My due date is tomorrow Friday April 22 and I have an appointment with my Dr. My doctor told me that he will not let me go over 41 weeks. Do you think he will schedule an induction date on this appointment or he will wait until Im 41 weeks??? Im freaking out about waiting too much and something happening to my baby
Re: Overdue :(
Right now I am at 0cm and my cervix is still closed. My OB will not induce due to the high failure rate and I do NOT want a C-section if I can avoid one. I will be looking at 41 weeks unless she decidies to come before that.
Hopefully you will have more progress tomorrow at your appt. Maybe he/she will induce since you seem to have a favorable cervix. But I do know most will let you go to 41-42 weeks.
Good Luck!
I am overdue. My doctor scheduled an induction for 8 days after my due date simply due to space. They said they schedule in advance instead of waiting and seeing at 41 week appointment bc then we could be moving on to 42 weeks....no thank you.
Also I am 40 weeks, 2 days 1 cm dilated; 80% effaced; and just lost my mucus plug yesterday....so signs of progress!
You are not overdue the day after your due date. Normal, healthy, full-term pregnancies last anywhere from 37 to 42 weeks. Your due date is just a midpoint, an estimate.
You should find out your Bishop's score before you agree to induction before 42 weeks. If it is less than 5, your risk for C-section due to failed induction is much higher.
This exactly. I don't understand the fear women have of going 42 weeks. If you don't want to be induced at 41 weeks you can have a NST and growth u/s to make sure everything is ok, and go to 42 weeks. I went 15 days late with both my kids and they were born completely healthy.