be a "good" birthday? If it's the former, I'd probably consider keeping the date you have scheduled. If it's just because it's a good birthday, I'd switch to one of the other days and stay with the doctor your like.
And, like you, I was delivered by a doctor who I had never met, and it went great. So, really, who delivers you shouldn't matter too much....
Well we liked the actual date...3/10/10...but it is also a wed so that means that for the duration of my hospital stay DD will be able to be in daycare so it makes it easier on my DH.
1st PG..I was induced and labor only lasted 7 hrs....so pretty sure that DS will be born on the day we pick.
Glad to hear everyone else had Dr's they weren't as familiar with and things went well.
can you see the Dr now scheduled for your induction a few times b/w now and then and if you don't like her, change the date?
I think an induction is just one (maybe 2) days but a birthday is forever so it might be better to choose the day you like. It's mostly the nurses who take care of you anyway, the Dr is just there to catch the baby and prescribe meds and see how it's going.
also if the induction takes a long time, another Dr might be on call by the time you actually deliver
keep your induction date if for no other reason that it's my b-day!
I've never been induced, but I think choosing which doc you get is like a dream come true, so I'd keep the doc I liked. Then again, the person who delivered DD #1 was my LEAST fave doc in the practice, she was a huge beeyotch. With #2 I lucked out and got my favorite guy. If it was a scheduled thing I'd totally pick the doc I liked.
Caveat: Then again, until reading pp's I didn't realize that with an induction the person who induces you may not be the person who delivers, so, my answer only stands if the favorite doc is the person who will deliver your baby.
I was induced and there were only 2 Dr. not on vacation while I was delivering. I had one that I thought I preferred over the other. I ended up having the one that I thought I didn't prefer, but she was totally amazing during the delivery and after. I would say she is now one of my favorite drs. in the practice (although I really do like all of them very much).
Considering you said that you delivered 7 hrs. from beginning to end last time I would guess you wouldn't be necessarily be dealing with a shift change. I would be tempted to see if you could get a couple more appts. with the dr. you're not so familiar with and keep the date. That being said DD is due on 5-10-10 and I really like that date, so I completely understand you liking the date of 3-10-10.