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Lovin Wife · June 2010

I am a little shocked by all the C-section and induction talk today. Is it like this everyday? Why do all these OB's go for the induction/C-sections so quickly? I understand if there are medical reasons and they can prevent certain issues from coming up. I some how think that it is more convenient for the OB to be able to have a scheduled thing rather than on the moment thing. Not judging or again trying to cause a huge debate just really shocked at all the OB's decisions for the patients and some how sounds like scare tactics on their part.

Kestrel84 · June 2010

I totally agree. I think it has gotten out of control. Thank goodness we have all that technology and c-sections are available but I think they are definitely overused.

MNgirl326 · June 2010

Watch the Business of Being Born. It talks ALL about this issue.

I personally am a fan of waiting till baby is ready, but it seems like i am in the minority on this one.

jlthompson19 · June 2010

I agree and I posted one. And honestly, my doctor asked made a comment like "you do want to try to go vaginally, right?" Like if I'd said no, he would have been ok with a scheduled c-section. My coworker (used to be a L&D nurse) thinks it's b/c the doctor really thinks I"m measuring big but doesnt' want to scare me by telling me I may have a 10lb baby.

I'm not switching now, but I highly doubt I'll keep this doctor if I decide to have another baby.

sruehl · June 2010

Lovin Wife:
I am a little shocked by all the C-section and induction talk today. Is it like this everyday? Why do all these OB's go for the induction/C-sections so quickly? I understand if there are medical reasons and they can prevent certain issues from coming up. I some how think that it is more convenient for the OB to be able to have a scheduled thing rather than on the moment thing. Not judging or again trying to cause a huge debate just really shocked at all the OB's decisions for the patients and some how sounds like scare tactics on their part.

Totally agree! My dr. told me at the beginning that she will not induce unless needed and she will not let her girls go longer than 41 weeks, therefore unless he comes this week I'll be induced Monday (I'll be 41 weeks).

Sharon&Paul · June 2010

I agree. I am shocked how many people are saying they are expecting "huge" babies and need to be induced early or scedule a c-section. I think people forget that woman were built to deliver babies. It is rare that a child will not fit, even at 9lbs and sometimes 10lbs. I am not sure if it is the doctors that are scare woman into thinking they will not be able to deliver or woman who just don't want to carry 40+ weeks and go into natural labor.

Kestrel84 · June 2010

Sharon&Paul:
I agree. I am shocked how many people are saying they are expecting "huge" babies and need to be induced early or scedule a c-section. I think people forget that woman were built to deliver babies. It is rare that a child will not fit, even at 9lbs and sometimes 10lbs. I am not sure if it is the doctors that are scare woman into thinking they will not be able to deliver or woman who just don't want to carry 40+ weeks and go into natural labor.

This! Unless you have GD or some other health issue that makes your baby abnormally large, your body will not make a baby "too big" for you. Why do you think we've got all this hip/pelvic pain going on?? Things are stretching! Babies' heads squish to fit!

allyandpat2010 · June 2010

I agree with the statement about the doctor's convenience. WHich is why I love my doc. He is very non-pushy and prefers to let nature take its course and if in the end nature needs help, then he steps in. Which is why he is giving me as much time assafely possible (GD mama here) for LO to flip before we even have a date set.

VABride2008 · June 2010

Providing there are no complications, my doctor will allow me to go to 41 weeks without inducing. If/when my water breaks, the hospital will only allow me to go ~6 hours before starting pitocin if things aren't progressing.

I think a lot of Drs do like the convenience factor and use scare tactics to make women go along with a plan that they are unsure of.

Kestrel84 · June 2010

VABride2008:
Providing there are no complications, my doctor will allow me to go to 41 weeks without inducing. If/when my water breaks, the hospital will only allow me to go ~6 hours before starting pitocin if things aren't progressing.
I think a lot of Drs do like the convenience factor and use scare tactics to make women go along with a plan that they are unsure of.

Yikes, sorry to hear that. Hopefully you won't have to deal with that!

Chickpea2010 · June 2010

I was a little miffed that my midwife offered to induce me on my due date! I had already told her I'd wanted a med-free birth. I thought that was kind of strange, coming from her, and I'm hoping that she was just having an off day.

wifeandmama · June 2010

It's pretty typical... at least that's what it was like here when I was pregnant with my son over 2 years ago. Scary!

Halen0804 · June 2010

abartow:

Watch the Business of Being Born. It talks ALL about this issue.

I personally am a fan of waiting till baby is ready, but it seems like i am in the minority on this one.

My dr brought up induction because I am GD, but she will let me go a few days past my due date. Dr wants me to have another growth u/s, but I really don't want to because I don't want to give her any reason to talk about induction earlier. Fortunately, my u/s is scheduled for next week when I am 39w1d.

rlscheck · June 2010

VABride2008:

Providing there are no complications, my doctor will allow me to go to 41 weeks without inducing. If/when my water breaks, the hospital will only allow me to go ~6 hours before starting pitocin if things aren't progressing.

I think a lot of Drs do like the convenience factor and use scare tactics to make women go along with a plan that they are unsure of.

I really don't think it's all about convenience for doctors, but I think that doing these things and going for medical interventions is just what they have learned and have trained to do. I don't know how much is really taught to them about natural vs. induced / medicated births and c-sections.

Plus I think some doctors are so quick to go for c-sections because of fear of malpractice and they may feel they have more control over c-sections than a vaginal birth.

haleybeth81 · June 2010

I think it depends on the OB and the area you live in. My OB is actually very anti csection. I had severe tearing with DD#1 and was thinking I wanted an elective csection this time but they kept trying to (and succeeded at this point) in talking me out of it. They will support my decision after my 37 wk u/s (my kids have huge heads which is the problem) but sound like they'd rather induce me (DD#1 was 2 wks early but still caused the damage) than cut me.

FarBeyondRubies · June 2010

I think the issue is bi-fold; there are the issues that you guys bring up, but there's also the issue that people like me, who plan to go naturally, just don't feel the need to post about it thus leading to a board full of induction/c-section posts. My doc is great and I trust her. I don't want to be induced at all, but I also trust that my doc knows my desire to avoid induction, but also she knows best. So if she's says I'm getting pitocin at 41 wks, then I'm getting pitocin at 41 wks. What I am most concerned about here, is the large number of women who don't seem to trust their health care providers.

MNgirl326 · June 2010

Halen0804:
abartow:

Watch the Business of Being Born. It talks ALL about this issue.
I personally am a fan of waiting till baby is ready, but it seems like i am in the minority on this one.
My dr brought up induction because I am GD, but she will let me go a few days past my due date. Dr wants me to have another growth u/s, but I really don't want to because I don't want to give her any reason to talk about induction earlier. Fortunately, my u/s is scheduled for next week when I am 39w1d.

i have no problems with inductions for medical reasons. I just get frustrated when girls come on here whining that they want their baby NOW, and that they are tired of being pg, and that they want an induction for no valid reason.

Good luck with going on your own time, I hope it all works out for you!

*speedracer* · June 2010

i think if there wasn't a patient demand for it, it wouldn't exist at the level that it does. how many times have you seen replies to induction posts where people want them done early or hope to go into labor as soon as they hit 37 weeks? as long as women keep accepting/requesting/not questioning non-medically necessary treatments and interventions, they will continue to be offered and pushed.

MrsMommyQ · June 2010

I am from NJ originally (live in NY now) and will be delivering in NJ with a NJ OB practice. NJ is one of the 5 states with the highest level of c-sections. I go to the doctor tomorrow and I can't wait to talk to my doctors about delivery and what their common practices are.

Maybe it's odd, but I hadn't really thought about HOW I'd deliver much till now bc I just assumed that LO would come out when she's ready and that I wouldn't need to be induced or need a c-section. Now that we're closer I want to know all the options. To be honest I'm not sure how I feel about inductions and C sections for ME. For others---to each his own. But for my LO's birth, I'm not sure what I want till I know all the information.

E&RMommy · June 2010

MrsMommyQ:
I am from NJ originally (live in NY now) and will be delivering in NJ with a NJ OB practice. NJ is one of the 5 states with the highest level of c-sections. I go to the doctor tomorrow and I can't wait to talk to my doctors about delivery and what their common practices are.
Maybe it's odd, but I hadn't really thought about HOW I'd deliver much till now bc I just assumed that LO would come out when she's ready and that I wouldn't need to be induced or need a c-section. Now that we're closer I want to know all the options. To be honest I'm not sure how I feel about inductions and C sections for ME. For others---to each his own. But for my LO's birth, I'm not sure what I want till I know all the information.

That is interesting. NJ is notorious for being one of the states with the most medical malpractice cases. Two ob/gyns I work with went to the same residency in NJ. Each of them was named in more than 7 lawsuits by the time their residency ended!! I am sure that's why the c-section rate is so high; it mirrors the lawsuit rate and the doctors probably are tired of the suits and perform c-sections more frequently.

maryenap · June 2010

Don't they (the dr.s) get paid more by insurance companies if it is a C-section? just saying...

mommyrenee · June 2010

i noticed too.

honestly i would never ever continue going to some of the doctors. i would run as fast i could away from them. any dr. that forces a c-section or induction for no reason is up to something.

Eckowalski · June 2010

I have noticed too. My doctor told me that she won't induce early for a big baby though and that my body will do what it's supposed to when it's time for delivery. I would really like to have this kid early but would also like him to come on his own. My doctor told me inducing early could actually cause more problems than letting me have a big baby.

Pumpkin&Roo · June 2010

My OB encouraged me to just have a c-section rather than trying to turn the baby when DD was breach. I know there are some risks with trying to turn a baby but in retrospect I personally feel that it was just more convenient because it meant they knew they could deliver the baby at 9 AM on a weekday.

bluejayway · June 2010

I think also there are big problems with the system of OB-led care in the US in general. I second what others said about them working on a timetable. In the UK, where I live, you only see an OB if there are problems or you are high risk or there is a need. Otherwise, it's midwife-led care all the way. And it's been so much better, in my opinion. There's no way I'd be induced or have a c-section or be offered any of those options unless there was a real, true, medical need to do so.

Doctors are doctors, and they are trained to fix and diagnose medical illnesses and issues. This is a fundamental problem, because MOST pregnancies are normal and natural and not illnesses to be diagnosed and "fixed."

When pregnancies are so highly managed as medical "problems", you're bound to get lots of medical "cures."

To each her own, but I agree, it's depressing. I've been spending more time on the natural birth board.

charmgal · June 2010

I find it highly ironic that a thread that focused on doctors being c-section and induction happy included mostly responses such as, "That's why I love my doctor, they won't consider inducing before 41 weeks or unless it's medically necessary."

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