At what gestation does your OB not stop labor?

ColleenS629 · October 2011

For the MoMs that have been there already or the pregnant MoMs that know their doctor's policy... I didn't think to ask until my last NST and my doctor wasn't there because she was dealing with two deliveries so I didn't get to ask. At what point will your doctor let you deliver without trying to stop labor? (XPing from PgAL.. not sure if it's different with multiples).

kafunder · October 2011

I think my OB said that after 35w, they wouldn't stop labor. They let me off bedrest at 35w and said that while they wanted to keep the babies cooking as long as possible, they wouldn't stop labor at that point and it was more important for me to start getting up and around and get my strength/energy back so I'd be ready to take care of the babies when they came (I'd been on BR since 22w).

atc282 · October 2011

I remember my MFM saying they stop it up to 34 weeks w/ twins

Rangergal9 · October 2011

Mine also said at 35 weeks they would not stop labor.

addison1060 · October 2011

My OB said they wouldn't stop labor after 36 weeks.

violaplayer · October 2011

Mine said 34w

ougrad1 · October 2011

I went into early stages of labor at 34.6 wks in the morning and I delivered that evening at 7:30ish. I had a repeat section and they didn't want to risk me rupturing internally from the past section and start bleeding. They didn't let me get to far into labor at all.

ETA-you're sooo close! They wouldn't stop you if you went into labor. I know you're more than ready. : )

Mrs.Greg · October 2011

ViolaPlayer:
Mine said 34w

Mine too.

adoubleu12 · October 2011

Mrs.Greg:
ViolaPlayer:
Mine said 34w
Mine too.

Ditto. 34w was their big goal for me.

Lilystar82 · October 2011

Allisonb17:
Mrs.Greg:
ViolaPlayer:
Mine said 34w
Mine too.
Ditto. 34w was their big goal for me.

Me too. MFM said after 34w they wouldn't stop. 34 was my big goal...came so close!

srh08.05.06 · October 2011

Same as a lot of pp's - mine woudn't stop labor after 34 weeks. I was on hospital bedrest and they released me then. Luckily I made it to 36w2d.

caden · October 2011

It was 34w for my docs as well.

klr210 · October 2011

34 for me too.

TeacherTiff · October 2011

I'm assuming my office's policy is 34w because he said that was the first "goal."

ardilla · October 2011

Mine said they would generally not stop it after 35w, but they let me stay on my anti-contraction meds until 36w0d, since I had had PTL issues since 22w1d.

macchiatto · October 2011

35w

missfire · October 2011

Wow, I suspected my MFM was a wackadoodle - he said 32 weeks, and also threatened at 28 weeks that "if I don't like how they're doing in there, I'll deliver them now so I can control their growth."

ninjabridemom · October 2011

My OB laid out the goals like this: 28wks, 34wks, 36wks. So I think definitely at 36 they won't stop it, and at 34 it'd depend on the situation. At 28 they'd survive but they'd try to keep them in.

I haven't talked to my high-risk OB about this yet, as I am still not sure on her place in delivery. Honestly I'd be okay with either OB delivering.