I have a scheduled c section due to size, do Drs ever schedule early inductions due to size?

Re: I have a scheduled c section due to size, do Drs ever schedule early inductions due to size?

• PSUBean22 member

  June 2010

  No I think if your doctor thinks your baby is large, they can schedule an induction to try for a vaginal delivery.

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• Luv2teach719 member

  June 2010

  Before I had my c with my son due to his son, I was scheduled for an induction first.  But this was before my due date. BUT, when we got closer and I had another growth u/s, we thought he was pushing 9, so we went for the c instead.  But talk to your doc--they may be ok with an induction.

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• mommyrenee

  June 2010

  yes. with ds my OB scheduled one because he was already measuring 8 1/2 lbs. luckily he came on his own 4 days before the induction date. (FWIW, he was 9lbs). 

  i would refuse a scheduled c/s because of size. i would rather attempt a vaginal delivery first. especially since no one can guess a totally accurate size - ultrasound or not.
  

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• cocadoll member

  June 2010

  I had a vaginal induction due to a large baby. ?I would never do it again. ?I ended up in a c-section because of all of the intervention and my baby only ended up being 7lbs 7oz. ?I hoping now for a VBAC this time and it has been a huge challenge finding the care I want. (but that's another story all together) ?

  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  

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• RitaT22 member

  June 2010

  PSUBean22:

  No I think if your doctor thinks your baby is large, they can schedule an induction to try for a vaginal delivery.

  This. My sister had a scheduled induction about a week before her due date because her OB thought she was having a big baby. My niece ended up weighing 7 lb some odd ounces.
  

  
  
  

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• JhawkCE member

  June 2010

  I was measuring 4 weeks ahead (at my 30 week apt) and my Dr. said if it looks like leaving the baby in will drastically increase my chances for a c-section then she will induce early (within reason). 

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• vegandy

  June 2010

  I would talk to your doctor about letting you attempt a vaginal birth.  There is no way of accurately predicting whether a baby will be "too big" until a mother is in active labor and has been pushing for 3+ hours.  Unfortunately big babies are misdiagnosed and automatically made c-sections way too frequently.

  Here is an interesting link on the topic:

  https://www.ivillage.com/big-baby-induction-labor-necessary/6-a-144630?p=1 

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  June 2010

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• Roxy80s

  June 2010

  RitaT22:

  PSUBean22:

  No I think if your doctor thinks your baby is large, they can schedule an induction to try for a vaginal delivery.

  This. My sister had a scheduled induction about a week before her due date because her OB thought she was having a big baby. My niece ended up weighing 7 lb some odd ounces.
  

  At 37 weeks my SIL had a planned c-section with her first baby because the doc said the baby was going to be over 8lbs. My niece ended up being only 7lbs. My SIL was blessed with a healthy little girl but ended up with complications after the c-section.

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• Holly88 member

  June 2010

  I would be talking to your Dr. We were facing the possibility of our LO having a huge head (it had been measuring 4 weeks ahead for about 2/3 months). We discussed c-sections and whatnot. My MW said they would never push for a c-section based on size alone.

  While a baby may be measuring big (and even those measurements aren't accurate), there is no way to tell if the baby is "too big" until you are delivering.
  

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