Hey fellow GD moms!
I was wondering if it is typical for most practitioners to induce early if you have GD? I believe my office will start talking induction at 39 weeks if favorable with GD. I haven't spoken to my doctor specifically, but it seems as though based on friends who delivered with the practice, 39 weeks seems to be the norm.
What is your doctor's "game plan" look like for GD mommas?
Re: GD= Automatic early induction?
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TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
Uncontrolled blood sugars produce a bigger baby. Insulin controls blood sugars, so insulin does not produce bigger babies.
OP, my OB with DD would induce all insulin-dependent GD patients at 39 weeks. Diet controlled were closely monitored and some induced at 39 weeks, some allowed to go to 40 weeks. My current OB likes to let diet controlled patients go into labor on their own (before 41 weeks, but with close monitoring). Insulin patients they look at on a case by case basis, so I will be discussing our game plan with him this week.
DD1 Feb 2010
DD2 Sept 2011
This is how my OB is now. I am having a repeat c-section anyway.
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You still have plenty of time. My doctor and I didn't talk induction until my 36 week visit, and even then it was a casual thing instead of set in stone.
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